Random things you might want or need to know! Or perhaps just frivolous and uninteresting items, you decide!
Mo Meetings!
From Yesterday at 8:35
Meeting: Solid Waste Advisory Committee
Date: Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 4:30pm
Location: 1501 W. Badger Rd
Madison, WI 53713
Still no agenda for the Police Policy Ad Hoc Committee
Occupy Madison Plant Sale
There will be live music and treats, so join us this weekend to peruse plants, wonder at woodcraft, feel fond of fiddling, and chat with charming community contacts!
Get your chloro-fill at the Occupy Madison (OM) Village Spring Plant Sale and Fundraiser, on Saturday May 4 and Sunday May 5, both days from 11 am to 3 pm at 304 N Third St in Madison.
Hundreds of heirloom vegetables, herbs and succulents will be for sale, along with hand-crafted planters, birdhouses, bird feeders, breadboards, rolling pins, jewelry and other unique items that would make great Mother’s Day gifts. You can also order custom cedar raised beds.
OM Village includes five Tiny Homes for formerly homeless residents, plus a woodworking shop, store and raised bed gardens.
Meeting on E Johnson St/1st Street Reconstruction
From Alder Patrick Heck:
A reminder that on Thursday, May 2, at 6pm the E. Johnson/First Streets reconstruction contractor will hold a public meeting in the 2nd floor conference room of Festival Foods. All are invited to attend where updates will be presented, input taken, and questions answered. These meetings will take place on the first Thursday of each month during the project.
Be sure to visit this website for information on the project where you can obtain project info, including a map of the current project stage (Stage 2). On the website there is also contact information for various aspects of the project.
Midtown Police Station Open House
From Alder Martin’s blog
Public Market Sneak Peek Open House
The City of Madison invites the public to attend an open house to see the building that will become the future Madison Public Market, give input on the future designs and get a taste of the future market experience.
The open house is scheduled for 5-7 p.m., May 8, 200 N. First Street, Madison. During the open house, the public will have opportunities to share feedback on updated designs for the Madison Public Market, sample food, meet future vendors and see the building. This is the first time the public will be able to step foot in the building, confirmed as the future home of the market.
The public will get to engage in design topics such as: design principles and priorities, site plan, floor plan, vendor layout, market kitchen, event space and sustainability features.
The vision
The Madison Public Market will be a year-round, inclusive and welcoming community destination. It will feature a diverse group of entrepreneurs. The market will also offer fresh produce from local farmers, culturally diverse prepared food, locally-made food products, and handcrafted arts and crafts.
The vendors
In all, there will be 35-45 permanent merchants in the market. There will also be a rotating mix of temporary and pop-up vendors. There will be vendors from both startup and established business perspectives. Some of the Public Market’s vendors will be graduates of the City’s MarketReady Program, which provides training, supportive services and micro-grants for a diverse group of entrepreneurs trying to launch businesses in the Madison Public Market.
The building
The Madison Public Market will be located at 200 N. First Street in Madison, which is currently a building that houses city fleet vehicles, known as Fleet Services. The building was originally constructed in 1953. The market will sit on an approximately 3.5-acre piece of city-owned land. The City will vacate the Fleet Services Garage on First Street in 2020. Fleet Services will relocate to a new facility at 4141 Nakoosa Trail. The Madison Public Market is expected to be approximately 43,000 square feet.
The budget
The Madison Public Market is a $13 million project. The City of Madison has included $7.5 million in the City’s Capital Budget. The Madison Public Market Foundation launched a campaign to raise $4 million for the project. Of the $4 million, $2.5 million will go to the building project, and $1.5 million will be used for future market operations. The $1.5 million was not included in the City’s Capital Budget. The Market anticipates receiving equity through the tax credit program of $3 million (20 percent of total project costs). State and federal grants and tax increment financing may also support a part of project costs.
The City of Madison will maintain ownership of the building. The Madison Public Market Foundation, an independent non-profit organization, will manage and operate the facility.
The timeline
- May 8, 2019: Open house for public to share feedback on designs, experience vendors
- Fall 2019: Design complete
- Summer 2020: Construction bidding
- Fall 2020: Fleet Services moves to new facility at 4141 Nakoosa Trail
- Fall 2020: Ground breaking for Madison Public Market
- Fall 2021: Madison Public Market opens, scheduled completion
Please follow the progress of the Madison Public Market at the following resources:
https://marketreadymadison.org/
http://madisonpublicmarket.org/
http://madisonpublicmarket.org/connect/
https://www.facebook.com/events/855579251501316/
Online RSVP appreciated, not required for May 8 event: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/7uOFdM2EL_TyN1kQA2O1ig?t=1555535939
Summer Bocce League Forming
Teams are forming for a summer Bocce Ball league at the East Side Club. Bocce ball is a fun, easy-to-learn game and if you can roll a ball, you can learn to play bocce. The league plays Sunday afternoons at 4:00 p.m. till about 6:00 p.m. at the beautiful East Side Club and you don’t have to be a member to join. Teams consist of 2-4 players and the cost is only $50 for the whole team for the whole summer (10 weeks of play). Join as a team or individually. If you’re interested, come to the East Side Club on Sunday, May 19 at 4:00 p.m. for information, registration and a bocce ball demonstration. We start playing on Sunday, June 2. Questions? Contact Yvonne at (608) 334-8062 or ypawlow@yahoo.com.
Capital City Hues April 22 Edition
We hope you are doing well! In our April 22nd edition hitting news stands now, Dr. Jack Daniels III, president of Madison College, gives an update on the new Madison College South campus that will be open for business this fall. Angela Davis is appearing on the UW-Madison campus. Megan Diaz-Ricks was named Common Wealth Development’s director of Economic Development. And in honor of National Poetry Month, UW-Madison Odyssey Project students will be sharing some of their poetry. These are just some of the stories in Your Capital City Hues.
Enjoy Spring !
Jonathan Gramling
Publisher & Editor
The Capital City Hues
“The News for ALL of Madison”
P.S. Our classified ads are posted immediately on our website at www.capitalcityhues.com.
East Side Farmer’s Market Starts Today!
The first market of the season for your Eastside Farmers’ Market is TODAY 4:00-7:00
200 block of S. Ingersoll, McPike Park.
https://www.facebook.com/madisoneastsidemarket/
Hope to see many of you there!
Literacy Network Tutors Needed
nterested in being trained to be a super awesome tutor? Literacy Network is recruiting volunteers to fill summer spots in our popular group tutoring programs, which help local adults improve basic literacy skills: reading, writing, speaking English, or basic computer use. No experience or foreign language skills necessary; lesson plans are provided, and all instruction is in English. Tutor 2 hrs/week and you could change a life!
Our summer semester runs May 28-Aug 17, and available sessions are listed below. You can always find more info with links to online applications at http://www.litnetwork.org/volunteer/
Community Literacy ESL Tutoring
5 tutors needed Tuesday mornings 10am-12noon at Literacy Network (701 Dane St)
2 tutors needed Tuesday nights, 6-8pm at Literacy Network
1 tutor needed Wednesday mornings, 9-11am at Literacy Network
4 tutors needed Wednesday nights on the northside, 6-8pm at Vera Court Neighborhood Center (614 Vera Ct)
8 tutors needed Saturday mornings, 9-11am at Literacy Network
Basic Computer Skills & Literacy Tutoring
8 tutors needed Tuesday nights, 6:00-8:00pm at Hawthorne Library (2707 E. Washington Ave.)
6 tutors needed Tuesday nights, 6:00-8:00pm at Seven Oaks (1108 Moorland Rd)
6 tutors needed Wednesday mornings, 10:30am-12:30pm at Literacy Network
7 tutors needed Thursday nights, 6:00-8:00pm at Literacy Network
5 tutors needed Thursday nights, 6:00-8:00pm at Meadowridge Library (5726 Raymond Rd)
Our group tutoring programs help hundreds of local adults improve basic literacy skills so that they can find jobs (or get better paying jobs), support their kids in school, communicate with doctors/neighbors/teachers, and thrive in our communities. This is possible because of awesome volunteer tutors! You should join us –and if you can’t, will you spread the word? We appreciate your help. 😊
Upcoming Demolitions
Demo 1 – 4
Please be advised that Michael Metzger will be filing a demolition permit application on May 29, 2019 for Plan Commission review that calls for a Commercial Building located at 518 E Wilson St Madison, WI 53703 to be demolished. For more information regarding this forthcoming application, you may contact the applicant, Michael Metzger, McGrath Property Group, 730 Williamson St 150 MADISON, WI 53703 at michael.metzger@mcgrathpropertygroup.com or (608)616-0705.
Also:
516 E Wilson St
514 E Wilson St
510 E Wilson St
Demo 5
Please be advised that Matthew Mikolajewski will be filing a demolition permit application on May 29, 2019 for Plan Commission review that calls for a Government East Parking Garage located at 223 S Pinckney St Madison, WI 53703 to be demolished. For more information regarding this forthcoming application, you may contact the applicant, Matthew Mikolajewski, City of Madison – Economic Development Division, P.O. Box 2983 Madison, WI 53701-2983 at mmikolajewski@cityofmadison or (608)267-8737.
Applicant’s Comments:
Re-approval for the demolition of the Government East Parking Garage. Other addresses used for the property include 215 S. Pinckney Street and 110 E. Wilson Street.
Parks/Water Utility Seeking Input on Lights at Reynolds Park
MADISON PARKS WANTS YOUR INPUT!
The City of Madison is holding a public input meeting to discuss adding lights to the roof of the water utility building at Reynolds Park. This project is a joint initiative of Madison Parks and Water Utility addressing park user requests for lighting. This meeting will be held at the below time and location:
Monday, May 13, 2019 at 6:30 PM
Lapham Elementary School – Auditorium
1045 E Dayton Street
RSVP – Please RSVP to this event
You are invited to attend this meeting to provide comments or input on the proposed project. If you have questions or comments but are unable to attend the meeting, please contact Sarah Lerner at (608) 261-4281 or atslerner@cityofmadison.com.
For more information regarding this project, please visit:
