This is truly random and quickly done over a couple days . . . it’s been a crazy week that included a trip to Atlanta, a death in the family and the elections . . . so, this is what I have!
MO’ MEETINGS
Meeting: Community Development Block Grant Committee
Date: Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 5:00pm
Location: Madison Municipal Bldg 215 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Room 153
Meeting: Madison-Area Out-of-School Time (MOST)
Date: Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 11:00am
Location: Urban League of Greater Madison 2222 S Park St Room 227
Meeting: Metropolitan Unified Fiber Network Consortium, Unincorporated Association
Date: Thursday, April 4, 2019 at 1:00pm
Location: WiscNet 605 Science Dr Madison, WI 53711
Meeting: Task Force on Structure of City Government Communications Subcommittee
Date: Friday, April 5, 2019 at 10:00am
Location: City-County Building, 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Wilson St. Corridor Study Meeting
From Mike Verveer
As you likely know, West Wilson Street from South Broom Street to South Henry Street is scheduled for reconstruction in 2019. Water main breaks and deteriorated pavement over the last year have made this project a priority. As part of the approval for the 2018 reconstruction project on West Wilson Street, the Common Council required that the City conduct a more comprehensive transportation study of the Wilson Street corridor—South Broom Street to South Blair Street. A map of the study area is available here.
With another project scheduled, the City is currently studying how the Wilson Street corridor (South Broom Street to South Blair Street) functions for all modes of transportation. Project public meetings were held in November, December and February, and laid out project background, goals and objectives, existing conditions and possible design alternatives. For this information, see the meeting materials at the project website here.
A fourth public meeting will be held in order to discuss and get feedback on new alternative designs in development.
This meeting will focus on details of the street design options, especially for the South Broom Street to South Henry Street block (the 2019 construction project). The alternatives to be discussed provide different options for accommodating cyclists including: conventional bike lanes, a contra-flow bike lane, and a protected bike facility, and also provide different options for parking and loading. The City is also considering adding two to three blocks of South Broom Street (John Nolen Drive to West Doty Street or West Main Street) to the 2019 project. Previous meetings included some discussion on this portion of South Broom Street, and more detail will be provided at this meeting. A preliminary report will be posted to the corridor study website prior to the meeting.
Wilson Street Corridor Transportation Study Meeting:
Tuesday, April 9 at 7:00 p.m.
Room 215 (formerly Room 260), Madison Municipal Building, 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
Public comments are encouraged at the meeting.
Community Accountability Forum
Urban Triage, First Unitarian Church, the Community Response Team and members of the Building Capacity to Protect Black Children Group are hosting a question and answer session on the policy, training and practice that governs when and how Madison Metropolitan school staff may make physical contact with school children, the impact of such contact and how school children are issued Individualized Education Programs or IEPs.
Tues, April 16th 6pm to 9pm
First Unitarian Church
900 University Bay Dr.
Madison, WI
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/817282488651688/?active_tab=about
FACILITATORS:
Brandi Grayson
Executive Director,
Urban Triage
Matthew Braunginn
Senior Associate,
UW Madison
PANELISTS
Dr. Angie Hicks
Principal,
James C. Wright Middle School
Jasmine Zapata
Pediatrician, MD, MPH
M. Adams
Co- Executive Director,
Freedom Inc.
Michael Jones
Special Ed.Teacher,
Blackhawk Middle School
Brian Holmquist
Coordinator of Intensive Support and Critical Responses,
MMSD
Tray Turner
Educational Resource Officer,
MPD/MMSD
Jeff Spitzer Reznick
Civil Rights Attorney
MANSION HILL HAPPY HOUR
From Eli Judge:
Please also remember to join Capitol Neighborhoods at the CNI Happy Hour this Wednesday! Organized by our neighbors in the Mansion Hill member-neighborhood, all CNI residents, family, and friends are invited to join us.
The Plaza Tavern, 319 N. Henry St., home of the World-famous Plazaburger!
Wednesday April 3, 6-8PM
Note that attendees will be responsible for their own food and drink. We thank our friends in Mansion Hill for putting this together! While the Happy Hour overlaps in part with the regular monthly Mifflin member-neighborhood meeting at Central Library, we hope everyone at that meeting will join us when it ends just a few blocks away.
Have any questions about the Happy Hour or Capitol Neighborhoods? Please don’t hesitate to contact me at President@CapitolNeighborhoods.org.
UPCOMING DEMOLITIONS
Please be advised that Brian Molenaar will be filing a demolition permit application on May 8, 2019 for Plan Commission review that calls for a single family house located at 5025 Femrite Dr Madison, WI 53716 to be demolished. For more information regarding this forthcoming application, you may contact the applicant, Brian Molenaar, Strand Associates, Inc., W Wingra Drive Madison, WI 53715 at brian.molenaar@strand.com or (608)251-4843.
Applicant’s Comments:
The property is currently owned by Dupont and is being used as a rental. The current tenants are aware of the proposed situation. This property is proposed to be demolished in support of a future plant expansion. At the moment, the residence needs to be demolished to facilitate the relocation of storm, water, and electric utilities in support of that future expansion. The property is also proposed to be combined with the existing plant property on a future CSM update.
If you have any questions about the Plan Commission demolition permit approval process, please contact the City of Madison Planning Division at (608) 266-4635.
BORDER MISSION TRIP PRESENTATION
On Saturday April 13th, 3:00-4:30 pm, a group from Plymouth UCC in Madison will be presenting “Bringing the Border Home: Reflections on Immigration and the Wall,” sharing stories and reflections of their trip to the southern border of Arizona in January. Plymouth UCC is located at 2401 Atwood Avenue; street parking available only. Child care is available.
In addition to the slide-show presentation, Fabiola Hamdan from Centro Hispano will provide some insight into the immigrant experience here in southern Wisconsin, and how we all can get involved in providing humanitarian aid and advocating for humane immigration policies. Information will be available on how you can volunteer in local efforts. A free will offering will be gladly accepted at this event, to be distributed to local organizations working to help our immigrant neighbors.
Green Valley Arizona, where Plymouth’s mission group stayed, is just 40 miles from the border. Migrants, escaping violence, high unemployment, and poverty in Mexico and Central America, cross the border, mostly by foot and ill-equipped, through the harsh desert, desperate to find work and new lives. We traveled to Nogales (both sides of the wall) and learned of humanitarian efforts to help asylum seekers and migrants in distress, in part through desert water drops, desert searches for those needing assistance, and help for those deported across the border to Nogales, often having all their personal belongings taken from them before being sent back. We witnessed Operation Streamline, the immigration court proceedings. As one of our travelers noted, “One cannot help but be moved to action when one witnesses to what is actually happening at the border, as opposed to only listening to the politically-based commentary.”
More information on these events can be found at www.pcucc.org, or find us on Facebook.
MAKE MUSIC MADISON
FREE CITIZENSHIP CLASSES
This is a friendly reminder about the 2 citizenship classes that are currently offered at Christ Presbyterian Church (944 East Gorham Street, Madison 53703). Registrations for both classes are still open.
1. Evening Class: Every Thursdays from 6 to 7:30 pm
Enrollment is still open. You or someone you know can join by registering through the link below:
https://cpcmadison.wufoo.com/forms/z1uu0uda1vzdcnv/
2. Morning Classes: In collaboration with the Literacy Network, a morning class is offered every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 to 11:30 am at Christ Presbyterian Church. To register for this class. Call 608-244-3911.
CHEROKEE MARSH NATURE OUTINGS
Bird and nature outing – explore Cherokee Marsh in spring
Sunday, April 7, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm with Master Naturalist Kathlean Wolf
Cherokee Marsh Conservation Park – North Unit, 6098 N Sherman Ave.
Follow N Sherman Ave north to the parking lot at the end of the gravel road.
Free and family friendly, no registration required, no pets. Dress appropriately for the outdoors. Bring binoculars or a camera if you have one.
If you can’t make it to this month’s outing, remember that we have a bird and nature outing at Cherokee Marsh on the first Sunday of every month, year-round, always at 1:30 pm.
These outings are sponsored by Madison Parks, Madison Audubon, and Friends of Cherokee Marsh.
Questions? Contact Paul Noeldner, paul_noeldner@hotmail.com, 608-698-0104
PLUS
Woodcock walk at Cherokee Marsh
Fri, April 12, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Cherokee Marsh Conservation Park – North Unit, 6098 N Sherman Ave.
Follow N Sherman Ave north to the parking lot at the end of the gravel road.
Join us for an evening at Cherokee Marsh! We are likely to see cranes, observe the courtship flight of woodcock and snipe, and see several spring migrants. This trip is sponsored by Madison Audubon and Friends of Cherokee Marsh.
Friends of Cherokee Marsh
Madison Parks bird and nature outings page
http://cityofmadison.com/parks/events/bird-nature.cfm
Madison Audubon field trips
