Here it is . . . enjoy!
CONSTRUCTION SEASON IS UPON US
Road work!
JOHN NOLAN BIKE PATH CLOSED
Bikes also will have a challenge getting around this summer.
CHILDCARE RATING SYSTEM
The new childcare rating system was unveiled yesterday.
LIBRARY REHAB SCHEDULE
Wow, the council never voted or even had a chance to discuss and the Mayor has already announced how it will be done. Interesting. Here’s the schedule which they already started working on.
YUP, OUR HOUSING IS EXPENSIVE
But I guess we like it that way. In the Midwest, only Chicago has a higher median home price. Madison was $189,000 in 2009. And a two bedroom tied with Minneapolis for second at $899 median price.
EDGWATER GOING BACK TO LANDMARKS
Wow, this ended up being an interesting strategy. Go to Landmarks first because UDC and Plan Commission needed to hear from Landmarks, then, appeal the decision of Landmarks to the council and tell UDC and Plan Commission that the issue is now in the Council’s hands so the issues weren’t really considered, then, after UDC and Plan get done, then go back to Landmarks when their opinion can no longer have an impact on the UDC and Plan decision. I tend to agree the system is broken, but its just the decision making with blinders that needs to be taken a look at. But, Hammes is pleased.
BARRETT UNHAPPY WITH EDGEWATER REPORTING
He has not one, but two posts on it.
HOW BIG WILL THE EDGWATER BE?
Think about this, compare it to Capitol West.
The first numbers are Capitol West, the second numbers are the Edgewater:
length 223′ 211′
width 75′ 72′ at guest rooms
upslope height 123′ 102′
downslope hgt 136′ 123′
Both sites are sloped, Edgewater down to the lake, Capitol West down W. Wash. So the upslope height is taken from the sidewalk to the rooftop at the high end of the site and the downslope similarly at the low end.
For the Edgewater the downslope measurement is take from the public plaza to the rooftop.
Capitol West is basically one or two floors taller.
FOOD REPORT DELAYED
Madison School District too busy with the budget to reveal the report.
WOMEN CAN’T VOTE OR SPEAK
I forgot this crazy church story yesterday. It’s crazy to think that this kind of thinking still exists today.
POETRY WANTED
Fabu, Madison’s Poet Laureate Announces
A Call for Poetry for
BUS LINES
High School Poetry Competition
Poems on Metro Transit bussesFabu, Madison’s Poet Laureate announces the 2010 call for entry for “Bus Lines,” a high school poetry competition that prints selected poems on the placards right above the seats on Metro Transit busses.
Teachers, parents, and anyone who interacts with Madison or Middleton High School students should encourage them to submit poems to Bus Lines. Students, who are enrolled in a high school within the Metro Transit ridership area during the 2010/2011 school year, are invited to submit up to three (3) original, unpublished poems to Bus Lines. Poems of any subject affirming poetry and life will be reviewed. Poems can be submitted in any language, but must also include an English language translation. Each poem must be no longer than eight (8) lines. There is no entry fee. There will be a scheduled public reading and a monetary prize awarded to students whose work is selected.
BUS LINES Applications and Guidelines are available on the MAC Website at http://www.cityofmadison.com/mac/buslines/ or by calling the Arts Program Administrator at kwolf@cityofmadison.com or (608) 261.9134. Deadline to apply is: April 30, 2010
Bus Lines, is a collaborative project involving: Fabu, Madison’s Poet Laureate; Madison Arts Commission; City of Middleton Public Arts Committee; Metro Transit; Madison Metropolitan School District; and Madison Public Library. Our thanks to Adams Outdoor Advertising for donating the advertising space as part of their Public Service Advertising Program.
April 30, 2010 is the last day to apply.
