Always too much to do, too many meetings unreported and too many obligations getting in the way . . . here’s what I have this morning. Anyways, here’s a whole bunch of not-newspaper-links for this morning and a some newspaper links.
BOOM CARS BUGGING YOU
Here’s what the police department does have staff to do. They just can’t do it in a fancy training facility.
Boom Car Training – July 19th 6pm -7pm at the East Police District
Have you been frustrated by loud car stereos or the thumping of deep bass as cars drive by your home and shake the windows? If so, maybe we can help!
On July 19th Madison Police will be hosting a class instructing residents how to fill out complaints which allows us to take enforcement action. Wisconsin State law enables police to write tickets for boom cars which can be heard from 75 feet away. Citizens who report boom cars need to turn in complaints within 24 hours. Boom car laws apply to amplified sound, not engine noise.
This hour long class is open to anyone who is interested in learning more. Please pass this information on to others who might be interested in receiving this training.
Of course, in the second district, this got a guy beat up for trying to write a ticket. Be careful out there.
RECYCLING NEWS
You can now leave the caps on your bottles, how exciting.
Plastic Bottle/Jug Lids Can Be Recycled
City of Madison residents will now be able to recycle the lids and caps from their plastic bottles. The lids/caps must put back on the bottle to be recycled.
“This is good news for recycling. It is another thing that will make it easier to recycle plastic bottles and jugs,” Madison recycling coordinator George Dreckmann said. “While a lid or cap is a small thing, they really add up.”
Madison residents are asked to empty their plastic bottles and then give them a little squeeze to let some of the air out before reattaching the lids. It is very important to reattach the lids and caps. Loose lids and caps are screened out of the recycling system and will not get recycled.
“Caps and lids are made from plastic that is different than the plastic in the bottles so they could never be recycled along with the bottles,” Dreckmann said. “The recycling industry has developed improved sorting systems that separate caps and lids in the washing process to that both the lid and the bottle can now be recycled.”
“In addition to adding to the recycling stream, the recycling of plastic lids and caps should reduce litter,” Dreckmann added.
BIKE PATH CLOSURE
From the Bike Fed.
Greetings Madison Bikies,
Madison welcomes the 2010 National Kidney Foundation U.S Transplant Games from July 30th – August 4th. This Olympic-style event for life-saving organ transplant recipients will include usage of area bike paths for a short time period.
On Saturday, July 31st a 5K Run/Walk for Organ, Tissue and Eye Donation will take place from 9am-11am and result in the temporary closure of the Capital City Trail from Machinery Row on the corner of Williamson and Blair to the underpass at Olin Park. The Wingra Creek Trail will also be closed from Olin Park to the Quann/Olin Parkway near the Alliant Energy Center at this time.
On Sunday, August 1st the 1k, 5k, and 20k Cycling events will take place on John Nolen Drive from Williamson/Blair intersection to the John Nolen/Lakeside intersection. The Capital City Bike Path will remain open, but please slow down and watch for spectators as you head through the John Nolen Drive area.
Bike Marshalls are still needed for this inspiring event. If you are interested, please contact Matt Wilson, mwilson@saris.com. Shifts for the Cycling events will take place Sunday, August 1st and are from 7.30am -2pm, with volunteers receiving a t-shirt and food.
Kind regards,
Brian
DOG BITE AT LA FETE – HELP FIND THE DOG
To all: A woman was bitten at Fete de Marquette by a rottweiler and the police are looking for the owner. They don’t want to put the dog down…they just want to make sure it has had it’s rabies shots. The person bitten was a visitor from San Francisco and she will require significant plastic surgery to repair the damage. Right now they are more worried about rabies. Please if you have any information about the owner of this dog contact Jessie Jacobs at jessie@trekbikes.com.
Thanks in advance! Bob for Jessie Jacobs.
HOW WILL RAIL IMPACT THE TREES?
Hello neighbors
As you know the Atwood neighborhood will soon have high speed rail cutting thru it.
If you are concerned about the possible (probable?) loss of trees/ bird habitat along the rail corridor when the tracks are rebuilt, please join us for a walking tour of the rail corridor behind the houses on the 1800 block of E. Main Street, followed by a discussion on:
* what trees are worth saving/fighting for?
* how can this and other portions along the rail corridor remain reasonably bird-friendly and esthetically attractive if the worst happens and they take down EVERYTHING – are there other sites or pockets of land nearby we could develop as green/natural space?
* how can we engage with city and/or rail project to minimize impact?Date: Wednesday July 14
Time: 7 pm – tour, 7:30/7:45 – discussion
Location: Meet at Terry’s house (green house on southwest corner of East Main and First St.)Meeting will be facilitated by / under the auspices of the Urban Forestry committee of SUSTAINABLE ATWOOD. https://sites.google.com/site/saurbanforest/
We are extremely fortunate to have Arborist Sean Gere joining us for our tour – he is WI-DNR State Champion Tree Inspector and an International Society of Arboriculture certified arborist + owner of Gere Tree Care, Inc.
For more info about this meeting please call Cathy @ 628-8267
PS – we will be focusing on the trees specifically at this meeting – we may find we might want to meet again re: other rail impacts on our neighborhood. Let’s come together as neighbors to talk trees and go from there!
THIS IS A COOL SERIES
Car-free overnight trips in the area.
LISA LINK PARK VISITORS CENTER POLICIES
Don’t forget, meeting tonight at Warner Park at 6:30.
AND FRUITS AND NUTS
The parks agenda only had this on as an update, but now is a good time to make your voice heard. Also 6:30 tonight at Warner Park.
READ THIS
Kids in shelter. At a time when stimulus money is disappearing, Falk and Cieslewicz are asking for cuts in the budget that will hit the non-profits the hardest and an economy that might be recovering for the fat cats, but just is not trickling down. This doesn’t look like its going to get better soon and the help is not going to be there at levels that are needed.
WOW, INTERESTING CHURCH STRATEGY
Freebies, oil changes, hamburgers and car washes.
FISH LAKE HOUSES TO BE BOUGHT
To deal with flooding issues.
That’s it for today . . .
