Month: July 2022

Read Alder Nasra Wehelie’s blog post for this week here: https://www.cityofmadison.com/council/district7/blog/?Id=26731

MadLit Concert series continues TONIGHT! Come to top of State St. at 8:00 p.m. and enjoy local music by Kilo AKA Skitl’s, Juciee Monroe, Sira Sangare, Danielle Crim and DJ Ace. Presented By: Urban Community Arts Network, Greater Madison Music City Project.

Parks Alive Continues! Free Food, Games, and More …

Parks Alive is a collaborative effort across multiple City departments and involves many community-based stakeholders and mobile resources. Free meals and snacks, Madison School and Community Recreation Fit 2 Go Van, Madison Public Library Bubbler Artist and youth activities, DreamBus, Madison Reading Project, bike rides, and much more!

Click on the Parks Division events calendar to see Parks Alive and other activities: https://www.cityofmadison.com/parks/calendar.

• Parks Alive ~ Elver Park
  • Monday, August 1
    5:00 p.m. Movie – Chicken Run at 7:00 p.m.
• Parks Alive ~ Lift Leopold
  • Tuesday, August 2
    1:00 p.m. Movie – Luca at 7:00 p.m.
• Parks Alive ~ Meadowood Park
  • Wednesday, August 3
    4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• Parks Alive | Owl Creek Park
  • Thursday, August 4
    1:00 p.m. Movie Encanto at 7:00 p.m.
• Parks Alive | Alied Park
  • Monday, August 8 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• Parks Alive ~ Darbo/Worthington Park
  • Tuesday, August 9 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• Parks Alive ~ Increase the Peace | Warner Park
  • Wednesday, August 10
    4:30 p.m. Movie – The Lorax at 7:00 p.m.
• Parks Alive ~ It Takes a Village | Penn Park
  • Thursday, August 11, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Town of Madison Attachment in-person Discussion on August 18th at 6pm

Join an in-person public information meeting to learn about how City of Madison services will impact Town of Madison residents after October 31, 2022. Various City agencies will be available to answer questions such as Streets Division, Engineering Division, Water Utility, Building Inspection, Metro, Madison Police Department and Madison Fire Department. Food, child care and interpretation in Spanish will be provided.

Streets Division Round-Up

• Attention West Siders! If you live west of South Park Street, you might have a new trash & recycling collection schedule starting on Monday, August 1.  Get your calendar today at www.cityofmadison.com/CollectionSchedule.
• The downtown moving days are upon us! If you, or someone you know, is involved in the August moving days be sure you do it right by checking out the rules, restrictions, and donation opportunities at www.cityofmadison.com/MovingDays.
• When you have large items for disposal make the work order before setting the items out for pickup.  And be sure to set the items out on the day you choose. Crews will not come by early.  Learn more about large item pickup at www.cityofmadison.com/LargeItem.
• Brush collection is winding down for the year.  Most areas only have two more collections for 2022.  Learn the dates when you should sent out brush at www.cityofmadison.com/BrushCollection
• Still confused about the Resource Recovery Special Charge? Check out www.cityofmadison.com/Recycling for an FAQ about this new charge that will appear on your municipal services bill and why it exists.

Outdoor Music Guide (OMG) now Available!

Live music became extremely challenging to host in-person in light of COVID restrictions. Music venues and musicians across Madison looked for creative alternatives to offer shows. The City received multiple inquiries about what was possible for performers who used amplification to do outdoor music while complying with Public Health policies. To assist musicians and music business owners, the City created the Outdoor Music Guide (OMG). It summarizes all the options based on City ordinances with the understanding that every activity is unique and other rules may apply.

Dane Dances is excited to kick-off their 23rd season on Friday August 5, 2022. Please join Dane Dances as we reconnect after a long couple of years staying safe, wearing masks and social distancing to get through the Covid 19 pandemic. We invite you to now get out, get up, get down and get together. For more info visit https://danedances.org/

From the desk of District 7 Alder Nasra Wehelie:

I’ve heard concerns from several residents about a new retail establishment that is being constructed at 3154 Maple Grove Drive. The new business, Romantix, sells adult-related merchandise.

In response to these concerns, I am having a virtual neighborhood meeting at 6:30pm on Monday, August 1, 2022. Josh Porter, representing Romantix, will be on hand to talk about the business, and City staff from Zoning will be present to provide information about the City process. You will have the opportunity to ask questions.

You can join the virtual meeting using your computer, smartphone, or tablet, or you can listen in via telephone. You will receive login information after registering at www.cityofmadison.com/MeetingAugust1MapleGrove.

Please send your questions for the meeting to Debbie Fields at dfields@cityofmadison.com by noon on Friday, July 29.

Parks Alive Continues! Free Food, Games, and More …

Parks Alive is a collaborative effort across multiple City departments and involves many community-based stakeholders and mobile resources. Free meals and snacks, Madison School and Community Recreation Fit 2 Go Van and other activities, Madison Public Library Bubbler Artist and youth activities, DreamBus, Madison Reading Project, bike rides, and much more!

Click on the Parks Division events calendar to see Parks Alive and other events and activities:  https://www.cityofmadison.com/parks/calendar.

Parks Alive ~ Elver Park

Monday, July 18, 2022
4:30pm to 7:30pm

Parks Alive ~ Lift Leopold

Tuesday, July 19, 2022
4:30pm to 7:30pm

Parks Alive ~ Meadowood Park

Wednesday, July 20, 2022
4:30pm to 7:30pm

Parks Alive | Movies with Madison Parks – Jungle Cruise

Monday, July 25, 2022
4:30pm to 8:15pm

Parks Alive | Movies with Madison Parks – Moana

Tuesday, July 26, 2022
1:00pm to 7:30pm

Parks Alive ~ Darbo/Worthington Park

Tuesday, July 26, 2022
4:30pm to 8:00pm

Parks Alive ~ Increase the Peace | Movies with Madison Parks – The Secret Garden

Wednesday, July 27, 2022
4:30pm to 8:45pm

Parks Alive ~ It Takes a Village

Thursday, July 28, 2022
1:00pm to 4:00pm

Town of Madison Attachment in-person Discussion on August 18^th at 6pm

Join an in-person public information meeting to learn about how City of Madison services will impact Town of Madison residents after October 31, 2022. Various City agencies will be available to answer questions such as Streets Division, Engineering Division, Water Utility, Building Inspection, Metro, Madison Police Department and Madison Fire Department.

Streets Division

• Trash & recycling calendars are changing for about 9,000 west side residents starting August 1.  Make sure you have the right calendar for your home at www.cityofmadison.com/CollectionSchedule.
• Master Recycler class returns July 20, 2022!  You can sign up to the take the class today at www.sustaindane.org/Better.
• The annual downtown student move out is just a few weeks away!  Learn more about these moving days at www.cityofmadison.com/MovingDays.
• Even if you aren’t moving, this is a good time to remind folks that we have so many thrift store opportunities in Madison that are eager to accept your usable goods to give them a second life instead of just clogging the landfill.  A partial list of these resources can be found here: https://www.cityofmadison.com/streets/programs/reuseIt.cfm
• Brush collection is slowly winding down for the year. Make sure you don’t miss your brush pickup opportunities by getting your schedule at www.cityofmadison.com/BrushCollection

Madison City MUSIC

Second MadLit Concert Tonight at 8! 
Tonight, Mad Lit will return to the top of State Street featuring Latinx performers such as Grupo Candela, La Combi and DJ Chamo. For more information visit ourgmmc.org/madlit .

Dane Dances is excited to kick-off their 23rd season on Friday August 5, 2022.  Please join Dane Dances as we reconnect after a long couple of years staying safe, wearing masks and social distancing to get through the Covid 19 pandemic.  We invite you to now get out, get up, get down and get together. For more info visit https://danedances.org/

The City has a nice explanation of what you need to consider if you’re looking at putting in a fence: https://www.cityofmadison.com/development-services-center/1-2-family-residential/repairs-replacements/fence-or-hedge

If you are in the Sandstone Ridge subdivisions, there are additional approvals required, due to the neighborhood covenants. You can see those requirements here: https://www.cityofmadison.com/development-services-center/documents/Sandstone%20PD%20-%20Fences%20Handout.pdf

Mad Lit Starts Today July 1^st!

Tonight, Mad Lit will return to the top of State Street with shows every other Friday from 8-11 pm. A list of this year’s performers is available now at https://ourgmmc.org/madlit . The first night will feature KIC, Alise Mosely, RSHN 6 and DJ Terrence J.

Parks Alive Continues — Aldo Leopold Park July 5th and Owl Creek Park July 7th! Free Food, Games, and More

Parks Alive is a collaborative effort across multiple City departments and involves many community-based stakeholders and mobile resources. Click on the Parks Division events calendar to see Parks Alive and other events and activities:  https://www.cityofmadison.com/parks/calendar.

Aldo Leopold Park, July 5 – 1pm to 5pm   Directions  Bike  Bus

Owl Creek Park, July 7 – 1pm to 4pm   Directions  Bike  Bus

Allied Park, July 11 – 4pm to 7pm   Directions  Bike  Bus

Worthington Park, July 12- 4pm to 7pm  Directions  Bike  Bus

Warner Park, July 13 – 4pm to 7pm  Directions  Bike  Bus

Penn Park, July 14 – 1pm to 4pm  Directions  Bike  Bus

Streets Division

We’re down to the last week to vote for the name of the compactors at our sites! The election is close, too! If you haven’t voted yet, you still have time.  The election ends on July 5, 2022.  Also, if you haven’t shared this with your social media audiences, you still have time for that, too. The names with the top votes so far …

Trash Compactor 

Name	Points
1.    Rosie the Rubbisher	2,391
2.    Crush Farley	1,997
3.    Trashy McTrashface	1,976
4.    Squashbob Trashpants	1,860
5.    Alexander Cramilton	1,839

Recycling Compactor

Name	Points
1.    Sir Crushalot	1,955
2.    Stone Cold Squeeze Often	1,935
3.    George Squashington	1,924
4.    Pulverine	1,769
5.    Ron Squeezely	1,709

Please vote now!