Madison - Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz today urged Madisonians to observe snow emergency parking rules, so city plows can clear streets effectively. A snow emergency has been declared until at least 7:00 a.m. on Friday, February 8th.
Vehicles…
Madison - Mayor Dave Cieslewicz praised today's unanimous State Senate vote in favor of legislation clarifying the property tax status of low-income housing projects (SB 403). The legislation now moves to the State Assembly for consideration.
"This…
Madison - Mayor Dave Cieslewicz made the following statement regarding the Common Council's 15 to 2 vote in support of the Allied Drive Redevelopment Plan:
"The Common Council's approval of the Allied redevelopment plan allows the City to move from…
Madison - City of Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk today announced the recipients of their respective annual awards honoring community members who reflect the values of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The City and…
Madison - Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and Ald. Mike Verveer recently announced a new acquisition and rehabilitation loan program to assist homebuyers interested in living downtown. The new program is called the Bassett Small Cap TIF Loan Program. This…
Madison - Mayor Dave Cieslewicz made the following statement regarding the new FBI data showing a 15.6% decrease in violent crime in Madison for the first half of 2007:
"Violent crime is down significantly in the City overall, which is good news…
Madison - Mayor Dave Cieslewicz today announced that Fabu Carter-Brisco (professionally known as Fabu) has agreed to serve as Madison's Poet Laureate. She is the third person to hold the volunteer position. Fabu will receive a Mayoral Proclamation…
Madison - Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and other Madison leaders will gather for the City of Madison's annual Black History Celebration on January 9. This year's celebration will honor the life and achievements of Milele Chikasa Anana, founder of the…
Madison - Plowing and cleanup work is underway for today's latest round of winter weather. As of 11:00 a.m. today, Madison had received 2.1 inches of new snow. Thus far this month, Madison has seen 18.1 total inches of new snowfall. The average…
Madison - City crews continued work this weekend on cleanup efforts related to last week's series of snowfalls. Work over the weekend focused on several areas, including removal of snow piles that reduced driver visibility; snow removal from Metro…
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz made the following statement today in response to the announcement of Chancellor John Wiley's resignation:
"John Wiley has been a good partner with City government. The University plays a vital role in Madison, and John has…
Madison - The Mayor's office met with the leaders of the Streets, City Engineering, Parks, Building Inspection and Metro Transit agencies today to review the latest issues related to winter weather cleanup and ensure that city staff are properly…
Madison - Cleanup efforts related to the weekend snow and ice storm continue in the City of Madison. Top city staff from a number of agencies met again today with the mayor's office to review current issues, coordinate cleanup work and prepare for…
Madison - Cleanup efforts related to the weekend snow and ice storm continue in the City of Madison. Top city staff from a number of agencies met today with the mayor's office to review current issues and coordinate cleanup work. The City of Madison…
Madison - Mayor Dave Cieslewicz announced today that longtime civic leader Dick Wagner has been selected as the first recipient of the newly created Jeffrey Clay Erlanger Civility in Public Discourse Award. The award was created by the Mayor and…
Madison - County Executive Kathleen Falk and Mayor Dave Cieslewicz today signed the legal documents that fully merge the city-county public health department. The two local leaders formally signed the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) that completes…
Madison - Mayor Dave Cieslewicz today signed the 2008 City of Madison budget. He made the following comments at the signing:
"I am very pleased to sign the 2008 City of Madison budget today. The budget accomplishes the main things that I set out…
Madison - Mayor Dave Cieslewicz praised passage of the City of Madison's 2008 operating budget which makes comprehensive, unprecedented investments in public safety. In addition to the hiring of 30 additional police officers, the budget also…
Madison - Mayor Dave Cieslewicz today encouraged local businesses to take advantage of the City of Madison's "buy local" website. The website was created as part of the city's buy local policy, as a tool to connect city government purchasers with…
Madison - Mayor Dave Cieslewicz made the following statement regarding last night's action on Assembly Bill 207:
"The video franchising bill passed last night by the State Senate is bad for Wisconsin consumers, school districts and municipalities.…
