Madison-McFarland Intergovernmental Agreement Meeting (Madison residents)

The City of Madison and the Village of McFarland are considering whether to enter into an intergovernmental agreement to address issues of mutual concern surrounding our shared border and to plan for how growth may occur in the future. The City and Village previously had an agreement in place that expired in 2018.

Preliminary discussions were held in order for City of Madison and Village of McFarland staff to share information and develop preliminary concepts for a potential intergovernmental agreement for both communities to review and consider. The intention is to share these concepts with elected officials and impacted community members and to gather feedback from all involved before elected officials from Madison and McFarland determine whether to proceed with a formal process to draft an intergovernmental agreement. The Village and City will be holding several joint public information meetings with various stakeholder groups:

• January 21, 2026: Residents of the April Hills subdivision (in-person or virtual at 6pm)
• January 28, 2026: Residents of the Secret Places subdivision (in-person or virtual at 6pm)
• February 9, 2026: All interested Village of McFarland residents and portions of the Town of Cottage Grove south of Siggelkow Road (in-person or virtual at 6pm)
• February 16, 2026 (in-person at 6 pm, virtual at noon): All interested City of Madison residents, and portions of the Town of Cottage Grove north of Siggelkow Road

All meetings will be held at the McFarland Municipal Center, located at 5915 Milwaukee Street in McFarland, beginning at 6 p.m. All are welcome to attend any of these meetings to learn about the proposals, but the specific subdivision meetings will focus on the needs and questions of individuals living in the specified areas.

Residents of impacted communities are welcome to contact staff at the City of Madison (Jeff Greger, Planner, jgreger@cityofmadison.com, 608-243-0181) or McFarland's Village Administrator or Community & Economic Development Director with questions.

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