Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of June 1, 2025

Boards, Commissions, and Committee Meetings

Note: This is not a complete list of meetings for this upcoming week. All meetings and their details can be found on the Meeting Schedule page.

• Common Council: The Common Council meeting will take place on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. in hybrid format. Agenda items include recognizing June as Pride Month.
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• Plan Commission: The Plan Commission meeting will take place on Monday, June 2, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. in Room 215 of the Madison Municipal Building at 215 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. Agenda items include staff updates on the Southwest and Southeast Area Plans.
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Events

• Madison Bike Week - Monday, June 1, 2025 through Sunday, June 8, 2025: Bike Week celebrates riding to work, to the grocery store, to a park, to the library—or biking just to feel the warm wind blowing through your hair. Events take place throughout the week at various locations throughout the city.
• 2026 Budget Engagement Meeting (Public Works) - Wednesday, June 4, 2025: The meeting will feature an update on the 2026 budget process with Finance Director Dave Schmiedicke, as well as presentations from the Engineering, Parks, and Streets divisions. The goal of this public meeting is to provide an opportunity for residents to speak directly with City staff about their ideas, concerns, and priorities for Madison’s future.
• Live at The Glen (Pecatonica String Quartet) - Friday, June 6, 2025: Madison Parks Foundation is proud to present Live at The Glen! Enjoy live music on the patio at The Glen Golf Park. The Pecatonica String Quartet prides themselves on being able to delight audiences with their wide range of style and repertoire. From elegant classical compositions of Bach, Handel and Mozart to rockin’ Led Zeppelin, Queen and Journey; you name it, they’ve got it. They play light jazz standards, classic oldies and many fun party hits of today.

• Wear Orange Weekend - Friday, June 6, 2025, through Sunday, June 8, 2025: Public Health Madison & Dane County is hosting a series of Wear Orange Weekend events raising awareness about the urgent need to end gun violence. Wear Orange Weekend is part of a nationwide campaign supporting Everytown for Gun Safety. It's an organization dedicated to ending gun violence, led by parents, students, survivors, educators, and more.

Announcements

• Madison Police Welcomes 71st Recruit Class: The Madison Police Department welcomed its 71st academy class this week. There are 35 recruits in this year’s class, including three accelerated academy officers.
• Madison Celebrates Nature Everywhere Day 2025: The City of Madison continues its commitment to support the health and well-being of children, families, and the environment through equitable access to nature.
• Madison Fire Seeks Community Participation in Firefighter/EMT Interviews: Have a say in who serves you. Join a Community Panel to interview firefighter/EMT candidates!
• New Testing Sites Added as Public Health Beach Monitoring Season Begins: This week, Public Health Madison & Dane County kicked off its beach monitoring efforts in Dane County.

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