Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of September 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 at the Meeting Schedule page.

• Common Council: The Common Council meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 2, at 6:30 p.m. in hybrid format. Agenda items include modifying the Police Civilian Oversight Board appointment process.
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• Board of Public Works: The Board of Public Works meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 3, at 4:30 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include enhancing the City’s Street tree protection provisions.
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• Community Development Block Grant Committee: The Community Development Block Grant Committee meeting will take place on Thursday, September 4, at 5:30 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include authorizing the allocation of approximately $3.5 million of combined City and Federal funds among seven non-profit agencies to support the provision of homeless services and housing resources beginning in 2026.
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If you would like more information about becoming a member of a City board, commission, or committee, please visit the page linked here.

Public Information Meetings (PIMs)

• Public Input Meeting - Canter and Woods Farm Parks, Thursday, September 4: The City of Madison Parks Division is starting the design process for both Woods Farm Park and Canter Park on the northeast side of the city. Each park is approximately 5 acres. In anticipation of further growth in the neighborhood, a master plan is being put together to guide the development of these two existing parks. There will be public information meetings to discuss both parks.

Announcements and News Releases

• Street Closures - E Main Street and S Hancock Street: On Tuesday, September 2nd, starting at 7:00am, R.G. Huston Co. will close parts of E Main Street and S Hancock Street in order to replace underground utilities and reconstruct the roadway. [posted August 29, 2025]
• Public Invited to Meeting about New Public Art for Bartillon Men's Shelter : The Madison Arts Commission is inviting the community to attend a public meet-and-greet with mosaic artist Laurel True of True Mosaics Studio, who will be designing the public art for the new purpose-built men's shelter on Bartillon Drive. [posted August 29, 2025]
• Community Transportation Challenge Rewards Sustainable Trips this September: RoundTrip—a free public program in Dane County—is inviting residents to take part in the Smart Trips Challenge, which rewards participants for choosing sustainable transportation options like biking, walking/rolling, carpooling, and riding the bus. [posted August 28, 2025]
• School is Back in Session - Drive Safely and Observe School Zone Regulations: As the summer break comes to an end, the City of Madison Crossing Guard Program is urging all drivers to be extra cautious as schools reopen in the coming weeks. On Tuesday, September 2nd, Madison Metropolitan School District kicks off the new… [posted August 28, 2025]
• Cardiac on Campus, City of Madison Celebrate the Installation of Two AED SaveStations in Downtown Madison: These outdoor, climate controlled, weatherproof, freestanding towers are strategically placed in densely populated areas and house an automated external defibrillator. [posted August 26, 2025]
• New Metro Transit General Manager : Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway is appointing Jamie Acton as the next General Manager for Metro Transit. [posted August 25, 2025]
• Madison Public Library Releases a Special Edition 150th Anniversary Library Card for NEW Cardholders in September posted August 25, 2025
• Half-price Youth Fast Fare: Metro Transit’s Youth Fast Fare offers half-price fares for eligible youth, providing a convenient pay-as-you-go option for students as they head back to school. [posted August 25, 2025]

Please visit the City news webpage to find additional news and announcements and to subscribe to receive notification of news releases as they are posted.

Events

• Live at The Glen | The Mike Schneider Polka Band, Friday, September 5: The Mike Schneider Band(link is external) has been entertaining audiences throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Ohio since 1996. Since that time, Mike and his band have been nominated for 24 polka awards from five separate organizations.
• The 5th annual Madison Good Neighbor Gathering, September 7: The 5th annual Madison Good Neighbor Gathering is just around the corner! This year it will be on Sunday, September 7 from noon to 4 pm in Brittingham Park. Sponsored by DMNA, VNA, Greenbush, Bay Creek, Monona Bay, Triangle, and Bayview neighborhoods, local businesses, organizations and individual donors, this free event promises fun and exciting activities for all ages, including bouncy slides, a climbing wall, food trucks, a scavenger hunt, circus activities, educational tables, dance and music, and more. Kids who pre-register will get a gift bag. Click on the QR code to register here: Madison GNG

Additional upcoming events can also be found on the City events calendar.