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

Updates and Notices

Snow Emergency continues tonight: The declared snow emergency continues tonight (1:00am to 7:00am, 12/1/25). City crews will continue to plow the roads overnight.  Do not put trash and recycling carts in the street. Put them in your driveway or a cleared area of the terrace. 

More information about the snowplowing response can be found on the Snow Plowing Update.

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.

• Finance Committee: The Finance Committee meeting will take place on Monday, December 1, at 4:30 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include awarding up to $13,963,000 from the Affordable Housing Fund to support four affordable housing development projects.
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• Plan Commission: The Plan Commission meeting will take place on Monday, December 1, at 5:30 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include creating a housing type called “cottage courts” in Madison General Ordinances.
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• Board of Public Works: The Board of Public Works meeting will take place on Wednesday, December 3, at 4:30 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include a public work project in in District 11. Item# 21 Legistar# 91017  "Report of Engineering of Non-Bid Contract for Travis Terrace Flood Mitigation - 2024"
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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 Information Meeting - Carpenter-Ridgeway Park, Tuesday, December 2: The City of Madison Planning Division, in cooperation with Madison Parks, is hosting a Public Information meeting on this Bike Playground and Skills Track at Carpenter Ridgeway Park. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. Advanced registration is required.
• Far West Operations Building, Tuesday, December 2: A public information meeting is scheduled for this project at 6 p.m., Dec. 2, 2025, via Zoom. Registration prior is required.

Announcements and News Releases

• Leaf Collection Suspended for 2025; Curbside Collection Resumes Spring 2026: The snowstorm of November 29, 2025, was significant. It has created multiple days’ worth of clean-up work that will require staff to be diverted from leaf pickup duties. On top of that, future forecasts show a likelihood of more snow in the days ahead.  The same city employees that pickup leaves are the same employees that drive the snowplows, and responding to snowstorms is a higher priority. Adding to all the snow is the frigid temperatures we will see. The cold will freeze the snow and leaf piles, making collecting them with our equipment practically impossible.
• Help Shape Greater Madison’s Music Identity: The Hero’s Journey process is rooted in community participation. Through the survey, community members are encouraged to reflect and respond to what makes the Madison-area music scene unique. [posted November 25, 2025]
• City of Madison Secures $17 Million in Federal Funding to Modernize Metro Fleet : This significant investment allows Metro Transit to retire some of the oldest vehicles in its fleet. [posted November 24, 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

• Girls' Mentorship Group, Tuesday, December 2 (This event occurs on multiple dates): Join Keena Atkinson of R'oujie Wellness on Tuesday evenings at Warner Park Community Recreation Center! This free series is designed for females aged 11 to 18. Pre-registration is requested but not required.
• Vaccine Clinic at Madison Area Partners and Allies, Thursday, December 4: In partnership with O'Connell Pharmacy, we're offering vaccines at Madison Area Partners and Allies on December 4th.
• Wright Design Series - Behind the Scenes of Frank Lloyd Wright: Modern Chair Design, Thursday, December 4: Go behind the scenes with architectural historian and exhibition curator Eric Vogel as he discusses Frank Lloyd Wright: Modern Chair Design, an exhibition that challenges the common notion that Wright’s designs were secondary to his architectural work.
• Vaccination Clinic at the Bayview Foundation, Saturday, December 6: We're offering vaccines at the Bayview Foundation on December 6th. For more information about eligibility, please read further.
• District 11 Book Club: Author Talk on the 2025 book “DisElderly Conduct: The Flawed Business of Assisted Living and Hospice”: December 10th from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at the Sequoya Library.  Join District 11 Alder Bill Tishler, author and former Middleton mayor Judy Karofsky, and fellow community members for this discussion of DisElderly Conduct: The Flawed Business of Assisted Living and Hospice. A limited number of copies of the book will be available at the Sequoya Library "Ask Here" desk, on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Holiday Fantasy in Lights, Saturday, November 15, through Monday, January 5, 2026: Lighted holiday-themed displays set in beautiful Olin Park. Drive through from dusk until 10:00pm to enjoy this magical light show for free, brought to you by The Electric Group.

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