Housing Forward Public Meeting, Holiday Closures, and Meeting Highlights

Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of June 30, 2025

Highlights:

• Virtual Public Meeting for new Housing Forward Proposals this Wednesday
  • Public Information Meeting: Housing Forward Proposals, Wednesday, July 2: Three new proposals being introduced by the mayor and several members of the Common Council aim to make it easier to build the types of smaller homes that we used to build across Madison and already see in many of the City’s more established neighborhoods.
• The City of Madison will be closed for the Independence Day holiday on Friday, July 4. All emergency services will be available; please call 911 in the event of an emergency.
  • Emergency Water Issue: Call Madison Water Utility at 608-266-4665, 24/7.
  • Sanitary Sewer Back-up: Call 608-266-4430. An emergency crew will respond to your call.
  • Report a Problem: Report non-emergencies that can wait until the next City working day.

Upcoming Neighborhood Association Meetings and Events:

• North Street Neighborhood Association(link is external) (Serving Eken Park and Emerson East) Usually meets 1st Thursday, but rescheduled to July 10th due to the holiday.
  • 6:30pm, Thursday July 10th at Bashford Church
• Hawthorne Neighborhood Association(link is external)
  • July Neighborhood Association Meeting - 6pm, Monday July 7th at Hawthorne Elementary, Library Media Center (LMC)
  • Music at the Hawthorne Gazebo - 6pm-8pm, Tuesday July 15th:
    • Come join us in the Hawthorne Open Space at the Gazebo for two hours of music performed by local bands/musicians!
    • Bring a lawn chair or blanket and a picnic dinner.
    • Due to this event being held on MMSD school grounds, Alcohol/Drugs are prohibited.
• Note: If your Neighborhood Association is not listed, please reach out and I will add it to the next list!

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, July 1, at 6:30 p.m. in hybrid format. Agenda items include modifying the Police Civilian Oversight Board appointment process and approving a loan from the Wisconsin DNR for assisting in remediation of contaminated soil at Huxley Yards.
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• Police and Fire Commission: The Police and Fire Commission meeting will take place on Tuesday, July 1, at 5:00 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include a discussion of the Police Chief hiring process.
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• Board of Public Works: The Board of Public Works meeting will take place on Wednesday, July 2, at 4:30 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include authorizing an agreement with MSA Professional Services for engineering services for the Starkweather Creek and Olbrich Gardens Watershed Study.
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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.

Announcements and News Releases

• City of Madison to Raise Disability Pride Flag in Honor of Disability Pride Month: Madison, Wi: The City of Madison is proud to host a Disability Pride Flag Raising Ceremony to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ceremony and news conference will take place on Tuesday, July… [posted June 27, 2025]
• Madison Updates its ADA Transition Plan : Over the past year, the Department of Civil Rights and many other City of Madison agencies have worked to identify barriers to access in all city programs, facilities and the public right of way as they worked on revitalizing Madison’s American with… [posted June 26, 2025]
• Madison Sister City Delegation to Visit Obihiro, Japan : The trip was organized by the Madison-Obihiro Sister Cities Inc. board to work for peace and better understanding of all cultures. [posted June 26, 2025]
• The Sustain Dane - City of Madison Recycle Better Course Begins on July 2: The Streets Division is once again working with Sustain Dane to offer the online Recycle Better classes. The class is in the evening of July 2, 2025. This is the last opportunity to take the course this year. By taking the Recycle Better class,… [posted June 26, 2025]
• Metro Transit Now Accepting Credit Cards: Riders are now able to pay their adult rate bus fares with both physical contactless Mastercard or Visa credit cards as well as mobile wallets like Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, and Google Pay. [posted June 25, 2025]
• Parks Open House Thursday: The City of Madison Parks Division invites the community to view the draft 2025-2030 Park & Open Space Plan. Meet with staff and explore the plan's chapters at the POSP Open House on Thursday, June 26 from 3:30-6:30pm at Parks Lakeside Offices,… [posted June 25, 2025]
• 2025 Recyclopedia Booklets Now Available: Printed copies of the 2025 Recyclopedia are now available. You can pick up a copy at your local Madison Public Library location and the Streets Division offices. Copies can be mailed to you by contacting the Streets Division office that services your…[posted June 24, 2025]
• Phase 2 of Highland Avenue Project Begins Monday: Beginning at 5:00 am on Monday, June 30, the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) will begin Stage 2 of its Highland Avenue project.  Southbound Highland Avenue will close at the VA Hospital driveway, and the westbound on-ramp from…[posted June 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.

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