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Hi Everyone,
I hope you all had a Happy Labor Day. Labor Day, the unofficial end of summer and the beginning of a new school year. And the time we honor workers and the efforts of unions to protect workers’ rights.
Tragically, this weekend also saw the apparently random assault of a UW student late at night in the downtown area. As no one has been arrested for this horrific crime, I encourage you to be cautious when going out at night. Don’t walk alone. Be aware of your surroundings. Carry a light and perhaps a whistle. These incidents are rare in our city, but when they happen, it’s a serious reminder to be careful, to be smart.

Before we get to this week’s updates, here are two fun events going on this weekend:

Monroe Street Festival

Saturday, September 9, 9:30 am – 5 pm.

The Monroe Street Festival returns for its 45th year on Saturday, September 9th from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. This beloved event celebrates locally owned businesses and brings the community together for a day of entertainment, food, shopping, and children’s activities.

The festival will take place in the 1600 to 2700 blocks of Monroe Street on Madison’s near west side. Visitors can look forward to the highly anticipated book sale at the Monroe Street Library, as well as “grab and go” specials offered by the many area restaurants and coffee shops. This year’s festival will also feature a climbing wall, kids games, a corn hole tournament, international dance performances, and live music ranging from Irish reels to funk and R & B. For more information and updates, visit the official website at www.MonroeStreetFestival.com.

Madison Good Neighbor Gathering

This Sunday – Bigger and Better Than Ever!

Mark your calendar for Sunday, September 10th, noon to 5pm for the “kiddapolooza” of area festivals --- The Madison Good Neighbor Gathering (GNG)!

Last year this event was rained out but hopefully the weather gods will be smiling this year as we gather at Brittingham Park for an afternoon of fun, food and friendship.

This year’s event has been coordinated by the Neighborhood House Community Center with participation by seven neighborhood associations (Bay Creek, Bayview, Dudgeon-Monroe, Greenbush, Monona Bay, The Triangle, and Vilas.

This public event is open to all and is particularly kid-friendly, with a dual inflatable slide, dance classes, games, Wild Rumpus circus activities, live music (including local funksters Don’t Mess With Cupid), a bike parade, food carts and much more!

Thanks to the financial support of Dudgeon-Monroe and Vilas Neighborhood Associations, as well as many D13 businesses, this event is free and open to the public The organizers are hoping to keep it free, and if you’d like to help with financial donations and/or volunteering, that would be fantastic.

For more info about how to chip in financially and how to get involved as a volunteer, please click here. (NOTE: Volunteers are still needed, especially with set up and clean up. Please fill out this form if you can help.)

See you at the GNG – and fingers crossed for sunny skies!

Meetings

  • Common Council: The Common Council meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 5, in hybrid format at 6:30 PM. Agenda items include a poetry recitation by Maliha Nu'Man, authorizing the Transit General Manager to apply for various Department of Transportation grants, authorizing and executing a Purchase and Sale Agreement between Core Spaces and the City of Madison for 405 W. Gorham Street in District 4, proclaiming September 2023 as National Recovery Month, and more!

  • Homeless Services Consortium Board of Directors: The Homeless Services Consortium Board of Directors meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 6, in virtual format at 1:00 PM. Agenda items include updates from the City, County, United Way, Youth Action Board, and the Lived Experience Council, a presentation on Youth Coordinated Entry, and more!

  • Board of Public Works: The Board of Public Works meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 6, in virtual format at 4:30 PM. Agenda items include authorizing and executing a Purchase and Sale Agreement between Core Spaces and the City of Madison for 405 W. Gorham Street in District 4, approving plans and specifications and authorizing the Board of Public Works to advertise and receive bids for State Street Campus Garage Mixed-Use Project in District 2, and more!

  • Board of Park Commissioners: The Board of Park Commissioners meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 6, in virtual format at 6:30 PM. Agenda items include the Superintendent’s report for August and September 2023, an informational update regarding upcoming land acquisition as proposed within the adopted Oscar Mayer Special Area Plan, approving the Yahara Hills Golf Course Conceptual Master Plan, and more!

  • Greater Madison Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Policy Board: The Greater Madison Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Policy Board meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 in virtual format at 6:30 PM. Agenda items include a public hearing on the draft 2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program for the Madison Metropolitan Area & Dane County, a review and discussion on Nichols Road STBG Urban Project-Limits Change, and more!

Events

  • Dane County Farmers' Market - Wednesday Market, Wednesday, September 6, 2023: The Wednesday Dane County Farmers’ Market is located on the 200 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, in between the Madison Municipal Building and the City County Building. While more intimate than the Saturday Market, you will still find many of your favorite Dane County Farmers’ Market members, as well as a full array of fruits and vegetables, eggs, cheeses, honey, maple syrup, bakery items, cut flowers, plants, and many specialty items.
  • The Capitol View Farmers’ Market, Wednesday, September 6, 2023: The Capitol View Farmers Market is returning to the North Star Neighborhood! Join us each Wednesday (May 31-October 11, 2023) from 3:00-7:00pm to support local farmers and vendors, enjoy live music and food carts, and make the most of summer in Madison!
  • Jazz at Five, Wednesday, September 6, 2023: The Jazz at Five Entrepreneurial events are on hold until fall as we get ready to dive into the Performance Series. Enjoy the Jazz at Five performance series at one of our sponsored tables, bring a chair of your own or rent one from the Jazz at Five info tent. Audience members of the free to the public series are also welcome to picnic on the capitol grounds.
  • LIVE @ Lake Vista: Sam Ness, Wednesday, September 6, 2023: Join us at Lake Vista Café on the Monona Terrace rooftop for live music in a relaxed atmosphere. Lake Vista Café will have a menu featuring delicious fare and drinks for purchase until 7 p.m., including buy one get one free appetizers from 4 – 6 p.m. Mixing Traditional Folk/Americana roots with a new-age Alternative Singer/Songwriter feel, Sam Ness finds inspiration in the ancient cobblestone streets across the globe. His percussive playing paired with an assortment of special effects including a loop system, have built a sound larger than many full bands. Sam has taken home a handful of Madison Area Music Awards including Male Vocalist of the Year. Free & Open to the Public. If inclement weather, performance will be canceled
  • Cyclocross Practice Ride | Olin Park, Wednesday, September 6, 2023: We've partnered with Capital Off-Road Pathfinders in offering a free, temporary cyclocross course to practice your biking skills. Each event is open from 5-7pm at the designated location. You will need a bike with knobby tires, such as a mountain bike style and a good-fitting helmet. Some parks do not have restrooms, please plan accordingly. Cyclocross is a form of bicycle racing similar to cross country running but on a bicycle. Courses feature wooded trails, grass, pavement, steep hills, and obstacles. See Cyclocross for more information.
  • Meditation at Monona Terrace, Thursday, September 7, 2023 - 12:00pm to Thursday, December 14, 2023 - 12:00pm: Meditation can give you a sense of calm, peace, and balance that benefits both your emotional well-being and your overall health. Anyone can practice; it’s simple, inexpensive and doesn’t require any special equipment. Join us virtually every Thursday, September 7 - December 14, for this free 45 minute program welcome to all levels. Advance registration for Zoom webinar is required.
  • Workout with Transformation Center at The Glen, Thursday, September 7, 2023: *New Date* Thursday, Sept. 7 ~ Join Erin, Trainer and Owner, from Madison’s Transformation Center on Fairway #1 at The Glen Golf Park for a fun, energizing total body workout. Bring your family and friends, as all are welcome to participate in this free session.
  • Mad Lit: Where Arts and Culture Shine, Friday, September 8, 2023: Mad Lit is a free, outdoor concert series featuring live music and highlighting local musicians, artists, and businesses owners of color. The series runs every other Friday from June through September from 8-11pm at the top of State Street in Madison and includes live music, dance, pop-up shops, and visual exhibits.
  • Ironman Wisconsin Festival, Saturday, September 9, 2023: Annual triathlon event with competitors from all 50 states and several countries competing for qualification to the World Championships and personal triumph.
  • Cherokee Marsh South Volunteer Workday, Saturday, September 9, 2023: Madison Parks is seeking volunteers in conservation to assist in seed collection in Cherokee Marsh Conservation Park, South Unit. Participants will learn native plant identification and proper seed collection methods. Some gloves and paper bags are provided, but feel free to bring your own. Seeds collected will be used to restore areas within Madison's conservation parks. Bring water and wear closed-toe shoes. No restrooms onsite.
  • Greek Fest + 2023, Saturday, September 9, 2023: Greek Fest+, Madison's oldest ethnic festival returns this year with delicious Greek food and pastries and traditional music that area residents have enjoyed for over 70 years. Church tours will be offered, come join and become "Greek for a day."
  • Firefighter Fun Day, Saturday, September 9, 2023: Meet us without the emergency! Join your friendly neighborhood firefighter/EMTs and paramedics for Firefighter Fun Day! This event is free and fun for all ages! Come for fire station tours, fire truck tours, games, face painting, music by Dos Amigos DJs, and more. Connect with local firefighters, paramedics, EMTs, and police officers while enjoying hands-on activities. Free food and refreshments, sponsored by Metcalfe’s Market, Metro Market, and HyVee, will be served while supplies last.
  • Bird & Nature Adventures | Owen, Saturday, September 9, 2023: Explore Owen Conservation Park on gentle trails through historic oak openings on a hillside with an Ice Age kettle and along restored prairies with beautiful vistas on this high point overlooking the west side of Madison. Co-sponsored by Madison Parks, Madison Audubon Society, and the Friends of Owen Conservation Park . Free, family-friendly guided nature walks at Owen Conservation Park are held on the 2nd Saturday of each month, year-round 2:30-4pm. No registration is required. No pets are allowed.
  • 2023 IronKids Wisconsin Fun Run, Saturday, September 9, 2023: Taking place during Ironman Wisconsin weekend the IronKids Wisconsin Fun Run is for youth between the ages of 3-17 who will race around the Capitol Square - a little over 1/2 mile in celebration of happy and active lifestyles. Each child will take home their own finisher t-shirt, medal, backpack filled with swag, and the pride of calling themselves an IronKid.

Announcements

Through an RFP process, we selected HomeBase to work with our community. HomeBase is seeking feedback from community members through a variety of means: focus groups (both virtual and in-person), one-on-one interviews and a community-wide survey.I encourage you to complete the survey. The information gathered through this survey will inform our Community Plan. It is important that we hear from a broad range of stakeholders. I hope that you will take time to complete the survey. It will take about 15 minutes of your time: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MADISONDANECP

· Neighborhood Indicators Project Follows Communities’ Wellness Over Time: Interested in seeing a clearer picture of housing, safety, health, education and the overall wellbeing of the City of Madison?

· Far Westside Flooding Project Earns Major Federal Funding: Major flooding prevention improvements will be coming to Madison’s far west side as early as summer 2024 to provide protection to an area devastated by the 2018 floods.

· 'Firefighter Fun Day' Returns!: For the first time since 2017, the Madison Fire Department announces the return of Firefighter Fun Day. This family-friendly event encourages the community to “meet us without the emergency!”

Street Division Updates – Brush & Yard Waste Information

Brush Collection Information

Every neighborhood in Madison has just one last set out date left before the end of the brush collection season in 2023.

In order to learn when you should set out brush to be collected for this final pickup opportunity, go to www.cityofmadison.com/BrushCollection.

Enter your address into the form. Set the brush out per the guidelines for pickup on the date provided.

Brush can also be taken to a Streets Division drop-off site.

Yard Waste/Leaves Collection Information

Curbside yard waste/leaves collection begins in early October. Each neighborhood will get three curbside collection opportunities.

The dates for curbside pickup of yard waste are now available on the Streets Division’s website.

Go to www.cityofmadison.com/YardWaste and enter your address into the form.

Set your yard waste out for pickup per the set out guidelines on the Sundays provided on the website.

Yard waste can also be taken to a Streets Division drop-off site.

Have Questions?

If you have any questions about brush or yard waste collection, or about the drop-off site, please contact the Streets Division office that services your home.

If you live east of South Park Street, please call 608-246-4532.

If you live west of South Park Street, please call 608-266-4681.

The office is open for questions 7:30am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday. You can also check out the Streets Division’s website at www.cityofmadison.com/Streets.

That's all for now. 
Take care and stay safe!
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