North/South BRT Meetings Start This Wednesday, plus more updates.

Updates and Notices

It's that time of year for  Farmers' Markets: Find the locations and schedules for farmer's markets near you! 

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, April 28, at 4:30 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include approving the 2025 Neighborhood Grant Program recommendations, as well as an update on federal executive orders and directives to pause federal grants and loans. 

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• Plan Commission: The Plan Commission meeting will take place on Monday, April 28, at 5:30 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include development-related requests in District 1, 4, 6, 9, 14, and 15. 

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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. 

• Roots Cause Sanitary Sewer Overflow, City Teamwork Leads to Fast Cleanup : An area on the east side of the City of Madison is clean after 300 gallons of sewage overflowed Friday morning.   The City of Madison Engineering Division received a report of wastewater spilling from a sanitary access structure at the… [posted April 21, 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 

• City Visioning for Economic Development Planning, Tuesday, April 29: Join the City of Madison(link is external), EQT By Design(link is external), and 4th Economy(link is external) for an interactive workshop reimagining economic development. We're shifting our approach to put community members' needs first while building an inclusive and sustainable vision for our shared economic future. Learn about our strategy and what lies ahead.  

• Bird & Nature Adventures | Tenney Park, Saturday, May 3: Nature-expert guided walks in Tenney Park along Lake Mendota and the Yahara River Parkway bike path through the Madison Isthmus are free, family-friendly and held the first Saturday of each month, from 1:30-3pm. The walk begins at the Tenney Beach parking lot, 1330 Sherman Avenue. No registration is required. No pets are allowed.  

• Bird & Nature Adventures | Cherokee Marsh, North, Sunday, May 4: Cherokee Marsh is Madison’s largest conservation park with three units - North, South, and Mendota. Each month, year-round we explore the north unit's beautiful trails through the woodlands, wetlands, and restored prairies along the Yahara ‘Catfish’ River.  

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

Lastly...

I've noticed lately when greeting neighbors in casual conversation, that asking or answering the question "How are you?", is no easy matter. What we're going through as a country is hard to fathom and intrudes on any sense of normalcy. Of course, that's because none of this is normal, at least not in our common experience. 

I find it helpful to remember that throughout history, humans have endured all kinds of situtations, including the kinds of abrupt changes we are faced with now. And it's equally evident that people in other parts of the world are currently laboring under very difficult and seemingly unimaginable circumstances. 

Rather than giving up hope, individuals are finding strength in numbers. While it is true that things have gotten much worse and more quickly than anticipated, it's also true that millions of Americans across this great land are making their voices heard. 

Faith, according to the writer of the Book of Hebrews, is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not yet seen. Let us have faith that our collective efforts to stand up for the weak and vulnerable, for the poor and needy, for those on the margins, including immigrants and refugees fleeing oppression, will not be in vain. 

The lesson from history is faith such as this is worth holding on to, that, as Dr. King reminded us, it is light that overcomes darkness, and that it is love that overcomes hate. 

May it be ever so in our midst today and every day.

Take care and stay safe,

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