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5th Annual Good Neighbor Gathering on Sept 7, Brush Pick-up This Week, and More Updates

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Hi Everyone,

Happy Labor Day!

I just returned from LaborFest, a wonderful annual gathering celebrating the labor movement in Madison. It takes place in District 13 at the Labor Temple on S. Park St., and I've been going for years. As your alder, I've consistently taken strong stands for workplace democracy in both the public and private sectors. 

Hopefully, this will be the year Act 10 is repealed.

The 5th Annual Madison Good Neighbor Gathering 

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 Dudgeon-Monroe, Vilas, 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 

Brush Pick-up This Week 

Click here to find out when the city Streets Division will be on your street to to pick-up brush. for many in District 13 it will be this week. There will be another pick-up at the end of the month. Note that brush is not the same as yard waste, which has a different collection schedule.

Here are the rest of this week's updates:

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 Finance Committee 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. 
  • 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. 
  • 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. 

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 

  • 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] 
  • 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 

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

That's all for now.

Take care and stay safe.

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