Redistricting, Capital Budget, Library Hours Expand - D15 Update 9/7/21

2022 Executive Capital Budget

On August 31, Mayor Rhodes-Conway released the 2022 Executive Capital Budget and 5-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) detailing her funding proposal for buildings, infrastructure, and other capital investments for Madison. View the City's full budget process, along with detailed budget information here. The Finance Committee will hold hearings on the Capital Budget next week (9/13 & 9/14).

Redistricting Update

The Ad Hoc Redistricting Committee will continue its work this Thursday beginning at 4pm. The redistricting process is extremely compressed this year due to the delay in receiving the 2020 census results. Staff hopes for the Ad Hoc Committee to recommend a draft redistricting plan at this week's meeting in order to take out for community feedback with a final draft being presented to the Common Council on October 7th.

Planning staff drafted four concept plans that were presented to the committee last week. You can view those plans here. All of the draft plans show significant changes to the boundary of District 15. You can view the estimated timeline for the City's redistricting process and many other resource related to redistricting at the webpage here. You can find the details for Thursday's meeting including a link to register for comment here.

In the news

• Madison Public Library Hours Expand on September 7
• Street Closures--Ironman Triathlon - Several streets in and around downtown will be closed for the Ironman Triathlon on Sunday, September 12.   
• Madison Commons, Media Digest
• City of Madison Complete Meeting Schedule

District 15 Engineering Projects

(You can find a list of all engineering projects in District 15 here.)

• Atwood Avenue - Updated 8/18/21 to include information about the Olbrich Path alignment at Transportation Commission - This project is awaiting federal funding.
• Dean Ave., East and Allis Ave. Project Update - Updated 9/2/21
• Starkweather Drive/Garver Path - Starkweather Drive Reconstruction:  Mid July to Mid Sep 2021, Starkweather Creek Bridges Complete & Adjacent Path work:  Nov 2021, Wetland Bridge Complete & Adjacent Path work:  Jul 2022
• Davies St., Dempsey Rd., Maher Ave. Reconstruction - Staff is working on alternative designs for Maher Avenue. Another public information meeting should be scheduled sometime this fall.
• Autumn Ridge Path - This project is awaiting federal funding. We should hear sometime this month.
• Starkweather Creek Watershed Study - Public Information Meeting #1 is scheduled for September 16.

Save the date

• September 12-18: Madison Bike Week
• September 13-14: Executive Capital Budget at Finance Committee
• September 14: Eastmorland Community Association Meeting
• September 16: Starkweather Creek Watershed Study Public Information Meeting
• September 18: CRNA Annual Meeting
• September 20: Lake Edge Neighborhood Association Meeting
• September 22: Board of Park Commissioners - Olbrich Path Alignment
• September 23, 6pm: Transit Network Redesign Public Information Meeting
• October 11-12: Executive Operating Budget at Finance Committee
• October 12: Eastmorland Community Association Meeting
• October 18: Lake Edge Neighborhood Association
• November 6: ECA Leaf Raking

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