Common Council

OFS Open House, SASYNA Annual Meeting, East Side History Club - D15 Update 5/23/22

Operation Fresh Start Open House

On Tuesday from 3-5pm, Operation Fresh Start is hosting an Open House to showcase how they empower young adults to build their future. Learn about OFS programming, meet OFS participants and staff, see how you can get involved, and enjoy cake and refreshments. More info here. 

SASY Neighborhood Association's Annual Business Meeting

Join the SASY neighborhood association on Tuesday at Garver Feed Mill for updates on the organization, their neighborhood grant program, and Atwoodfest. They'll also hold their annual board elections, so please join if you're interested in running for a seat or just learning more about what they do and to meet your neighbors. More details here.

Common Council Meeting

The next Common Council meeting is also on Tuesday. You can find a link to the full agenda and links for sending comments or registering to speak here. 

Congratulations to the following D15 residents on their appointments to city committees:

• Darrel D. Feucht - Building Code, Fire Code, Conveyance Code And Licensing Appeals Board 
• Bethany M. Jurewicz - Madison Arts Commission
• Mark J. Richardson - Monona Terrace Community And Convention Center Board 
• Agnes (Allie) B. Berenyi - Zoning Board Of Appeals

Some other items of potential interest to D15 residents include: 

46 - Approving the 2022 Resource Recovery Special Charge & 47 Approving the Resource Recovery Special Charge Policy 

76 - City of Madison Commits to the Five Principles of Responsible Outdoor Lighting & 77 Repealing Section 10.085 Entitled "Outdoor Lighting" and Creating Section 29.36 Entitled "Outdoor Lighting" of the Madison General Ordinances. (for introduction)

87 - In-person absentee polling locations for 2022 Partisan Primary and General Election (for introduction)

92 - Approving the Madison Arts Commission's selection of Ash Armenta as the next Thurber Park Artist-in-Residence (for introduction)

The History of the Frank Allis/San Damiano property

On Saturday, the East Side History Club is pleased to partner with Pinney Library and offer a special event with Madison historian Ann Waidelich. Join us as Ann shares the history of the lakeside Frank Allis/San Damiano property in Monona. A representative of the Friends of San Damiano will be present to give a brief update and answer questions. There will be time for sharing and questions from the audience. More details here.

In the News

• Four Resumes Received for District 20 Common Council Vacancy
• Help Name the Streets Division's Electric Compactors
• MPD detective dies following battle with cancer
• 2022 Silver Lining Awards Honors Arts, Community and Hospitality 
• Food Scraps Recycling at Eastside Farmers Market Begins on June 14, 2022
• Public Health Announces $1 Million in Funding for Anti-Violence Work
• Madison Commons, Media Digest
• City of Madison Complete Meeting Schedule
• City of Madison Calendar of Events

District 15 Public Works Projects

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

• Starkweather Drive/Garver Path

• St. Paul Avenue, Ohio Avenue, Talmadge Street, Jackson Street, Lafollette Avenue Reconstruction

• Eastmorland Sidewalk Installation

• Starkweather Creek Watershed Flood Study

• Atwood Avenue/Olbrich Path

• Davies St., Dempsey Rd., Maher Ave.

• Worthington Avenue, Powers Avenue, Thurber Avenue Sanitary Replacement

District 15 Development Projects (dates are tentative and subject to change)

• Zion Church Redevelopment Proposal (2165 Linden Avenue)

  • Updated plan amendment

  • 4/13 - Urban Design Commission - UDC recommended initial approval of the project

  • 4/25 - Plan Commission - PC recommended approval of the project and plan amendment

  • 5/10 - Common Council - Common Council approved the project and plan amendment

• 3900 Monona Drive

  • 4/7 - Public Information Meeting

  • 4/11 - Submission of application

  • 6/13 - Plan Commission

  • 6/21 - Council meeting

Save the Date

• May 31 - Network Redesign Public Hearing

• June 1 - Royal Thai Pavilion restoration project public meeting 

• June 5-11 - Madison Bike Week

• June 11-12 - Marquette Waterfront Festival 

• June 13 - 3900-3920 Monona Drive & 109 Cottage Grove Road at Plan Commission

• June 14 - ECA Monthly Meeting - Walter St. shelter at Olbrich Park - 7p

• June 18-19 - Lake Edge/Eastmorland/Glendale joint neighborhood garage sale - register your sale to have it published on the map

• June 21 - 3900-3920 Monona Drive & 109 Cottage Grove Road at Common Council

• June 21 - Make Music Madison

• July 7 - Historic Blooming Grove Historical Society 2022 Back Porch Concerts

• July 14 - Eastmorland Outdoor Market

• July 17 - Eastmorland Garden/Chicken Coop Tour

• August 4 - Historic Blooming Grove Historical Society Annual Ice Cream Social

• August 25 - Tunes on the Triangle

• Sept 15 - Eastmorland Outdoor Market

• Nov 12 - Eastmorland Outdoor Market

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