Common Council

Monona Dr. Development, Juneteenth, Garage Sales - D15 Update 6/13/22

3900 Monona Drive at Plan Commission

On Monday, the Plan Commission will consider a proposal to demolish four commercial buildings to construct a five-story mixed-use building with approximately 6,400 square feet of commercial space, two vehicle access sales and service windows, and 69 apartments on one lot. UW Credit Union is expected to be one of the two commercial tenants in the new building. The proposal received a good reception at the neighborhood meeting on April 7 (watch here). You can find more details on the proposal here and can register with comments here (items 11-14). The Plan Commission's recommendation will be forwarded for a final decision by the Common Council on June 21.

Eastmorland Community Association Meeting

This month's ECA meeting will be held on Tuesday in-person at the Walter Street shelter at Olbrich Park starting at 7p. You can find the agenda here.

Juneteenth

The Kujichagulia Madison Center for Self-Determination's 33rd Annual Outdoor Celebration of Juneteenth Celebration will be held both virtually and in person Tuesday, June 14, through Saturday, June 19. This year's theme is "Black Resilience: Embracing Our Past to Define Our Future." Learn more here.

Lake Edge/Eastmorland/Glendale Garage Sale

The multi-neighborhood garage sale will take place on June 18-19. More details including a link to the map can be found here. 

Water Steward

Become a steward of our local waters with a new two session course. Water Stewards is developed in partnership with Sustain Dane, the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District, the Madison Area Municipal Storm Water Partnership, the Madison Water Utility, and the Dane County Land and Water Resources Department. More info and registration for the course can be found here.

Madison Jazz Festival

The Madison Jazz Festival will run through June 19. You can find more details here.

In the News

• Resource Recovery Special Charge FAQ

• Dismazed and Driven: Book Reading with Diane Nilan

• Food Scraps Recycling Begins on June 14, 2022 at Two Neighborhood Farmers' Markets

• Common Council Approves Metro Transit Network Redesign Plan with Amendments

• Changes to Common Council Meetings

• The Bubbler at Madison Public Library Installs Artists at All Nine Library Locations for Summer

• 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 map of current public works projects in District 15 here. You can find a map of future road projects 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

• Garver Office/Olbrich Cottage Repointing

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

• 3900 Monona Drive

  • 4/7 - Public Information Meeting

  • 4/11 - Submission of application

  • 6/13 - Plan Commission

  • 6/21 - Council meeting

Save the Date

• June 20 - LENA Meeting at 6:30p at Lake Edge Park

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

• June 21 - Make Music Madison

• June 28 - Parks Alive - Darbo/Worthington Park

• July 23 - Monona Terrace Commemorates 25th Anniversary with Free Community Celebration

• 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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