New Year, New Look! - D15 Update 1/6/20

Happy New Year!

Here's hoping everyone had some opportunity to rest, reflect, and recharge over the holidays. I'm grateful for the time I had to spend with my family before everyone headed back to the daily grind this morning.

With the new year, I'm making some changes to the Weekly Update format. I'm now including links to the City of Madison News Releases and to the Madison Commons Media Digest. These are both great sources for staying up to date with what's happening locally. I'm also discontinuing the daily highlight section since all of this information can be found in the District 15 calendar.

Office Hours?

One of my primary goals as alder is to help keep District 15 residents informed of what's happening in the city and to provide good opportunities for residents to share their thoughts with me. My job is to represent you on the Common Council and the best way I can do that is by hearing from you. Towards that end, I'm considering holding office hours at Pinney library once the new location opens in March. Fill out this quick survey to let me know if this is something you think is worthwhile or if you have other ideas for how to stay connected.

East Dean Avenue Reconstruction

I received some questions about E. Dean reconstruction over the holidays. This is currently planned for reconstruction in 2020 and Engineering is working on developing options that will be presented at a public information meeting sometime in the next several months. I'll share more information once it's available.

City of Madison News Releases

Madison Commons Media Digest

• Private Dane County Board 'chairs meetings' raise questions about government transparency, Chris Rickert, Wisconsin State Journal, Jan. 4.
• Public encouraged to weigh in on use of funds for mental health services, Abigail Becker, Capital Times, Jan. 2.
• DA Ozanne announces new focus on hate crimes, Robert Chappell, Madison365, Dec. 31.
• Community
• WORT seeks to move block party, make it "WORTstock," Dean Mosiman, WSJ, Jan. 4.
• Edgewood won't pursue compromise on athletic field, Emily Hamer, WSJ, Jan. 2.
• At least two Madison School Board races contested this spring, Scott Girard, CT, Jan. 2.
• When it comes to clean energy, Minnesota outshines Wisconsin, Chris Hubbuch, WSJ, Jan. 5.
• Dane County awards $3.25 million contract for sediment removal project; Executive Joe Parisi: Local government can lead with 'cutting-edge technology,' Abigail Becker, CT, Dec. 30.
• Manure storage in Dane County reached a crisis point in 2019, Dylan Brogan, Isthmus, Jan. 2.

District 15 Calendar

Click on 'details' in the events below for links to additional details and meeting agendas. You can find a full list of city meetings here.