Madison Declares Snow Emergency, Overnight Alternate Side Parking Rules In Effect Citywide, Voter Info, Upcoming Neighborhood Meeting

Hello there -- 

Please be sure to take your time if you're having to travel across the city today.  In today's update you'll find: 

• Informational meeting details for a new hospital coming to the district 
• Upcoming grants 
• Weather-related updates
• Voter registration info 

Neighborhood Meeting:

Acadia Healthcare Company plans to convert the existing two-story office building and a one-story building addition at 2335 City View Drive to create a new 120-bed behavioral health hospital. The office building will become new inpatient units, and the building addition will provide all the necessary support services. The Plan Commission has already granted conditional use approval for the project.

A virtual informational meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at 6pm so you can learn more about the project. You can join the virtual meeting using your computer, smartphone, or tablet, or you can listen in via telephone. You will receive login information after registering at www.cityofmadison.com/MeetingFebruary21CityView. 

Grants:

Neighborhood Grant Apps Due February 20: 

The guidelines and application are now on the City's webpage! See the News Story for more info. Applications are due February 20 by midnight. See a video of what Junction Ridge Neighborhood Association and UJAMAA have done with the funds they received from the Neighborhood Grant Program!

SEED Grant Apps Due February 27 The City of Madison 2023 Budget includes $50,000 in grant funds to be distributed by the Madison Food Policy Council. The Madison Food Policy Council is encouraging community groups to apply for SEED Grants. Any proposal that improves the local food system and makes food more accessible for City of Madison residents will be considered.

Madison Declares Snow Emergency; Overnight Alternate Side Parking Rules In Effect Citywide

A snow emergency has also been declared for the evening of February 16, 2023. Alternate side parking rules will be in effect for the entire City of Madison for the next two evenings to assist with clearing the roads.

Additional details about the snowplowing operation that will be underway this evening can be found in the Snow Plowing Updates at www.cityofmadison.com/Winter.

All Madison residents are encouraged to choose off-street parking options for their vehicles and trailers. Fewer obstacles in the road means plowing operations will be safer, faster, and more complete.

if you have a Friday trash and recycling collection day, do not place the carts in the street gutter for emptying. Carts are an obstruction for plows as they work to clear snow from the roads. Collection carts should be in your driveway apron or on a cleared area of the terrace.

Parking Rules during a Declared Snow Emergency
The snow emergency declaration means overnight alternate side parking restrictions will be in effect for the next two nights for the entire City of Madison, including the Snow Emergency Zone.

Violators of the alternate side parking rules can receive a $60 ticket during a declared snow emergency, and you may also be towed. If your vehicle is towed, and additional $65 towing fee is applied to the parking ticket.
You must also follow all posted daytime parking restrictions. Violators of the daytime parking restrictions may also be ticketed and towed.

Parking on the Street Tonight (Thursday, 2/16/2023 into early morning of Friday, 2/17/23)
All residents who must park on the street tonight (the evening February 16 into the early morning hours of Friday, February 17) need to have their vehicles on the ODD house numbered side of the street between the hours of 1am and 7am.

Parking on the Street Tomorrow Night (Friday, 2/17/23 into the early morning of Saturday 2/18/23)
Vehicles parked on the street tomorrow night (the evening of February 17 into the early morning of Saturday, February 18) should be on the EVEN house-numbered side of the street between the hours of 1am and 7am.

Other Parking Information
Parking will be available in the cashiered sections of city-owned ramps in the downtown area. During a declared snow emergency you can park for no charge at the City ramps from 9 p.m. until 7 a.m. If you enter before 9 p.m. or leave after 7 a.m. you are liable for any parking charges before 9 p.m. and from 7 a.m. until the time you leave.

When parking in the ramps overnight, do not park on the top level so this area can be plowed. Be aware that vehicles stored in city ramps longer than 48 hours are subject to being ticketed and towed. Meters in lots and ramps are enforced 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. Parking is also available at the Brittingham Park Shelter parking lot off of W. Washington Ave.

Additional Information
For additional plowing operations information and road condition expectations, check the Plowing Update on the winter website, www.cityofmadison.com/winter.

The winter website is also the source for more information about all things winter, including parking, salt usage, sidewalk shoveling, and winter recreation opportunities.

An additional source of winter parking information can be heard by calling the winter parking hotline at 608-261-9111.
 

Register to Vote Before Election Day

Voter registration available at in-person absentee voting locations through tomorrow.

MADISON, WI – Friday, Feb. 17 is the last day before the Spring Primary that voters can register to vote before Election Day. Voter registration is not available the Saturday, Sunday, or Monday before an election. Voters are able to register at their polling place on Election Day.

You can check your voter registration on the MyVote Wisconsin website. If you moved on or before January 24 – even to a new apartment in the same building – you will need to update your voter registration. If you moved within 28 days of the election (after January 24), you will not have been at your new address long enough to establish residency for voting purposes. You will only be eligible to vote at the polling place for your previous address.

Proof of residence is needed when registering to vote, and it may be presented electronically.  The name and address on the document need to be current, and they need to match the name and address you list on the voter registration form. Any of the following documents can be used as proof of residence:

• Utility bill issued in the last 90 days (water, gas, electric, phone, cable, or internet)
• Bank statement (bank, credit union, credit card, mortgage)
• Current and valid Wisconsin driver license/ID
• Government document (federal, state, county, municipal, tribal, UW, Madison College, or public school)
• Paycheck
• Residential lease effective on day of registration
• Certified housing list from UW-Madison or Edgewood College (available at the polls on Election Day)
• Affidavit from a social service agency providing services to the homeless
• Contract or intake document from a nursing home or residential care facility

To determine your polling place, visit the City Clerk's page.