Alder Patrick Heck
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123 N. Blount St #303- Phone: (608) 286-2260
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Council Office
210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd
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Madison, WI 53703
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Alder Heck’s Updates
Updates & Week of Sept. 20 Meetings of Interest for District 2
District 2 Updates and Meetings of Interest
There are three sections to this week's update:
- COVID-19 Resources & Information
- Other District 2 Updates
- City Meetings of Interest to District 2
1. COVID-19 RESOURCES & INFORMATION
From Public Health Madison & Dane County:
- COVID-19 vaccine webpage
- See this map for a listing of currently scheduled Vaccination Pop-Up Clinics.
- Learn about the more than 45 testing sites in Dane County on Public Health's website (in Spanish).
- COVID-19 Data Dashboard
- The latest Data Notes
Free hotline to be connected with a "Financial Navigator".
COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard that tracks Madison's long-term community and economic recovery from COVID-19.
For information on Madison's responses visit the City's Coronavirus Website.
From Community Action Coalition: Dane County Food Pantry Network
From the City: Community Resources Section on the city's COVID website, including housing and eviction information
The Governor's Office compilation of all COVID-19 resources and information from state agencies, including the State Dept. Public Health
Info on UW-Madison's response to the pandemic at this site

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Streets Division Suffers Second Recycling Truck Fire of 2021 (lithium batteries often the culprit)
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From the Mayor: Redistricting & You
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Madison BCycle Launches Community Pass Program (Library card holders can check out one of the available Madison BCycle passes from any Madison Public Library location).
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Metro Transit Collecting Feedback on next Phase of the Network Redesign Project
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The annual Rain Reserve compost bin sale will be happening again this year at Garver Feed Mill.
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Aurielle Smith Recognized by the de Beaumont Foundation as a Leader in Public Health
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Future of John Nolen Drive: Join the Process! (First Public Info Meeting is Oct. 4)
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Save the Date: Wisconsin Book Festival Fall Celebration October 21–24
- The last Sina Davis Movies in the Park in 2021:
- Tuesday, Sept. 21, 6pm, McGinnis Park (9 Crystal Lane): Toy Story 4
- Friday, Sept. 24, 7pm, Peace Park (452 State Street): Spaceballs
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Freakfest 2021 Cancelled, Residents Asked to Take Precautions at Gatherings
Breese Stevens Open Monday, Sept. 20, for Community Field Time
Breese Stevens Field will be open to the public on Monday, September 20th from 9:00am-5:00pm with no admission fee! They will have soccer goals out for use, as well as a few yard games. Attendees will also be welcome to just come and read a book on the turf! Please note that the concession stand will not be open.
Redistricting 2021 Is Happening NOW; District 2 Included
The City of Madison's Ad Hoc Redistricting Committee is seeking feedback from the public on two scenarios for alder redistricting.
District 2 Expected to Change
Most alder districts are anticipated to change/shift, particularly due to population growth in the center of the city and on the outskirts. In the current alder district map above, you can see that District 2 will need to shrink by about 1,500 residents, so some areas of our neighborhoods are likely to end up in other alder districts. Complicating any redrawing and shifting is District 4, which encompasses much of downtown and will need to reduce by about 5,000 residents, and District 8, which is overpopulated by more than 1,900. The interplay between the districts that need to loose population and those that need to gain population is complex, but generally the redistricting committee has an eye out for increasing equity while keeping communities of interest together.
One of the two scenarios includes splitting the Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood in two with the eastern half moving to District 12, currently represented by Syed Abbas. Both scenarios include District 2 shifting a bit to the west by adding more student neighborhoods and/or more of State Street. Both options include District 2 losing other eastern neighborhoods, including possibly Sherman Terrace Condos, the River's Edge complex and other apartments along Fordem Ave.
The primary opportunity for residents to provide their thoughts and feedback on alder redistricting is the week of September 20th, through a variety of methods:
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Visit any City of Madison library, where redistricting scenario maps will be displayed alongside comment forms from September 20th to the 26th. Redistricting staff will be available at select libraries during certain times of the week – visit the redistricting web page for details.
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Visit the City's online interactive redistricting map to provide comments on redistricting scenarios.
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Attend a virtual redistricting informational meeting on September 22nd at noon or 6 p.m. Redistricting scenarios can be reviewed on the redistricting web page, which also has meeting registration links.
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Email comments to redistricting@cityofmadison.com
Interested residents may also register to speak at an upcoming Redistricting Committee meeting. With the short timeline for redistricting, interested residents should make sure their voice is heard now!
Redistricting Informational Meeting #1 (Virtual)
Wednesday, September 22 , 12-1pm
Meeting Link
Redistricting Informational Meeting #2 (Virtual)
Wednesday, September 22, 6-7pm
Meeting Link
Note that the redistricting process is compressed due to the COVID-delayed release of 2020 Census data. The Redistricting Committee will make a recommendation to the City Council on October 7th to allow the Council to hold a public hearing and approve a redistricting plan on November 2nd. This will allow the County to approve their supervisory district plan before nomination papers are circulated by candidates running for office in the Spring 2022 election.
Transit Network Redesign: Public Meeting Sept. 23
Metro's Network Redesign project has moved into Phase 2 - examining the transit network alternatives. Input received from the first phase of the project was used to develop two contrasting network alternatives, the Ridership Alternative and Coverage Alternative. These alternatives are not proposals, but are intended to show the extremes of what might be possible in our community.
Public Information Meeting
Attend a virtual public information meeting on Thursday, Sept. 23 at 6 p.m.
Brush Collection Ending and Fall Yard Waste Collection Underway
Brush collection is ending and may have ended already for your street. Find more info here. Please visit this website to learn your City leaf collection dates and how to prepare your yard waste.
In addition, the leaves are already falling and our lakes need your help to remove them. When leaves are left in the street during rainfall, they create "leaf tea", which is one of the worst sources of active phosphorus pollution in our lakes. Rain washes the abundant nutrients into our beloved lakes, where it causes excessive algae and weed growth. We are asking for your assistance. In addition to properly disposing of your own yard waste, please pledge to keep the leaves in front of your property off of the streets and gutters. Don't wait for a street cleaner to remove them - if you see leaves in the street, broom or rake the leaves off the street onto the grass for later collection.
Remember, just one pound of phosphorous from decomposing leaves can generate 500 pounds of lake weeds!
Unfortunately the Shared Streets planned for implementation on E. Mifflin St. and Sherman Ave.will not be happening in 2021. The City did not have the resources to reinstall these two locations and it is now getting very late in the year for installation. However, a Shared Street is still planned for both locations for 2022. In addition, an evaluation of the traffic concerns is still planned so that appropriate infrastructure changes can be piloted in the future that will address traffic safety issues at these locations.
BRT Community Meeting - 30% Project Design
Mark Your Calendars: Wednesday, September 29 - 6 p.m.
Staff will present the 30% design drawings for the east-west MetroRAPID Red Line. See proposed runningway improvements and station area plans in more detail, share comments and ask questions.
Meeting Zoom link
Improved Dane CORE Rental Assistance Launched
Good News from the Tenant Resource Center: TRC has ~$58,000.00 available in security deposit funds!!
Not as Good News: The funds all must be allocated by the month end (Sept 30) AND they come with rigid federal requirements and a large amount of paperwork BUT it's what we have and we are eager to get these out into the community before they expire!
Visit the TRC Security Deposit Pre-Screening Form to learn if you are eligible.
Also, the Dane CORE Emergency Rental Assistance program 2.0, an expanded program to keep every household in Dane County safely and stably housed, has launched. What this means for the program is that:
- More funding is available than before – and for more than just back-owed rent. The program has expanded to fund utility assistance, internet assistance, and prioritizing forward rent and security deposit assistance to our most vulnerable community members.
- Many dedicated community partners are working on this project. In the City of Madison, the Community Action Coalition of South Central Wisconsin (CAC), Meadowood Health Partnership, FOSTER of Dane County and African Center for Community Development are working with residents to navigate this process. Outside the City, Urban Triage continues their work on this program in providing resources to residents in navigating applications from start to finish. Their priority is to ensure community members stay safely housed as we continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tenants need to understand their rights. Eviction is a formal legal process that a landlord must follow in order to force someone from their property. In Wisconsin, however, only the courts can order someone be removed from their home. Information explaining eviction rights for tenants in Dane County can be found in English here and in Spanish here.
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3. CITY MEETINGS OF INTEREST TO DISTRICT 2
341 State Street, 315-321 W Gorham Street, and 322 W Johnson Street, 4th Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a demolition permit to demolish four commercial buildings as part of a proposed mixed-use redevelopment in the [proposed] Planned Development District.
9/8/21 Attorney's Office Referred for Introduction Board of Health for Madison and Dane County
FISCAL NOTE PENDING
FISCAL NOTE PENDING
1128 + 1138 E. Washington Avenue - New Rehearsal Facility for WYSO (Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra) Located in Urban Design District (UDD) No. 8. 2nd Ald. Dist
