City Meetings and Updates Week of July 28
posted- City Meetings
- Finance Committee 7/28
- Plan Commission 7/28
- South Stoughton Road Public Input Survey Closes 8/15
- Electronics and Battery Recycling
- Madison Parks: Watch for Creeping Bellflower
- Events & Announcements
City Meetings
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee meeting will take place on Monday, July 28, at 4:30 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include a resolution authorizing the issuance of general obligation promissory notes to pay for borrowing authorized in the City’s Capital Budget, and a mid-year appropriation resolution which shifts 2025 Capital and Operating Budget funds to authorize the transfer of funds within and between agencies to “make technical adjustments and address projected deficits”.
Plan Commission
The Plan Commission meeting will take place on Monday, July 28, at 5:30 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include revising the area plan sequence and development-related requests (none in District 3).
The agenda includes a proposal to change zoning and lot lines for the Eastmorland Community Center & Housing project, not in District 3 but nearby just across Stoughton Road. The applicant is seeking approvals to build a 7,000 square foot community center at the corner of Tulane Avenue and Hargrove Street and a three-story, 26-unit residential building at the east end of the block along Ogden Street. Between the two buildings is a surface parking lot accessed from Hargrove Street, an outdoor courtyard and gathering area, and landscaped areas. Here are the project plans and here’s the staff report for the approvals with a recommendation of approval. All of the public comments on the record for this project (so far) are supportive.
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South Stoughton Road Public Input Survey Closes August 15th
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Wisconsin DOT
WisDOT held a public involvement meeting for the US 51 (Stoughton Rd) South Corridor Study on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. If you missed the meeting, it’s not too late to weigh in! There is some potential to convert Stoughton Road into more of an urban street rather than a highway. The decisions WisDOT makes about the future of this corridor will affect how traffic moves, how difficult it is for neighbors to cross, and what kinds of future land use decisions will make sense in this area.
Meeting materials, including details about the proposed intersection conceptual alternatives and an online survey, can be found on the WisDOT study website (here’s the link). Those who could not attend are encouraged to provide feedback by filling out the survey which will remain open until August 15, 2025.
- Here’s the survey in English, in Spanish, in Hmong
- Online comment form
- Here’s the informational handout about the study in English, in Spanish, in Hmong
- Here are WisDOT’s presentation slides
Consider viewing a recording of the presentation (video is 20 minutes long):
Electronics and Battery Recycling
If you have plans to move over the August moving days, or have obsolete electronics or batteries lying around, please keep in mind the recycling services offered at Madison Streets Division drop-off sites! The East Side’s drop-off site is at 4602 Sycamore Ave, where the Streets Division accepts TVs, computers, printers, cell phones, household batteries, and many other common electronics FOR FREE to Madison residents.
Read more about Madison’s electronics recycling program at this Streets Division webpage or in this Streets news release.
As a reminder going into the August moving season, residents who set out large items for collection by the City must file a large item pickup request. If you see a neighbor who set items out that haven’t been picked up, consider checking with them to make sure they know they need to place a pick-up request. Alternatively, you can fill out the Report A Problem form (use the “refuse collection” option) and the City will remind them of the requirement to submit a large item pick-up request.
Madison Parks: Watch for Creeping Bellflower
From Madison Parks’ facebook post:
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Madison Parks
“Have you spotted this small purple flower in your yard this year? It might be Creeping Bellflower—an invasive species that spreads quickly and disrupts native ecosystems.
Creeping Bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides) may look harmless, but it is an invasive species that can take over gardens, native plant areas, and can escape into Madison parks if not controlled. It’s already showing up in landscaping across the state. One Creeping Bellflower can produce up to 15,000 seeds.
According to the Wisconsin DNR, here’s how to manage it:
Mechanical: Dig at least 6” deep and several inches out from the plant to fully remove roots. Repeated pulling or mowing weakens it but won’t eliminate it.
Chemical: Use a glyphosate foliar spray or wicking method. For lawn areas, herbicides with dicamba are an option to avoid harming grass.
Want to have a similar native wildflower that supports local biodiversity instead? Plant one of these native alternatives:
- American Bellflower (Campanula americana)
- Common Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)
These native wildflowers not only look beautiful—they support native wildlife that have evolved alongside the plant for generations and contribute to healthier soil and water.”
Events & Announcements
- MPD recognizes National Deflection Week: Madison, Wis. – The Madison Police Department is pleased to announce its involvement in National Deflection Week and the efforts being done to help those experiencing substance use disorders in the community. [posted July 23, 2025]
- August Moving Days: Your Time Starts Now: The annual August Moving Days for downtown Madison will soon get underway. Thousands of Madisonians will be changing homes within the moving days area during the first few weeks of August. And if you are moving, you have many tasks… [posted July 23, 2025]
- Mobile Vaccination Clinic - Thoreau Elementary School, Saturday, July 26: All vaccines are free to those eligible, including children six months and older who do not have insurance, are under 19, and are Alaskan Native or American Indian, have BadgerCare, and have most other types of insurance.
- Bird & Nature Adventures | Edna Taylor, Saturday, July 26: Join a naturalist for an easy, family-friendly walk from Aldo Leopold Nature Center into beautiful Edna Taylor Conservation Park and enjoy a bit of nature education along the way. Walks through the Edna Taylor Conservation Park are held on the 4th Saturday, 10-11:30am each month.
Please visit the City news webpage to find additional news and announcements and to subscribe to receive notification of news releases as they are posted. Additional upcoming events can also be found on the City events calendar.
