District 3 Blog

  • Madison Needs More Homeownership Opportunities in Multifamily Housing

    I authored and am sponsoring a resolution calling on federal policymakers and agencies to lower their barriers to condo development and mortgage financing. This blog post explains why I think this topic is important for Madison.

  • Meetings and Highlights Week of November 13th

    Hello! This week's post has information about the remaining 2024 City Budget meetings and process including alders' budget amendments. I'm also sharing more info and a survey about the upcoming North Grandview Community Safety meeting on 11/20.

  • Meetings and Updates Week of November 6th

    Meetings and Updates Week of November 6th, 2023City Meetings: Common Council 11/7 and Transportation Commission 11/8Two District 3 Traffic Signal Request Studies in 11/8 Transportation CommissionPut Your Pumpkins in Your Leaf Piles or try composting…

  • Wisconsin Policy Forum Review of Proposed 2024 City Budget

    In this post I summarize key points from a recent review of the 2024 Executive City Budget by the Wisconsin Policy Forum, a public policy research group that routinely performs analysis of government finance. A couple of weeks out from Common...

  • Meetings and Updates Week of October 30th

    This week's post includes information about the 10/30 Plan Commission and 11/1 Board of Public Health meetings; two virtual public information sessions on the City Budget (10/30 and 11/1; I highly recommend attending if you want to learn more...

  • Meetings and Updates Week of October 23

    This week's post includes information about Monday's Finance Committee meeting which will include votes on several 2024 Operating Budget amendments (a few of which I worked on and am cosponsoring), along with information about how you can provide…

  • Meetings and Updates Week of October 16th

    Meetings and Highlights Week of October 16th City Meetings: Common Council 10/17 Update on the 10/10 Incident of Gun Violence in the District Madison Public Market Funds on the 10/17 Council Agenda Take the City of Madison Sustainability Survey…

  • Update on Gun Violence in the District

    Sharing updates on the situation at the Harmony Apartments following last night's shooting.

  • Meetings and Updates Week of October 9th

    Meetings and Updates Week of October 9thCity MeetingsFinance Committee Operating Budget Meetings 10/9 & 10/10Public Safety Review Committee 10/11Transportation Commission 10/11Board of Parks Commissioners 10/11Mayor Releases 2024 Executive…

  • News: 2024 Executive Operating Budget Proposal Released

    The Mayor released her 2024 Executive Operating Budget proposal on Tuesday, October 3rd. The Operating Budget pays for staff, community contracts, and other expenses to provide core services to residents. I went through the 2024 Operating Budget…

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