New parking restrictions, brush and large item pickup, West Campus District Plan open houses, Juneteenth, Events & Announcements

Hello neighbors,

I’m pleased that the City has begun installing the signage in our district to enforce parking restrictions to allow the Clean Streets/Clean Lakes street sweeping program to be more effective. Some people have erroneously thought the no parking restrictions were for garbage pickup – they are not. The parking restrictions allow for effective street sweeping and snow removal. Please make note of the signs, as there will not be other announcements regarding the parking changes.

I’ve also noticed quite a bit of brush and large items on peoples’ terraces. Please check when brush will be picked up at your address. If you put it out after pickup dates, it will not be picked up, and you will need to take your brush to a drop off site. Large items left on the curb will not be picked up without a work order. And please, only place items on the terrace in front of your own property. Materials left in front of other people’s property will be assumed to have been placed there by the property owner, which could leave your neighbors with unfortunate visits from building inspection when they aren’t responsible for the detritus.

West Campus District Plan Open Houses

The West Campus District Plan is taking shape. There will be two open houses to discuss the current concepts:

• June 20, 11am at the Health Sciences Learning Center Atrium
• June 21, 4pm at the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center (which also affords the public the opportunity to see this amazing new building!)

Juneteenth Events

Friday, June 16:

• 12pm – raising of the Juneteenth flag at the Capitol, Martin Luther King, Jr. Street entrance
• 5pm – Juneteenth Opening Ceremony, UW South Madison Partnership
• 5:30-8pm - Warner Park Community Recreation Center Family Fun Night
• 5-8pm – School Daze, Sherman Avenue Methodist Church

Saturday, June 17:

• 10am-4pm - Juneteenth in the Park, Penn Park, 2101 Fisher St, Madison
• 8pm – Madison Jazz Festival: Lakecia Benjamin and Phoenix, Shannon Hall, Memorial Union

Sunday, June 18:

• 2:30-8:30pm - Madison Jazz Festival: Juneteenth Celebration, Memorial Union

Monday, June 19:

• 12pm – Honoring Juneteenth: Resilience, Reflection & Joy with Melissa Harris-Perry, online
• 9pm – Lakeside Cinema: Black Panther, Memorial Union Terrace

Events

• Community Garden Summit – June 16, 5-7pm, Marlborough Park. Connecting people in Dane County with the space, education and resources to create and sustain community gardens.
• The Sessions at McPike Park – June 16-18. The Sessions at McPike Park is in its 10th year and will have great music, dance, comedy interspersed.
• Loop The Lake – June 17, 8am-2pm. Support clean, healthy lakes with Clean Lakes Alliance's 10th Annual Loop the Lake Bike Ride.
• Volunteer Day at The Glen - June 17, 8am. The Glen Golf Park is establishing an ongoing volunteer program that helps volunteers learn, grow personally and gain professional experience.
• HUD-Approved Homebuyer Education – June 17, 8:30am-3:30pm. Take the first step to owning a home, and join us in this Home Buyer Education Workshop. This FREE HUD-Approved homebuyer education workshop takes place in person and lunch is provided.
• Bird & Nature Adventures:
  • Starkweather Creek – June 17, 10-11:30am
  • Warner Park – June 18, 1:30-3pm
• Live at The Glen & Movie | WYSO & Vivo – June 18, 3-7pm. Grab a blanket or bring a lawn chair and join us at The Glen for a free movie! Starting at 3pm enjoy the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra performing along the trees of The Glen House and 9th hole.
• Make Music Madison – June 21, all day! (Check out my son, performing with his jazz combo at the top of State Street at 7pm!)

Announcements

• University Bay Drive closed 7pm Friday June 16 to 7am Saturday June 17
• Check out the progress at Capital High!
• The community mural at Pasture and Plenty has started to be created!
• Goodman Pool is open for the season!
• Artist Austin Brantley returns to Madison to create a sculpture for Madison’s Darbo-Worthington Neighborhood
• Help Your Trees: Urban Forestry Reminds Residents to Water Newly Planted Trees
• Madison Public Libraries seeks presenters for Teejop and beyond

Take care,

Regina Vidaver