District 6 Blog

Boards, Commissions, and Committee MeetingsNote: This is not a complete list of meetings for this upcoming week. All meetings and their details can be found here. City highlights prepared by Council staff.

The Madison Marathon half marathon and full marathon will take place this Sunday, November 12, starting at 7:00 a.m. on the Capitol Square. Runners will go around Lake Monona, through Tenney Park, UW Campus, Camp Randall, and back to the Capitol…

Thanks for all your emails and calls about the start and dismissal time changes at O'Keeffe Middle School and the impact of losing crossing guards for middle school students crossing Willy St during peak rush hour.  I have been in contact with city…

Join me Monday for a neighborhood meeting about proposed changes to the Brayton Lot height map. A proposed amendment to the Downtown Height map for the Brayton Lot would allow up to 10 stories for the entire block instead of its current 10/4 story…

Boards, Commissions, and Committee MeetingsNote: This is not a complete list of meetings for this upcoming week. All meetings and their details can be found here. Please read my weekly D6 Items of Interest for my perspective on the issues of the…

There will be two community sessions on the 2024 city budget held on Monday, October 30, and Wednesday, November 1. City Finance staff will provide background information on the City’s capital and operating budget process, including highlights of…

Plan Commission: The Plan Commission meeting will take place on Monday, October 30, in virtual format at 5:30 PM.

Last week the City and the County both amended their 2023 Capital budgets to push the Madison Public Market over the finish line. On Tuesday, the Council voted 15-3 to borrow an additional $1.64M and the County Board added an additional $1M last…

Update your Neighborhood Association profile on our City website! If your organi

A decade ago, the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, now Kids Forward, released the first Race To Equity Report which elevated the community discussion around the intense magnitude of racial inequality experienced by Black, Brown and…