April 14 Neighborhood Meeting, Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of April 11, 2022

April 14 Neighborhood Meeting

Please join me for a virtual neighborhood meeting on Thursday, April 14, at 6:30pm where we will hear about Sandra Castro Reyes' proposal to open a restaurant, El Imperio Mexican Food, at 3162 Maple Grove Drive. The restaurant would be open 11am-10pm, seven days a week, and have an indoor capacity of 50. No outdoor seating is planned. Ms. Reyes has applied for a Class B Alcohol License, which will be considered at the April 20 meeting of the Alcohol License Review Committee.

You can join the virtual meeting using your computer, smartphone or tablet, or you can listen in via telephone. You will receive login information after registering at www.cityofmadison.com/MeetingApril14Imperio.

Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of April 11, 2022

1902 Bartillon Drive

The Finance Committee will discuss the selection of the property at 1902 Bartillon Drive as the site for a permanent shelter serving men experiencing homelessness.

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Resource Recovery Special Charge

The Finance Committee will discuss a proposed ordinance creating a new special charge that would be imposed upon curbside recycling customers.

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For more information about additional meetings scheduled for this week, please consult the City Meeting Schedule online here

Announcements

• On Monday, April 4, the Streets Division drop-off sites at 402 South Point Road and 4602 Sycamore Avenue will begin their expanded summer hours. Also on April 4, the special temporary drop-off site at 121 E. Olin Avenue will open at 3pm. The drop-off site at 1501 W. Badger Road will remain closed due to the pending construction project. Find more details here.
• The City of Madison is now officially recognized by the Vision Zero Network as an Vision Zero City! Look for us on the Vision Zero Network communities map in the near future, as they are going to be adding us soon. Madison's Action plan was also approved by the Common Council on March 29, 2022. On the heels of these important milestones in Madison's Vision Zero Initiative, the second issue of the Vision Zero Quarterly Newsletter is now available. This issue dives into the work of Madison's Vision Zero initiative and how the City decides what safety measures and practices should be incorporated into Madison's streets.