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Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and Congressman Mark Pocan were joined by Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and Major Shiels of the Salvation Army of Dane County to highlight a $4 million federal investment to help build a new emergency shelter and…

Fall is officially here, so it’s time to reflect on how summer went. The summer of 2022 was in many ways a comeback summer for Madison. Residents were out in force all summer long – at our neighborhood festivals, listening to outdoor music,…

I am very pleased with the Common Council’s unanimous decision this week to move forward with the 1901 Bartillon Drive site as the location for Madison’s first ever purpose-built homeless shelter.   As I said last month, when County Executive…

Announcing a Housing Forward Progress Report

From the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, taking care of our homeless neighbors has been a priority. The City and County collaborated to get more than 500 vulnerable people off the streets and into safer settings that allowed for physical…

Acting rapidly to protect the homeless community and prevent the spread of the virus, the City of Madison and Dane County worked swiftly to launch a concerted effort designed to protect highly vulnerable, unhoused persons during the onset…

The City of Madison has been working around the clock since before the first Dane County case on February 5th to slow the transmission of the COVID-19 virus and protect our community. We are actively coordinating with school, county, state and…