The City of Madison is working to rewrite its zoning code and prepare a new zoning map. The existing zoning code was last rewritten in 1966. The new zoning code will be easier to use and understand than the current code, better enable the City to…
Madison - Tonight, Mayor Dave Cieslewicz will host the first of three public meetings on the City of Madison budget. All three meetings will take place in August, prior to the introduction of the Mayor's proposed 2009 capital and operating budgets…
MADISON - The Common Council tonight approved the strategic economic development plan for the City of Madison. Commissioned by the City and coordinated by the Economic Development Commission. The report focuses on targeted job growth within Madison…
Madison - Mayor Dave Cieslewicz today named Bill Clingan as Director of the newly created Division of Community Development. Clingan is currently the Deputy Vice President of Workforce Development for United Migrant Opportunity Services. He…
Madison - Local and State officials and residents today celebrated the first major step forward in a major redevelopment of rental housing in the Allied Drive neighborhood.
Mayor David J. Cieslewicz, Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development…
Madison - Mayor Dave Cieslewicz announced today that Rachel Strauch-Nelson will serve as his new Communications Director, effective July 28.
"I am very impressed with Rachel's skills, enthusiasm, creativity and commitment to Madison," Cieslewicz…
Madison - Mayor Dave Cieslewicz today called on Congress to act quickly to pass two measures that would increase support for local transit and energy efficiency initiatives. With gas prices continuing to average $4 per gallon with little relief in…
MADISON ... Federal, state and local elected officials were joined today by neighborhood leaders to mark the opening of the new East Washington Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge. The bridge provides an easy and safe overpass for bicyclists and…
Madison - Mayor Dave Cieslewicz today nominated Tom Heikkinen to serve as the new General Manager for the Madison Water Utility. Heikkinen would succeed David Denig-Chakroff, who left the post September of last year. City Engineer Larry Nelson has…
Madison - Mayor Dave Cieslewicz today led the official kickoff of MadiSUN program, an initiative to double Madison's use of solar energy by 2010. The City of Madison has developed this two-year program in conjunction with Focus on Energy, UW…
Madison - Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and eastside Ald. Judy Compton announced today that the Stoughton Road Revitalization Project (SRRP) has been named the 2008 winner of the National Neighborhood of the Year award, in the category of Multi-Neighborhood…
Madison - Mayor Dave Cieslewicz said today that improvements for badly deteriorated segments of State Highway 151 (East Washington Avenue) and State Highway 113 (Pennsylvania and Packers Avenues, and Northport Drive) are being moved up to 2008. The…
Madison - The City of Madison is beginning a major effort to completely rewrite its zoning code and prepare a new zoning map.
"Madison's zoning code is the blueprint for how we physically define our city," said Mayor Dave Cieslewicz. "Updating…