Budget Engagement Sessions Start Tomorrow

posted June 3, 2025 - 7:52am

The first budget engagement session is on June 4

The first of the City of Madison’s five Budget Engagement Sessions is scheduled for Wednesday, June 4 on the third floor of Central Library. The first session will focus on our Public Works agencies. This includes stormwater infrastructure to prevent flooding, snow plowing, recycling and trash collection, and much more.

The Budget Engagement Session will feature an update on the 2026 City Budget from Finance Director Dave Schmiedicke. We’ll also learn more about city services provided by our Public Works agencies. A good portion of the meeting will be an opportunity to directly talk with policymakers about your ideas, concerns, and priorities for Madison’s future.

Please register today!

Upcoming Events

Jun 11
2026 Budget Engagement Meeting - City Administration & Facilities
- Warner Park Community Recreation Center
  1625 Northport Dr.
Jun 16
2026 Budget Engagement Meeting - Public Safety
- Sequoya Library
  4340 Tokay Blvd.
Jun 18
2026 Budget Engagement Meeting - Transportation
- Pinney Library
  516 Cottage Grove Rd.
Jun 24
2026 Budget Engagement Meeting - Community & Economic Development
- The Hub
  2352 Park St.

By Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway

Madison is a welcoming community that is home to good jobs, a high quality of life, and one of the cultural centers of our state. Many of us love living here because of our vibrant neighborhoods and diverse community. We must re-legalize the types of homes that make so many of our more established neighborhoods desirable and build enough homes so that people from all walks of life can live all around our wonderful city. We want every Madisonian – born here or moved here, been here for a year or a lifetime – to be able to live in their choice of home and their choice of neighborhood.

The lack of options in our housing market won’t be solved overnight, but with prudent investments, good planning, and smart policy changes, we can set our city up for long term success. We’ve already seen progress – thanks the policy changes and investments we’ve made in the last six years, there have been over 16,000 new homes built in Madison, and around 12% of them are affordable to low- and moderate-income families. We want Madison to be affordable for teachers and firefighters, bus drivers and baristas, nurses and mechanics. When there are not enough homes in our city, these people get priced out. If we want a community that is economically diverse, we have to build more homes.

This is why in the coming weeks, alongside my colleagues on the Council, will be introducing housing legislation aimed at providing our residents more choices. Our City can and will grow while preserving what makes Madison special. A mix of homes, of all sizes and prices, will give more people a chance to own their home, build wealth, and provide solid foundations of economic stability and opportunity for themselves and the next generation. 

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