Glenway Project Update, Meeting and Event Highlights
postedGlenway Golf Course Update
The Glenway project is nearing completion of its initial phase. Most of the major construction work will be completed this week, with the focus shifting to remaining details including the overall grow in. Lots of good work has been done to prepare for native plantings. If you have interest in participating in ecological restoration work along the lines of Aldo Leopold's Land Ethic, please contact Theran Steindl, Golf Operations Supervisor, tsteindl@cityofmadison.com.
As the project wraps up the larger construction phase, Parks has determined the clubhouse patio needs an upgrade to match the quality work being done of the course. To do so, six struggling pines will need to be removed. Tree removal has been a controversial aspect of this project. However, I have visited the site and it's apparent several of the pines adjacent to the clubhouse are either dead or dying. In other words, in my judgment, this is a necessary step. If you have questions, I encourage you to visit the site yourself.
In any case, if you are concerned about whether this is necessary, you are welcome to contact me at district13@cityofmadison.com. You may also contact Theran Steindahl, tsteindahl@cityofmadison.com.
Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of August 9, 2021
Reindahl Park Updates
The Public Safety Review Committee will continue its discussion of the Reindahl Park encampment at its meeting on Wednesday.
Enforcing City Ordinances in Reindahl Park
The Equal Opportunities Commission is discussing a resolution directing City staff to enforce City ordinances in Reindahl Park at its meeting on Thursday.
Redistricting Process
The Ad Hoc Redistricting Committee will be discussing the redistricting process at its meeting on Thursday.
For additional information about additional meetings scheduled for this week, please consult the City Meeting Schedule online here.
Events, activities, seminars, etc.
The 6th Annual Madison Black Restaurant Week is August 8-15, featuring 40 participating vendors. Learn more here.
Don't miss Mercadito de las Americas, a multicultural farmers market, at Penn Park, 2101 Fisher Street. The market will feature food carts, fun activities, music, and much more. The market takes place from 4pm-7pm on August 12, August 26, and September 9; and from 10am-3pm every Sunday until September 5.
Do you like food, art, music, and fun activities? Then join the fun at Lift Leopold on August 10, 5:30pm-7:30pm at Aldo Leopold Park, 2906 Traceway Drive. There will be free dinner at 6pm, YMCA flag football skills and drills, Madison Public Library DREAM bus, art activities for kids, Wheels for Winners free bike repair, a vaccination clinic and vaccine education, and free ice cream from Chocolate Shoppe.
Sessions at McPike Park began last Friday, and continues this week on Thurs August 12. Find the lineup of artists here.
Excited to get back to State Street for fun times and festivals? One way you can do that is by attending the MadLit festivals, which happen every other Friday night, 8pm-11pm, from July through October. The next MadLit festival is August 13, featuring The Adem Tesfaye Band with Zander Anim + VPS. The event is free of charge. Learn more about the MadLit festival and upcoming acts here.
Public Health Madison & Dane County's COVID-19 Data Snapshot is released every Thursday. You can read their weekly blog post for a summary of the week's data. This week's blog post is about the latest guidance from public health as a refresher for anyone who may have missed recent updates. For a weekly summary of talking points around COVID-19 in Dane County, please check out their hot topics document in their Google Drive.
Announcements, press releases, press conferences, etc.
On August 3, the CDC issued a new order extending the moratorium on evictions due to non-payment of rent for 60 days, through October 3. The Order is limited to counties with substantial or high rates of community transmission. Dane County is currently at a substantial rate of community transmission, so the extension currently applies here in Dane County. In order to qualify for protection under the Order, you will have to have served a declaration upon your landlord attesting to a number of facts. The Tenant Resource Center has a declaration tool you can use to determine whether you are eligible and send a declaration to your landlord. You also need to apply for government assistance available to you. TRC is currently administering the Dane CORE program, which allocates federal emergency rent assistance funds, and you can apply online. Urban Triage is currently providing assistance to people in completing applications and will be administering rental assistance funds, as well, next month. That information is available at their website. There are several exceptions to the order that allow landlords to proceed with eviction for tenant misconduct or contract violations for reasons other than non-payment.
The Dane County Department of Human Services Immigration Affairs Office has put together some resources for undocumented people. Visit the website to learn more.
The City of Madison launches Phase 1 of its new program, 20 is Plenty, on Monday, August 9. The program aims to improve safety on Madison's neighborhood streets, by lowering the speed limit on residential streets from 25 mph to 20 mph. Read more here.
Lastly...
It's unsettling, to say the least, to be dealing with the Delta variant and facing the prospect of more variants to come. There remains so much disinformation across our country about the virus, how to best combat it, and about the vaccines themselves. Consequently, while we have high rates of vaccination in Dane County, we are nowhere near beating this.
I encourage any holdouts who are reading this to get vaccinated, provided your medical condition allows it. The Delta variant is highly transmissable even if vaccinated, so caution is in order. That means following CDC recommondations and guidelines, such as wearing masks when in public locations indoors. I think it makes sense if you're going to be around a lot of people outdoors that you wear a mask as well.
Heck, they just canceled the New Orleans Jazz Fest, so that tells you something.
I'm aware this evokes a sort of collective PTSD, given how much we all endured this past year and a half. Nonetheless, we have no choice but to remember the lessons we've learned and continue to support each other, looking out in particular for the most vulnerable in our midst.
It's love that gets us through this.
I'll leave you with a link to a video for Jackson Browne's song, "A Human Touch", which is on his new album, Downhill From Everywhere.
Take Care and Stay Safe,
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