District 4 Blog

The 2026 property assessments are now available on the City Assessor's website. Assessment notices were mailed on Friday to all property owners whether or not their assessment has changed from the previous year's value.

Downtown stakeholders are invited to attend a Madison Police Department town hall meeting on Monday, May 4 at 6:30 p.m. with Madison Police Chief John Patterson, assistant police chiefs, and Central District command staff and officers.

You're invited to an Envision Downtown Madison Open House on Thursday, April 30 from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the Madison Municipal Building, 215 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

Saturday, April 25 will be very busy downtown. In addition to the Dane County Farmers' Market, the annual Crazylegs Classic and the annual Mifflin Street Block Party will be taking place.

North Shore Drive is now fully reopened to traffic. Beginning on Thursday, April 23 at 5:00 a.m., South Broom Street will fully close between West Wilson Street and John Nolen Drive. 

Amtrak is hosting a virtual meeting on Tuesday, April 14 at 7:00 p.m. to gain public input on their proposed extension of the Hiawatha Service from Milwaukee to Madison.

Beginning Monday, April 6, southbound South Broom Street will close to traffic, between West Wilson Street and John Nolen Drive, as part of the next phase of the John Nolen Drive reconstruction project.

You're invited to an Envision Downtown Madison Open House on Thursday, April 30 from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the Madison Municipal Building, 215 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. This public event will be jointly held by the City and DMI.

The City of Madison is in need of poll workers (election officials) for the April 7 Spring Election. The City needs more poll workers to staff polling places downtown and throughout the city.

Interested voters are encouraged to act now to vote absentee for the Tuesday, April 7 Spring Election.