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City Budget Sessions Begin Wednesday, June 4

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City Budget Engagement Sessions Begin June 4

Liam Beran, Isthmus writer, June 29, 2025 article:

"Federal funding uncertainty complicates 2026 Madison budget planning. Agencies are seeking $62.2 million more in borrowing for capital projects. As the city starts work on its 2026 budget, Madison officials are preparing for federal funding cuts to potentially hamper infrastructure projects and increase demand for local services. Around 17% of the 2025 capital budget was federal funds, Schmiedicke says in an email; 6% of the 2025 operating budget was federal funds. Approximately 175 permanent full-time positions, largely in Metro Transit, the Community Development Authority, and Public Health Madison and Dane County, are federally funded".

Walking Tour to Gather Business Feedback in Southeast, Southwest Madison: Teams of local business and local leaders will take part in a walking tour of the Southeast and Southwest Madison business community on Tuesday, June 3rd, from 9:00am – 12:00pm. [posted May 30, 2025]

2026 Budget Engagement Meeting - Public Works, Wednesday, June 4: The meeting will feature an update of the 2026 budget process with Finance Director Dave Schmiedicke and presentations from the Engineering, Parks, and Streets divisions. The goal of this public meeting is to provide an opportunity for residents to speak directly with City staff about your ideas, concerns, and priorities for Madison’s future.

West side Infrastructure tour with rockstar Traffic Engineer Jerry Schippa

Saturday, June 7, 9:45am, BRT terminal on Junction Rd

The City has a lot of great folks, but I find that every minute spent with Jerry makes you wiser. This is an epic ride from the far-west BRT terminal all the way to the Madison Municipal Bldg. The beauty? You can take BRT there or back!

Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of June 2, 2025

Boards, Commissions, and Committee Meetings

Note: This is not a complete list of meetings for this upcoming week. All meetings and their details can be found at the Meeting Schedule page.

Common Council agenda items which may be of interest to District 20: 

28.  File #88071 | George Vitense Golf, Inc. Entertainment Lcenses (Babes @ Vitense). Entertainment License. (Babes @ Vitense)

82. File #8833  | Sidewalk Resurfacing 2025 - Assessment District 20. No additional assessment.

97. File #88248 | Recreating two part-time transit customer service into one full-time customer service representative. 

Boards, Committees, Commissions

Plan Commission: The Plan Commission meeting will take place on Monday, June 2, at 5:00 p.m. in Room 215 of the Madison Municipal Building at 215 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. Agenda items include staff updates on the Southwest and Southeast Area Plans.

If you would like more information about becoming a member of a City board, commission, or committee, please visit the page linked here.

Announcements and News Releases

Please visit the City news webpage to find additional news and announcements and to subscribe to receive notification of news releases as they are posted.

Events

  • Madison Bike Week, Monday, June (This Event Occurs On Multiple Days): Bike Week celebrates riding to work, to the grocery store, to a park, to the library—or biking just to feel the warm wind blowing through your hair. Events happen all week long at various locations throughout the city.
  • RoundTrip Commuter Station — Bikes, Buses, and Treats!, Tuesday, June 3: Join RoundTrip, the Greater Madison MPO, Metro Transit, City of Madison Traffic Engineering, and Madison BCycle for an afternoon commuter station on the Cap City Trail! This event celebrates car-free mobility with plenty of resources, treats, and giveaways to support your ride.
  • Black on the Wisconsin Frontier, 1725 – 1868, Wednesday, June 4: Presented by UW Madison Professor Christy Clark-Pujara. Black people have lived, labored, and raised families in the region that became the Midwest since the 16th century. They called the settlements and towns of Prairie du Chien, Racine, Green Bay, Lancaster, Milwaukee, and Menominee home. Yet their stories remain largely untold. Much of the historiography concerning the experiences of Black Americans has focused on the South, and large Northern and Midwestern cities, yet the full dimensions of the African American and American experience cannot be appreciated without reference to how black people managed their lives in places where they were few. This presentation will explore the histories of Black people in what became the state of Wisconsin, from the French colonial period in the 1720s through the American Civil War.
  • Wear Orange Weekend, Friday, June 6 (This Event Occurs On Multiple Days): Public Health Madison & Dane County is hosting a series of Wear Orange Weekend events raising awareness about the urgent need to end gun violence. Wear Orange Weekend is part of a nationwide campaign supporting Everytown for Gun Safety. It's an organization dedicated to ending gun violence, led by parents, students, survivors, educators, and more.

Additional upcoming events can also be found on the City events calendar.

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