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Upcoming Neighborhood Meetings, Updates and Event Highlights (Week of 9/1/2025)

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Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of September 1, 2025

Updates and Notices

The City of Madison will be closed for observation of the Labor Day Holiday. All emergency services will be open. For emergencies, please call 911.

  • Emergency Water Issue: Call Madison Water Utility at 608-266-4665, 24/7.
  • Sanitary Sewer Back-up: Call 608-266-4430. An emergency crew will respond to your call.
  • Report a Problem: Report non-emergencies that can wait until the next City working day.

Upcoming Neighborhood Association Meetings and Events:

  • North Street Neighborhood Association(link is external)(link is external) (Serving Eken Park and Emerson East)  Meets 1st Thursday
    • September Neighborhood Association Meeting - 6:30pm, Thursday September 4th at Hawthorne Library (Madison Public Library)
  • Hawthorne Neighborhood Association(link is external)
    • September Neighborhood Association Meeting - 7pm, Monday September 8th at Hawthorne Elementary School- Library Media Center
  • Carpenter-Ridgeway Neighborhood Association
    • September Neighborhood Association Meeting - 5pm, Monday September 15th, virtual
    • Annual Meeting/Neighborhood Get Together - 11am - 1pm, Saturday September 27th at Carpenter-Ridgeway Park
      • Meet neighbors, enjoy a free cookout, get neighborhood updates from guest speakers!
      • There will also be a collection for school supply donations for Hawthorne Elementary
  • Sherman Neighborhood Association
    • September Neighborhood Association Meeting - 6:30pm, Monday September 8th at Warner Park Community Recreation Center

District Specific Events This Week:

  • From Council to Community: Meet your Eastside & Northside Alders!, Wednesday, September 3: Join us for an exciting event where you can connect with your local representatives in a casual setting. This in-person gathering will take place at Madison Area Technical College, giving you the opportunity to chat with your alders and learn more about their work in the community. Don't miss this chance to engage with the people who represent you and make your voice heard. We look forward to seeing you there! Please register in advance.
    • 6-8pm, Wednesday September 3rd at Madison College Truax Campus
  • Public Invited to Meeting about New Public Art for Bartillon Men's Shelter : The Madison Arts Commission is inviting the community to attend a public meet-and-greet with mosaic artist Laurel True of True Mosaics Studio, who will be designing the public art for the new purpose-built men's shelter on Bartillon Drive. [posted August 29, 2025]
    • 6:30pm, Thursday September 4th at East Madison Community Center

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: The Common Council meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 2, at 6:30 p.m. in hybrid format. Agenda items include modifying the Police Civilian Oversight Board appointment process.
  • Board of Public Works: The Board of Public Works meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 3, at 4:30 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include enhancing the City’s street tree protection provisions.
  • Community Development Block Grant Committee: The Community Development Block Grant Committee meeting will take place on Thursday, September 4, at 5:30 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include authorizing the allocation of approximately $3.5 million of combined City and Federal funds among seven non-profit agencies to support the provision of homeless services and housing resources beginning in 2026.

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

Public Information Meetings (PIMs)

  • Public Input Meeting - Canter and Woods Farm Parks, Thursday, September 4: The City of Madison Parks Division is starting the design process for both Woods Farm Park and Canter Park on the northeast side of the city. Each park is approximately 5 acres. In anticipation of further growth in the neighborhood, a master plan is being put together to guide the development of these two existing parks. There will be public information meetings to discuss both parks.

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

  • Live at The Glen | The Mike Schneider Polka Band, Friday, September 5: The Mike Schneider Band(link is external) has been entertaining audiences throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Ohio since 1996. Since that time, Mike and his band have been nominated for 24 polka awards from five separate organizations.
  • The 5th annual Madison Good Neighbor Gathering, September 7: The 5th annual Madison Good Neighbor Gathering is just around the corner! This year it will be on Sunday, September 7 from noon to 4 pm in Brittingham Park. Sponsored by DMNA, VNA, Greenbush, Bay Creek, Monona Bay, Triangle, and Bayview neighborhoods, local businesses, organizations and individual donors, this free event promises fun and exciting activities for all ages, including bouncy slides, a climbing wall, food trucks, a scavenger hunt, circus activities, educational tables, dance and music, and more. Kids who pre-register will get a gift bag. Click on the QR code to register here: Madison GNG

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

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