Snow Alert and Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of December 1, 2025

In the D19

• Snow update: We are expecting the first significant snowfall of the season. Here is relevant information and reminders.
  • Drop-off sites will be closed on 11/29 and 11/30. This frees up Streets staff for plowing and related tasks and keeps all of us safer.
  • Leaf collection will be delayed for residents with an 11/30 set out date. Collection will begin again as soon as Streets staff can be released from plowing duties.
  • Plows will be out starting at 12 AM (midnight) Saturday and they will be circling through the salt routes throughout the storm.
  • Street plowing will begin when the storm is at or near its end and there are three or more inches of snow accumulated on the road.
  • Sidewalk clearing reminder: City ordinances require all snow and ice be removed from a public sidewalk by Noon (12:00pm) of the day after the snow stops.
• Plan Commission District 19 matters
  • Agenda item 3 (Legistar 90552) amends the Transit Oriented Development Zoning Overlay (TOD Overlay) permitting more housing types and restricting new auto-oriented buildings of some types (but not affecting existing businesses).
  • Agenda item 4 (Legistar 90553) re-zones 659 N Whitney Way and 5003 University Avenue from Neighborhood Mixed Use (NMX) to Regional Mixed Use (RMX) consistent with the adopted West Area Plan.
  • Agenda item 5 (Legistar 90554) re-zones 402-434 and 429 Gammon Place and 433 S Gammon Road from Commercial Corridor (CC) to Regional Mixed Use (RMX) and 5701-5801 Mineral Point Road and 422 S Rosa Road from Suburban Employment (SE) to Regional Mixed Use (RMX) consistent with the adopted West Area Plan.
• Finance and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) District 19 matters: Item 18 on the Finance Committee agenda and item 4 on the CDBG agenda (Legistar 90965) requests approval of $5.6 million of affordable housing funds for MSP Real Estate’s 437 S Yellowstone Senior Apartments.
• Board of Public Works District 19 matters: Item 24 (Legistar 91020) requests award of a contract for playground equipment to Best Value Contracting including $61,710.66 for Skyview Park.

Updates and Notices

Yard Waste Collection: Look up your set out dates for leaf and yard waste collection.

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.

• Finance Committee: The Finance Committee meeting will take place on Monday, December 1, at 4:30 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include awarding up to $13,963,000 from the Affordable Housing Fund to support four affordable housing development projects.
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• Plan Commission: The Plan Commission meeting will take place on Monday, December 1, at 5:30 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include creating a housing type called “cottage courts” in Madison General Ordinances.
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• Board of Public Works: The Board of Public Works meeting will take place on Wednesday, December 3, at 4:30 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include public works projects in districts 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, and 20.
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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 Information Meeting - Carpenter-Ridgeway Park, Tuesday, December 2: The City of Madison Planning Division, in cooperation with Madison Parks, is hosting a Public Information meeting on this Bike Playground and Skills Track at Carpenter Ridgeway Park. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. Advanced registration is required.
• Far West Operations Building, Tuesday, December 2: A public information meeting is scheduled for this project at 6 p.m., Dec. 2, 2025, via Zoom. Registration prior is required.

Announcements and News Releases

• Help Shape Greater Madison’s Music Identity: The Hero’s Journey process is rooted in community participation. Through the survey, community members are encouraged to reflect and respond to what makes the Madison-area music scene unique. [posted November 25, 2025]
• Help Us Envision Downtown Madison: Envision Downtown Madison is a strategic partnership between the City of Madison and Downtown Madison, Inc. (DMI) that will provide a vision for the future of downtown. [posted November 25, 2025]
• City of Madison Secures $17 Million in Federal Funding to Modernize Metro Fleet : This significant investment allows Metro Transit to retire some of the oldest vehicles in its fleet. [posted November 24, 2025]
• Last Day for Olin Avenue Drop-off Site is November 30, 2025; Site Moving to Address Starting in 2026: The final day for the Streets Division drop-off site at 121 E. Olin Avenue is Sunday, November 30, 2025.Residents who need to use a Streets Division drop-off site after November 30, 2025, must choose a different drop-off site. New Drop-off Location… [posted November 24, 2025]

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

• Girls' Mentorship Group, Tuesday, December 2 (This event occurs on multiple dates): Join Keena Atkinson of R'oujie Wellness on Tuesday evenings at Warner Park Community Recreation Center! This free series is designed for females aged 11 to 18. Pre-registration is requested but not required.
• Vaccine Clinic at Madison Area Partners and Allies, Thursday, December 4: In partnership with O'Connell Pharmacy, we're offering vaccines at Madison Area Partners and Allies on December 4th.
• Wright Design Series - Behind the Scenes of Frank Lloyd Wright: Modern Chair Design, Thursday, December 4: Go behind the scenes with architectural historian and exhibition curator Eric Vogel as he discusses Frank Lloyd Wright: Modern Chair Design, an exhibition that challenges the common notion that Wright’s designs were secondary to his architectural work.
• Vaccination Clinic at the Bayview Foundation, Saturday, December 6: We're offering vaccines at the Bayview Foundation on December 6th. For more information about eligibility, please read further.
• Holiday Fantasy in Lights, Saturday, November 15, through Monday, January 5, 2026: Lighted holiday-themed displays set in beautiful Olin Park. Drive through from dusk until 10:00pm to enjoy this magical light show for free, brought to you by The Electric Group.

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