Looks like its time to clean out my inbox! Here’s some things you might find of use! Parks, Bikes, Buses, Events, MPD survey, downtown neighborhood news and more.
Madison Police Department Annual Survey
Please consider completing our annual MPD survey for 2019. We appreciate your feedback and this is an opportunity to hear from you! The link to the survey is below (and also accessible from the MPD Website) and is available in multiple languages.
https://www.cityofmadison.com/police/blog/?Id=21670
Bird and Nature Outing – Adapting to Winter – 12/1 Cherokee Marsh North
Bird and nature outing – adapting to winter with Naturalist Guide Lynn Persson
Sunday, Dec 1, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Take a walk and learn fun facts about how plants, wildlife and humans have evolved and learned to adapt to winter.
Cherokee Marsh Conservation Park – North Unit, 6098 N Sherman Ave.
Follow N Sherman Ave north to the parking lot at the end of the gravel road.
Free and family friendly. No registration required. No pets. Dress appropriately for the outdoors. Bring binoculars or a camera if you have one.
If you can’t make it to this month’s outing, remember that we have a bird and nature outing at Cherokee Marsh on the first Sunday of every month, year-round, always at 1:30 pm.
These outings are sponsored by Madison Parks, Madison Audubon, and Friends of Cherokee Marsh.
Questions? Contact Paul Noeldner, paul_noeldner@hotmail.com, 608-698-0104
Friends of Cherokee Marsh
http://cherokeemarsh.org/
Madison Parks bird and nature outings page
https://www.cityofmadison.com/
Parks News
FIELDS CLOSED FOR THE SEASON
All athletic fields are closed for the season. For more information about reserving a field for 2020, please email parksathletics@cityofmadison.
BIRD & NATURE OUTING – Sunday
Explore Cherokee Marsh Conservation Park – North with master naturalist Lynn Persson and learn how plants, wildlife and humans adapt to winter on Sunday, December 1. LEARN MORE
HOLIDAYFEST – at WPCRC
Shop from more than 80 local and regional crafters selling their homemade goods on Saturday, December 8. LEARN MORE
2020 MADISON PARKS CALENDAR – On Sale!
The Madison Parks 2020 wall calendar featuring 13 original Madison park images is available for purchase in-person at WPCRC, Forest Hill Cemetery and Parks downtown office or by phone (608) 266-4711. All proceeds of the $10 calendar go to the Madison Parks Foundation. LEARN MORE
WINTER PROM
We’ve revamped the Daddy/Daughter and Mother/Son dances to bring you Winter Prom on Saturday, February 1, 2020! This dance is perfect for all children 13 and younger accompanied by an adult. LEARN MORE
INDOOR GOLF SIMULATORS
Make your online tee time and keep your golf game sharp over the winter. LEARN MORE
WINTER FUN
Eager for winter recreation to begin? Once we’re open for the season, conditions can change by the day or even by the hour. The best way to find out the status of your favorite ice rink or cross-country trail is to check online. Bookmark: cityofmadison.com/parks/
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Madison Activist Calendar
To post events or announcements for future listings, please contact: jepeck@wisc.edu
For an online version of this calendar, please visit: https://madinfoshop.wordpress.
This calendar is brought to you by the friendly volunteer collective of the Madison Infoshop, 1202 Williamson St., Madison, WI 53703 https://madinfoshop.wordpress.
Sun. Dec. 1st 5:00 – 10:00 pm Crucible (3116 Commercial Ave.) WORT Community Radio’s 44th Birthday Bash! Professor Pinkerton of Dead Man’s Carnival will be bringing his Irrelevant Orchestra from Milwaukee to headline the festivities with Vaudeville jazz. Combo Noir will open the show while Silk Aerialists delight the crowd. Dance and enjoy the music or lounge in the bar and hobnob with fellow WORTistas and friends. We are also serving a variety of cold appetizers from Benvenuto’s Italian Grill in Fitchburg and some guilty carnival pleasures, as well as delicious Birthday Cake! Tickets are $15 and can be obtained at WORT, 118 S. Bedford St., or online at https://wort44.
Mon. Dec. 2nd6:30 pm Social Justice Center (1202 Williamson St.) Monthly meeting of the Madison General Membership Branch of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Find out how you can dump the boss off your back! Info?https://www.facebook.com/
Wed. Dec. 4th 7:15 pm Goodman Center (149 Waubesa St.) Pursuing a Fully Nourished Community: The River Food Pantry – presentation with Rhonda Adams. Serving Dane County since 2006, The River Food Pantry provides food, resources and faith to build a stronger community. Services include free groceries, meals and clothing, as well as free mobile lunches for children and teens on non-school days. The River serves over 1,000 households every week in pursuit of its vision: a fully nourished community. Rhonda Perry is the current vice-president and director of advancement for the River Pantry and will share the story of Dane County’s busiest food pantry. Hosted by the Culinary History Enthusiasts of Wisconsin (CHEW). Info? http://www.chewwisconsin.com/
Thurs. Dec. 5th 6:00 pm Orient House (626 S. Park St.) Radicals & Progressives Meet & Eat!Info? #608-284-9082.
Thurs. Dec. 5th 6:30 pm Goodman South Library (2222 S. Park St.) Peace & Justice Book Circle explores: Rethinking Money: How New Currencies Turn Scarcity into Prosperity by Bernard Lietaer & Jacqui Dunne! How did our money system become so distorted and dysfunctional and how we can finally free ourselves from it and find our way to the future we yearn for. Hosted by the Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom – Madison. Info? #608-609-7961 or email: wilpfmadison@gmail.com
Fri. Dec. 6th 12:00 Noon UW-Madison, Library Mall (800 State St.) UW Climate Strike! Rally followed by a march up Bascom Hill to deliver our petition to the Chancellor Blank and the UW Administration. Our demands include: Power the university exclusively with renewable energy by 2050 and derive all electrical power from renewable resources by 2030; Open up meetings of the Sustainability Advisory Council to students of the university to allow more student involvement and representation in meeting these goals; Have a concrete plan of action from the Sustainability Advisory Council by the end of January 2021 to reach these energy goals. Info? Visit the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/
Fri. Dec. 6th 5:45 pm First Unitarian Society (900 Univ. Bay Dr.) First Friday Film series continues with: A Place at the Table! This documentary shows us how hunger poses serious economic, social and cultural implications for our nation, and that it could be solved once and for all, if the American public decides – as they have in the past – that making healthy food available and affordable is in the best interest of us all. Community potluck followed by the screening and discussion. Info? Visit the Facebook event:https://www.facebook.com/
Sat. Dec. 7th 8:00 am – 3:00 pm Monona Terrace (1 John Nolen Dr.) 23rd Annual Fair Trade Holiday Festival! Join us, along with over 50 other like-minded sellers, for a festive day of fair trade shopping. Everything from chocolate and coffee to jewelry to home décor to clothing to as many stocking stuffers as you have stockings to stuff. More Info?www.fairtrademadison.org
Sat. Dec. 7th 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Social Justice Center (1202 Williamson St.) Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair! Support your local fair trade organic artists, farmers, and artisans with good karma holiday gifts for everyone! Hosted by 608Arts. Info? https://www.facebook.com/
PFAS Testing and News
Madison Water Utility water quality manager Joe Grande has put together a summary and analysis of all PFAS drinking water testing in Madison conducted in 2019. This was the first year MWU used advanced methods to test all 23 municipal wells looking for low to ultra-trace levels of PFAS compounds. We will test all wells again starting in spring of 2020.
You can find the report on our website: 2019 Monitoring & Analysis Report
To receive all lab reports generated during 2019 PFAS testing (about 300 pages), email water@madisonwater.org.
For more information about drinking water testing for PFAS, head to our website: Madisonwater.org/PFAS.
Amy Barrilleaux, Public Information Officer, Madison Water Utility
Bike Updates
Garver Path
Project Name: Garver Path
Location: 3267 Garver Green, Madison WI 53714
Estimated Schedule: 05/10/2021 to 08/27/2021
Project Status: In Design
Update: A public information meeting was scheduled for this project. See information below.
Project Details
The City of Madison is proposing the construction of a new 2800-foot long pedestrian shared use path that would connect the existing Capital City Path at Sugar Avenue northward to Milwaukee Street. Three structural elements are proposed as part of the design including a bridge through the northern limits of the project, a bridge replacement at Ivy Street, and a new bridge crossing over Starkweather Creek.
Project Limits
Sugar Avenue – Milwaukee Street
Project Schedule
Construction is scheduled to begin in 2021.
Cannonball Path Phase 6
Project Name: Cannonball Path Phase 6
Location: 1700 Fish Hatchery Rd, Madison WI
Estimated Schedule: 04/01/2025 to 10/01/2025
Project Status: Planning
UPDATE: A Public Information Meeting has been scheduled for this project. Please see details below.
Description
This project is a shared-use (bicycle and pedestrian) path that extends the existing Cannonball Path at Fish Hatchery Road to the Wingra Creek Path.
This is the final piece of the overall 4+ mile Cannonball Path linking areas of Fitchburg and Arbor Hills neighborhood with downtown Madison. The overall Cannonball Path project is a joint effort between Madison and Fitchburg, with land acquisition partially funded by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Madison is the lead agency for the project from the west line of the Arbor Hills neighborhood to its northern terminus.
Metro Detours
Current Detours
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Routes 4 & 13 – Mills St. closed between University Ave. and Johnson St.
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Routes 11, 28, 38, 44, 80 & 84 – Observatory Dr. not served between Babcock and Easterday.
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Routes 27 & 44 – Mills St. closed between University Ave. and Johnson St.
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Route 12 – Bridge Rd. closed
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Route 20 – Lien Rd. closed between E. Washington Ave. and Thierer Rd.
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Routes 16, 38 & 39 -Buckeye Rd. closed between Monona Dr. and Stoughton Rd.
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Route 80 – Dayton St. closed between Charter and Lake St.
Upcoming Detours
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Routes 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 – Buses detour from the Capitol Square. In effect: Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019
DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD STUFF
126 Langdon Steering Committee
You are invited to a steering committee meeting Monday 2 December from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at Kennedy Manor, 1 Langdon St. We will be discussing Core Spaces’ proposed development for the now vacant site at 126 Langdon St, formerly occupied by a vacant 7-story building.
Downtown Neighborhoods Holiday Party
Marquette Neighborhood Assocation Board Opening
Here’s a reminder about the fiasco where their President Lynn Lee came in last in the elections, someone resigned and he took that seat. Here’s the resolution from their minutes of November 18th
Lynn reported that there is a motion on the table to address concerns by a group of members about the election process at the annual meeting. Because the issue concerns his seat on the board, he asked Marlisa to lead this part of the meeting.
Marlisa introduced the topic by stating that the motion on the table is intended to be a reasonable attempt to our imperfect bylaws to deal with an unusual election situation. Renee read the motion aloud.
Motion to treat Collen Hayes’ withdrawal as a candidate for the MNA Board of Directors as a resignation and to take appropriate action according to Section 6.02(g) of the bylaws to fill the seat. And to direct the MNA Vice President
to implement the process.
Marlisa accepted the speaker request forms that attendees wanting to speak for or against the motion filled out in advance.
Pilar Gomez-Ibanez, who sent the board the petition on behalf of the neighbors, spoke first and said she was pleased to see motion. The resolution appears to put the election back beneath the rules outlined in the bylaws. She read a formal statement from the group. Of the 14 people who submitted a public comment on the motion (via a speaker form), 11 were in support of the motion, including nine signers of the petition. Two were opposed; one requested to speak in favor of Lynn Lee.
Bill Scanlon spoke in opposition of the motion citing the fact that there is no vacancy currently.
Marlisa reiterated that the bylaws do not address the issue perfectly but this is the best process we can follow.
Linda Lehnertz asked to see Colleen’s original email and text to determine if she really intended to withdraw. Marlisa stated that Colleen’s communication is not material to the motion on the table, which resolves to treat the issue as a resignation.
Pilar asked if the current Vice President will start the process to fill the vacancy. The answer is yes. The bylaws are clear that the VP is to assume any duties the president can’t. Renee stated that the board will do it’s best to follow what’s directed in the bylaws and will look to Bill Scanlon as one of original authors of the current bylaws for guidance.
Jack moved to accept the motion as written. Marlisa seconded. Vote taken. Motion carried.
