Snow Plowing Update: January 8, 2024 From the City of Madison: Due to the severity of the upcoming storm, the Streets Division is sharing the below Snow Plow Update to individuals who have signed up to receive Snow Emergency updates. If you would like to receive more updates like this below, please sign up to receive Snow Plow updates from the City of Madison winter website. The upcoming winter storm will be challenging. The storm will produce a significant amount...
From the City of Madison: The City invites the community to support its pollinators and green spaces by mowing less and joining in its Low Mow May 2023 efforts. As of May 1, 2023, the City will not enforce the tall grass ordinance for the remainder of the month. Low Mow May is a conservation initiative that promotes little or no mowing during the month of May to give pollinators the best chance at reproducing. Background:Research has shown significant declines in...
On December 26, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) issued a notice that an invasive species known as the elongate hemlock scale was found on evergreen wreaths, boughs, and other evergreen ornaments. As previously noted, the Streets Division will not collect wreaths, evergreen rope, garlands, boughs, and similar evergreen ornaments when crews pick up Christmas trees. These items should be placed into the tan refuse cart for disposal, per the previous directions from the Streets Division and the notice from DATCP ....
Although we had collected only a very few signatures, I am happy to announce that the City of Madison has gone ahead and installed a new traffic calming device – in this case a concrete speed bump – on Redan Drive, south of Ancient Oak Lane due to the proximity to Olson Elementary. We consider this only a first step in combating speeding in our neighborhood and thank the City of Madison for being supportive in our endeavor.
The 2018 annual neighborhood meeting will be held on June 4 at 6 PM, located at Fire Station No 12, 400 South Point Road. Expect the meeting to go approximately 1 hour. The budget will be discussed, and any new concerns you might have with the neighborhood. You should receive a letter with a meeting agenda soon.