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Next Storm, Coming Right Up

From the City of Madison Streets Division Posted Thursday, January 11, 2024 1:09 PM: Another severe storm is due to hit Madison starting during the overnight hours tonight (Thursday, January 11) and lasting into Saturday (January 13).. This will be a long duration event that will produce deeper accumulation than the storm earlier this week, have drier snow and higher winds, which means blowing and drifting snow will be a concern. The Streets Division response to this storm will begin...

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Plowing during winter stom

First Winter Storm for 2024

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...

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No Mow May

No Mow May

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...

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Christmas Tree Collection

Christmas Tree Collection / Hemlock Scale

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 ....

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Speed Bump on Redan Drive

Speeding Update – New Calming Device

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.

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