Public Hearing on Dane County's 911 system
Monday, May 19, 6 8 p.m.
Fitchburg Community Center
Still ticked off about the Dane County 911 Center's failure to respond when it received a call from Brittany Zimmermann's cell phone on the day she was murdered? Want director Joe Norwick's head on a platter? Now's your chance to speak out. A few rogue Dane County supervisors are hosting a town hall meeting on the issue. (An earlier joint meeting of two county committees was held on May 8.)
The meeting, stresses County Board chair Scott McDonell, is not official, and the requested attendance by Norwick and County Exec Kathleen Falk is not assured: "While having district listening sessions can be worthwhile... if staff and other officials are expected to attend it is only common courtesy to coordinate with their schedules."
McDonell notes that the town hall meeting conflicts with the regularly scheduled Public Protection & Judiciary meeting, the county committee that oversees the 911 Center. That's true, but the main item on PP&J's agenda for tonight is a tour of the new courthouse. Maybe once they're done with that, they'd like to head over to Fitchburg for the town hall meeting?
Community Meetings on Madison's Zoning Code Rewrite
Monday, May 19, 6 p.m. at the Overture Center
Wednesday, May 21, at 6 p.m. at Warner Park Community Recreation Center
Wednesday, May 21, at 6:30 p.m. at the MGE Innovation Center at UW Research Park
The city will hold three community meetings this week on its efforts to update its zoning code. It says the zoning code hasn't been significantly updated since 1966 and is "confusing and difficult to use." Find out more at www.cityofmadison.com/zoningrewrite
Madison Common Council
Tuesday, May 20, 6:30 p.m.
Room 201 of the City-County Building
The council will approve the hiring of Dave Gawenda as the city's new treasurer and Kevin Briski as the new parks superintendent.
Urban Design Commission
Wednesday, May 21, 4:30 p.m.
Room LL-110 of the Madison Municipal Building
The commission will take a look at Common Wealth Development's proposal to build an arts incubator at the Garver Feed Mill site. It will also accept the RegentSouth Campus Neighborhood Plan, which will eventually be incorporated in Madison's overall comprehensive plan.
Dane County Board
Thursday, May 22, 7:00 p.m.
Room 201 of the City-County Building
The County Board -- again -- tries to pass a resolution urging the Chinese government to talk with Tibet. Hmmm, you'd think they would have something else to talk about these days....
