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2024-11-01 Neighborhood News & Updates

City’s Affordable Housing Fund Supports 150+ Units, Native Nations Program, Safe Communities Celebration, and More!

Calling all neighborhood leaders, residents, non-profit groups, and others who support community building in neighborhoods: please circulate this list of announcements via email lists, newsletters, and other communication methods.

 

City’s Affordable Housing Fund to Support 150+ Affordable Housing Units

Four affordable rental housing developments will receive financial support from the City of Madison after the Common Council approved the funding during its meeting on Tuesday, October 29, 2024.

Six developers submitted requests in response to the  2024-2025 Affordable Rental Housing Development Non-Tax Credit Request for Proposals (RFP), which offered assistance to affordable rental housing developments that are not utilizing Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. The goal of the Non-Tax Credit Affordable Housing Fund program is to offer support for different types of affordable housing development and preservation than those that typically receive tax credits.

Celebrate Native Nations during the Teejop & Beyond Program Series at Madison Public Library

The Madison Public Library created this program in partnership with Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison to highlight both traditional and contemporary practices, stories, and community relationships of native nations. Six presenters representing different Native tribes will lead programs throughout October and November on a wide range of topics, including Native citizenship and participation in the electoral process, the recent discovery of canoes in Lake Mendota, the history and process of making musical instruments, and more. Four presenters are returning from last year’s program series.

Upcoming Events

Safe Communities’ 25th Anniversary Celebration

Safe Communities will celebrate its 25th anniversary on November 19th. Safe Communities of Madison and Dane County is a non-profit coalition of over 350 organizations working together to save lives, prevent injury and make neighborhoods and the city safer. The coalition focuses on drug poisoning prevention, elder falls prevention, traffic safety/pedestrian safety, and suicide prevention. Join their anniversary celebration:

Tuesday November 19th, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Black Business Hub, Atrium (1st floor)

2352 S. Park St., Madison 53713

RSVP here:  https://forms.gle/UM8Drk1FuQPZ9Vsw5

Streets Division Updates

  • Leaf Collection: Don’t miss your leaf collection set out dates! Get the one for your home at  www.cityofmadison.com/YardWaste
  • Street Tree Inventory: Ever wonder what kind of tree it is in front of your house? What about every tree along the street in Madison? We have a map for that now that shows you the tens of thousands of trees along Madison’s streets. Check out  our new street tree inventory.
  • New Online Recyclopedia: Confused about if you should recycle something or put it in the trash? Does something require special handling?  We have a new tool to help you figure out how to dispose of all this stuff in our lives. You can  check it out on our new website.
  • Our Electric Trucks Have Names! As you may recall, Madison has Wisconsin’s very first electric trash trucks – so we ran an election to give them silly names and many of you voted.  Here’s the results.
  • Never Miss a Collection Day:  As we move closer to winter, we recommend you sign up for the new Trash & Recycling Schedule Updates email list.  This will help you not miss a trash & recycling pickup day if weather causes any delays in the pickups.  Sign-up for this email list in the  Streets section on the City’s email-list page.