Social Justice Center Appealing Removal of Benches and Little Free Library/Pantry The City of Madison is exercising is power against the Social Justice Center, to what end?  Removing benches and a little free library/food pantry accomplishes what?

Email mayor@cityofmadison.com and allalders@cityofmadison.com and ask them to come up with real solutions, not band-aids. www.forwardlookout.com/social-justi...

Monday Morning Round Up 2/9/26 Some news you might find of interest from City and County departments and community organizations.

Government and nonprofit newsletters, announcements and more! www.forwardlookout.com/monday-morni...

Dane County Week Ahead 2/9/26 Several shorter meetings this week.  And committees with usually short agendas have longer agendas.

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Madison City Week Ahead 2/9/26 City Council meets this week and there are a couple meetings without agendas.

Here's the meetings for this week. The council meets as well as many other committees, but there are a few missing agendas and they often add meetings throughout the week. www.forwardlookout.com/madison-city...

Monday Morning Round Up 2/2/26 Here's your round up from last week, all the newsletters, announcements and local government info I found not covered in local news.

Here's your round up from last week of various local government newsletters and announcements with project updates, demolition notices, parks announcements, county board press releases and more. www.forwardlookout.com/monday-morni...

Dane County Week Ahead 2/2/26 County Board meets this week.  3 missing agendas, Opioid Settlement Subcommittee and CDBG Commission meetings cancelled.

County board meets this week, as does the Board of Public Health where they will be discussing the Harm Reduction Drop In Center, but the public will not be allowed to speak. www.forwardlookout.com/dane-county-...

Madison City Week Ahead 2/2/26 Common Council discussion this week, no meeting. Finance, Plan, Urban Design, Board of Public Health on Harm Reduction Drop In Center and more meet this week.

City Council Discussion on Violence Prevention, short Finance meeting. Board of Public Health is not allowing public comment on the Harm Reduction Drop In Center, even after the initially chosen vendor has dropped out. Many missing agendas. www.forwardlookout.com/madison-city...

Dane County Week Ahead 1/26/26 6 meetings this week as we wrap up January . . .

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Madison City Week Ahead 1/26/26 Council meets this week (will they oppose beltline expansion?) and a handful of other meetings.

Council meets this week along with a few other committees. www.forwardlookout.com/madison-city...

Madison City Week Ahead 1/12/26 First city council meeting of the year! Temporary moratorium on data centers, asking Monona to reimburse costs to Madison and more.

City Council meets this week and discusses temporary moratorium on data centers, getting reimbursed from Monona for policing costs from high speed chase and more. www.forwardlookout.com/madison-city...

Dane County Week Ahead 1/12/26 County board meets, public hearing on Caya contract for drop in center and more.

Dane County Board meets this week, along with Public Health having a hearing on Caya getting the contract for the the controversial drop-in center being opposed by the alder. www.forwardlookout.com/dane-county-...

Dane County Week Ahead 1/5/26 Dane County's first full week of the year has several meetings that may be of interest, one missing agenda.

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Madison City Week Ahead 1/5/26 Very few meetings with agendas this week to kick off the first full week of the year!

Very few city meetings this week as we kick off the new year, and the meeting that are happening have short (or no) agendas. www.forwardlookout.com/madison-city...

City and County Week Ahead 1 meeting at the City, no meetings at the county during this holiday week.

This week there is only one meeting for city and none for the county. www.forwardlookout.com/city-and-cou...

Dane County Week Ahead 12/8/25 A handful of committees meeting this week as we wrap up before holiday season.

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Madison City Week Ahead 12/8/25 Last council meeting of the year looks quite uneventful.  Committees are getting in their last meetings of the year as well.

Last Council Meeting of the Year - meh. Not much going on. www.forwardlookout.com/madison-city...

Dane County Week Ahead 12/1/25 County board meets this week, plus a handful of other committees.

County board meetings for the first week in December, including a county board meeting and a handful of others. www.forwardlookout.com/dane-county-...

Madison City Week Ahead 12/1/25 Happy December!  Just a few weeks to get business done before the holiday hit us!

As December arrives, the city packs in some meetings before the holidays. Council meets next week as they only meet once in December. www.forwardlookout.com/madison-city...

Dane County City Week Ahead 4 meetings on Monday and Tuesday this week before the Thanksgiving break.

4 county meetings this week, Zoning, Personnel & Finance, Public Works and Transportation and UW Extension Committee. www.forwardlookout.com/dane-county-...

Madison City Week Ahead 11/23/25 6 (or maybe 5) meetings this holiday week, including a city council meeting.

Short week, but the Council is meeting this week to discuss selling THC products to people under 21 and regulating sales of pets in stores, labor agreements and more. www.forwardlookout.com/madison-city...

Monday Morning Round Up 11/17/25 Another Monday, another round up. A quick summary of various newsletters and announcements from local government.

A round up of local government newsletters and announcements. www.forwardlookout.com/monday-morni...

Another WOW! 23 meetings at the county as they also try to squeeze in all the committees that can't meet due to budget and Thanksgiving. www.forwardlookout.com/dane-county-...

Madison City Week Ahead 11/17/25 29 meetings sandwiched between budget meetings and Thanksgiving- Finance, Plan, Transportation, ALRC and more!

WOW - 29 city meetings this week, that we know of so far! With the budget (three nights they can't schedule) and Thanksgiving, they're trying to squeeze it all in this week! www.forwardlookout.com/madison-city...

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Monday Morning Round Up 11/10/25 As budget season potentially wraps up for city and county this week, there are a few other things going on.

Monday morning round up - of newsletters, announcements and other government updates. www.forwardlookout.com/monday-morni...

Dane County Week Ahead 11/9/25 Will County Executive Melissa Agard veto the budget?  Will the County Board have to meet on Thursday?

Will the county board be facing a veto this week on the budget? There seem to be plenty of votes for an override, so it seems unlikely, but the meeting is scheduled just in case! www.forwardlookout.com/dane-county-...

Madison City Week Ahead 11/10/25 Snooze of a week, snooze of a budget process this year with no capital amendments and 1 technical operating budget amendment.

Wow, the least city council participation in the budget I've ever seen, if you can even call it participation at this point, with 0 capital amendments & 1 technical operating budget amendment & $200,000 left on the table (also, so strange, & a new phenomenon). www.forwardlookout.com/madison-city...

Monday Morning Round Up 11/3/25 Updates on other things going on at the City and County beyond the budgets!

A quick round up of announcements, updates, newletters, etc from city and county departments. www.forwardlookout.com/monday-morni...

Dane County Week Ahead 11/3/25 County Board meets 4 times this week?  Budget public hearing, budget deliberations, and if needed to finish the budget meeting and their regular meetings.

It's county board budget week! Public hearing on Monday and they are likely to vote on Wednesday and then we'll see if the County Executive is really going to veto the budget - and why . . . since its likely to be overridden. www.forwardlookout.com/dane-county-...

Madison City Week Ahead 11/3/25 A week of brief meetings before budget week next week, amendments should be out on Friday.  Meanwhile . . .

Here's the city week ahead. Their budget amendments will come out on Friday and they vote on their budget next week. Meanwhile, there are some shorter agendas this week. www.forwardlookout.com/madison-city...