Snow cover delays Madison leaf and garden waste collection

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013, 12:24pm

The city of Madison is delaying collection of leaf and garden waste, citing persistent snow cover in many Madison yards.

"The vast majority of Madison yards are still covered by snow," Madison recycling coordinator George Dreckmann said. "It makes no sense to start collecting material is residents cannot begin cleaning up their yards."

The leaf and garden waste collection was scheduled to begin April 1, but will be delayed to April 15.

Drop off sites will open extended hours starting Saturday. The sites, located at 1501 W. Badger Rd., 4602 Sycamore Ave., and 402 South Point Rd. will be open seven days a week from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday evenings until 8 p.m.
Regular brush collection will begin on April 1 as scheduled.

"We expect that we will see a lot of brush that resulted from last year's blizzard," Dreckmann said. "Residents can bring brush to the curb and place it on top of the snow, if necessary, and we can pick it up."

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Webster, Doty, King St. intersection to be reconstructed

Submitted by Tabatha Wethal, Channel3000.com Community Reporter

Friday, March 22nd, 2013, 6:09pm

Webster, Doty, King St. intersection to be reconstructed

Months-long downtown streets project to begin next week

The city Traffic Engineering Division has two construction projects planned for the Outer Loop that will begin next week, according to the city.

City Traffic Engineer David Dryer said in a news release that construction is projected to last about seven weeks for work on Fairchild and Mifflin streets and more than three months for work on Webster Street.

Fairchild Street & Mifflin Street

Reconstruction of Fairchild Street between Mifflin Street and West Washington Avenue will begin on Monday, according to the city and Raymond P Cattell Inc.

Traffic will be reduced to one lane on this block until the completion of the project in mid-May.

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Traffic to be rerouted off a block of Dayton

Submitted by Tabatha Wethal, Channel3000.com Community Reporter

Friday, March 22nd, 2013, 5:46pm

2-day closure begins Monday, city says

The 1300 block of W. Dayton Street will be closed Monday and Tuesday due to a construction project, according to the city.

The City Traffic Engineering Division said the two-day closure downtown is due to the disassembly of a construction crane.

The city said access to the Union South parking ramp will be maintained from the east.

The traffic engineering division encouraged motorists to use alternate routes to avoid delays Monday and Tuesday.

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Four Madison School Board candidates hold forum

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff

Friday, March 22nd, 2013, 8:27am

Without one candidate who dropped out and another who didn't show up, four Madison school board candidates held a forum Thursday on Madison's north side.

Retired Madison police lieutenant Wayne Strong faces low-income housing provider Dean Loumos in District 3. The winner of the April 2 election will replace retiring board member Beth Moss.

Current board president James Howard is running for re-election in District 4 against legislative aide Greg Packnett, who didn't come to the forum.

And T.J. Mertz is running unopposed in District 5 after Sarah Manski, February's primary winner, dropped out. Mertz will replace Maya Cole, who's retiring.

Loumos and Strong both named the achievement gap as the district's biggest challenge.

Loumos said administrators needed to be more flexible, and ask outside entities like Dane County for resources.

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No traffic allowed on section of West Mifflin Friday

Submitted by Tabatha Wethal, Channel3000.com Community Reporter

Thursday, March 21st, 2013, 5:26pm

Madison traffic engineering division said part of West Mifflin Street will be closed Friday for about 8.5 hours.

West Mifflin Street between North Broom and North Henry streets will be closed from 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The closure id due to the moving of a construction crane, the division said in a news release Thursday.

The division said motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes to avoid delays.

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Rhythm & Booms gets new management

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff

Wednesday, March 20th, 2013, 10:04pm

The longtime Rhythm & Booms organizer is stepping aside.

Terry Kelly, president of Madison Fireworks Fund, Inc. and founder of Rhythm & Booms, announced that MFF has transferred the event rights and all accompanying properties of the event to Madison Festivals, Inc., the organization that owns and operates Taste of Madison and Madison Marathon events.

Kelly said that after 20 years it was time for some new leadership. He will assist with this year's fireworks show, which is set for July 3 at Warner Park.

The event will be in its 21st year. Last year's event attracted nearly 200,000 people.

Proceeds from the event benefit charities in the Madison area.

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Part of State Street to close Saturday

Submitted by Tabatha Wethal, Channel3000.com Community Reporter

Wednesday, March 20th, 2013, 6:55pm

Bikes, cars to be rerouted for 9-hour closure

A portion of State Street will be closed Saturday due to a construction project.

The city's Traffic Engineering Division announced Wednesday that a construction company will be assembling a crane on the 100 block of State Street, which will require traffic to be rerouted from that area from 6 a.m.-3 p.m.

In a news release, the streets division said the portion of State Street between W. Dayton Street and W. Mifflin Street will allow pedestrian traffic, but bike and vehicle access will not be permitted for the the 9-hour closure.

The city said motorists are encouraged to use different routes to avoid delay during the project and deferred to Madison Metro regarding bus route detours.

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