9 District Updates: Madison City Meetings and Community Events
Madison District 9 residents face a packed schedule of municipal meetings, public information sessions, and new seasonal waste collection dates during the week of October 5, 2026, cityofmadison.com reported. The municipality opened its third used motor oil drop-off site at 1504 Quann-Olin Parkway, while the first fall leaf and yard waste collection set-out dates began Sunday, October 4, 2026.
Plan Commission Reviews Near West and North Area Plans
The Madison Plan Commission meets virtually on Monday, October 5, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. Agenda items for the virtual session include authorizing the Planning Division to lead the preparation of the Near West Area Plan and the North Area Plan. Commissioners will also review development-related requests affecting Districts 6, 9, and 16.
Following the Plan Commission, the Common Council holds a hybrid meeting on Tuesday, October 6, at 6:30 p.m. Meanwhile, the Board of Public Works meets virtually on Wednesday, October 7, at 4:30 p.m. to discuss construction management projects across Districts 1, 9, 13, and 15.
Parks Planning and Public Art Projects Move Forward
The community is invited to a virtual public information meeting on Wednesday, October 7, hosted by Parks staff to provide updates on the Odana Hills Golf Course and Odana Hills East Park Master Plan redesign. The session runs concurrently with local community events.
In public arts, sculptor Samantha Jane Mullen takes over as the next Thurber Park Artist-in-Residence, appointed by the Madison Arts Commission. An opening event for the residency is scheduled for Tuesday, October 6. The Madison Arts Commission and Public Art Selection Committee continue reviewing four finalist design proposals for the SkyLine public art project, part of the first phase of the Madison LakeWay development along Lake Monona.
District 9 Schedules Local Clinics and Community Events
District 9 residents have several local activities scheduled throughout the week:
- School Vaccination Clinic: Monday, October 5, at Leopold Elementary School, offering free vaccines for eligible children under 19 lacking insurance, or those covered by BadgerCare, Quartz, GHC, Dean, or who are American Indian or Alaskan Native.
- Aldo Leopold Park Fall Fun: Wednesday, October 7, featuring complimentary sandwiches, social dance, frisbee sessions, and bike lessons and repairs.
- 9th Annual Picnic in the Park: Saturday, October 10, hosted by the Madison Parks Foundation at the Warner Park Community Recreation Center, located at 1625 Northport Dr.
- Bird & Nature Adventures Turville Point: Sunday, October 11, featuring a family-friendly Fall scavenger hunt led by Master Naturalist Stephanie Briand to observe seed dispersal and changing leaf colors.
- Teejop & Beyond Programs: Beginning Monday, October 12, on Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the Madison Public Library, hosted in partnership with Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison to celebrate Native Nations.
City Urges Cancer Screenings and Warns of Hazardous Routes
Public Health Madison & Dane County is urging women throughout October not to skip or delay recommended breast cancer screenings. The city also reminded residents that electronic communications sent to City officials or staff—including emails and website submissions—constitute public records subject to open records laws under Wis. Stat. §§ 19.31-19.39.
Gillespie Middle School students continue to navigate Gammon and Mineral Pt. Rd., noted in municipal documentation as one of ten hazardous walking routes in the city.
Fall leaf and yard waste collection is underway, requiring homeowners to monitor neighborhood-specific set-out windows as honey locust leaves drop and garden harvests conclude.