Monona's 75th Anniversary Planning

City's 75th Anniversary Committee

Date: Sun - 01/27/2013

Time: 6:30 PM

Location: Monona City Hall, 5211 Schluter Rd.

Agenda

Please consider coming out to this meeting and getting involved in the planning of different events to celebrate Monona's 75th Anniversary.

City Meeting for the week of 1-21-13

here are the weekly meetings for Monona.

Here is the link to the news update (review of the meetings from the last week and a look ahead)
Link

Finance & Personnel Committee Meeting

Date: Tue - 01/22/2013

Time: 6:30 PM

Location: Monona Public Library, Community Media Room, 1000 Nichols Rd.

Agenda

City Council Meeting

Date: Tue - 01/22/2013

Time: 7:30 PM

Location: Monona Public Library, Community Media Room, 1000 Nichols Rd.

Agenda

Public Safety Commission

Date: Wed - 01/23/2013

Time: 5:30 PM

Location: Monona City Hall, Large Conference Room

Agenda

Ice skating is back on the lagoon in Monona

Ice Skating on the Lagoon this weekend

Thursday January 17th

Public Works measured 8.5" of ice and cleared off the dusting of snow from last week.  Several applications of water was added and the lagoon is skateable.
The warming house will be open on the following days this week
Friday Jan 18 3:00-7:00 pm
Saturday Jan 19 11:00 am-7:00 pm
Sunday Jan 20 11:00 am-7:00 pm
Monday Jan 21 11:00 am-7:00 pm
Concessions will be available from Parks & Recreation Staff including Hot Chocolate, Water, Nachos, and Popcorn.
We do not have skates available for rent.

Snowshoe Hike UPDATE

Due to the recent thaw/freeze cycle, Woodland Park has lost most of it's snow and the trails that still have snow are very icy and not in good condition to be snowshoeing. With no significant snow in the forecast this week and needing time to notify volunteers and organizers, we will be postponing this event until Saturday February 2nd. We are hoping to do an ice skating/warming shelter event at the Winnequah Park lagoon instead on Saturday. Stay tuned for details.


This was a wonderful event last year.  I hope we have snow this year to make this another great event in the community...and a chance to experience one of our great parks.  More information about this park is here, including information about the park management (many people ask about the trees).

Candlelit Snowshoe Hike Jan. 19 at Woodland Park

Date: 01/02/2013

Enjoy the soft flow of candles as you meander through the trails of Woodland Park learning about the Oak Savanna Restoration efforts. Stop for a rest by the roaring bonfire; enjoy some hot chocolate!
Join us for this free family event (sponsored by the Monona Park & Recreation Department) on Saturday, January 19 from 4 - 6 pm at Woodland Park.  Snowshoes will be available if you don't have your own.
Parking available adjacent to the park at Water Tower Place.

Snowshoe Hike in Monona

This was a wonderful event last year.  I hope we have snow this year to make this another great event in the community...and a chance to experience one of our great parks.  More information about this park is here, including information about the park management (many people ask about the trees).

Candlelit Snowshoe Hike Jan. 19 at Woodland Park

Date: 01/02/2013

Enjoy the soft flow of candles as you meander through the trails of Woodland Park learning about the Oak Savanna Restoration efforts. Stop for a rest by the roaring bonfire; enjoy some hot chocolate!
Join us for this free family event (sponsored by the Monona Park & Recreation Department) on Saturday, January 19 from 4 - 6 pm at Woodland Park.  Snowshoes will be available if you don't have your own.
Parking available adjacent to the park at Water Tower Place.

City Meetings for the week of 1/14/13

I find it useful to have information in one location to reference...with that said, here are the city events and some of the items from that agendas.  Also, here is a link to the calendar page for the City of Monona for further details, to access other events in the community, or to publish your events on the city website.

Plan Commission meeting

Date: Mon - 01/14/2013

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Monona Public Library, 1000 Nichols Rd., Community Media Room

Mass Transit Authority Meeting

Date: Wed - 01/16/2013

Time: 6:30 PM

Location: Monona City Hall, 5211 Schluter Rd., Large Conference Room

County Board Compensation...State over-reach?

State Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, R-West Allis, is offering a bill to put the board's (Milwaukee) salary and budget, both of which would be dramatically slashed, to a binding referendum.

This is an interesting concept...the state determining what and how a county structures and runs their board.  I was under the impression for so long that most Republicans believed local control over government.   

I don't understand why we would think it is OK for the state to dictate how a county decides to form, and run their county board.  It the local folks don't like the way things are there is a simple way to make this change....elect folks to the board that support this change and will make this change formal.  This is another example of over-reach from the state into local issues (much like the handicapping of their budgets).

click here for more information

Will there be Hockey soon?

It looks like there is finally a deal in the works to get professional hockey back on track.  Although I miss having pro hockey, living in Monona - there is no close access to a professional team, and little local coverage.  See Link for more information on the deal.

Monona is open for skating on the lagoon!

Today it was official, the lagoon was cleared and the shelter was open from 11-4 with heat.  There was hot chocolate, popcorn and water for sale.  Please come down and enjoy some time on the ice.  Please also comment to the city about your appreciation of having this cleared and if you have additional interest in having a hockey rink and/or general skating rink flooded on the field by the shelter.  This could be open much sooner than the lagoon (its dangerous to have the public works folks on the ice with equipment too soon).