This extraordinary action is necessary due to the persistent layer of ice on many streets and the likelihood of a major winter storm arriving Monday evening. Many roads in Madison remain very slippery and challenging for all roadway users. Plus, on ice packed streets, plowing equipment would be unable to gain sufficient traction push the anticipated heavy snow from the road..

For instance, staff have discussed the importance of continued planning efforts in low and moderate income areas with deeper public participation. Moving forward, such efforts could perhaps focus less on long term land use, and more on strategy and shorter term actions to address community needs. Also, when the City faces a sudden and significant challenge/opportunity as was presented with the closure of Oscar Mayer, we may need to have the capacity to respond with a strategic and action oriented redevelopment plan.

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Three celeb centric stories on our radar this weekend. Spike Lee at Friday’s Washington Ideas Forum. (AP) Lee speaks out: The always quotable Spike Lee was in town this week for the Washington Ideas Forum, a series of interviews with newsmakers and big thinkers co presented at the Newseum by The Atlantic and the Aspen Institute.

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