🍁 Last call for leaf collection

🍂 Last Call For Leaf Collection

• Gather all your leaves and yard waste because the last collection of the year is this Sunday, Dec. 8. You can also drop off your leaves at select locations.
• Street sweepers will trail the leaf collection crew to grab any leftover debris after collection, weather permitting. Street sweepers need water, so if it’s too cold, they won’t be able to come out. Let’s hope for some slightly warmer temps this weekend! [City of Madison]

🧑‍⚖️ Mayor Requests Myadze’s Removal From Committees

• Following allegations against District 18 Ald. Charles Myadze ranging from harassment to domestic abuse, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway has requested to remove Myadze from his five committee seats.
• Rhodes-Conway requested Myadze be replaced by other alders on the Alcohol License Review Committee, the Board of Park Commissioners, the Greater Madison Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Sister City Collaboration Committee, and the Water Utility Board. Myadze is also facing a censure resolution from the council. We’ll know the results of these measures after the council’s meeting on Dec. 10.
• Dig deeper: City Cast Madison recently sat down District 2 Ald. Juliana Bennett who filed an official complaint against Myadze to talk about her experiences. [Madison365, 🎧 City Cast Madison]

🗞️ Here’s What You (May Have) Missed This Week

• On today’s Friday news round up host Bianca Martin is joined by Cap Times state government and disinformation reporter Erin McGroarty to unpack the recent Act 10 ruling.
• We also get an update on Wisconsin Democratic Party leader Ben Wikler’s run for DNC chair.
• And Executive Producer Hayler Sperling joins for some exciting news on Madison’s bookstores and, of course, the giant inflatable Santas on Monroe Street. [🎧 City Cast Madison]

This week’s Friday Floof is Lola! Lola is a very sweet and energetic 6-year-old mutt. Her favorite activities include swimming at James Madison Park and sunbathing on the porch. Owner Emmy S. says that although energetic, there’s nothing Lola respects more than a good nap. Can relate.

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