District Reports Podcast
Summary: District Reports, a half hour show, brings you conversations with members of the Common Council. Hosted by former Madison Alders Susan Hamblin and Eve Galanter, each episode focuses on a current issue facing the Council and previews other issues you can expect to hear discussed on the council floor.
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Podcasts:
Host, former Alder Susan Hamblin, and her guests, 16th District Alderperson Jill Johnson (a member of the City’s Public Safety Review Committee) and Madison Police Chief Noble Wray, discuss crime trends in Madison.
Host, former Alder Eve Galanter, and her guests, Seventh District Alder Steve King (a member of the City’s Plan Commission), and Steve Cover, Director of the Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development, discuss changes to the City’s development approval process. They discuss how the changes came about and what impact they may have on the image of Madison as a problematic place to push new development proposals to fruition.
Host, former Alder Susan Hamblin, and her guests, First District Alder Lisa Subeck and Hickory Hurie of the Office of Community Services, take a look at the issue of homelessness in Madison. They define the scope of the problem in Madison and in Dane County and discuss cooperative efforts to address the crisis.
Host, former Alder Eve Galanter, and her guests, Fourth District Alder Mike Verveer, and Bill Fruhling, Principal Planner with the Department of Planning and Development, discuss the long-in-the-works (since 2008) Downtown Plan. They discuss the definition and boundaries of Downtown, why the process has taken four years, and what is included in the new plan.
Host, former Alder Susan Hamblin, and her guests, Ninth District Alder Paul Skidmore (a member of the Public Safety Review Board) and new Fire Chief Steven David discuss Chief Davis’ 23 years with the Madison Fire Department and his plans for the future of the Department.
Host: Susan Hamblin. Guests: Matt Phair, 20th District Alder, and Arlene Silviera, Member, Madison Board of Education.
Host, former Alder Susan Hamblin, and her guests, Third District Alder and outgoing Council President Lauren Cnare, and Fifth District Alder and newly elected Council President Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, discuss the role of Council leadership. Ald. Cnare discusses the accomplishments of her term, and Ald. Bidar-Sielaff discusses her plans for the coming year.
Host Eve Galanter talks with Second District Alderperson Bridget Maniaci, and City Director of Economic Development, Aaron Olver about redevelopment plans for East Washington Avenue.
Host Eve Galanter welcomes guests Third District Alderperson Lauren Cnare, and Tom Heikkinen, Manager, Madison Water Utlity.
Host Eve Galanter welcomes Sixth District Alderperson Marsha Rummel, and Kevin Briski, Madison Parks Superintendent.
Host Susan Hamblin welcomes 15th District Alderperson Larry Palm, and Barb Dimick, Director of the Madison Public Library.
Host Susan Hamblin welcomes 2nd Dist Alderperson Bridget Maniaci, and 4th Dist Alderperson Mike Verveer.
Host, former Alder Eve Galanter and her guests, 11th District Alder Chris Schmidt and 13th District Alder Sue Ellingson, take a look back at the major events of 2011 and discussed what are likely to be the largest issues facing the City in 2012.
Host Susan Hamblin welcomes Madison's exiting Fire Chief, Debra Amesqua, and 16th District Alderpeson, Jill Johnson.
Host Eve Galanter welcomes 4th District Alderperson, Mike Verveer, and 6th District Alderperson, Marsha Rummel.
