By Adam Duxter
May 1, 2021 | 7:47 PM
MADISON, Wis. â The dozens of homeless people living in an encampment at Madisonâs Reindahl Park will be ordered to move by Sunday May 9, according to the city.
This comes after Madison forced evictions to those living at McPike Park earlier this year.
In 2020, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway signed an emergency order that would allow encampments under the proper guidelines. However Saturday, the cityâs Community Development Director Jim OâKeefe said encampments are not the direction Madison wants to head in.
OâKeefe says much of the decision to order an eviction at Reindahl was driven by Madisonâs Parks Department as well as neighbors in the area who wish to use the park again.
This comes after Madison forced evictions to those living at McPike Park earlier this year.
In 2020, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway signed an emergency order that would allow encampments under the proper guidelines. However Saturday, the city’s Community Development Director Jim O’Keefe said encampments are not the direction Madison wants to head in.
O’Keefe says much of the decision to order an eviction at Reindahl was driven by Madison’s Parks Department as well as neighbors in the area who wish to use the park again.
Others, however, say the evictions are not the solution.
“Moving people out of here doesn’t solve any problems,” said Sara Andrews, who says she’s served the homeless community since the fall of 2020. “It just moves the problem to another location and spreads the problem out.”
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By Stephen Cohn
Apr 21, 2021 12:29 PM
MADISON, Wis. â Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway introduced Wednesday a new climate initiative called âClimate Forward.â
According to a news release, the planâs agenda outlines the actions the city will take to advance its work to combat climate change over the next two years, including efforts that reduce emissions, improve the cityâs resilience, and support green job creation.
âWe have a scientific imperative to nearly halve our emissions by 2030, and we must ramp up our work to meet that goal,â said Mayor Rhodes-Conway in a statement. âClimate action about improving air quality and public health, lowering utility bills for residents and businesses, and creating more opportunities for good paying, high quality jobs. I believe Madison is ready to accelerate climate action for the benefit of our community and our world.â
MADISON, Wis. Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway introduced Wednesday a new climate initiative called ‘Climate Forward.’
According to a news release, the plan’s agenda outlines the actions the city will take to advance its work to combat climate change over the next two years, including efforts that reduce emissions, improve the city’s resilience, and support green job creation.
“We have a scientific imperative to nearly halve our emissions by 2030, and we must ramp up our work to meet that goal,” said Mayor Rhodes-Conway in a statement. “Climate action about improving air quality and public health, lowering utility bills for residents and businesses, and creating more opportunities for good paying, high quality jobs. I believe Madison is ready to accelerate climate action for the benefit of our community and our world.”