February 2023 | Advocacy News
On February 7, the Madison Common Council Will Consider the Filene House Landmark Nomination
By Kurt Stege
Filene House by John Rolling
This month, we hear an update on the Filene House landmark nomination as it goes to Common Council on February 7. Kurt has provided a brief background on what has happened so far, where the current nomination stands and some additional information that might be helpful if you would like to express your support.
Reach out to advocacy@madisonpreservation.org with any questions.
How You Can Express Your Support to the Common Council
Call to contact one or more alders by February 3rd. Indicate this matter is of great interest to you and, if appropriate, that you live in the alder’s district.[1] If you wish, you are welcome to explain why you support the nomination.
Write to all the members of the City Common Council in advance of the meeting to express your support of the nomination.
Send an email to allalders@cityofmadison.com. In order to provide the alders a reasonable opportunity to read your submission, file it no later than February 3rd. Make sure to reference the topic (Filene House landmark nomination), the meeting date (February 7), and Legistar # 75633. Written submissions should relate to the standards in Sec. 41.07(2) of the ordinances.
Register to speak at the February 7th hearing. Once the City has created a page [2] for the Council meeting on February 7, it will be accessible on the meeting schedule and you will then have ready access to all the relevant information. Testimony is limited to 3 minutes. Registration in advance is required and is explained on the page. Meetings commence at 6:30 p.m. but all council meetings are remarkably long. Once again, effective comments will relate to the standards in Sec. 41.07(2).
[1] If you don’t know who your alder is, or how to make contact, visit Madison Alders. Use one of the “Find Your Alder” options in the right hand column, or, if you already know your district, click on the photo of the alder for contact information.
[2] At the time this article was written, the page had not been created.