Fiscal Note
No appropriation required.
Title
Honoring organizations that offered their spaces to serve as polling places for the August 11th, 2020 Partisan Primary
Body
WHEREAS, the novel type of coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread to over 100 countries, infected millions world-wide, over 5 million in the United States alone, and has a current death toll in the US of over 170,000, and
WHEREAS, the appearance of the novel Corona Virus, COVID-19, has uprooted the idea and practice of “business-as-usual,” and
WHEREAS, COVID-19 has complicated public and private operational practices throughout the country, and
WHEREAS, it has placed strains on employees, volunteers, customers and clients from all walks of life, and
WHEREAS, the response to COVID-19 has been a patchwork of complimentary and competing guidelines from county, state and federal authorities, and
WHEREAS, the City of Madison’s 86 polling places for the 2020 Partisan Primary run the gamut from churches to schools, from fire stations to grocery stores, from bowling alleys to community centers, and
WHEREAS, managers and staff at all of these locations responded to the Clerk’s Office’s urgent requests to be a polling place thoughtfully and compassionately, and
WHEREAS, the managers and staff at all 86 venues across the City of Madison replied to the Clerk’s request to be a polling place with a resounding “Yes,”
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Madison recognizes, thanks and elevates every venue that served as a polling place for the August 11th Partisan Primary, as examples of civic and community pride and true examples of democracy in action.
In recognition:
Alicia Ashman Library
American Family Insurance
American Family Insurance Applied Learning Center
Asbury United Methodist Church
Attic Angel Association
Badger Rock Neighborhood Center
Bethany United Methodist Church
Blackhawk Church
Blackhawk Middle School
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
Boys and Girls Club of Dane County
Bridge-Lake Point-Waunona Neighborhood Center
Catholic Multicultural Center
Chavez Elementary School
City Church
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Eagle Heights Community Center
East High School
East Madison Community Center
Eastside Lutheran Church
Elvehjem Elementary School
Elver Park
Falk Elementary School
Fire Station #14
First Congregational Church
Glendale Elementary School
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Goodman Parks Maintenance Facility
Hawthorne Library
High Point Church
Hoyt School (Madison School Community Recreation)
Huegel Elementary School
Hy-Vee
Ian’s Pizza on State
James Madison Park - Gates of Heaven
John Muir Elementary School
Kennedy Elementary School
LaFollette High School
Lake Edge United Church of Christ, Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church
Lakeview Library
Lapham Elementary School
Leopold Elementary School
Lindbergh Elementary School
Lussier Community Education Center
Lussier Family East YMCA
Madison Central Library
Madison College - Commercial Avenue
Madison Municipal Building
Madison Senior Center
Meadowridge Library
Mendota Elementary School
Middleton United Church of Christ
Midvale Elementary School
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center
Mount Olive Lutheran Church
New Beginnings Church
O’Keeffe Middle School
Olbrich Gardens
Olson Elementary School
Park Edge/Park Ridge Employment & Training Center (Urban League of Greater Madison)
Reindahl Park
Sandburg Elementary School
Schwoegler Park Towne Lanes
Sequoya Library
Sherman Avenue United Methodist Church
Sherman Middle School
St James Catholic School
Steamfitters Local 601 Training Center
Tenney Park
Thoreau Elementary School
Toki Middle School
Trinity United Methodist Church
University Research Park Business Accelerator
UW Memorial Library
UW Pyle Center
UW Union South
UW Welcome Center
Village on Park
Warner Park
Wellspring United Methodist Church
West High School
Whitehorse Middle School
Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center
Wingra School