🌱 Madison Parks Matching Donations + Interstate Expansion Wraps

Good day, people of Madison! Sean Peek here with the latest issue of the Madison Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and milder. High: 46 Low: 31.

Here are the top stories in Madison today:

1. The Madison Parks Foundation plans to match donations up to $30,000 as part of an ongoing effort to raise money to make city parks more accessible. The new matching gift program was announced yesterday, just ahead of this year's Giving Tuesday, and runs until the end of 2021. Earlier this year, the foundation received a $100,000 grant to go toward adding five accessible playgrounds throughout the Madison community, as well as a recent anonymous donation that funded an accessible mat and platform to Bernie's Beach. (97 Seven Country WGLR)
2. Work on the Interstate 39/90 expansion project between the Madison Beltline and the Wisconsin/Illinois state line is set to wrap up this week, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The majority of the road is fully open, though a few daytime and nighttime traffic impacts can be expected at the interchanges with Interstate 43 in Beloit and with the Beltline. By Friday, all work is scheduled to be completed. (Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3)
3. UW-Madison Police and University Health Services have launched a pilot program, in which counselors and police co-respond to mental health calls in the area. (Madison.com)
4. A bus collided with another vehicle on Madison's east side late Monday afternoon; the investigation is ongoing. (WMTV - NBC15)
5. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced year-round camping reservation openings Monday for over 20 state parks and forests. (WMSN Fox 47 Madison)

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Today in Madison:

• 2021 Madison Region Economic Development & Diversity Summit (8:00 AM)
• Take Home Tuesday Craft Bag: Wrapped Wreath (9:00 AM)
• Preschool Storytime - Middleton Public Library Children's Events (9:30 AM)
• Portillo's Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening (10:00 AM)
• Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting: Portillo's Hot Dogs (10:00 AM)
• FT (VANS) Food & Public Opinion @ Willy St Coop North (1:25 PM)
• Economic Development Committee Meeting (2:00 PM)
• Public Information Meeting: St. Paul, Ohio, Talmadge, Jackson, Lafollette (5:30 PM)
• Minecraft Club - Middleton Public Library Tween Events (6:00 PM)
• Starting Native Plants Over Winter - Lakeview Branch Library (6:30 PM)

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— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.