A virtual meeting to update residents about the Warner Park and Cherokee Marsh Watershed Study was held in September. Madison’s Engineering Division is working to identify causes of flooding and recommend projects to reduce flooding in areas of high risk around the city.

There are active beavers at the two ponds along Wheeler Road in the South Unit of Cherokee Marsh Conservation Park.The City of Madison is working with an environmental contractor to protect the drainage culverts in the ponds without harming the beavers.Parks conservation staff will also consider how best to protect valuable trees.

Madison Parks maintenance staff discovered the problem but needed to bring in a septic system contractor to clear the pipes and pump out the septic tank. Restrooms have now re-opened.