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HERE is a link to a PDF copy of the 2011 Wisconsin Homestead tax credit form, also known as a rent certificate.

HERE is the trash, recycling and large item pick up schedule for residents living in the Thursday pick up area.

Click HERE if you live in another pick up area to find your 2012 schedule.

November 30th is a deadline to sign up for Wisconsin’s telemarketing No Call list and have your telephone number added to the list by January 1, 2012. If you are already on the list, you need to renew your phone number every 2 years.

Link to sign up is HERE

See the FAQ section of the Department of Trade and Consumer Protection for more information.

Launched today: Google+ Pages is a new social network developed by Google to compete with FaceBook, etc. It offers a clean and efficient platform typical of Google products; aimed squarely at promoting business, brands and organizations. It will integrate with Google Places and Google maps to continue Googles vertical integration of a total web browsing experience.
Check it out, add to a circle and post any comments HERE.

This Sunday, significant portions of downtown Madison will be closed to traffic and be transformed into a bicycle route. Click HERE for a map of the route, and click HERE for an event summary.

It’s the infamous August 14 and 15th Madison moving day. The day the isthmus turns into a parking lot, a U-Haul expo, street flea market, and porch sleep over day. At least it’s a Sunday to start the move and the 2 hour parking rules are not enforced!

In one of the largest drops in recent memory, the second quarter Madison vacancy rate went form 4.72% in 2010 to 3.54 in the same period in 2011.
Full story HERE

August 14/15th is a Sunday/Monday this year. Plan now for connecting your utilities so they are on when you move in.
Call MG&E at 608-252-7222 for starting electric and gas service.

Now is also a good time to submit a mail forward form to the post office. link: HERE

You may have noticed the new bike share stations being installed in downtown Madison. Well, here is the scoop on the program and how you can participate:

“Madison B-cycle will revolutionize the way you move in the downtown. By the end of the summer, there will be 35 B-cycle stations with 350 bikes throughout Madison’s downtown all within close proximity to wherever you need to go. Madison B-cycle members will be able to check out a B-cycle at any B-station, ride to where you need to go, and park it at the closest station to your destination. Need to go somewhere else? Simply check out another B-cycle and start a new trip. ”

for more information, see the B-cycle web site. or HERE for a map to current B-cycle locations. You can click on a B-cycle icon and see how many bikes are currently available.

Similar programs are in place in 10 US cities.  Student discounts are available.

This Sunday, Madison will host Ride the Drive event will close some downtown streets to cars and have open access for people on bikes, roller blades, walking, etc. Mayor Soglin has proposed cancelling future Ride the Drive events, so this may be your last opportunity to experience this unique event.
See web page for complete road closures, schedule of events and ways to participate/volunteer.