Tired of struggling to cross Milwaukee St. on your daily morning walk? Worried about negotiating the race to the Stoughton Rd. ramp on your morning commute? Join us Tuesday, May 8 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm in the Community Room of the new Police Station on Thompson Dr. (off of Cottage Grove Rd., just east of the bridge over the highway) for an informational meeting with City of Madison Traffic Engineering staff to learn about planned safety improvements to Milwaukee St. from N. Thompson to Stoughton Rd.

To report neighborhood speeders, call SPEEDERS HOTLINE at 266-4624.

To reserve a speeding board for your block call the Safety Coalition at 256-6713.

Hiestand Neighborhood has a new police liaison, Colleen Michelson. If you have any neighborhood concerns or citizen complaints about problems in your area, you can contact Colleen at cmichelson@cityofmadison.com.

To view the complete East District Newsletter, go to: www.ci.madison.wi.us/police/eastnews/Eastnews.html.