City names new directors of parks, finance departments
At last night’s meeting, City Council voted unanimously to approve contracts for two new directors over the city’s parks and finance departments. John Scarborough, who... Read More
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New supermarket sets sights on northeast Madera
Vallarta Supermarkets, a well-known food retailer in the Central and Southern California Hispanic markets, has submitted plans to the City’s Planning Department for review as... Read More
Public Meeting: Improvement of Lake/4th/Central Avenues Intersection
Options for improving the Lake Street, 4th Street, Central Avenue intersection will be presented at a public meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16,... Read More
Holiday schedule for City offices and services
Most non-emergency departments and facilities of the City of Madera will be closed on the following regular business days for the Holiday Season: Tuesday, December... Read More
Planning begins for transformation of downtown main street
A new planning design effort in downtown Madera is considering ways to redefine the Yosemite Avenue (State Route 145) corridor as a car, bicyclist and... Read More
MPD announce new ‘Safe Exchange Zone’ for private-party transactions
The Madera Police Department has unveiled a new “Safe Exchange Zone” to provide a safe environment for private-party transactions. Located inside the Madera Police Department’s... Read More
City receives Project of the Year Award from Central CA Chapter of the American Public Works Association
The City of Madera’s new Transit Center was recently selected as a recipient of the American Public Works Association’s (APWA) 2019 Public Works Project of... Read More
MaderaProud #Moments November Newsletter
Big improvements coming to Vernon McCullough River Trail, Transit Center updates, Census 2020 coming soon…
City’s smoking ban kicks butts (and vapes) out of its parks
On Wednesday, May 15, 2019, the Madera City Council unanimously voted to update existing regulations associated with smoking. The updates include the prohibition of smoking... Read More
Notice of Public Hearing: Energy Services & Financing Contract
Notice is hereby given that per California Government Code Section 4217.12, the City Council of the City of Madera will hold a public hearing to... Read More
Coordination Committee Meeting for the Madera Subbasin Joint GSP
Please join us for a Coordination Committee meeting to submit comments regarding the Madera Subbasin Joint Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP). A summary of the draft... Read More
MaderaProud #Moments October Newsletter
Delegation from Madera’s Sister City (Yilan, Taiwan) drops in for a visit, track development projects in Madera with new interactive map, upcoming events…
Delegation from Sister City Yilan, Taiwan visits Madera
In late September the City received a visit from a delegation representing Madera’s sister City Yilan, Taiwan. Councilmember Jose Rodriguez and Board of Education Trustee... Read More
MaderaProud #Moments September Newsletter
MUSD breaks ground on new middle school, National Night Out in Madera a success, Moments+…
MUSD breaks ground on new middle school
Madera Unified School District‘s newest middle school is designed to give students a head start on careers such as nurse, florist, computer programmer, plumber, and... Read More
Final draft of Madera Subbasin Joint Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) released for review
The final draft of the Madera Subbasin Joint Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) for the Madera Subbasin is available for a 90-day review period and comment.... Read More
MaderaProud #Moments August Newsletter
New playground at Pan-Am Park, widening of Highway 99 soon to begin, Madera City Fire Department joins Facebook + more. Click to view.
Caltrans/MCTC celebrate start of SB1 funded widening of State Route 99
SB 1 Project will Repair Damaged Surface, Alleviate Congestion for Motorists Caltrans and the Madera County Transportation Commission (MCTC) today held a groundbreaking ceremony... Read More
A new playground is now open at Pan-Am Park
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held this morning at 11:00am for a new play structure, and other renovations recently unveiled at Pan-Am Park. With frequent... Read More
National Night Out in Madera set for the 6th of August
National Night Out is a meaningful event designed to strengthen the partnership between the community and police. Neighbors can meet other neighbors and build a... Read More
City awarded $11.3 million grant for projects in Downtown Madera
MORES and the City of Madera are pleased to announce a grant award in the amount $11.3 million from the California Strategic Growth Council for... Read More
Smoking now outlawed at recreation facilities, parks
As of June 14th, 2019, all recreation facilities in the City of Madera, including parks, picnic areas, playgrounds, sports fields, walking paths, gardens, bike paths,... Read More
MaderaProud #Moments June Newsletter
Starbucks and AT&T coming to Bethard Square, big changes coming to Pan-Am Park, widening of Highway 99 soon to begin + more. Click to view.
City of Madera featured in Kopi’s Hometown Connections
MADERA, Calif. (FOX26) — Kopi’s Hometown Connections is on the move again, this time to the beautiful city Madera. Kopi visited Courthouse Park in downtown Madera.
Madera’s own MadTown Robotics team crowned world champions
Madera High School’s 15-member “MadTown Robotics” team won the FIRST Robotics Championship in Houston, Texas on Saturday, April 20th. The four-day competition for students in... Read More
Notice of construction: SR99 North/Avenue 17 exit
NV5 will be performing construction at the Avenue 17/northbound SR99 off-ramp. NV5 will be closing the off-ramp and will make use of flaggers to assist... Read More
Do you use transit services in Madera? Let us know how we’re doing!
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Mayor Medellin presents at Madera County EDC’s State of the County event
“Our current council and councils of the past, they have really been fiscally responsible. Our policy is to have 30% [of our budget] in reserves,”... Read More
TRAFFIC ALERT: Notice of construction
Seal Rite Paving and Grading will begin the construction of pedestrian facilities on Howard Road between North Pine Street and Fairview Avenue and the streets... Read More
Council, city staff participate in ‘Read Across America’
Councilman Steve Montes and members of City staff were excited to read their favorite childhood books to Ms. Gallegos’s 2nd grade class of All Stars.... Read More