The Sconi

The town of Madison, Wisconsin, is just a memory.

After nearly two centuries of existence and being formed into the city of Madison in 1859, the town of Madison has been absorbed by the cities of Madison and Fitchburg. The project has been in the works over several decades, annexing land from the town as it expanded.  

With so many addresses poised to change so soon before an election, some are wondering how it might affect voting.

“A big number of residents voted at the Town Hall facility, and that’s not a polling place anymore, so I would suggest that every single resident from the town checks the website,” Madison City Planner Angela Puerta told Channel3000.com.

For those with questions, election officials encourage voters to call the clerk to learn where their new polling place will be. The change could also mean higher taxes for old town residents, as the city offers far more services that their old municipality.

The final plan calls for 90% of the land that was left in the town to be absorbed by Madison, which will also be adopting 79% of its population even though the group is one that is much more diverse than the population that currently calls the area home.

The city of Fitchburg is taking the rest of the town, gaining some 1,400 residents. Since 2020 the city of Madison has been providing fire, police and EMS services to what used to be the town of Madison.