City officials and Madison police will hold a meeting Thursday night to discuss ways to improve the 41st annual Mifflin Street Block Party event.
The meeting will discuss police involvement in the block party and the significant increase in arrests and fines over the past few years. Last year's block party resulted in a total of 438 arrests, a number nearly double that of 2004.
City officials hope to come to an agreement with police over the best way to handle this year's festivities.
Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, believes last year's Mifflin resulted in an excessive amount of arrests and fines.
The amount of arrests in previous years is extremely frustrating to me,"" Verveer said. ""My number-one priority is figuring out what we can do to substantially decrease the number of people arrested at this year's event.""
Verveer encourages students and Mifflin residents to attend Thursday's meeting to voice concerns and suggestions for improving this year's block party.
The meeting will be held at the Madison Senior Center, 330 W. Mifflin St., and will begin at 7:00 p.m.
