February 2026

Referendum Impact on Public Safety

In April, voters will see a referendum question on the ballot asking if they support a $3.95 million increase to the City's property tax levy. If approved, the City will be able to maintain quality existing services while also making key investments in public safety. But just what does that mean? Listen here to learn more about how our Police and Fire & EMS departments would be impacted by the referendum.

Interview with Kevin Warych, Chief of Police and Ryan Cox, Assistant Chief of Police

Join Mayor Stocker for State of the City

This month and next, Mayor Steve Stocker will deliver the annual State of the City address to various community groups across Sun Prairie. This presentation provides an opportunity to highlight major projects, plans and initiatives from 2025, while also previewing the upcoming year. Community members will have several opportunities to attend and engage.

Learn more by listening to the interview below.

Interview with Mayor Steve Stocker

Sun Prairie Recognized with Mayors' Monarch Pledge Leadership Circle

For the second year in a row, Sun Prairie has been recognized in the Leadership Circle of the Mayors' Monarch Pledge! This program is a National Wildlife Federation initiative dedicated to conserving monarch butterflies and other pollinators, and it highlights the City's commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainability. Check out the interview below to learn more.

Interview with Cindy Burtley, Parks & Forestry Director

Administration: A referendum question will be on the April 2026 ballot. To learn more about the referendum and our funding challenges, visit our website. More information below.

Community Development: An online Tenant Retaliation Complaint Form is Now Available.

Parks, Recreation & Forestry: Kids in the Park summer camp registration is now open!

Sun Prairie Historical Library and Museum: What's happening at the museum? Find out below!

Sun Prairie Public Library: The Sun Prairie Public Library has activities for all ages to escape the cold this February.

Sun Prairie Utilities: Sun Prairie Utilities is hosting various Energy Assistance Events and a Random Acts of Kindness Donation Drive this month.

Administration

Stay in-the-know on all things referendum

As we approach the April 2026 election, the City of Sun Prairie will be working to educate our residents on the referendum. We know that the topic of levy limits and referendums aren't always easy to understand, so we are putting all of the relevant information in one place. To learn more about the referendum and what happens if it passes or fails, please visit www.cityofsunprairie.com/referendum. If you have questions, please reach out to staff by emailing refteam@cityofsunprairie.com.

Sun Prairie Historical Library & Museum

The Museum is open to the public Wednesdays 11:00am - 4:00pm and by appointment for research and events. To learn more, visit www.cityofsunprairie.com/museum.

Staff can be reached by phone at (608) 825-0837 or by email at museum@cityofsunprairie.com.

The Historical Library and Museum is located at 115 East Main St. Sun Prairie with parking behind the building. Admission is always free.

Announcements:

Thank you, volunteers!

In late January, the Historical Museum held an event to recognize its volunteers for their 2025 accomplishments. Over the year, 28 generous volunteers contributed 1,752 hours of work to support the Museum’s mission of connecting Sun Prairie with its history, cultivating community pride and shared knowledge.

Volunteer projects ranged from photographing, scanning, and uploading artifacts into the Museum’s online collections database (viewable at https://sunprairie.catalogaccess.com/home) to writing new online tours highlighting local history (check them out here https://theclio.com/user/9141). Whether it’s indexing historical records, preparing for new exhibits, helping at events, diving into marketing strategy, or any of the other unique projects thrown their way, volunteers are at the heart of the Museum’s operation.

Museum staff send a sincere thank you to all volunteers past and present!

Sun Prairie Public Library

Normal Hours Resume February 2!

We’re happy to announce our construction hours have ended, and our normal hours resume on Monday, February 2.

M-R 9am-9pm

F 9am-6pm

Sa 9am-5pm

Su 1-5pm

Children’s & Teen Services

Itsy Bitsy Lapsit

Mondays, February 2 – April 27 10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m., Youth Program Room

Itsy Bitsy Lapsits (formerly Small Fry) are 20-25 minutes long and are filled with 1-2 short books, songs, action rhymes and more! Some songs, stories and rhymes are repeated each week and new ones are gradually introduced. Geared For: Ages 0-2 but all ages are welcome at any Storytime.

Little Kid Storytime

Tuesdays, February 3 – April 28 10 a.m,, Youth Program Room

Little Kid Storytimes are 25-30 minutes long and are filled with short books, songs, fingerplays, rhymes, puppets and more – a different variety each week. Geared For: Ages 1-3 but all ages are welcome at any Storytime.

Big Kid Storytime

Tuesdays, February 3 – April 28 11:15 a.m,, Youth Program Room

Big Kid Storytimes are 30-35 minutes long and are filled with longer books, songs, fingerplays, rhymes, puppets and more – a different variety each week. This Storytime is geared for children who are ready for stories that are a bit longer. Geared For: Ages 3-5 but all ages are welcome at any Storytime.

Cuentos Infantiles (Spanish Storytime)

Wednesdays, February 4 – April 29 4:30 p.m., Youth Program Room

Orientado para las: Edades 3-5. Pero todas las edades son bienvenidos para todos los cuentos infantiles.

Geared For: Ages 3-5 but all ages are welcome at any Storytime.

Hablantes nativos hasta principiantes bienvenidos

Native speakers to beginner’s welcome!

Family Storytime

Thursdays, February 5 – April 30 6:30 p.m., Youth Program Room

Family Storytimes are 30-35 minutes long and are filled with longer books, songs, fingerplays, rhymes, puppets, and more – a different variety each week. This Storytime is geared toward families, so all ages are welcome. Geared For: Ages 0-5 but all ages are welcome and encouraged to attend!

Wiggle & Play

Wednesday, February 4

10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Youth Program Room

Wiggle and play with a variety of different toys, puppets, puzzles, and more. The Youth Program Room is converted into a space to play, dance, socialize, and shake out some wiggly energy! Caregivers must stay in the room to tend to their children; no library staff will be present in the Youth Program Room. It’s a great time to connect with other caregivers and network in the community! Wiggle and Play is free and has no registration. Geared for ages 0-4.

All library programs are free and open to the public.

Teen Writers and Readers

Saturday, February 28 from 2 – 4 p.m, Youth Program Room

Creative writers, poets, songwriters, and new writers welcome! We work together to make our writing even better. Give input and receive tips on your own work. We also talk about books and writers who inspire us!

For teens in 6th -12th grade.

Adult Services

Learn to Play: Mahjong (Session 1)

Sunday, February 8 from 1:30-3:30 p.m., Atrium Conference Room

Would you like to learn to play Mahjong? Mahjong is a 4-player game that originated in 19th century China. The game is played with 136 or 144 small tiles based on Chinese characters or symbols, and the object is to collect winning sets of tiles, similar to card games such as gin rummy.

We are offering two 3-week sessions that will teach the basics of Chinese Mahjong. Each session consists of three Tuesdays in a row, from 1:30-3:30PM. Registrants may sign up for only one session, as space is limited, and should be able to commit to all dates. All sessions will be held in the Atrium Conference Room. Register here.

Committee of the Whole

The Committee of the Whole, consisting of all 8 seated City Council members, addresses multi-committee issues, reviews the annual budget, manages real estate transactions, engages in long-term planning, has the authority to sanction Council members and officials, and handles matters not assigned to specific committees. Chaired by the Council President, it convenes on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 300 E. Main St., Downtown Sun Prairie, with meeting times occasionally subject to change (refer to the events calendar for specific times).

Check out the latest Committee of the Whole meeting (01/06/2026)

Check out the latest Common Council meeting (01/20/2026)

Sun Prairie Media Center

Sun Prairie Media Center consists of three main entities, each with its own individual mission:

KSUN: The mission of KSUN is to train and nurture Sun Prairie residents in providing original video programming designed to educate, inform, entertain, and enlighten the city of Sun Prairie. KSUN programming should appeal to a wide range of Sun Prairie residents and reflect the diverse nature of the Sun Prairie population.

KIDS-4: The mission of KIDS-4 is to promote media literacy to the youth population of Sun Prairie as well as to teach students all aspects of producing original video and audio content. Students enrolled in KIDS-4 become more discriminating consumers of media, better communicators, better collaborators, and receive vital hands-on experience on a wide range of media-making tools.

103.5 FM The Sun Community Radio: The mission of 103.5 FM The Sun Community Radio is to train and nurture Sun Prairie residents in providing original radio and podcast programming designed to educate, inform, entertain, and enlighten the city of Sun Prairie. 103.5 FM The Sun Community Radio programming should appeal to a wide range of Sun Prairie residents and reflect the diverse nature of the Sun Prairie population.

Check out the abundance of quality community programming at https://www.sunprairiemediacenter.com/

February 2026

Referendum Impact on Public Safety

Join Mayor Stocker for State of the City

Sun Prairie Secures Grant to Enhance Roadway Safety

Sun Prairie Recognized with Mayors' Monarch Pledge Leadership Circle

Code Enforcement Moves to Police Department

Administration

Stay in-the-know on all things referendum

Community Development

The City's online Tenant Retaliation Complaint form is Now Available!

Parks, Recreation and Forestry

Sun Prairie Historical Library & Museum

Sun Prairie Public Library

Sun Prairie Utilities

City Services Guide

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Committee of the Whole

Sun Prairie Media Center

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