Madison Mayor Paul Soglin wants to end it. So does Police Chief Noble Wray. So do UW-Madison officials. Even Downtown Ald. Mike Verveer, who has represented the neighborhood and its many college-aged residents for more than a decade, wishes the annual Mifflin Street block party would go away.
….The Mifflin Street party, unfortunately, seems little more than an excuse for heavy drinking, something that spiraled out of control last year when the city tried to add more structure and distractions from alcohol. There’s no easy answer. Yet it’s easy to see more limits and law enforcement are needed ? with elimination as the ultimate goal.