Park Towne News and Notes

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Development News for the Week of: 6/8/2013 - 6/14/2013

CITY, GORMAN FINALLY STRIKE DEAL FOR UNION CORNERS PROJECT

City, Gorman strike tentative deal for Union Corners project on East Side.

-Wisconsin State Journal

MADISON COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS TOW DEVELOPMENT TEAMS MAKE DETAILED PROPOSALS FOR DOWNTOWN PROJECT

Madison Committee recommends two development teams make proposals for Judge Doyle Square project.

-Wisconsin State Journal

MAY HOME SALES UP 41% IN DANE COUNTY, BUT MEDIAN PRICE DROPS FOR FIRST TIME THIS YEAR

May's jaw-dropping 61% rise in condo sales pushing both overall sales growth and price drop.

-Wisconsin State Journal

CHECKS TOTALING $21.85 MILLION GOING OUT THIS WEEK FOR 14,000-PLUS WI RESIDENTS WHO LOST HOMES TO FORECLOSURE

Individual checks expected to be about $1,480 per foreclosed home.

-Wisconsin State Journal

RECORD FLOODS CHANGED LANDSCAPE, FORCED IMPROVEMENTS

Record rains altered the landscape of southern Wisconsin then. We revisit areas

affected by the floods to see what lessons have been learned.

-Wisconsin State Journal

LEADERS: ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS NOT PERFECT, BUT THEY ARE IMPROVING HEALTH PRACTICES

Epic co-founder Judy Faulkner was among the panelists at the Digital Health Conference at the Fluno Center on Wednesday.

-Wisconsin State Journal

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Around the State and Points Elsewhere

TOM BARRETT WANTS TO SPEND $2.4 MILLION ON HOME DEMOLITION, REHAB

Declaring a crisis of tax-foreclosed homes, Mayor Tom Barrett moved to allocate more than $2.37 million to demolish or rehab dilapidated houses.

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

PLANNED RELOCATION TO SCHLITZ PARK SPURS STREET IMPROVEMENTS

City officials give preliminary approval for $1.7 million in street improvements tied to a business' plan to move to Schlitz Park.

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

CITY TO SELL CATHEDRAL PLACE PARKING STRUCTURE

An investment group led by developer Joel Lee plans to buy the city-owned parking structure at Lee's Cathedral Place project for at least $8.58 million
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR AIRPORT PARKING LOT PROPOSED

City officials and the owner of a long-term parking lot near Mitchell International Airport have reached an agreement for a plan that could eventually result in a future hotel at the site.

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

MSOE TO PAY CITY $100,000 ON STUDENT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

Milwaukee School of Engineering would pay the city Redevelopment Authority $100,000 as part of its planned conversion of a partly completed downtown hotel into student housing, under a newly disclosed proposal.

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

INNOVATION CAMPUS HOTEL WINS PRELIMINARY COUNTY OK-AGAIN

For the second time within 30 days, a proposed extended-stay hotel at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Innovation Campus development in Wauwatosa has received a preliminary approval from county officials.

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

RESTAURANTS ADDED, OFFICE REDUCED, FOR PARK EAST CINEMA PLAN

Marcus Corp. still wants to develop a downtown Milwaukee cinema, but the project also would include three restaurants and a smaller office tower than originally proposed, under a preliminary plan unveiled Monday.

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel