News & Notes
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 Joe

Development News for the Week of: 8/24/2013 - 8/30/2013   

MADISON PREPARING STREET, BRIDGE, PARK CONCEPTS FOR AREAS NEAR MONONA TERRACE 

 

A special committee is readying concepts for pedestrian, bicycle, bus and traffic improvements on John Nolen Drive and Wilson Street.

-Wisconsin State Journal 

 

PLAN COMMISSION DELAYS DECISION ON LONGFELLOW SCHOOL REDEVELOPMENT 

 

The Madison Plan Commission late Monday delayed a decision on a redevelopment involving the landmark Longfellow School building.  

-Wisconsin State Journal  

 

BIGGER FIRST-TIME HOME BUYER EDUCATION CLASSES REFLECT LOCAL MARKET STRENGTH 

 

Through August, about 400 had completed the coursework, for 25 percent more people and almost 30 percent more households than last year.

-Wisconsin State Journal 

 

IN THE SPIRIT: MADISON HINDU COMMUNITY BEGINS BIG EXPANSION 

 

Adherents broke ground Aug. 18 for a community center and temple building in rural Fitchburg.

-Wisconsin State Journal 

  

FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION EMBARKS ON MAJOR BUILDING PROJECT 

 

The nonprofit organization says it has outgrown its current space, so it will add a four-story addition.

-Wisconsin State Journal

 

MERITER PHYSICAL THERAPY CLINIC PLANNED FOR SOUTH PARK STREET 

 

A proposed renovation and addition to a South Park Street building for a $1.6 million Meriter Health Services physical therapy clinic will go before the City of Madison's Urban Design Commission Wednesday.
-Wisconsin State Journal   

DANE COUNTY'S JULY DISTRESSED PROPERTY INDEX DROPS

 

The reading suggests only about 16% of home sales in July were short sales or foreclosures -- still high historically, but well down from last year.  

-Wisconsin State Journal

 

SEEDS OF SUPPER: CHEFS GET THEIR HANDS DIRTY BY WORKING WITH LOCAL FARMS 

 

Local chefs are working with farmers months before seeds go in the ground to pick the specific peppers, tomatoes and beans they want to use on their menus.

-The Cap Times 

 

FRESH FROM DENVER, NEW CITY PLANNING CHIEF IS THRILLED ABOUT MADISON 

 

Katherine Cornwell has her dream job. What does she love about the city and where does she think it needs to improve?

-The Cap Times 

 

APARTMENT PROPOSED FOR WEBSTER AND MIFFLIN STREETS RAISES HISTORIC CONCERNS 

 

New 58-unit building on N. Webster St. would remove four 100-year-old homes and block the view of the landmark "Lamp House" designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

-The Cap Times  

  

MIDDLETON HOPES TO BOOST CITY'S APPEAL WITH ART 

 

Middleton plans to add sculptural art to four of the city's entrances to represent the outdoors and nature aspect of the Good Neighbor City.

-Wisconsin State Journal 

 

Around the State and Points Elsewhere  
 
VALUE OF WISCONSIN PROPERTY DROPS FOR FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR

The value of the state's property fell by 0.8%, or $3.6 billion, last year, continuing an five-year downward slide that has washed away tens of billions of dollars in Wisconsinites' net worth, says a report by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

UPGRADES TO MILWAUKEE'S INTERMODAL STATION BACK ON TRACK

Plans for the station, which serves Amtrak trains, include building a mezzanine spanning five tracks, a more accessible boarding platform and a new roof with skylights.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel     
   
PABST FARMS DEVELOPERS FILE CLAIM AGAINST OCONOMOWOC

The developers of Pabst Farms filed legal papers saying they may seek $20 million in damages from the city of Oconomowoc over a vote to deny permits for a Kwik Trip store.
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