News & Notes


Have a great week!

 

Joe  

 

Development News for the Week of: 9/21/2013 - 9/27/2013   

 

DEVELOPER PROPOSES BIG MIXED-USE PROJECT FOR WILLIAMSON STREET 

 

The proposed redevelopment would be the largest ever on the eclectic street, and neighbor reaction has been mixed.

-Wisconsin State Journal

 

CITY SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT FOR YAHARA RIVER CORRIDOR 

 

Madison seeks public input to advance plans for Yahara River corridor

-Wisconsin State Journal 

 

 

T. Wall Properties' board of directors voted 4-0 last week to transfer ownership and management to primary shareholders led by Wall. 

-Wisconsin State Journal  

 

WISCONSIN HOME SALES UP NEARLY 14% IN AUGUST, AS HOT SUMMER SALES CONTINUED 

 

Sales were up year-over-year for 26 months straight in August, while median price was up for 17 of the last 18 months

-Wisconsin State Journal  

 

WISCONSIN PREMIUMS ON HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE ABOVE NATIONAL AVERAGE 

 

The state's average premium for a mid-level plan on the exchange is the 14th highest among 48 states for which information was provided.  

-Wisconsin State Journal 

 

MADISON CATHOLIC DIOCESE PLANS TO TURN HEADQUARTERS INTO RENTAL HOUSING 

 

Under the plan, the Bishop O'Connor Center on Madison's Far West Side would be leased to a housing developer and renovated into apartments.

-Wisconsin State Journal   

 

NEIGHBORS NOT TAKING NEW MATC SPORTS COMPLEX IN STRIDE 

 

Those who live near Madison Area Technical College spoke out, sometimes angrily, at a public meeting Thursday to gauge support

-Wisconsin State Journal

 


 

Around the State and Points Elsewhere  
 
LAWMAKERS WANT TO COMPEL MPS TO SELL VACANT SCHOOL BUILDINGS

Milwaukee would be compelled - again - to sell vacant and underused Milwaukee Public Schools buildings, under a bill proposed by two lawmakers
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

   

OBAMACARE PLAN PREMIUMS UNVEILED FOR WISCONSIN 

 

Obama administration figures suggest health premiums in Wisconsin under the Affordable Care Act may increase less than feared.

-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel     


SAGGING CLOSES GREEN BAY'S LEO FRIGO BRIDGE ON I-43

The pier settled a little over two feet, and the state DOT will continue taking periodic measurements to see if it's continuing to settle or if any other piers are affected.
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