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Click here for the current draft plan incorporating public input from the Open House, meetings with stakeholders and the public comment period.

The Final Open House on April 18 generated lots of useful feedback for the Steering Committee on what draft plan recommendations that the community thinks are most important. The draft presented on April 18 can be accessed here. The comment period closed

The final draft will also be posted to this webpage with a schedule of Committee and Commission review and approval meetings where public input is also welcome. Check back to this webpage for more information.

For more information contact the City of Madison, Planning Division at 267-1131 or:
lhorvath@cityofmadison.com

The Department of Planning & Community & Economic Development is working with the Northport-Warner Park-Sherman Neighborhood Steering Committee and interested residents, businesses and stakeholders to develop a 5-10 year plan for the Northside area. The Planning process began in January 2008 and is scheduled for completion in Spring 2009.

The planning area includes the well-established neighborhood areas of Berkely Oaks, Brentwood Village, East Bluff, Kennedy Heights, Lakeview Hill, Maple Wood, Mendota Hills, Sheridan Triangle, Sherman, Vera Court and Whitetail Ridge. The Northport -Warner Park-Sherman Neighborhood Planning Area is bounded by Wheeler Road & Harvey Road on the north, Packers Avenue on the east, Commercial Avenue on the south and Lake Mendota/Woodward Drive on the west.

2009 Northport-Warner Park-Sherman Neighborhood Plan Steering Committee

Steering Committee: A neighborhood-based steering committee appointed by the Mayor is leading this planning effort. The public is welcome to attend Steering Committee meetings (go to Meetings for a schedule, agendas and minutes). Steering Committee members and the areas that they represent include:

  • Lydia Maurer - Berkley Oaks & Whitetail Ridge & the Oak Park Terrace Mobile Home Community.
  • Pat Steele - East Bluff & Northport, Packers, & Woodlands apartments.
  • Benjamin Cashin/Lorie Walker - Lake View Hill & Kennedy Heights.
  • Cyndi Wood/Jacqueline Wilson - Mendota Hills, Nobel Park, Troy Gardens, & Vera Court.
  • Anita Herrera/Jolena K. Presti/Jeff Shokler - Brentwood Village, Maple Wood Condos, Sheridan Triangle, and Sherman.
  • Mary A. Schumacher/Paul Van Rooy - Lerdahl and North Lake Mendota
  • Karen M. Thompson/Donald B. Bruns/ Betty Thompson/Julie Savidusky - Representatives for the business community and multifamily property owners.
  • Thomas C. Blake – At Large representatives.

The success of the plan will be contingent upon the involvement of residents. Contact your district alderperson or respective neighborhood association to be part of the effort to develop the Northport-Warner Park-Sherman Neighborhood Plan, or go to the Sign Me Up page on this website.