Neighborhood Planning Program
Planning Unit
Jule Stroick, Neighborhood Planner
215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Room LL-100
P.O. Box 2985
Madison, WI 53701-2985Tel: 608-267-8744
The Department of Planning & Development, Planning Unit provides technical assistance to over 120 neighborhood associations. A neighborhood association is the officially designated, recognized organization for a specific geographic location. Our program and services revolved around building the capacity of the community leaders that make our neighborhoods healthy and strong. The major functions of the Neighborhood Planning Program include:
- Developing mid-range neighborhood plans with neighborhood residents that strategically identifies the vision, goals and objectives, and specific recommendations for a neighborhood;
- Distributing grant funding for neighborhood planning, community enhancement projects, and leadership building;
- Providing technical assistance to community leaders so they can effectively address the issues which affect their quality of life;
- Maintaining a neighborhood association database that contains contact information, meeting times and dates, and newsletter publication timelines;
- Coordinating citywide Neighborhood Conference and Neighborhood Summits that addresses key issues identified by community leaders;
- Clearinghouse of information to neighborhood associations on organizational, leadership skills, and problem-solving methods.