Last update Wednesday, February 21, 2024
| Neighborhood Contacts |
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| Neighborhood Contact Person(s): |
| Neighborhood Association Meetings |
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| Neighborhood Association Meeting: |
Place: Mentoring Positive, Inc. Office Address: 414 Rethke Avenue Date: Second Tuesday of each Month Time: 7:00 p.m Please contact neighborhood association to confirm meeting date, location, and time. |
| Profile, Statistics and Indicators |
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| Neighborhood Description: | The neighborhood includes the Worthington Park, Darbo and Blooming Grove (Gallagher) communities on Madison’s east side. Residents enjoy the playground and green space in Worthington Park, attend community meetings, host special events, and stroll along the banks of Starkweather Creek or adjacent bike path. |
| Neighborhood Boundaries: | Highway 30 on the north, St. Paul Street to Milwaukee Street on the south, and branches of Starkweather Creek on the east and west |
| Neighborhood Statistics Indicators: | The Neighborhood Indicators Project is a demonstration of key characteristics and various indicators that relate to the quality of life in Madison at the neighborhood level. Basic neighborhood information as well as housing, public safety, health and family well-being, economic, and transportation indicators by neighborhood is available. |
| Neighborhood Events: | Annual Picnic, Free Bike Repair Series and Rodeo, Annual Meeting & Potluck, Pickup Soccer |
| Neighborhood Communications |
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| Newsletter: | Worthington Park Neighborhood Newsletter |
| Web Page: | http://www.worthingtonpark.org |
| Plans and Publications |
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| City Plans: | Starkweather Creek Master Plan (2004 Update) Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Worthington Park Neighborhood Plan (March 7, 2000) Fair Oaks (February 1969) East Washington Avenue Gateway Revitalization Plan: A Supplement to The Old East Side Master Plan Darbo-Worthington-Starkweather Neighborhood Plan (September 19, 2017) |
| Publications: | None |
| Historic Districts: | None |
| TIF Districts: | None |
| Urban Design Districts: | Urban Design District 5: Madison General Ordinance Chapter 33.24(12) http://www.municode.com/Resources/gateway.asp?pid=50000&sid=49 |
| Governmental Officials |
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| State Senator: |
| Facilities and Services: |
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| Community Centers | East Madison Community Center (8 Straubel Court), Goodman Community Center (149 Waubesa Street), Salvation Army Community Center (3030 Darbo Drive), |
| Fire Stations: | Fire Station #3 (1217 Williamson Street) |
| Library: | Hawthorne Branch (2707 East Washington Avenue) |
| Neighborhood Resource Team: | |
| Parks and Open Space: (Map) |
Worthington Park, Starkweather Creek, Dixon Greenway |
| Police Districts: | |
| Polling Place: | |
| Public Schools: |
Elementary School Attendance Area 19 Lowell Elementary School (401 Maple Ave) Middle School Attendance Area 220 O'Keeffe Middle School (510 S Thornton Ave) High School Attendance Area 141 East High School (2222 E Washington Ave) |