Last update Tuesday, August 3, 2010
| Neighborhood Contacts |
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| Neighborhood Contact Person: |
Tania Banak, 2028 Westbrook Ln, Madison, WI 53711, (H)608-278-1093, prairiehillsna@yahoo.com Prairie Hills Neighborhood President, PO Box 46128, Madison, WI 53744-6128, prairiehillsna@yahoo.com |
| Neighborhood Association Meetings |
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| Neighborhood Association Meeting: |
Place: Address: Date: Time: Please contact neighborhood association to confirm meeting date, location, and time. |
| Profile, Statistics and Indicators |
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| Neighborhood Description: | The Prairie Hills Neighborhood in Madison, Wisconsin is bordered by Hammersley Road to the North, McKenna Boulevard to the West, Prairie Road to the East, and Putnam Road to the South. There are about 1,200 households in the area. |
| Neighborhood Boundaries: | Hammersley Road on the north, Prairie Road and Loreen Drive on the east, Putnam Road on the south, and McKenna Road to the 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. |
| Recent Accomplishments: | -Sponsored a community-wide event, United We Stand, on August 29, 2009 to bring neighbors, area school principals/teachers, and police officers together for a meet-and-greet and planned youth activities for neighborhood children to get to know one another The event was held at Elver Park with a great turnout (2009). -Start-up of Hammersley Children’s Garden at Falk Elementary School. PHMDC, Early Childhood Initiatives, REAP Food Group, Falk School, CAC and neighborhood residents worked to open this newest garden focusing on children learning about gardening and harvesting healthy foods. Falk Elementary School teachers will be using the garden in part of their school curriculum (June 2009). -A Hammersley Block Party was organized to celebrate the opening of Hammersley Community Garden at Falk School. Over 150 area residents came to the event organized by PHMDC, in collaboration with the neighborhood police officer, CAC, Wisconsin Youth Company, and ECI (2009). -SWAN (Southwest Alliance of Neighborhoods), a coalition of neighborhoods on the southwest side of Madison, have recently formed a neighborhood-based organizations to share information and to work together on activities/projects. One of their first efforts is to design a social contract, Residents Bill of Rights, to set neighborhood standards (2009). -Prairie Hills Neighborhood Association coordinates a Quarterly Safety Meeting with the Madison Police Department West District to identify neighborhood issues, discuss solutions and provide updates of neighborhood and police initiatives (2009). -In a City of Madison/Madison Schools partnership, the new Meadowood Community Center opened near the corner of South Whitney Way and Raymond Road, in the Meadowood Shopping Center (adjacent to the library). Recreation and academic enrichment programs provided by Madison School and Community Recreation (MSCR) serve neighbors young and old (2009). http://www.mscr.org/MSCR-MeadowoodCenter.cfm -Neighborhood residents, business representatives, and other stakeholders within in the neighborhood worked together to prepare the Southwest Neighborhood Plan (adopted January 2008). -Start-up of Prairie Hills Community Gardens located in the Lucy-Lincoln Heistand Park (2008). -Received a City of Madison Neighborhood Planning Grant to host a Ice Cream Social. At the event, neighborhood residents were interviewed on neighborhood issues and how they would like to become involved in the neighborhood associaiton (2006). |
| Neighborhood Events: | 4th of July Parade & Water Balloon Toss, Quarterly Safety Meetings, Meet & Greet Your Neighbors, Neighborhood Walks, Slow Down Yard Sign Campaign |
| Places of Interest: | Elver Park, Meadowood Community Center, Meadowood Branch Library, Prairie Hills Garden, SW Farmer's Market |
| Neighborhood Communications |
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| Newsletter: | Close to Home Tania Banak, 2028 Westbrook Ln, Madison, WI 53711, (H)608-278-1093, prairiehillsna@yahoo.com |
| Web Page: | http://www.prairiehillsna.org |
| Plans and Publications |
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| City Plans: | -Southwest Neighborhood Plan Website http://www.cityofmadison.com/neighborhoods/swnp/ -Southwest Neighborhood Plan (January 22, 2008) http://www.cityofmadison.com/neighborhoods/swnp/documents/swplan0408.pdf |
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| Governmental Officials |
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| Madison Alderperson: | Thuy Pham-Remmele, Aldermanic District 20 - Ward 87 Thuy Pham-Remmele, Aldermanic District 20 - Ward 88 Steve King, Aldermanic District 7 - Ward 89 Jed Sanborn, Aldermanic District 1 - Ward 95 |
| Dane County Supervisor: | Matt Veldran, Supervisory District 7 - Ward 87 Melanie Hampton, Supervisory District 14 - Ward 88 Melanie Hampton, Supervisory District 14 - Ward 89 Melanie Hampton, Supervisory District 14 - Ward 95 |
| State Representative: | Terese Berceau, Assembly District 76 - Ward 87 Terese Berceau, Assembly District 76 - Ward 88 Terese Berceau, Assembly District 76 - Ward 89 Spencer Black, Assembly District 77 - Ward 95 |
| State Senator: | Fred Risser, Senate District 26 - Ward 87 Fred Risser, Senate District 26 - Ward 88 Fred Risser, Senate District 26 - Ward 89 Fred Risser, Senate District 26 - Ward 95 |
| Facilities and Services: |
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| Community Centers | Meadowood Neighborhood Center (5734 Raymond Road). Wisconsin Youth & Family Center (1201 McKenna Boulevard) |
| Community Gardens: | Prairie Hills Garden is located north of Raymond Road and east of Frisch Road in the Lucy-Lincoln Heistand Park |
| Fire Stations: | Fire Station #7 (1810 McKenna Blvd) |
| Library: | Meadowridge Branch (5740 Raymond Road) |
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| Parks and Open Space: (Map) |
Elver Park, Huegel Elementary School playground, Maple Prairie Park, Pilgrim Park |
| Police Districts: | West District, Capt. Jay Lengfeld, 1710 McKenna Blvd., Neighborhood Officers, Newsletter |
| Polling Place: | Ward 87, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 5701 Raymond Rd Ward 88, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 5701 Raymond Rd Ward 89, Huegel Elementary School, 2601 Prairie Rd Ward 95, Falk Elementary School, 6323 Woodington Way |
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| Public Schools: |
Elementary School Attendance Area 11 Falk Elementary School (6323 Woodington Way) Middle School Attendance Area 225 Toki Middle School (5606 Russett Rd) High School Attendance Area 145 Memorial High School (201 S Gammon Rd) |