Last update Tuesday, August 3, 2010
| Neighborhood Contacts |
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| Neighborhood Contact Person: |
Jim Bredeson, 7802 Lois Lowry Lane, Madison, WI 53719, (H)608-833-3560, jbred444@yahoo.com Tanya Anderson, 7701 Lois Lowry Ln, Madison, WI 53719, (H)608-833-0939, chavasmom@gmail.com |
| Neighborhood Association Meetings |
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| Neighborhood Association Meeting: |
Place: Coventry Village or board members' home (Feb) Address: 7701 N Brookline Drive Date: Third Sunday of the Month, Quarterly (Feb, May, Aug, Nov) Time: 6:30 p.m. Please contact neighborhood association to confirm meeting date, location, and time. |
| Profile, Statistics and Indicators |
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| Neighborhood Description: | Newbery Heights is located on the far west side of Madison. Sixty-four single-family homes were built in the late 1990s. Newbery Park is 2.1 acres and is located at the end of Lois Lowry Lane. Neighbors come together to celebrate activities and events throughout the year. Newbery Heights Neighborhood is enthralled with children literature. Newbery Heights is named after John Newbery Award, which is awarded annually to the most distinguished contribution to children's literature. And our street names, Byars, Fleischman, Lois Lowry, Ryland, Naylor, and Raskin, are named after a recipient of the Newbery Award. |
| Neighborhood Boundaries: | Back lot lines of Fleischman, Byars, Naylor Circles on the north, South Highpoint Road on the east, city limits on the west, and back lot lines of Raskin and Rylant Circles on the south. |
| 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: | -Newbery Heights neighborhood designed and installed a neighborhood entrance sign in 2008. -Newbery Heights neighborhood worked with City of Madison to change parking rules for South High Point intersection (2007-2008). |
| Neighborhood Events: | Easter Egg Hunt (April), Earth Day Park Cleanup (April), Neighborhood Garage Sale (May), End of School Ice Cream Social (June), Neighborhood Picnic (August) |
| Places of Interest: | Coventry Village, Newbery Park, |
| Neighborhood Communications |
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| Newsletter: | Newbery News Luanne Storley, 7818 Lois Lowry Lane, Madison, WI 53719, (H)608-833-0323, storley@chorus.net Jim Bredeson or Tanya Anderson |
| Web Page: | http://newberyheights.org/association.html |
| Plans and Publications |
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| City Plans: | |
| Publications: | -Newberry Heights Neighborhood Directory |
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| Governmental Officials |
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| Madison Alderperson: | Jed Sanborn, Aldermanic District 1 - Ward 99 |
| Dane County Supervisor: | Ronn Ferrell, Supervisory District 15 - Ward 99 |
| State Representative: | Sondy Pope-Roberts, Assembly District 79 - Ward 99 |
| State Senator: | Jon Erpenbach, Senate District 27 - Ward 99 |
| Facilities and Services: |
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| Community Centers | |
| Community Gardens: | |
| Fire Stations: | Fire Station #2 (421 Grand Canyon Drive) |
| Library: | Meadowood Branch (5740 Raymond Road) |
| Neighborhood Resource Team: | |
| Parks and Open Space: (Map) |
Elver Park, Newbery Park |
| Police Districts: | West District, Capt. Jay Lengfeld, 1710 McKenna Blvd., Neighborhood Officers, Newsletter |
| Polling Place: | Ward 99, Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1701 Mckenna Blvd |
| Public Art: | |
| Public Schools: | Elementary School Middle School High School |