Welcome to Dunn's Marsh Neighborhood Association

Last update Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Neighborhood Contacts || Neighborhood Association Meetings || Profile, Statistics and Indicators || Neighborhood Communications || Plans and Publications || Governmental Officials || Facilities and Services ||

Neighborhood Contacts

Neighborhood Contact Person:

Bob Hague, 4321 DeVolis Pkwy, Madison, WI 53711, (H)608-218-1760, (Mobile) 608-770-9693, bphague@tds.net
Mary Mullen, 4337 Milford Rd, Madison, WI 53711, (H)608-298-0843, mmullen@chorus.net

Neighborhood Association Meetings

Neighborhood Association Meeting:

Place: Prairie Unitarian Universalist Society
Address: 2010 Whenona Drive
Date: First Wednesday of the month
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Please contact neighborhood association to confirm meeting date, location, and time.

Profile, Statistics and Indicators

Neighborhood Description:	The Dunn's Marsh Neighborhood Association, Inc. (DMNA) is a very lively organization serving a rather large area located south of the West Beltline and Verona Road. Lying part in the City of Madison and part in the City of Fitchburg provides a unique relationship, and commitment to enhance the neighborhood, by both of the municipalities. The environmental quality of Dunn's Marsh, located on the southern boundary of the neighborhood, was the driving force to start up the neighborhood association in 1973. Dunn's Marsh is surrounded by high quality wetlands and a proposed development along the shores of the wetland threatened the future of this water body. DMNA was instrumental in having much of the shoreland placed into public ownership. Residents of Dunn's March neighborhood were true pioneers of the environmental movement in Madison. Today, residents can enjoy peaceful walks in the Dunn's Marsh conservancy, University of Wisconsin-Arboretum (Evjue Pine Forest) is directly across the street on Seminole, or bike on the Southwest Bike path. It is truly a neighborhood with natural resources at its finger tips.
Neighborhood Boundaries:	West Beltline Highway on the north, Seminole Highway on the east, Northwestern Railroad (Cannonball bikeway) on the south, Allied/Carling Drive on the west, and Verona Road on the northwest
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:	-Successfully promoted an off-road bikeway through Marlborough Park and marked bike lane on Seminole Highway. -Dunn's Marsh Neighborhood has been instrumental in getting two small lots adjacent to little marsh below Crescent Road into public ownership and promoted the purchase of the much larger apple orchard south of Dunn's Marsh. -New playground was built for Marlborough Park. -Dunn's Marsh Neighborhood Association - with the help of a Plant Dane! grant and help from the City of Madison - built a demonstration rain garden in Marlborough Park (2007). -Madison Neighborhoods, Inc. awarded Dunn's Marsh Neighborhood first place for Social Revitalization Project (2007). -Residents in the Belmar area of the neighborhood have worked through Fitchburg's process to get traffic-calming measures installed on several streets (2008). -Successfully worked with City of Madison and Wisconsin Department Transportation to secure changes to the plans for the Verona Road/Beltline reconstruction project: Keeping Beltline Frontage Road along Beltline; putting wet pond on right-of-way rather than on Dunn's Marsh property; securing not-at-grade crossing of Verona Road at Beltline; Keeping Verona Fronatage Road adjacent to highwa rather than surrounding Walgreens (2011). -Neighborhoods USA (NUSA) awarded the Dunn's Marsh Neighborhood e-News a "Gold Level" award (2011). -Successfully lobbied for painted bike lanes on Beltline & Verona Frontage Roads (2011).
Neighborhood Events:	Chili Fest in March, Dunn's Marsh Clean-Up, Dunn's Marsh Walks, Potluck Picnic/Campfire in Marlborough Park
Places of Interest:	Capitol City Bike Trail, Community Gardens in Marlborough Park, Dunn’s Marsh, Southwest Bike Trail, University of Wisconsin-Arboretum, Badger State Trail, Cannonball Trail (under construction)

Neighborhood Communications

Newsletter:	Dunn's Marsh Neighborhood E-News Mary Mullen, 4337 Milford Rd, Madison, WI 53711, (H)608-298-0843, mmullen@chorus.net
Web Page:	www.dunnsmarsh.org http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dunns-Marsh-Neighborhood-Association/187654193505

Plans and Publications

City Plans:	Allied Plan Project Website Allied Partnership Website AlliedDunn’s Marsh Belmar Neighborhoods: Physical Improvement Plan (April 19, 2005) A Vision for the Allied Community (March 23, 2004) Allied-Dunn’s Marsh Neighborhood Plan (September 4, 1990) Allied Area Comprehensive Revitalization Strategy (November 7, 2007)
Publications:	-Thoreau Elementary Traffic Safety Brochure, 2008-2009 http://www.publichealthmdc.com/family/safetyAndInjuryPrevention/SchoolTrafficSafety.cfm -In Our Own Words: The Best of Dunn's Marsh News (1990), Allied-Dunn's Marsh Neighborhood Plan and Brochure (1990)
Historic Districts:
TIF Districts:
Urban Design Districts:

Governmental Officials

Madison Alderperson:	Brian Solomon, Aldermanic District 10 - Ward 76
Dane County Supervisor:	Brett Hulsey, Supervisory District 4 - Ward 76
State Representative:	Brett Hulsey, Assembly District 77 - Ward 76
State Senator:	Fred Risser, Senate District 26 - Ward 76

Facilities and Services:

Community Centers	Boys & Girls Club of Dane County - Allied (4619 Jenewein Road), Allied Drive Learning Center (2237 Allied Drive), Allied Wellness Center (2225 Allied Drive, Apt 2)
Community Gardens:	Marlborough Park Garden is 3 blocks south of the West Beltline Highway, between Seminole Highway and Apache Drive (150 plots)
Fire Stations:	Fire Station #7 (1810 McKenna Blvd, Madison) and Fire Station #2 (5415 King James Way, Fitchburg)
Library:	Meadowridge Branch (5740 Raymond Road) and Sequoya Branch (513 S. Midvale Blvd.)
Neighborhood Resource Team:
Parks and Open Space: (Map)	Allied Terrace Greenway, Belmar Park, Britta Parkway, Devolis Square, Dunn's Marsh Conservancy, Marlborough Park, University of Wisconsin-Arboretum
Police Districts:	West District, Capt. Jay Lengfeld, 1710 McKenna Blvd., Neighborhood Officers, Newsletter
Polling Place:	Ward 76, Head Start, 2096 Red Arrow Trl
Public Art:
Public Schools:	Elementary School Attendance Area 23 Thoreau Elementary School (3870 Nakoma Rd) Middle School Attendance Area 153 High School Attendance Area 143 West High School (30 Ash St)

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