Last update Wednesday, November 18, 2009
| Neighborhood Contacts |
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| Neighborhood Contact Person: |
Alyssa Kenney, 199 Kennedy Heights, Madison, WI 53704, (W) 608-244-0767, (Fax)608-661-9190, kennedyheightscommunitycenter@yahoo.com John Givens, 199 Kennedy Heights, Madison, WI 53704, (W) 608-244-0767, kennedyheightscommunitycenter@yahoo.com |
| Neighborhood Association Meetings |
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| Neighborhood Association Meeting: |
Place: Kennedy Heights Community Center Address: 199 Kennedy Heights Date: Third Wednesday of Every Month Time: 5:30 p.m. Please contact neighborhood association to confirm meeting date, location, and time. |
| Profile, Statistics and Indicators |
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| Neighborhood Description: | Kennedy Heights Neighborhood includes 104 units of townhouse apartments for families with children. The neighborhood includes small parks, playgrounds, and a busy community center. The neighborhood is on two regular bus-lines and is within close walking distance of the local elementary school and the Cherokee Marsh. Your All Resident Association (YARA) started in 1978 with residents of the Kennedy Heights neighborhood coming together with the hope of fostering a greater sense of community and creating more activities for neighborhood children. By 1986, the neighborhood association had secured funding, built a community center and incorporated as a non-profit agency. The Kennedy Heights Community Center began operating various programs that improved the quality of life of the community residents. Now, second and third additions have been added to the building to meet expanding program needs. |
| Neighborhood Boundaries: | |
| 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: | -The neighborhood boasts an active community center that includes preschool and after school programming for young children; a Boy Group and a Girls Inc. program for middle school youth; and various special adult programs throughout the year. The community center hosts a weekly food pantry and provides translation services for Hmong community members. The community center has recently fenced in our playground, added an additional bathroom, expanded our after school program to serve more children and started a boys development group. Last year over 800 people attended one of our community events. |
| Neighborhood Events: | Annual Meeting, Community Talent Show, Family Literacy Night, Neighborhood Block Party, and much more |
| Places of Interest: | Cherokee Lake and Marsh, Dane County Regional Airport, Dane County Health and Social Services Building, Northside Farmers Market, Troy Gardens, Warner Community Recreation Center, Warner Park and Beach |
| Neighborhood Communications |
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| Newsletter: | From the Heights Alyssa Kenney, 199 Kennedy Heights, Madison, WI 53704, (W) 608-244-0767, ackenney@yahoo.com, kennedyheightscommunitycenter@yahoo.com |
| Web Page: | http://www.khcommunityCenter.org |
| Plans and Publications |
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| City Plans: | -Northport-Warner Park-Sherman Neighborhood Project Website http://www.cityofmadison.com/neighborhoods/northsideplan/index.cfm -Northport-Warner Park-Sherman Neighborhood Plan: Volume I (November 3, 2009) http://www.cityofmadison.com/planning/ndp/northport.pdf -Northport-Warner Park-Sherman Neighborhood Plan: Volume II (November 3, 2009) http://www.cityofmadison.com/neighborhoods/northsideplan/documents/NWSFinalVolumeII.pdf Northport-Warner Park-Sherman Neighborhood Plan (November 10, 1992) http://www.cityofmadison.com/planning/ndp/northport.pdf |
| Publications: | -City of Madison Northside Market Study http://www.cityofmadison.com/neighborhoods/northsideplan/documents/NorthsideMA.pdf -Quarterly newsletter, annual report, community center brochure |
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| Governmental Officials |
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| Madison Alderperson: | Michael Schumacher, Aldermanic District 18 - Ward 23 |
| Dane County Supervisor: | Dorothy Wheeleer, Supervisory District 18 - Ward 23 |
| State Representative: | Kelda Roys, Assembly District 81 - Ward 23 |
| State Senator: | Jon Erpenbach, Senate District 27 - Ward 23 |
| Facilities and Services: |
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| Community Centers | Kennedy Heights Community Center (199 Kennedy Heights), Warner Park Community Recreation Center (1625 Northport Drive) |
| Community Gardens: | Troy Gardens located on the 500 block of Troy Drive (270 plots) |
| Fire Stations: | Fire Station #10 (1517 Troy Drive) |
| Library: | Lakeview Branch (2845 North Sherman Avenue) |
| Neighborhood Resource Team: | |
| Parks and Open Space: (Map) |
Cherokee Marsh Conservation Park, Lakeview Woods, Lindbergh Elementary School playground, Warner Park and Beach |
| Police Districts: | North District, Capt. Cameron McLay, 2033 Londonderry Dr, Neighborhood Officers, Newsletter |
| Polling Place: | Ward 23, Mendota Elementary School, 4002 School Rd |
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| Public Schools: |
Elementary School Attendance Area 71 Lindbergh Elementary School (4500 Kennedy Rd) Middle School Attendance Area 210 Blackhawk Middle School (1402 Wyoming Way) High School Attendance Area 141 East High School (2222 E Washington Ave) |