Last update Friday, November 6, 2009
| Neighborhood Contacts |
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| Neighborhood Contact Person: |
Barbara Weitz, 2305 Brentwood Pkwy, Madison, WI 53704, (H)608-249-9690, brweitz@yahoo.com Connie James, 3 Fremont Cir, Madison, WI 53704, (H)608-220-5711, conniejames@charter.net |
| Neighborhood Association Meetings |
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| Neighborhood Association Meeting: |
Place: Warner Park Community Recreation Center Address: 1625 Northport Drive Date: Fourth Monday of the Month Time: 7:00 pm Please contact neighborhood association to confirm meeting date, location, and time. |
| Profile, Statistics and Indicators |
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| Neighborhood Description: | The Brentwood Village Association is an organization through which neighbors can deal with issues in the community and can participate in recreational and social life of the neighborhood. Founded in 1959, the neighborhood association is dedicated to improving the quality of life by promoting a sense of community. Single-family homes on wooded lots is typically for this neighborhood. A small alcove of multifamily dwellings are located directly south of Warner Park, right off of Trailsway. Both single-family and multi-family dwellings offer the an array of housing choices for the young and old. Warner Park, a large community park, provides passive and active recreational options. A stroll through the quiet fields and woods, bird watching in the marshland, and tennis and soccer games are a few of the activities that are offered. Mallards Baseball Stadium is situated in Warner Park: a great outing for fiends and family during the summer months. |
| Neighborhood Boundaries: | Warner Park on the north, North Sherman Avenue on the east, MacPherson Street on the south, Chicago Northwestern Railroad on 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: | - Brentwood Village Neighborhood Associations solicits biannual donations for local schools social workers to help Brentwood neighborhood students with small items that aren't covered by other programs; organizes & fund teams for "pound the pavement for a public pool" walk; organizes an annual food and clothing drive; and provide donations to local initiatives such as Lakeview Branch Library renovations. -Brentwood Village Association worked with Traffic Engineering to design a traffic calming project on Sheridan/Pleasure Drive; working with Parks Division to upgrade playground equipment; and working with Northside Resource Team on improving conditions in the Trailsway area. -Brentwood Village Association established a Landlord Liaison Committee, working with Brentwood rental property owners, residents, and City agencies, to improve and enhance conditions in the Trailsway area. The stakeholder group is meeting to address a priority list of improvements to be undertaken by city and non-city organizations. -Received a City of Madison Neighborhood Planning Grant to work with NESCO on senior mentoring project for neighborhood youth (2009) and install a neighborhood sign (2000). The NESCO program is designed to bridge the gap between the North/Eastside Senior Coalition and Brentwood Neighborhood children. This program’s aspirations are to create and plan a series of inter-generational events over the course of a year. -Brentwood Neighborhood Community Police News (quarterly newsletter) – Neighborhood Police Officer Susie Gonzalez initiated and wrote this newsletter to provide information to the neighborhood residents, including neighborhood resources, education and police news. -Brentwood Neighborhood/Madison Landlord Workshop (04/23/09) – Coordinated efforts by Neighborhood Police Officer Gonzalez, Brentwood Landlord Liaison Committee and the Apartment Assoc. of South Central WI led to hosting a workshop for area landlords/property owners, involving “Legal Documents for Best Practices.” -Additional Street Lights in Brentwood Neighborhood (Fall/Winter 08) – NPO Gonzalez coordinated additional street lighting to the Brentwood Neighborhood residents. Approximately 10 streetlights were added to the neighborhood to assist with better lighting on the streets, parking lots and sidewalks. -Tree Trimming (Fall/Winter 08) – NPO Gonzalez noticed that many tree branches were interfering with the street lighting in the neighborhood, resulting in safety concerns. As a result, City Parks Division facilitated this request to help create better lighting in the neighborhood. -Building Inspection/Zoning Projects (Summer 09) – Building Inspection conducted a survey inspection of the Brentwood Neighborhood rental properties. Several notices were sent to rental properties, reference violations. Several property owners have quickly remedied the problems and the neighborhood is growing aesthetically pleasing to the residents and property owners. -Brentwood Village Neighborhood Picnic (August 09, 2009) – the Brentwood Village Neighborhood Association hosted the annual picnic for Brentwood residents. The picnic was a success, providing great food and games and prizes for the kids. -Madison Transit undertook bus stop accessibility upgrades with recent street reconstruction on North Sherman Avenue (concrete boarding pads installed at some stop locations) and is undertaking a capital improvement project to replace glass panels in all Metro bus shelters (removing old glass panels with a graffiti film that has become cloudy/opaque with new clear plexiglass panels)(2009). |
| Neighborhood Events: | Annual Meeting, Brentwood Activity Nights, Earth Day Park Cleanup, Food Drive, Garage Sale, Garlic Mustard Pulls in Warner Park, Holiday Dinner and Service Project, Holiday Party, Mallards baseball outings, Neighborhood Food Drive, Summer Picnic in Warner Park, and other events organized throughout the year - Neighborhood newsletter - Advertise annual garage sale to improve sales results for participating Brentwood households - Annual holiday party & 2008 first annual holiday dinner & service project - Earth Day park cleanup - Garlic mustard pulls in Warner Park - Neighborhood newsletter |
| Places of Interest: | Dane County Regional Airport, Dane County Health and Social Services Building, Lakeview Branch Library, Rhythm & Boom Fourth of July Fireworks, Warner Park Community and Recreation Center, Warner Park and Beach and Lagoon |
| Neighborhood Communications |
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| Newsletter: | Brentwood Village Association Newsletter Ann Baxter, 2102 Fremont Av, Madison, WI 53704, (H)608-241-1147, annieb6622@yahoo.com Jolena Presti, 1506 Pleasure Dr, Madison, WI 53704, (H)608-358-6711, jolenapresti@yahoo.com |
| Web Page: | http://BrentwoodVillage.googlepages.com/home |
| Plans and Publications |
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| City Plans: | -Northport-Warner Park-Sherman Neighborhood Project Website http://www.cityofmadison.com/neighborhoods/northsideplan/index.cfm -Draft Northport-Warner Park-Sherman Neighborhood Plan: Volume I (2009) http://www.cityofmadison.com/planning/ndp/northport.pdf -Draft Northport-Warner Park-Sherman Neighborhood Plan: Volume II (2009) http://www.cityofmadison.com/neighborhoods/northsideplan/documents/NWSFinalVolumeII.pdf -Brentwood Village-Packers-Sherman Neighborhood Plan (July 2, 1996) http://www.cityofmadison.com/planning/ndp/brentwood.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 |
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| Governmental Officials |
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| Madison Alderperson: | Satya Rhodes Conway, Aldermanic District 12 - Ward 30 |
| Dane County Supervisor: | Paul Rusk, Supervisory District 12 - Ward 30 |
| State Representative: | Kelda Roys, Assembly District 81 - Ward 30 |
| State Senator: | Jon Erpenbach, Senate District 27 - Ward 30 |
| Facilities and Services: |
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| Community Centers | Warner Park Community Recreation Center (1625 Northport Drive), Northport Community Center (1740 Northport Drive), Packers Community Center (1927 Northport Drive) |
| Community Gardens: | 500 block of Troy Drive (270 plots) |
| Fire Stations: | Fire Station #10 (1517 Troy Drive) |
| Library: | Lakeview Branch (2845 North Sherman Avenue) |
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| Parks and Open Space: (Map) |
Almo Triangle, Brentwood Park, and Warner Park, Beach, Lagoon and Boat Launch |
| Police Districts: | North District, Capt. Cameron McLay, 2033 Londonderry Dr, Neighborhood Officers, Newsletter |
| Polling Place: | Ward 30, St Paul Lutheran Church, 2126 N Sherman Ave |
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| Public Schools: |
Elementary School Attendance Area 7 Emerson Elementary School (2421 E Johnson St) Middle School Attendance Area 228 Sherman Middle School (1610 Ruskin St) High School Attendance Area 141 East High School (2222 E Washington Ave) |