SASY Plan Amendment, Zion Redevelopment, TOD Meeting - D15 Update 5/8/22

Common Council Meeting

Tuesday’s Common Common agenda is another very long one with a number of items that may be of interest to D15 residents. You can find a link to the full agenda as well as links to register for public comment and to watch the meeting here.

Item 21 - Creating Section 28.022-00560 of the Madison General Ordinances to rezone property located at 2165 Linden Avenue, 15th Aldermanic District, from TR-V1 (Traditional Residential - Varied 1) District to PD(GDP) Planned  Development (General Development Plan)  and creating Section 28.022-00561 to approve a Specific Implementation Plan

Item 26 - Confirmation of appointment of District 15 resident, Maurice Sheppard, to the Plan Commission

Item 77 - Approving a land sale and agreements with Dane County to sell and develop portions of the Yahara Hills Golf Course as a future landfill, compost site and sustainable business park, and entering into a new solid waste agreement

Item 81 - Amending the 2022 Adopted Capital Budget to transfer $265,000 GO Borrowing from the Reconstruction Streets Program to Right-of-Way Landscaping Program, to allow conversion of medians with planting beds to turf and concrete

Item 89 - Approving Program Parameters for a New City Program Offering Assistance to Develop Accessory Dwelling Units 

Item 96 - Amending the Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Worthington Park Neighborhood Plan to add a land use recommendation for northern half of the block bounded by Linden Avenue, Atwood Avenue, Division Street, and Dunning Street, for future redevelopment to be “Medium Residential”, as shown on the plan amendment and map 

Conservation Park Tour at Edna Taylor

Conservation Park Tours are staff-guided, approx. 90-minute walks are held seasonally at various conservation parks on the 2nd Wednesday, May - October. The walks are held rain or shine, free to attend, easy-paced, and family-friendly. No registration is required. As is always prohibited in a conservation park, no pets are allowed. More details here.

Transit-Oriented Development

The first two public information meetings on the new TOD zoning proposal will be held this Wednesday at noon and 6p. The same content will be presented at each of the meetings, and all meetings will be recorded for those who may want to learn more, but don't have availability during meeting times. You can read more details about the proposal and register for the meetings here.

Total Lunar Eclipse

There will be a total lunar eclipse visible in Madison on Sunday, May 15th, beginning at 8:30pm and reaching its maximum state at 11:11pm. More info can be found here. 

In the News

• City of Madison Announces Youth Poet Laureate Opportunity 

• The City of Madison Officially Recognized as a Vision Zero Community

• Olbrich Park Launch, Boaters Advised to Use Caution Navigating Shallow Water

• Overdose Fatality Review Reveals Troubling Trends in Dane County

• Alder Christian Albouras Announces Resignation from Madison Common Council Effective May 20, 2022

• Applications Being Accepted to Fill Twentieth Aldermanic District Vacancy

• Madison Commons, Media Digest

• City of Madison Complete Meeting Schedule

• City of Madison Calendar of Events

District 15 Public Works Projects

(You can find a list of all engineering projects in District 15 here.)

• Starkweather Drive/Garver Path

• St. Paul Avenue, Ohio Avenue, Talmadge Street, Jackson Street, Lafollette Avenue Reconstruction

• Eastmorland Sidewalk Installation

• Starkweather Creek Watershed Flood Study

• Atwood Avenue/Olbrich Path

• Davies St., Dempsey Rd., Maher Ave.

• Worthington Avenue, Powers Avenue, Thurber Avenue Sanitary Replacement

District 15 Development Projects (dates are tentative and subject to change)

• Zion Church Redevelopment Proposal (2165 Linden Avenue)

  • Updated plan amendment

  • 4/13 - Urban Design Commission - UDC recommended initial approval of the project

  • 4/25 - Plan Commission - PC recommended approval of the project and plan amendment

  • 5/10 - Common Council

• 3900 Monona Drive

  • 4/7 - Public Information Meeting

  • 4/11 - Submission of application

  • 6/13 - Plan Commission

  • 6/21 - Council meeting

Save the Date

• May 19 - Final Network Redesign Public Meeting

• May 24 - SASY Neighborhood Association will be holding their annual business meeting at Garver Feed Mill

• May 31 - Network Redesign Public Hearing

• June 5-11 - Madison Bike Week

• June 18-19 - Lake Edge/Eastmorland/Glendale joint neighborhood garage sale

• June 21 - Make Music Madison

• July 7 - Historic Blooming Grove Historical Society 2022 Back Porch Concerts

• July 14 - Eastmorland Outdoor Market

• July 17 - Eastmorland Garden/Chicken Coop Tour

• August 4 - Historic Blooming Grove Historical Society Annual Ice Cream Social

• Sept 15 - Eastmorland Outdoor Market

• Nov 12 - Eastmorland Outdoor Market

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