Common Council

District 3 Updates August 5, 2019

In this update:

1. Ace Apartments Public Meeting

2. Wednesday: Harmony Apartments Follow-Up Meeting

3. Thursday: Community Meeting on The Meadowlands Multi-Family Residences

4. Volunteer at McGinnis Park This Week

5. Rolling Meadows Ice Cream Social

6. City Meetings

7. Events

I. Ace Apartments Public Meeting

The Ace Apartments is the mixed-use development that has been proposed for the Sentry site on Cottage Grove Road, and includes 10,000 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor and affordable housing for people with disabilities.

Meeting dates/locations

Tuesday, August 20, 6:30 pm
Door Creek Church, Room 108
602 Dominion Dr, Madison, WI 53718

Movin' Out's The Ace Apartments proposal has received the needed tax credits from the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Administration (WHEDA). They have been awarded the tax credits because Heartland Housing returned the credits they were awarded for their project on South Park Street.

II. Wednesday: Harmony at Grandview Apartments Follow-Up Meeting

The Harmony Apartments will be sharing a number of updates including the installation of cameras, no trespassing signs, nightly security patrols and resident programming. 

Meeting date/location
Wednesday, August 7, 2019, 6:30 pm
Door Creek Church, Room 108, 6602 Dominion Drive

Agenda:

1. Welcome, introductions and preview agenda--Alder Lemmer (5 min)

2. Overview of The Harmony Apartment and what changes have been made or planned--Royal Capital Group and ACC (20 min)

3. The current situation at The Harmony--Madison Police Department (10 min)

4. The city's role and resources for ensuring improvement at The Harmony--Attorney Zilavy (15 min)

5. Panel Q&A (40 minutes)

6. Adjourn 

Reminders for this meeting: 

• Be positive and respectful of all participants

• Do not interrupt another speaker 

• Let everyone participate; don't repeat points that others have made

• Focus on solutions 

III. Thursday: Community Meeting on The Meadowlands Multi-Family Residences

This is a development proposal for 6810-6814 Milwaukee Street, 1 Wind Stone Drive, and 45 Wind Stone Drive. KCG Development, LLC proposes to construct The Meadowlands, which would consist of four multi-family buildings with a total of 216 apartments, and seven townhomes. The multi-family buildings would be three to four stories tall, and the townhomes would be two stories tall. This will be a mix of one, two and three bedroom units. 

Meeting date/location
Thursday, August 8, 2019, 6:30 pm
Door Creek Church, Room 108, 6602 Dominion Drive

The development team and City staff will be on hand to provide information and answer questions.

This proposal includes units that are workforce housing. This is a subset of affordable housing that targets slightly higher incomes than other forms of affordable housing. In this case, these are individuals making 50-70 percent of the average median income. 

For a single person in the City of Madison, this is an income between $32,100 and $44,940 as of September 2018. An example of rent within this range is $963/month for a 1-bedroom apartment, and $1,101/month for a 2-bedroom.

More information on this proposal can be found in their submitted documents.

The designs are toward the end of the document.

This proposal is now planned to go before the Plan Commission on August 26 and the Common Council on September 3. 

IV. Volunteer at McGinnis Park This Week

Friends of McGinnis Park needs helps this week with planting native prairie plants. 

Three different shifts are available: 10 am - 12 pm (noon) on Friday, August 9; Saturday, August 10; and Sunday, August 11.

If you are interested in helping out or have questions, please email friendsofmcginnispark@gmail.com.

Leadership opportunities within this newly-formed group are also available. Please inquire for more details. 

V. Rolling Meadows 3rd Annual Ice Cream Social

Don't miss it! Rolling Meadows Neighborhood Association's 3rd Annual Ice Cream Social!

Saturday, August 17, 1:30--4 pm
Kingston-Onyx Park
334 Garnet Lane

VI. City Meetings

City Weekly Meeting Schedule 

County Weekly Meeting Schedule

District Reports

VII. Events