New Redistricting Proposal Greatly Impacts District 13

Hi Everyone.

The Ad Hoc Redistricting Committee voted last week to recommend Map 7a for approval. At the Committee meeting on Monday, staff were instructed to come up with a different map to keep Arbor Hills in District 14.

Yesterday, staff posted a map now referred to as 7c.

In this new map, more than half of Dudgeon-Monroe would join District 10 with a border dividing the two districts at Leonard St. The southern border of D13 would shift to the south of Wingra Creek, splitting traditional South Madison neighborhoods apart from one another. Notedly, Bram's Addition and Capital View would remain in District 14, while the neighborhoods to the west of South Park and north of Badger Rd, would join District 13. Moreover, Burr Oaks, as a neighborhood, would be split in half, with the parcels north of Badger Rd landing in D13 and those south of Badger Rd landing in D14.

It is worth noting that Wingra Drive, which follows along Wingra Creek on both sides of South Park, was recognized as a clear boundary for the South Madison Neighborhood Plan. The Plan has three concept areas with a targeted focus for redevelopment -- Village on Park, Thorstadt, and Perry St.  Two of these three, Village on Park and Thorstadt, would be in D13, while the third, Perry St, would be in D14.  This seems counter-intuitive with respect to current planning practices and policy.

Below is the overall boundary for the draft final South Madison Plan.

If you have input and feedback on Map 7c that you wish to offer to the Ad Hoc Redistricting Committee, you may do so by emailing redistricting@cityofmadison.com. 

The Committee meets tomorrow, Thursday, October 7, at 4pm, to make a final recommendation to Council as to which map to approve.

Take care and stay safe.

Tag