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TENNEY - LAPHAM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER Spring 2016 At Last - A Neighborhood Grocery Store! Festival Foods to Open April 8

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1 TLNA Neighborhood2015-2016 Council TLNA Neighborhood Council

President Patty Prime 432 Sidney [email protected] (608) 251-1937 Vice President Sue Babcock 425 N. Livingston St. [email protected] (608) 213-0814 Secretary Lisa Hoff 123 N. Blount [email protected] (608) 298-8943 Treasurer Steven Maerz 638 E. Mifflin St. [email protected] (608) 251-1495 Business Steve Wilke 824 E. Johnson St. [email protected] (608) 609-5320 Development Patrick Heck 123 N. Blount, #303 [email protected] (608) 628-6255 Housing Keith Wessel 307 N. Ingersoll St. [email protected] (608) 256-1480 Membership Richard Linster 432 Sidney [email protected] (608) 251-1937 Social Marta Staple 461 N. Baldwin [email protected] (608) 347-2161 Parks Tyler Lark 842 E. Dayton St. [email protected] (920) 737-3538 Publicity/Newsletter Jessi Mulhall 1423 E. Johnson St. [email protected] (608) 228-4630 Transportation/Safety Bob Klebba 704 E. Gorham St. [email protected] (608) 209-8100 Area A Mary Beth Collins 1245 E. Mifflin St. [email protected] (608) 358-4448 Area B Sarah Herrick 208 N. Brearly St. [email protected] (920) 265-5751 Area C Matt Lieber 328 N. Baldwin St. [email protected] (608) 665-3300 Area D Mark Bennett 10 N. Livingston St. [email protected] (414) 861-5498

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President Cheryl Wittke 446 Sidney Street [email protected] (608) 256-7421 Vice President Robert Kasdorf 334 Marston Ave. [email protected] (608) 445-0133 Secretary/Treasurer Patrick McDonnell 441 N. Paterson [email protected] (608) 257-0119

The newsletter of the Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood Association is published quarterly and distributed without charge to all households in the Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood (delineated by Lake Mendota, North Blair Street, East Washington Avenue and the Yahara River). Requests for information regarding submissions and advertising may be directed to the TLNA Newsletter Editor, P.O. Box 703, Madison WI 53701 (tlna.newsletter@ gmail.com) or found at http://tenneylapham.org/adrate.html. The deadline for the Summer, 2016 issue will be May 15. Views expressed in the newsletter are the views of the writers and not the views of the TLNA Council. The contents of this newsletter along with back issues can be found at TLNA’s homepage: http://tenneylapham.org/index.html.

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3 Alder’s Report Emerald Ash Borer Found in the Neighborhood Again, there are potentially dangerous. It may not be in July and the second phase in August. a number of things too late to treat your ash trees if they The third phase (condos) is expected to happening in D2. I do not yet show signs of infestation. begin shortly after completion of the touch on some be- Visit City Forestry’s EAB website for second phase and be completed spring low. Feel free to get more information: https://www.cityof- 2017. in touch with me if madison.com/parks/services/forestry/ you have questions pests/EAB/ McGrath Project - 1200- about any of these or 1212 E. Wash and 9-13 N. Few other things happen- 201 through 215 N. Blount Street Per the developer, Lance McGrath, the ing in the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood and 707 through 711 E. Johnson Street project is continuing on schedule. New or in the rest of the city. -- RPG development proposal residents will start moving in around Renaissance Property Group is mov- June 1. Thirty-two units are committed. New Businesses on East Johnson ing forward with this proposal after They are still looking for a tenant for As you know, our business district on revising some aspects of the project, the corner commercial space…so if you East Johnson has been gathering atten- which was first discussed at a neigh- know of someone looking that might be tion and rightly so. In the late fall, Drunk borhood meeting last May. The revised a good fit in the Tenney-Lapham neigh- Lunch welcomed shoppers to browse proposal is comprised of two separate borhood let them know of this opportu- their fine home goods and accessories. 3-story buildings. A Blount Street build- nity. As a reminder, the development This winter, Macha Tea welcomed ing would have 3 floors of apartments, includes ground floor retail/office along customers for their excellent teas and a mix of 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom units, the E. Washington frontage, 76 units of pastries while the Robin Room started atop a partially underground parking market rate apartments (10 studio, 39 serving craft cocktails in their cozy level with 34 spots. The E. Johnson one-bedroom, 24 two-bedroom and 3 lounge. I encourage you to support these Street building would have one floor of three-bedroom) and 76 underground and other E. Johnson Street businesses, commercial space fronting E. Johnson parking spots. all locally owned and operated. with 20 micro-unit apartments spread over 2 floors above. RPG is proposing Cosmos (800 South Block E. Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) moving up to 3 of the existing homes Washington) and Proposed City As I reported in my email on Febru- and demolishing the other three homes. Parking Ramp (across E. Wash- ary 23, 2016, EAB has been discovered TLNA is now forming a steering com- ington in Alder Rummel’s District) in the TLN. City staff will be removing mittee to work with the developer, the I don’t have a lot of new information the two trees confirmed to be infested neighborhood and the City to evaluate since the last newsletter. Negotiations with EAB and any additional terrace the proposal. That committee welcomes are continuing to site a City parking trees they confirm are infested by EAB. neighbors’ participation, so contact ramp on MG&E property across E. Main They expect to do the removals by about TLNA Development Chair Patrick Heck Street from the project. City negotiators mid-April of this year. City staff will not if you’d like to assist or to give input. are optimistic that we will end up with be doing preemptive removals of terrace the hoped for parking ramp. It would ash trees that do not show signs of infes- The Galaxie (800 Block of East be used by the general public (for things tation until 2017. One exception is that Washington) like events at Breese or Central Park) as some ash trees will be removed related This project is progressing rapidly. well as by tenants of the Cosmos. The to sidewalk repair. If one of your terrace Festival Foods is scheduled to open on Cosmos is expected to house Starting trees has been identified as needing to be April 8. It’s great to have a confirmed Block, American Family Insurance, a removed related to sidewalk repair, you date! Also opening in April are Earth- culinary center and a 2,300 capacity will have received notification via a door view Yoga Studio, Body Conscious music venue. Beginning of construc- hanger. Tree replacements will occur in Pilates Studio, and Omni Fight Club and tion of the Cosmos is now looking like the fall of 2017 or in 2018. Kickboxing studio. The Gebhardt group sometime this fall. I urge homeowners to inspect ash is currently working to sign on other po- trees on their private property for signs tential commercial, retail and restaurant Reynolds Crane Lot of infestation and to plan for removal tenants. The apartments will open in Staff for T Wall Enterprises indi- before the trees become weakened and May. The first phase will be completed cated they recently received full City 4 Alder’s Report sign off, and are nearing an anticipated Day Resource Center ing committee and the project proposal construction start date the first week of The County received a single pro- on the TLNA website. There is also April. They estimate construction to posal in response to their Request for additional information on Supervisor take 14 months, so anticipated comple- Proposals soliciting an Operator for the Heidi Wegleitner’s blog. tion is June of 2017. The final approval Homeless Day Resource Center. The was for 189 apartments in a 3- and Center is proposed for the Messner’s Out of District 2 – Of Interest 4-story building with a courtyard and building at 1326 E. Washington. The Madison Public Market District a level of parking beneath the building single response to the RFP was rejected The Madison Local Food Commit- that is partially underground. by the County, in part due to being over tee, the lead committee for implementa- budget. After some confusion about tion of a Public Market, is supporting Breese Stevens Field whether the County would/would not proceeding with the work plan to move It is sounding like we will have an apply to the city for a Conditional Use this initiative forward. They are seeking active schedule for Breese this season. Permit (CUP) prior to lining up an authorization for issuing an RFP related Big Top Productions (the organization Operator, the County decided to delay to procuring Market funding, an RFP for that manages the Mallards stadium application for a CUP until they have an hiring a firm to develop a site plan and in Warner Park) is the organization Operator on board. The decision to delay directing that other needed work proceed contracted by the Parks Department application for a CUP was advocated by in support of development of a Public to manage Breese. Big Top reports the neighborhood, County Board Su- Market. I will continue to provide in- they currently have a lineup of about pervisor Heidi Wegleitner, and the City. formation about city meetings related to 85 sporting events including ultimate Approval of a CUP must be approved by this project in my weekly “Meetings of frisbee, soccer, lacrosse, rugby, and the Plan Commission in order to open a Possible Interest to District 2.” football. Three concerts are planned Homeless Day Resource Center. There as well as the Fighting Bob Fest for its will be a public hearing prior to any deci- Judge Doyle Square second year and other neighborhood sion being made about a CUP. As a result of the collapse of the Ex- focused events. After the failed RFP process, the act Sciences/JDS Development proposal County decided to meet with expected for the Judge Doyle Square site, the 1000 E. Washington – West half of funders (United Way, City of Madison, Common Council endorsed returning the block and others) to reconfirm or possibly to the other three developers who sub- The proposed Stone House develop- change the goals for the Homeless Day mitted proposals in May. These other ment on the western half of the former Resource Center. These meetings have proposers were offered an opportunity Madison Dairy building site has been been held/facilitated by United Way and to reconfirm their interest and alter their passed by the Plan Commission and have not been open to the public. They initial proposals. Two of the three firms Common Council. As reported, the have not included representatives for the have submitted proposals. At this point Tenney-Lapham Council unanimously neighborhood or Supervisor Wegleitner both proposals appear to be viable and endorsed the project proposal. or me. (Note: it would be a potential are being considered. A public meeting Yet to happen is a needed Tax Incre- conflict of interest for me to attend such to provide information about these two mental District boundary change to al- meetings given my role on the Plan proposals was held on March 9. I expect low for an application for Tax Incremen- Commission.) I anticipate the County to have more information by the time the tal Financing support as well as word will provide information on the results next newsletter rolls around. on the outcome of an application made of these meetings soon. to Wisconsin Housing and Economic Given the uncertainty about the tim- Your Voice Development Authority for affordable ing for issuing a second RFP and the I continue to hear from a number of housing tax credits. I anticipate that outcome of that process, it is not known you. I appreciate that. I value your ideas these further steps in the process will when the CUP application will be made and opinions. Phone, email or in-person go smoothly and that we will see action and when the hearing will be held. all work. this spring. TLNA has an active steering com- - Alder Ledell Zellers Further information on the details mittee following the process, the various of the proposal can be found in the last iterations in design and services. They [email protected] newsletter or on the TLNA website. have also been gathering neighborhood 608 417 9521 ideas and concerns. You can find addi- To subscribe to District 2 updates go tional information about the TLNA steer- to: http://www.cityofmadison.com/ council/district2/ 5 Community Community Is Now the Time for a Neighborhood Center in Tenney-Lapham? The Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood large amount of research, and a high website: http://www.tenneylapham.org/ plan articulates a need for more com- level of sensitivity. Fifty neighborhood plan2008.pdf. munity services for residents. Eight volunteers, as part of five task forces, Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood years after it was written, the scene looked to the earlier 1995 plan to ana- aims to: has changed a bit. There are loads of lyze progress and lay a course for the 1. Preserve the central city architec- development projects underway and future. The resulting 58+ page document tural history neighborhood density increasing. Is was endorsed in 2008. It is not a legal 2. Enhance the Yahara River Cor- now the time to make a Tenney-Lapham document, but the fact of its existence ridor as a place to live and play neighborhood center a reality? gives the neighborhood association and 3. Link new and existing parks to the Tenney-Lapham is the first neighbor- its steering committees a legitimate neighborhood hood I’ve had the pleasure of getting voice at the table with city entities. I’ve 4. Provide community services to to know as a home-owner and parent. personally been told by city planners residents by forming a closer partnership My involvement with the renovation of that the neighborhood plan holds weight with the Wil-Mar Center Reynolds Playground introduced me to and is an important guide in their con- 5. Improve cross-Isthmus transpor- some wonderful people and resources, siderations. tation to shopping, schools, and social including the dedicated members of the The plan is impressive. It lays out service agencies Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood Asso- a vision that I find simultaneously rea- 6. Strengthen the vitality of the ciation and the TLNA master plan. sonable and radical. The twelve ‘major neighborhood commercial core The neighborhood plan was created threads,’ listed here, are explained and 7. Attract and retain businesses that by people who care more than most. I then clumped into six topics, each with blend with the artistic, Bohemian nature say that because I can imagine a pro- a set of goals and action steps. You can of the area cess that included many meetings, a take a look at the plan on the TLNA 8. Ensure that affordable, quality

6 We’re Booked Community housing opportunities continue through- is grounded in the unique needs of this full-service community centers. Could out the neighborhood place as a whole. either of these models be adapted to offer 9. Maintain older housing stock It would take time and dedicated ac- services called for in the day-shelter plan 10. Increase home-ownership in the tion to create something of this nature. alongside other wonderful neighborhood Lapham Elementary School area The kind of time and dedication that this services? I believe we are smart enough, 11. Redevelop underutilized proper- neighborhood has demonstrated in the creative enough, and committed enough ties past, by developing a comprehensive to do this right. 12. Beautify main traffic corridors neighborhood plan, and recently in -Jessica Becker its patient commitment to the process Read more at BetweenTwoLakes.com Building a Community Center for All of working with developers. We want I bring the idea of a community to provide for our center up now because I think there is a homeless citizens, Friends of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum wonderful opportunity at hand. There is and we want ser- great and obvious need for services for vices for our kids, the homeless population. If the County’s our seniors, and intentions to provide for the homeless everyone else, were aligned with neighborhood inter- so that we have ests and resources, we might co-create a strong, vibrant, an exemplary community center. and diverse urban Saturday, May 7 • 9 am – 2 pm The County’s Day Shelter plan has community. Wil- UW-Madison Arboretum stalled for a number of reasons. This is Mar Center and 1207 Seminole Hwy an opportunity to think big and integrate Goodman Com- the needs of the neighborhood, the City, munity Center and the County to build something to are two nearby • More than 100 species of woodland plants, last, something visionary, a place that examples of more prairie plants, and ferns • Propagated plants — not dug from the wild • Information on plant care with each species • Experts on hand to answer your questions • Proceeds benefit Arboretum projects

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8 Community Got Chickens? Calling all neighbors with chick- bors to talk about back yard chickens on th ens! It’s time to think about the 8 a beautiful June afternoon. annual TLNA Tour de Coops 2016. We Please contact me to feature your plan to hold the annual tour of neigh- sweet coop on this year’s tour at wild- borhood chicken coops on Saturday, [email protected] or give me a call at June 18 from 1-4pm if we can get at 608-255-2706. least 6 coops for the tour. - Alan Crossley If you were on the tour last year, please consider participating again. If you weren’t able to participate last year, this is a great opportunity to get back into the groove. And if you have chickens and have yet to participate in the Tour, this is your big chance. If you don’t have chickens, but you know folks in the hood that do, please encourage them to join the fun. There is nothing finer than meeting your neigh-

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9 Supervisor’s Report No Operator Chosen Yet for the Day Resource Center Last Novem- conditional use permit; (b) re-issue an County Board Overrides Execu- ber, Dane County RFP based on an operations plan made tive’s Veto on AEC Planning purchased the old in collaboration with homeless persons, The Dane County Board recently Messner building at advocates, providers, and neighbors; voted to override the County Execu- 1326 E. Washington and (c) secure County board approval tive’s veto of Resolution 444 to move for development of a of the contract for day resource cen- forward with a market study and master comprehensive day ter operations. The County Executive planning process for redevelopment of resource center to agreed to wait for the operator before the Alliant Energy Center (AEC). The serve the homeless. City ordinance re- filing the CUP and gather further public AEC campus includes a mix of new quires a conditional use permit (CUP) input before reissuing the RFP. I am buildings and investments like the New and compliance with day shelter regula- very grateful for the work of the TLNA Holland Pavilion, aging facilities with tions to operate the day resource center. homeless resource center steering com- significant deferred maintenance needs The County has yet to secure an operator mittee in bringing public officials and like the Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum, for the facility so the process has slowed neighbors together to share information huge (often empty) parking lots, and down. The funders, including the City, during the planning process and craft- many acres of natural areas. A master County and United Way, are meeting to ing some initial recommendations. A plan is necessary to ensure that the AEC flesh out the operations model, the fund- concept paper is supposed to be released campus increases revenue so it can con- ing commitments, and the process going soon for stakeholder input. Stay tuned tinue to be self-sustaining and does not forward. I have introduced legislation, for upcoming public meetings prior to compete with resources needed to main- Res. 442, to require the County to: (a) release of a new RFP for operations. tain good jobs, salaries, and benefits for secure an operator prior to filing the County workers and support County SPRING INTO SPAWOOF! BARK-N-RIDETM DAYCARE

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15 Community New Neighbors Welcome at the Wyalusing Family Camp Sidebar: This a 20-something year By now, more families have arrived, bors have brought. We all wake up, and tradition that started with a few families the music is playing and the wine and catch up for a bit while the clean-up crew and grew into an every-year event. The cocoa are flowing. Kids dash back and gets the kitchen ready for the next round. original children are all off to college forth between cabins, the main hall, and Then it’s time to organize the morn- now, and we need new families to join the grass hill outside. There’s a roaring ing hike. Most everyone heads down the in the fun to keep the tradition alive. The bonfire in the fire pit and lots of expert hill to the river after we make sure we camp happens mid-October from Friday pyros with sticks. As soon as all the all have a penny for the train tracks. We evening to Sunday morning. Everyone is arrivals settle in, we get a good night’s make a stop at the waterfall, and take welcome. There are four first-come-first- sleep for the big day tomorrow. pictures as some of the more daring hik- served private rooms for families with The kids are up at the crack of dawn ers stick their heads in the icy torrent. We young children and nursing babies. All even though they went to bed later than continue down the hill to check on the members pitch in on kitchen and work usual. The volunteer sign-up on the river and see what birds we can spot, and crews and help with the final clean up. commercial fridge is filled in, and the find out if the fisherman are having any The cost is usually around $25.00 for breakfast crew has bagels, fruit, coffee, luck. Before we head back up the hill, we each family member and includes two- and cocoa out on the cafeteria line. Kids each place a lucky penny on the tracks nights stay and five meals. Volunteers wolf down their breakfasts and head and wait for the train to flatten them. As plan the event, do the shopping, and into the spectacular fall morning. Some we head up the steep trail, the little ones prepare parts of the meals. To sign up for head down into the ravine to make fairy get a hitchhike on a back or in a pack, this Fall, please contact Marta Staple, houses, look for treasure, and make while the bigger kids race ahead to see [email protected]. sculptures out of the plentiful clay. Some how fast they can make it to the top. We arrive at Wyalusing around 7:00 head back to cabins for a quiet read, and Back at camp, we hungrily dive into on Friday night, after the traditional stop others just happily run around on the a bounteous lunch of sandwiches, chips, at Culver’s in Dodgeville. We all clamor grassy hill like primal maniacs. All of veggies, and fruit prepared by the lunch out of the car and run to the dining hall this leaves the adults in relative quiet in crew. After clean-up the afternoon is to see who has arrived. A sea of neigh- the dining hall to drink coffee and read full of options; frisbee, flag football, bors and friends greet us with hugs and whatever interesting magazines neigh- volleyball, bike rides, rolling down the “so good to see you(s).” The kids have quickly claimed the space as their own. Games and arts and crafts projects cover the tables from end to end, and piles of backpacks and jackets litter the perim- eter of the room. In the attached meeting hall, a raucous crowd unicycles in mad circles and hoola hoops clatter on the huge tiled floor. As soon as we complete friendly in- troductions, and the kids have all figured out who’s in what cabin, we head back out to the car to collect our gear. Just a sleeping bag and a backpack, because we will pile into the bunks already furnishing the rooms. The young kids head in one direction, the “big” kids in another, and the adults to the blissfully quiet “grown-up” cabin. We make sure the kids are safe and sound and not wreaking more than acceptable havoc, and then we head to the main building for some more visiting before bedtime. Dayton Street Walk by Brian McCormick 16 Community hill, more fairy houses, arts and crafts and then everyone heads off to their we got there and wait for the Ranger to and games in the dining hall, and my respective cabins to clean up for the give us the thumb’s up. personal favorite, reading a book and Ranger inspection. Many hands make Tired and relaxed, we say our good- napping in the lovely fall sun. light work, and after all the socks are byes, “see you in the neighborhood(s)”, Another option for the performers divvied up, and the undies identified, and start the drive home. The kids all fall amongst us is planning a skit for the the cars are loaded, and we start in on asleep in the back seat, and the grown- evening talent show. This happens right the main hall. Chairs are stacked, tables ups talk about what a nice time we had, after the famous spaghetti dinner with are broken down, floors are swept, more and what a lovely tradition it is, and isn’t salad and garlic bread. After the dinner socks are found, and the kitchen cleaned it great the kids are asleep?! Already crew cleans up, we all head to the main as we literally mop ourselves out the looking forward to next year. hall for the show. The volunteer MC back door. We make one last sweep - Heidi Vargas announces each act more ridiculous of the outside so that we stick by the than the last. When everyone has had camper rule to leave it nicer than when a turn being as goofy as they possibly can, it’s time for the big bonfire with all the attendant fun that brings—s’mores, sing alongs, storytelling, and pleasant conversation. After this very full and strenuous day, everyone drifts off to the cabins for a good sleep. 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The Future of Tenney-Lapham – Looking Excerpts from the approved statement It is easier to achieve affordable hous- Back From the Year 2020. are below, but I encourage you to read ing outcomes in larger projects (economies …For all its residents, but most par- the full statement online and let me now of scale). ticularly for people with fixed incomes, dis- if you have input. The statement and the Increasing supply of all housing, and abilities, or working at lower wages, Tenney- proposed actions will continue to evolve hence raising the vacancy rate, is part of an Lapham offers a neighborhood where it is as more stakeholders are brought into the overall approach to easing price pressure possible to be a no-car or one-car household process, including the City, our Alders, the on housing. without being culturally, economically or development community, affordable housing There may be one or more local develop- socially isolated from enjoying the full life advocates, non-profits, neighborhoods, and ers interested in working with neighborhood of the City. housing-stressed persons. We will keep you groups to make their projects case studies of The “look back” above is part of the posted as the effort continues. incorporating affordable units. vision that our neighborhood and the City Approximately 2,000 new housing units adopted when approving our Neighborhood Problem: could be added to the Isthmus in the next 10- Plan in 2008. The neighborhood’s desire According to the 2014 City of Madison’s 20 years, mostly in the Capital East District to continue its tradition of having housing Housing Report, “Madison’s low-income (along East Washington Ave.). available to a diverse range of residents population faces a large and persistent with a range of incomes is often referred problem of a lack of affordable housing that Desired Outcomes: to in the Plan. Fortunately, in the past we results in high levels of housing cost burden Ensure that new construction includes a have maintained a thriving mix of owner- and at the extreme, homelessness.” significant amount of affordable units. occupied homes, multi-flat rentals, and The main challenge to creating addition- Preserve existing affordable subsidized smaller apartment buildings, all at a variety al units for affordable rental housing to low rental units. of price points. income households in Madison is that the Potential target: no loss of existing af- Also fortunate, is that the accompanying cost of building a unit are higher than what fordable units vision of the neighborhood and the City for can be covered by rents that are affordable. Convert existing units to affordable new, dense housing and accompanying com- A large affordability gap exists between housing. mercial space along E. Washington is now the rent that a low-income household can Identify potential target for number of becoming reality. While these developments afford and median rent prices. units converted from market to levels af- are bringing new residents, businesses and fordable to 60% of County Median Income. vitality while increasing the City’s livabil- Findings: ity and tax base, they have been primarily There is a growing affordability gap: as Actions: targeted at those with incomes higher than housing prices rise faster than incomes, for Short-term actions focus on the first the Dane County Median income. There a growing number of households, housing desired outcome above, ensuring that, in ag- are important exceptions, e.g. Stonehouse’s costs are consuming an excessive portion of gregate, new construction include a specific proposal for affordable rentals on the Madi- their income (above 30% and even above amount of affordable units. This outcome son Dairy site, but we can agree that the 50%). This is a result of both escalating is identified for initial action because of majority of these infill developments are not housing costs and stagnating household significant development pressures that supporting the affordable housing vision of incomes. seek to increase residential construction in the Neighborhood Plan. The affordability gap mostly is in rental the Isthmus. Another reason for the focus In order to address the affordability is- housing (90% of new housing demand in on new construction is that neighborhood sue on the isthmus, representatives from the Madison is rental), although affordable associations in the Isthmus are actively Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood Association, home ownership is also important. involved in development review, whereas the Marquette Neighborhood Association, The current market will not provide preserving existing affordable rental units, the Greater Williamson Area Business Asso- affordable housing without subsidies. Con- and converting units from market rate to ciation, A Place to Be, and Common Wealth ventional sources of subsidies (generally affordable (subsidized), would require new Development, as well as several developers, federal programs including CDBG, HOME capacities among the associations. non-profits and interested neighbors have and LIHTC) are insufficient to meet demand. Specific actions are then detailed for the been meeting to address these concerns. On Additional sources, especially TIF and the City, Developers and the Neighborhoods. March 10, TLNA endorsed the continuation City Affordable Housing Fund, are needed. Again, I encourage you to read the full and completion of this group’s work in the Subsidized housing projects typically document at TLNA’s website to explore the form of statement on affordable housing have expiration dates (except for land trusts) group’s recommendations. (available at tenneylapham.org/develop- after which housing may convert to market - Patrick Heck ment.html). MNA and GWABA Boards are rates. Additional research is needed to deter- TLNA Development Chair 18 Housing Active Address Square Ft List Price *654 E Johnson 713 $151,300 *119 N Ingersoll 1245 $158,900 *117 N Ingersoll 1018 $165,600 *738 E Johnson 1310 $180,400 1306-1308 E. Washington 3049 $187,600 *950 E Johnson 1597 $194,700 625 E. Mifflin, #317 725 $229,000 123 N. Blount, #606 824 $239,900 201 N. Blair, #101 1286 $299,900 851 E Gorham 1646 $312,900 848 E Gorham 1972 $339,900 318 Marston 1933 $455,000 828 Prospect Pl 4500 $1,100,000

Pending 3 Sherman Ter # 852 $79,900 2 Sherman Ter #3 852 $92,000 944 E Mifflin 1036 $299,900

Sold Days on Market List Price Sale Price 18 Sherman Ter #4 150 $80,000 $76,000 34 Sherman Ter #3 4 $84,900 $82,000 *940 E. Dayton $200,000 $170,000 1225 Elizabeth 108 $249,900 $247,400 1137 Elizabeth 19 $284,500 $284,500 305 N Livingston 51 $369,000 $357,000

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19 Community Breese Stevens Calendar 15thAnnual Tenney/Lapham Art Walk Seeks Artists April 5 - East HS Girls Soccer The 15th annual Tenney/Lapham Art Walk will take place on Sunday, June April 9 - Madison Radicals Ultimate Frisbee 26 from 1-5pm. Artists living in the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood are invited April 15 - East HS Girls Soccer to participate. Each artist displays their work in their home for the public to April 16 - Madison LaCrosse Club come in and see. The public is given a map guiding them from artist house to April 19 - East HS Girls Soccer house. Contact: [email protected] if you are interested in being in April 21 - East HS Girls Soccer the Art Walk. April 23 - Madison LaCrosse Club April 24 - Madison LaCrosse Club At this time, the participating artists are: April 30 - Cask Ale Fest Brian McCormick, WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS, 407 Brearly Street May 5 - East HS Girls Soccer Jane Scharer, PRINTMAKING, 842 Prospect Place May 13 - Madison Radicals Ultimate Frisbee Bill Redinger, ORIGINAL SERIGRAPHS, 408 Washburn Place May 17 - East HS Girls Soccer Sharon Redinger, WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS, 408 Washburn Place May 20 - Madison 56ers Chris Julson and Mike Franke, PHOTOGRAPHY, 421 North Paterson, #2 May 21 - Madison Radicals Ultimate Frisbee Ken Vogel, PUPPET MAKER, 917 East Dayton Street May 24 - East HS Girls Soccer Jay Solwold, ASSEMBLAGE ART, 1127 Sherman Avenue May 26 - East HS Girls Soccer May 27 - Madison Radicals Ultimate Frisbee In addition to maps in the next Tenney/Lapham newsletter, maps will be May 31 - East HS Girls Soccer available at 408 Washburn on Sunday, June 26 starting at 1pm. June 4 - Madison Radicals Ultimate Frisbee June 11 - Madison Radicals Ultimate Frisbee Source : http://breesestevensfield.com/breese- stevens-events/

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