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Northside Neighborhood Plan Enters Next Phase A FREE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED BIMONTHLY BY THE NORTHSIDE PLANNING COUNCIL NORTHSIDE NEWS Vol. 1, No. 1, Issue #79 August / September 2008 NORTHSIDE NEWS Northside Neighborhood Remember when... Walk for a Warner Park Pool See page 34 Plan enters next phase This story... Interview with new MMSD Superintendent Nerad By Jule Stroick NORTHSIDE NEWS See page 24 City of Madison Planning Division The next phase of the City of A Community Center For the Rest of Us NORTHSIDE Madison's Northside Neighbor- CTION LERT hood Plan is underway. Officially A A known as the Northport-Warner Meet your neighbors at MPD’s Park-Sherman Neighborhood National Night Out on Aug 5 Plan, the City Planning Division is working with the residents and See page 6 business owners appointed to the Learn about your candidates plan Steering Committee to devel- ...became this story? for 81st Assembly op an update to the original Northside plan, adopted in 1992. NORTHSIDE NEWS See pages 10 & 11 The plan update will be used by city policymakers when decisions Map provided by City of Madison Map provided Lakeview Library relating to community services, The planning area has been land use, redevelopment, circula- readjusted (red area) to include tion improvements and numerous celebrates generous the entire Northside. other relevant issues are addressed donation in the next five-10 years. The first phases of the plan- Former Northsider gives ning process have come to a close Plan expanded $86,000 to local branch with priority issue identification. to cover more Join us on The Steering Committee has of Northside October 10 to By Lee Hayden pared down many issues voiced The Northside News by Northsiders to six priority find out more issues listed below. “We have As a result of discussions about this and The Lakeview Branch Library is made a concerted effort to get out with Northside residents serv- celebrating a generous gift of in the Northside to hear the reac- ing on the Steering Committee, other Northside $86,000 recently received from the and with the support of Alders estate of Barbara D. Oreel, a long- tion to our proposed priority stories issues for the planning process,” Satya Rhodes-Conway and time Northside resident who passed Michael Schumacher and the away in 2006. stated Tom Blake, co-chair of the See more on page 2 Katie Scharf, Lakeview Branch Steering Committee. “Our dili- Northside Planning Council, Librarian, said that the unexpected gent planning team has attended the City of Madison has donation was a “big surprise” and “is Northside events, the Northside expanded the plan boundaries INSIDE greatly appreciated as it will be a Farmers Market and contacted to include all of the plan-eligi- tremendous help in improving the ble neighborhoods on the CITY BUDGET WOES library services and collections for Northside as one unified plan- Make your voice heard on cuts v. taxes..........2 the Northside community.” Plan, page 7 ning area, rather than doing two Scharf added, “It is very gratify- separate plans. “Joining the two NORTHSIDE SILENT AUCTION ing to the library staff to feel that the On-line bidding starting Oct. 1..............................6 Check out the top phases of the project to allow neighborhood really takes ownership for a single, unified plan was SAVE ENERGY & MONEY of the branch. This wonderful dona- six Northside Plan very important,” said Jeff tion confirms what we saw in the cap- MG&E helps family cut energy costs..............13 ital fundraising campaign that the priorities on page 8 Expansion, page 8 NEW NAME, BIGGER MISSION library really is a neighborhood hub.” For Friends of Troy Gardens...............................19 Results of the gift are already evi- dent in the new art hanging system NORTHSIDE ACTION ALERT COOL OFF AT HARTMEYER recently purchased by the library “New” ice arena welcomes public..................35 which provides much greater flexibility Zoning code rewrite work continues for neighborhood artists when exhibit- Can I have chickens? What if I live in a duplex? Can we start OTHER FEATURES ing their work, as well as eliminating the problem of damage to library walls a co-op? Can I build a granny apartment over my garage? Planning Council....................................3-4 caused by the old system. positive features of our neigh- Community & Neighborhood.................5-9 Oreel and her husband Fred By Michael Basford The Northside News borhoods? State Assembly Races.........................10-11 moved from the Chicago area to These questions and many Environment....................................13-14 Madison in 1969. After moving to The City of Madison Zoning more are what the advisory com- Church................................................15 Reedsburg for eight years, she Code Rewrite process is finish- mittee and consultants will be returned to Madison and settled in the Farmers Market........................................18 ing up the initial work on the working to answer through this Cherokee Park neighborhood where analysis and issue-identification Arts & Culture ........................................20 she lived with her family for more than rewrite. phase of the project. After holding meetings with Business.........................................21-22 20 years. She worked and volunteered School & Youth...................................23-26 at the deferred prosecution unit of the The new zoning code will the advisory committee and Dane County District Attorney’s Office have an effect on how the city related committees and holding Police.....................................................27 First Offender program. continues to grow and how land public hearings (including one Elected Officials.................................28-30 Her daughter, Shannon Oreel, (including many parcels on the on May 21 at Warner Park Community Resources.......................31-32 who currently resides in the Northside) will be redeveloped. Community Recreation Center), Seniors.....................................................33 Cherokee Park neighborhood, stated The rewrite considers ques- Warner Park Center & Sports............34-35 that the gift to the library was one of tions such as: Rezoning, page 7 six equal gifts to Madison organiza- z How will neighbors be tions that her mother valued. She told able to participate in future NON-PROFIT ORG. the Madison Public Library Found- redevelopments? U.S. POSTAGE PAID ation, which was one of the benefici- MADISON, WI z What will be allowed to aries of the IRA distributions from the PERMIT NO. 667 estate, that “My mother was a very be built in the future? empathetic person. She grew up z How easy or difficult will quite poor, and although she did not it be to put an addition on my house in the future? z Library, page 7 How can we preserve the 2 Northside News August / September 2008 NORTHSIDE NEWS NORTHSIDE NEWS $244 million budget, or between 3 per- www.northsidenews.org cent and 8 percent, to maintain current Published bimonthly and copyright by the Madison Northside Planning Council, Inc. From levels of service. Circulation: 13,000 The choices made by City officials 2702 International Lane, Suite 203, Madison, WI, 53704 TIM 608.661.0060 608.660.0064 fax [email protected] in the coming four months will affect Printed by News Publishing Co., Black Earth, Mailing Services by Wells Print & Digital, Madison CARLISLE many City services and projects, as Publisher & NPC Lead Organizer: Tim Carlisle well as organizations that receive City- NORTHSIDE PLANNING COUNCIL Editor & NPC Administrator: Dana Slowiak [email protected] funding to serve the community. Assistant Editor & NPC Community Organizer: Julie Spears LEAD ORGANIZER On the Northside, major City facil- Layout Assistant & Copyeditor: Dave Marshall ities that could be affected include Copyeditor: Dave Marshall Proofreader: Martha Worcestor City Budget Woes Warner Park Center and Cherokee Contributing Writers & Photographers: By now you’ve likely seen or Marsh as well as the Northside’s many Terrie Anderson Nancy Helgesen Lyons Chris Moore heard that the City of Madison is fac- parks. Northside organizations that Jan Axelson Michael Hernandez Marge Pitts Michael Basford Linda Horvath Jeanette Riechers ing one of its most difficult budgets in receive City support, such as neighbor- Dorothy Borchardt Lynette Jandl Mary Schumacher recent memory. Initial estimates indi- hood centers at Vera Court and Andrea Chaffee Mimi Jett Catherine Smith cate between $6 and $16 million will Cynthia Chin Jill Jokela J.D. Stier need to be cut from the City’s current Mo Cleland Alyssa Kenney Kira Sparks City Budget, page 12 Carolyn Gantner Jim Krueger Jule Stroick Hilary Gehin Nicole Lawless Char Tortorice Alizah Grace Tom Linfield Paul Van Rooy isn’t that much more difficult. We Daniel Gaudreau Cindy Maitland Denis Vogel value our Northside businesses, and Lynelle Harrison Cam McLay From the five extra minutes of travel time is Lee Hayden Judy Metz worth supporting these businesses, Deadlines for next issue DANA isn’t it? If we can keep the business in Writers & Photographers Meeting Article Submissions: September 19 August 13, 6:30 pm Ad Reservations: September 17 SLOWIAK business now, and we won’t have drive Ad Deadline: September 24 to the eastside or downtown in the Please call 661-0060, ext. 1 for information ORTHSIDE EWS DITOR Aspiring writers and Info/ads/story suggestions: N N E future. Dana Slowiak, 661-0060 photographers welcome. [email protected] Support Sherman, and all, local Each issue
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