Fiscal Note
The adoption of the plan establishes recommendations to guide future investments in capital facilities and infrastructure within the neighborhood. As such, the adoption of the plan does not approve specific expenditures. Any additional capital expenditures to implement plan recommendations will require specific Common Council review and approval.
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SUBSTITUTE - Adopting the Allied-Dunn's Marsh-Belmar Neighborhood's Physical Improvement Plan. 10th Ald. Dist.
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WHEREAS the City of Madison, in cooperation with the City of Fitchburg and Wisconsin Department of Transportation jointly funded the preparation of a physical improvement plan for the Allied-Dunn's Marsh-Belmar Neighborhood focusing on physical infrastructure improvements within the neighborhood, redevelopment of underutilized and undeveloped properties, traffic circulation system improvements, and recommendations to address the negative effects associated with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's Verona Road/West Beltline Highway reconfiguration; and
WHEREAS in order to inform the recommendations included in the plan, the City funded the preparation of the "Allied Drive Commercial Area Redevelopment Study", which produced findings and recommendations for the Madison Plaza (Super Saver) area and the "Allied Drive Housing Study" that provided findings related to the demand for additional owner-occupied and rental housing within the area which are summarized in the Plan; and
WHEREAS the physical improvement plan recommendations informed the City's adoption of a resolution in September, 2004 commenting on the Draft Verona Road/West Beltline Highway Environmental Impact Statement; and
WHEREAS as part of the plan preparation, three public meetings were held to review findings and recommendations; and
WHEREAS the Draft Physical Improvements Plan has informed the preparation of the broader "vision for the Allied community" plan, which provides a statement of goals and ...
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