Fiscal Note
CDBG Commission has allocated $152,000 to implement eligible projects recommended within the Plan. Final authorization for CDBG eligible projects and other future projects must be approved by the Common Council.
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AMENDED SUBSTITUTE - Adopting the South Madison Neighborhood Plan and recommendations contained in the Plan.
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WHEREAS the adopted Land Use Plan for the City of Madison recommends the preparation of neighborhood plans for older, built-up residential neighborhoods located in the City; and
WHEREAS the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Commission has designated the South Madison area (Census Tracts 13 and part of 14.01) as a CDBG Concentration Neighborhood for the purposes of providing planning assistance and CDBG funding for eligible neighborhood improvements; and
WHEREAS the South Madison Neighborhood Steering Committee (SMNSC) guided the preparation of the Plan with input from the Bay Creek, Bram's Addition, Burr Oaks, and Capitol View Heights Neighborhood Associations as well as neighborhood residents, business community, and other interested stakeholders;
WHEREAS the SMNSC prioritized the top six overall plan recommendations, in priority order: 1) Redevelop the Villager Mall-Comstock Tire sites for commercial and neighborhood-oriented development; 2) Improve South Park Street intersections at West Badger Road, Hughes Place, Buick Street, and Haywood Drive for pedestrian safety; 3) Create and expand recreational opportunities at Lincoln Elementary School playground; 4) Improve Wingra Creek waterway and shore land amenities for water quality and recreational purposes; 5) Promote business retention and redevelopment opportunities in the Wingra Creek BUILD project area (bounded by South Park Street, Fish Hatchery Road, and West Wingra Drive); and 6) Increase owner-occupancy in existing single-family and multi-family buildings or new housing stock.
WHEREAS after the South Madison Neighborhood Plan process w...
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