Fiscal Note
There is no fiscal impact associated with the adoption of the plan. However, implementing specific recommendations within the plan will have fiscal impacts in the future and will require Common Council approval at that time.
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SUBSTITUTE - Adopting the Spring Harbor Neighborhood Plan and recommendations contained therein as a supplement to the City's adopted Comprehensive Plan. 19th Ald. Dist.
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WHEREAS the City of Madison's Comprehensive Plan adopted January 17, 2006 (Substitute Ordinance No. 02207) recommends the adoption of neighborhood plans for established residential neighborhoods within the City; and
WHEREAS the Spring Harbor Neighborhood Plan follows the format of the adopted Comprehensive Plan and provides additional and detailed recommendations regarding the future of the neighborhood; and
WHEREAS the Spring Harbor Neighborhood Steering Committee (SHNSC) guided the preparation of the plan with input from the Spring Harbor Neighborhood Association as well as neighborhood residents, business community and other interested stakeholders; and
WHEREAS the SHNA prioritized the top eight overall plan recommendations, summarized in priority order. They are: 1) Support Dane County and City of Madison plans to reconstruct the University Avenue corridor from Allen Boulevard to Segoe Road; 2) Request the Plan Commission and Common Council to amend the City's Comprehensive Plan to reflect the recommendations in the Spring Harbor Neighborhood Plan in the designated redevelopment area surrounding Whitney Way; 3) Advocate to have future residential redevelopment be compatible with, and sensitive to, the natural character of the area; 4) Support the implementation of light rail or commuter rail service with a stop near Old Middleton Road/Whitney Way, which should not come in lieu of improvements to Madison Metro; 5) Improve or reduce stormwater runoff in general and at specific sites; 6) Fund and construct a new multi-use trail along t...
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