Development
Developers oppose the increase in fees [1] that could be imposed on new buildings that need to be connected to sewer lines. Plans are in the works for a huge new development on the west side [2]. Kwik Trip is expanding into Madison [3] after buying PDQ stores. A development team is eyeing a location on King St. [4] for a boutique hotel. A pair of Madison property owners is renovating old houses [5] into new apartment units.
Government
The city council will soon decide on proposed moped parking restrictions [6]. Madison School District is looking for ways to fund their backlog of maintenance needs [7]; a number of construction projects are already underway [8]. A committee has delayed a vote on how best to study the structure of Madison’s city government [9]. After objections from vendors, Madison will change the food cart review process [10]. City officials have dropped their bid to rename a city-county building [11] after President Obama.
Community
Violence in downtown Madison is worse than ever [12] despite police efforts to curtail it. City council member Barbara Harrington-McKinney is starting an initiative to help residents reclaim their neighborhoods [13] in the wake of a spike in gun violence. Madison’s YWCA welcomed its first African-American female executive officer [14]. Madison nonprofits are repurposing discarded excess medical supplies [15]. A Madison man is biking for 24 hours straight in order to draw attention [16] to the plight of refugees and immigrants.
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[1] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/developers-oppose-big-fee-hike-for-new-connections-to-sewerage/article_4b73e77a-3898-5162-894d-748de0eb358b.html
[2] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/massive-development-eyed-for-hill-farms-property-on-madison-s/article_9aa9fcf4-a47e-5869-8087-1557f140f197.html
[3] http://host.madison.com/wsj/business/kwik-trip-moving-into-madison-with-acquisition-of-pdq-stores/article_648cf61c-b833-585e-8cd7-42eda7aec593.html
[4] http://isthmus.com/news/news/boutique-hotel-developers-eyeing-new-sites-after-king-street-property-sold/
[5] http://isthmus.com/arts/emphasis/historic-apartments-renovated-wessel-properties/
[6] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/madison-city-council-poised-to-decide-on-moped-parking-restrictions/article_30c3eb18-a87b-5291-ab09-55874237638a.html
[7] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/local_schools/rolling-series-of-million-referendums-could-fund-madison-school-district/article_9e5a1f04-0018-5ea7-a266-902dec7ccdbd.html
[8] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/education/summer-construction-projects-underway-across-the-madison-school-district/article_776681b7-286e-58f5-a589-da9c4e16e115.html
[9] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/committee-delays-vote-on-plans-to-examine-madison-s-government/article_b15d0416-94a6-5a39-a70e-75f4383b4719.html
[10] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/madison-changes-food-cart-review-process-in-response-to-outcry/article_8a3b7d4e-140a-5893-a589-c34db65467ed.html
[11] http://madison365.com/officials-drop-bid-rename-city-county-building-obama/
[12] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/crime-and-courts/after-years-combating-violence-in-downtown-madison-police-say-it/article_cfe97203-8b14-520e-a326-db4b36f8c939.html
[13] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/crime/city-council-member-announces-neighborhood-initiative-after-stray-bullet-nearly/article_01312c21-5f57-5f87-9126-89b658c5ec4d.html
[14] http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/first-african-american-woman-chosen-to-lead-ywca-madison-in/article_1165ad21-2cde-5ea7-b9e1-41de1e140dd0.html
[15] http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/nonprofits-repurpose-excess-medical-supplies-and-equipment-as-hospitals-nationwide/article_f17d7591-9434-552f-afcd-2c73273a0bf5.html
[16] http://madison365.com/baltazar-de-anda-santana-biking-24-straight-hours-today-support-refugees-immigrants/