Neighborhood Plan - Northside Planning Council

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NORTHSIDE NEWS
October / November 2008
Vol. 14, No. 2, Issue #80
NORTHSIDE
ACTION ALERT
School Referendum:
What does it mean?
Get the facts at a district session or community forum
See page 5
Stop-N-Go To Move:
Give your input at neighborhood meeting
See page 7
Lake View Hill Park Master Plan:
Pick from three plan options
See page 13
Celebrating 15 Years of
Building Community
Join us on October 10 for a Northside party!
A party with a purpose! Our community’s story -- the NORTHSIDE
STORY -- that has unfolded over the past 15 years has been an amazing journey, one that we as a community should celebrate. The
Northside Planning Council and so many other Northsiders have
worked hard to build our community into something all of us can be
proud of, and now it’s time to celebrate our achievements and look
to the future. Please join us, and the elected officials that represent
us, as we celebrate together -- as a community -- on October 10.
Play the City “Budget Game”:
Participate in local democracy
Check out our Silent Auction!
Bid on an amazing assortment donated
by our Northside community, including
this stunning photograph donated by
Northside artist Carolyn Gantner. Be
sure to visit our online auction at
npc15.blogpot.com to see our items
and start bidding!
See page 14
Homeowners wanted!
Attend a Habitat for Humanity
information session
See page 20
Deep in October, Carolyn Gantner
Neighborhood Plan:
NORTHSIDE ACTION ALERT
Get into the mix!
By Jule Stroick
City of Madison Planning Division
The Northside Neighborhood Plan
Steering Committee is in the early
stages of proposing strategies for the
public to react to at an Open House
planned for December 13. Recent discussions have generated ideas such as:
Main Street:
Conceptual designs of the Northside
TownCenter have focused on removing
and constructing new buildings oriented along a well-defined main street
constructed in the interior of the shopping center. Sidewalks would make the
shopping center more walkable. New
residential, multi-story buildings on
the site would provide another housing
choice within an urban, retail setting.
City of Madison Planning Division
A Northside Market Study is
revealing some important market
insights on the current conditions,
trends, and untapped market potential
of the Northside.
RA Smith National, a market
research firm located in Brookfield,
Wisc., was hired by the City of
Madison to assess the strength of the
residential, commercial, and industrial
sectors.
The
Northside
Neighborhood
Plan
Steering
Committee wanted to know some
basic facts: what do people shop for
on the Northside, what consumer dollars are spent elsewhere, and what
kinds of growth potential is untapped.
Do you have concerns
about the Northside's
major traffic corridors?
North Sherman,
Northport/Packers/CV,
Aberg & Troy Avenues?
Roundabout:
Reconfiguring
the
PackersNorthport-and CTH CV intersection
would improve the appearance, traffic
flow, and safety at this important gateway to the Northside. A roundabout or
t-intersection is one example of how to
make the intersection safer, less confusing and more friendly for people
walking and biking.
Community Forum
Identifying potential sites for new
Plan, page 10
A market snapshot shows:
There is an estimated $165 million
in potential retail sales from the
Northside’s primary and secondary
trade area. About $54 million of the
sales are captured within the neighborhood, while $111 million are spent
outside the area, also known as leakage.
Some of this leakage, which comes
from retail nodes at East Towne, East
Washington, and nearby municipalities such as Sun Prairie, will continue
to limit the potential of retail growth
on the Northside.
Given this continued competition,
opportunities for additional retail will
likely be through small-scale retail
establishments.
Business, page 9
Help us celebrate!
Friday, October 10
Warner Park Community Recreation Center
5-6 pm Community Reception ~
Mingle with Mayor Dave
Cieslewicz, former Mayors Paul
Soglin and Sue Bauman and
your Northside neighbors
6-7 pm Recognize Our Achievements,
Look to Our Future ~
Program with Northside Story
highlights and special surprise
for our “North Stars”
7-8 pm Let’s Have Some Fun ~
Community party with the
Northside’s own Honky Tonk
Lagoon!
INSIDE
ONE POT CHILI
Cookoff at NS Farmers Market.........7
ENERGY HOTLINE
Ready to help you save money.........13
THE BUDGET GAME
Making your voice heard..................14
Future Development Sites:
Market study reveals Northside
business potential and challenges
By Jule Stroick
See page 3 for more event information
See our special insert inside,
celebrating the Northside and NPC!
NORTHSIDE ACTION ALERT
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TROY TEENS GARDEN
on Northside Transportation &
Traffic Safety Issues
Wed. Oct. 29, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Warner Park Community
Recreation Center
See page 11
Diaries of a learning summer...........15
What do you want
to see for our
Northside economy?
Thanksgiving service......................19
More places to shop and eat?
More quality jobs?
More support for new and
existing businesses?
All of the above?
Community Forum
on Northside Economic
Development
Mon. Nov. 10 6:30 - 8:30 pm
TBD Warner Park Community
Recreation Center
See page 10
NEW BUT TRUE
New hardware destination...........17
BOOMERANG
New resale store helps charities....18
INTERFAITH THANKS
OTHER FEATURES
Letters to the Editor...................2
Planning Council..................3-4
Community News.................5-8
Neighborhood Plan..............9-12
Environment...........................13
Troy Gardens..........................15
Arts & Culture ........................16
Business.............................17-18
Church & Community.......19-20
School & Youth..................21-22
Police......................................23
Elected Officials................24-26
Community Resources.......27-28
Seniors....................................29
WPCRC & Sports..............30-31
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MISSING DOG WOES
Dear Editor:
On Thurs., Sept.11, my four-yearold Field Spaniel, Wynn, escaped
through a breach in the perimeter fence
at Yahara Heights Dog Park on
Highway 113 and County M.
Wynn was in the care of dog daycare
professionals who exercise the dogs
off leash in the park.
Yahara Heights Dog Park is operated
by Dane County Parks Department and
requires a paid permit to use the facilities. Yahara Heights is designated as an
off leash facility.
Unfortunately there was a two foot
by two foot breach in the wire fencing
along the parking lot entrance. In addition we discovered a large area of
breached fenceline along Hwy 113
where a tree had fallen on the fence.
These breaches in the fenceline were
reported to Dane County Parks
Department on Fri., Sept. 12. We were
told they would send someone “right
out.” The fences were not repaired.
Four additional phone calls were
made over the next several days pleading for the fence to be repaired before
another dog was lost. As of Wed., Sept.
17, the fences still were not repaired,
except for a temporary repair we made
with a stick and several feet of rope.
Dick Black at Dane County Parks
Department explained the lack of
repairs being due to “short staffing” in
his department.
Madison area dog owners must be
aware that off leash does not necessarily guarantee a secure perimeter at the
dog park.
With the help of friends and family
we continued to search for Wynn until
the morning of Sept. 21, when he was
found in a live trap set by the Dane
County Animal Control Officers.
We hope the Dane County Parks
Department will use the funds from
the dog permits to provide a safer and
more secure environment for our dogs
to exercise. Improved safety of the
perimeter would include a double
gated fence at the entrance to insure
the safe transport of dogs in and out of
the park.
We hope no other dog owner will
suffer the trauma of a missing dog.
Wynn is home, 10 pounds lighter,
but happy to be back.
~ Susan O’Brien
Northside Assembly candidates thank their supporters
Dear Editor:
Running for the State Assembly has
been an experience like nothing I
could have ever imagined. Besides the
birth of my 3 children and my marriage, running for office has been the
best experience of my life.
It is truly a humbling experience. To
have total strangers contribute because
they believe in me but yet have never
met me. Who would have ever thought
a little Hmong boy born in the hills of
Laos would one day run for the
Wisconsin State Assembly.
The thing that made me the proudest
was seeing my 3 children getting so
involved and so proud of their Poppy.
Even though my youngest daughter
age 3 cannot read when she sees my
yard sign in someone’s yard she says
out loud “Poppy Her for State
Assembly.” My oldest daughter age 5
walked almost 1 mile during the
Waunakee parade proudly holding her
Poppy’s sign. After the race my son
age 7 said to me, “That’s ok Poppy if
you didn’t win. When I run for
President, you can vote for me and I
will win for you.”
To me that’s what it is all about.
Even though I may not have won the
election I have won just by running.
See Candidates, page 14
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NORTHSIDE PLANNING COUNCIL
~
15 Years of Building Community
OUR SPONSORS
The following businesses, organizations, and individuals have provided significant contributions to
NPC’s 15th Anniversary Fund.
We thank them for their support.
Diamond Star
$3,000-$4,999
Why join us
October 10?
Northside TownCenter
Gold Star
$1,500-$2,999
Ellen Barnard
Madison Mallards
Pierce’s Northside
Market
Silver
Dan & Char Tortorice
Denis & Laura Vogel
Wegner CPA
$750-$1,499
The Alexander Company
Douglas & Claudia Ayers
Vernon & Linda
Blackwell
Rose Brown &
Tim Carlisle
Bronze Star
$250-$749
Altered States Alterations
David Carpenter
Celebrations Events
Sue Gleason & Mark Hoffmann
Carolyn Gantner
Keven & Karen Gould
Phillips “Skip” Kindy, Jr.
Lois & Company, Inc.
McKinney Dental
Madison Area Community
Land Trust
Madison Chiropractic-North
Manna Café
Meridian Group, Inc.
Leon & Jocelyn Miller
Patricia Morgan
News Publishing, Inc.
North Star
A Woman’s Touch
Sexuality Resource
Center
Affordable Memories
Photography
Ale Asylum
Carolyn Anderson
Terrie Anderson
Annie’s Garden Bed
and Breakfast
Anonymous (6)
Barbara Arnold
Jon Becker, Art &
Education Consultant
Bill Beese
Benvenuto’s Italian Grill
Robert Bolz
Linda Boxrucker
Brentwood Village Assoc.
Pat & Peter Brinkman
Norman & Ruth Bryhan
Sherri Buck Baldwin
Bunky’s Café
Sudie Burnham
Café La Bellitalia
Megan Cain &
Mark Sundlin
Betty Carpenter
David Carpenter
John Cerveny
Cherokee Park
Neighborhood Assoc.
Judy Christensen &
Don Drott
Michael Christopher
Allen Cross & Mary Klehr
Dr. Frederick J. Davis
Friends of Lake View Hill
Virginia Davis
Drackenberg’s Cocktails
& Cigars
East Bluff Home Owners
ElderSpan, LLC
James Ely
Herb & Jan Falck
Ann Falconer
Billy Feitlinger &
Susie Hobart
Mo Cleland
DuWaynes Salon
Helen Marks Dicks
Magna Publications
Meridan Group, Inc.
North Side True Value
Marge Pitts
Anne Pryor & Steve Ackerman
Paul Rusk
Seregenian’s Floor Coverings
Michael & Nancy Shinners
Silver Leaf Design Gallery, Inc.
Charles & Connie Smalley
Strang, Inc
TASC
Jacki Thomas
Karen Thompson
Betsy Tuttle
Vogel Bros. Building Co.
Myrtle Wilhite
Wisconsin Dept. of Corrections
Cyndi Wood & Scott Smith
up to $250
Four Lakes Paving Co.
Lynette Gebben
Jerry & Marly Gest
Robert Godfrey &
Iris Hengst
Gary Goyke & Nancy
Rottier
Bev & Wayne Hanson
Rita Harring &
Lois Hindhede
Jill & Ray Hellmer
Geof Herman
Anita Herrera
Lois Hindhede
Susie Hobart &
Billy Feitlinger
Cos Hoffman
Inda Hoffman
Les & Susan Hoffman
Willy Holden
Barbara Hundt
Terry Huxtable
Barbara Jenkin
Jim’s Meat Market
Chris & Missy Johnson
Jill Jokela & Dan Lickel
Jean & Jerry Jones
Barbara Karlen
Martha Kauppi
Jeanette Kautzer
Jack Kelly
Alyssa Kenney
Tim Kiefer
Richard Kiesling
Dave & Teri Kinney
Doris Kox
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Kreul
Bernice Lampe
Milton Leidner
Anita Lightfoot
Little Vito & the
Torpedoes
Robert Lizon
LLR Venture Group, LLC
Vilja Lorenzsonn
Frank & Lenore Lusson
Lesleigh Luttrell
Massage East- Jamie
Heidt, Chuck Nendza
&
Karen Strief
Nancy & Lee McAdams
Bernard & Eleanore Main
Marvel Mapes
Doris Marten
David Medenwald
Renee Moe & Jason
Salus
Nikki Moriarity
Sue & Jim Morrison
Tim & Linda Nelson
Betty Nicka
Nilda Chocolates
Craig & Jane Nordness
Northport Auto Full
Service Center
Northside Business
Assoc.
Jon Vinje & Nancy Odell
Chris Odt
PDQ
Betty Perry
Kelly Peterson
Post Office Credit Union
Jim, Maria & Sierra
Powell
Prime Cut
Nancy & Ken Ragland
Juliet Rake Photograhpy
Elizabeth Rasmussen
Cheryl Redman
Karen Reger
Michael & Pamela
Rewey
Alder Satya RhodesConway
Virginia Rose
Alden Ross
Mr. William Rowe
Bernard Saley
Phyllis Sanders
Mary Schermerhorn
Mr. & Mrs. Neal Schlicht
Sherman Neighborhood
Association
Shirley Shillinglaw
Jeff & Sherri Shokler
Muriel Simms
Robert Skuldt
Dana Slowiak
Dean Smith
Maury Smith
Julie Spears
Joan Stack
Anne & Larry Stuart
Pat Steele
Kurt & Margaret Stege
John & Catherine
Steinhauer
St. Mary’s Hospital
Taste of Asia
Lucy Catherine Taylor
Tenney Nursery &
Parent Center
Charles & Kathryn
Thompson
Tornado Steak House
David & Kathy Tiffany
Martin Timmins
Troy Gardens Condo
Association
Donna Ulteig
Paul Van Rooy
Virginia Davis School of
Dance, LLC
Barbara Wrigley
Ms. Dora Yelk
Yoga Community
Connection
Yoga for Every Body ~
Carolyn Gantner
Warner Park Community
Recreation Center
Barbara Weitz
Ruth Westmont
Dorothy Wheeler
Lisa Wiese & Christopher
Moore
Wild Plum Mosaics ~
Megan Cain
Wisconsin Union Theater
Pat Woicek
Phyliss Young
Kelly Z at Sally K’s Salon
* Show your Northside
pride
* Meet neighbors & friends,
old & new
* Enjoy great food from
Manna Cafe
* Watch the "Northside Story"
video
* Hear the tale of three Mayors
* Honor Northsiders who
changed our community
* Outbid your neighbors in
our silent auction
* Dance the night away with
Honky Tonk Lagoon
* Party with a purpose
Help Us Fill Warner Park
Center to the Brim!
NORTHSIDE ACTION ALERT
Help us celebrate!
Friday, October 10
Warner Park Community Recreation Center
5-6 pm
6-7 pm
7-8 pm
Community Reception ~
Mingle with Mayor Dave
Cieslewicz, former Mayors
Paul Soglin and Sue
Bauman and your
Northside neigbhors
Recognize Our
Achievements, Look to
Our Future ~
Program with Northside
Story highlights and special surprise for our “North
Stars”
Let’s Have Some Fun ~
Community party with the
Northside’s own Honky
Tonk Lagoon!
Silent Auction
Bidding Now Open!
Visit npc15.blogspot.com
Over 100 items are
waiting for your bids!
Here are a few!
Peeking Flowers Mosaic
Frame, Megan Cain
Ewer and more pottery
from Geof Herman
Reflections Photo Trio,
Anne Pryor
Over 100 items were donated to NPC’s
15th Anniversary Silent Auction - our first
ever. Northside artists, businesses and
individuals and some of our closest
friends have given us an amazing assortment of items on which to bid including
Art
Home furnishings
Collectables
Business & Personal Services,
Gift Certificates
And More!
Get a sneak preview online!
We know you’ll be busy visiting with
your friends and neighbors at our 15th
Anniversary Celebration. But, we wanted
to give you time to eye your favorite items.
Check out the Silent Auction Blog complete with item descriptions and photos at
npc15.blogspot.com/
Bid online through Oct. 8.
The highest e-bid on each item
becomes the starting in-person bid on the
morning of the 15th Anniversary
Celebration. The Silent Auction will be
open at Warner Park Community
Recreation Center from 10 am to 7:30
pm. The top bidders will be announced
after 8 pm at the Community Party.
We offer a very special thanks to the
generous individuals and businesses that
donated these items for our 15th
Anniversary Celebration.
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Northside News z August / September 2008
NORTHSIDE PLANNING COUNCIL NEWS
www.northsideplanningcouncil.org
Mission; To improve the
quality of life for all residents of the Northside
community, by increasing
citizen participation and
voice in issues and decisions affecting the community through neighborhood
organizing and advocacy;
and building community by
linking community organizations & residents.
Co-Chairs
Lisa Wiese,
Northside
Timebank
242-8572
David Carpenter, Chris Odt
Cherokee II
Lake View Hill
Condos
Benito Olivas,
442-6958
Vera Court
Mo Cleland,
906-2143
Brentwood
Helen Marks
Bob Paolino
Dicks, North/
Village
Mendota Hills
Eastside Senior 244-3938
Coalition
Carolyn Gantner, Marge Pitts,
222-3843
Friends of Troy
Cherokee
Gardens
Vice Chairs
Garden
249-2697
Jeff Shokler,
244-2909
Sheridan Triangle
Sue Gilberston, John Quinlan,
301-0191
Cherokee Park Cherokee
Garden
Michael
249-9323
213-8409
Shinners,
Willy Holden
Brentwood
Cheryl Redman,
Berkley Oaks
Village
Troy Gardens
444-9854
241-1848
Community
Missy Johnson, 241-4820
Sec/Treasurer
Ellen Barnard, Whitetail Ridge,
Sataro Sato,
Cherokee Park 242-4662
Troy Gardens
576-3734
Rebecca Kemble Community
Past Co-chair
East Area PTO
Wendy Sauvé,
Char Tortorice, Coalition
East Area PTO
244-9300
Lake View Hill
Coalition
249-8052
244-3125
Peggy Lucey,
Terrie Anderson, East Bluff
Muriel Simms,
Northside TimeFriends of
Sterling Lynk,
bank
Cherokee Marsh
Lakeview
241-9080
Lutheran Church
Dean Smith,
Bill Bauer,
204-0657
Whitetail Ridge
Friends of Lake
249-4596
Leon Miller,
View Hill Park
Vera Court
241-5589
Pat Steele,
Neighborhood
Northport Apts.
Center
Vernon
249-9281
246-0583
Blackwell, At
Large
Karen
Pat Morgan,
246-8379
Thompson,
Sherman
Northside
204-2708
Patricia
Business Assn.
Brinkman,
Nikki Moriarity, 246-3483
Cherokee
East Bluff
Townhouses
242-7519
243-8912
Laura Vogel,
Maple Bluff
244-7187
Dick Walker,
Cherokee II
Condos
242-4411
Miguel Weathers
Berkley Oaks
Cyndi Wood,
Nobel Park
249-4052
Neighborhoods in
need of a NPC
representative:
Karstens,
Kennedy Heights,
Lerdahl Park,
Maple Wood,
North Park Apts,
Northridge
Terrace Apts,
Packer
Townhouses,
Sherman Village,
Woodland Park
Apts,
Woodlands Apts
Call 661.0060
to enquire
about revitalizing your own
neighborhood
association, or
getting involved
with NPC.
NPC Member Profile: Karen Thompson
By Ed Garvoille
Karen Thompson has been on the Northside Planning Council since its inception in 1993, one of only two people to serve for the entire 15 years of NPC’s existence. Thompson is particularly proud of the NPC because it not only identifies
needs on the Northside, but also takes an active role in meeting those needs.
As an NPC representative, Thompson also helped raise over $200,000 for the
expansion of the Lakeview Public Library. This more than doubled the private
donation goal for the library.
Thompson sees the role played by the NPC in the building of the Warner Park
Community Recreation Center as a top achievement by the council. This included
the NPC raising over $800,000 from community donations toward the $4.5 million construction cost.
In total, the NPC has raised mobilized $7 million for a variety of Northside projects in its 15-year history.
Thompson views the development of Troy Gardens as a big planning and implementation success for
the NPC. Troy Gardens is on Troy Drive near Mendota State Mental Health Institute. On 31-acres, Troy
Gardens integrates mixed-income green-built housing, community gardens, an organic farm, and restored
prairie and woodlands.
The NPC is also an active participant in Northside business development. Successfully advocating to
bring a grocery store -- ultimately Pierce's Norhside Market-- back to the Northside reflects this activity.
Thompson further assists the NPC business development role by representing the NPC on the 80-member
Northside Business Association.
Thompson developed her business acumen through her 32-year career with Anchor Bank. She now
serves as Anchor's Assistant Vice President and has served as branch manager for the Sherman Avenue
location for many years.
Thompson said the NPC is currently helping support the City’s development of a revised Northside
neighborhood plan. The plan, scheduled to be completed early next year, will set forth a number of objectives to be achieved on the Northside within 5 to 10 years.
"The council continues to work with Northside neighborhood associations, Northside businesses, city
government and others on a number of objectives including economic, transportation, and school issues,"
Thompson said. She added, "I am working with a great and diverse group of people all working to make the
Northside the best place to be in Madison."
Happy
Autumn!
Northside Planning Council
2702 International Lane, Suite 203
Madison, WI 53704
Phone: (608) 661-0060 Fax: (608) 661-0064
Tim Carlisle, Ext. 2.
Lead Organizer
Julie Spears, Ext. 3
Community Organizer
Dana Slowiak, Ext. 1
Administrator
North Sherman Ave Reconstruction Update
City Traffic Engineering reports that the reconstruction contractor is
making good progress. They plan to start placing curb the first week of
October. Resurfacing should be completed by the end of October, with
an additional week needed for signing and pavement marking. If all
goes well, the entire project should be completed by the first week in
Novemember. In the meantime, drive safely and support our N.
Sherman businesses in October!
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Olive Garden
Overture Center
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Howard Johnson East
Pizza Extreme
Interim Healthcare of Madison Pizza Hut of Southern WI
Jim’s Meat Market
Prime Quarter
Jung Garden
Rosati’s Pizza
Kathy’s Auto Service
Ryan Funeral Home
Klinke Cleaners
Savidusky Furs
Laundryland
Senior Helpers
Lazy Jane’s Café & Bakery
Sherman Glen Apts.
Legacy Gardens
Shopko
M&I Bank
Silver Leaf Gallery
Madison Chiropractic
Sparkle Auto Body
Madison Concourse Hotel
State Farm Insurance
Madison Magazine
Studio Jewelers
Summit Credit Union
Dryden Terrace Apts/Meridian Mallard’s Baseball
Manna Café
Target
Duwayne's Hair Salon
Martinson Real Estate
Transit Solutions
Edward Jones
McKinney Dental
Trek Bikes
Einstein Bros Bagels
MG&E
True Value Hardware
Ella’s Deli
Nautigal Restaurant
TZ of Madison
Excellence in Dentistry
Northgate Barber Shop
Vital Touch
Felly’s Flowers
Northshore Estates
Willy Street Co-op
Flowers by Meg
Oakwood Village East
Xerox
Frugal Muse Books
Altered States Alterations
American Family Insurance
American TV
AnchorBank
Annie’s Garden B&B
Badger Bowl
Badger Cab
Benvenuto's Restaurant
Brennan’s Market
Café La Bellitalia
Chocolate Shoppe
Community Pharmacy
Copps Food Center
Culver’s of Northport
Curves
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Doc Jams
Dorn True Value Hardware
Great WI Credit Union
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COMMUNITY
Madison Metropolitan School District
Fact Sheet on Nov. 4 Referendum
Why is there a budget gap?
In 1993, the State of Wisconsin created two competing pieces of legislation.
First, the revenue cap (or revenue limit) restricts the amount of funds that a
Wisconsin school board can raise from local property tax without going to referendum. This law has allowed an average yearly increase of 2.22% per student
above a district’s previous year’s budget. For the 2008-09 budget of the Madison
Metropolitan School District (MMSD), this increase is $270 per student or about
a 2.5% increase.
Second, the Qualified Economic Offer (QEO) requires that “school district
professional employee” contracts increase by a minimum of 3.8% to avoid arbitration on economic issues. Employee contracts make up about 85% of the
MMSD budgets. When districts negotiate a 3.8% total employment package to
avoid arbitration but the overall budget can only increase by an average of 2.22%,
the budget gap is created. The community is expected to share responsibility for
the gap with the school district through an approved referendum, while the school
district continues to make cuts, find efficiencies, and lessen the tax impact. Since
1993, the district has reduced programs and services by over $60 million.
How much is the referendum asking for?
The referendum asks for the approval to exceed the revenue limit as follows:
• $5 million in the 2009-10 year,
• an additional $4 million in the 2010-11 year ($9 million total), and
• an additional $4 million in the 2011-12 year ($13 million total).
It’s a recurring referendum which means that, if approved, the school district could
exceed the revenue limit by $13 million in the 2011-12 year and in every year after that.
How will the referendum affect my taxes?
The projected tax increase on the average Madison home ($250,000 value) will be:
• $27.50 in 2009-10,
• plus $43.10 in 2010-11, ($70.60 total), and
• plus $20.90 in 2011-12, ($91.50 total).
The cumulative total increase over three years is $189.60 ($27.50+$70.60+ $91.50).
What cuts may still be made in the next three years?
The projected budget shortfall for 2009-10 is $8 million, but an approved referendum would only provide $5 million, leaving the following $3 million budget shortfall for 2009-10: $600,000 from staff positions not allocated to schools;
$400,000 in yet to be determined areas; and $2 million used from the district’s
cash balance for the 2009-10 year. Even with an approved referendum, the
school district projects it will still have to make cuts of approximately $2.5 million in the following two years.
For more information go to: www.madison.k12.wi.us/mmsdtv/refweb
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GUEST OPINION
Is the 2008 School Referendum
Just More of the Same? No!
By Lucy Mathiak
On November 4, the Madison School
Board is asking voters to vote yes on a
referendum that will increase the property tax support base for Madison’s public schools by a total of $13 million after
three years. For owners of a $250,000
home, that translates to an additional
$90 in property taxes by the third year.
This is not the first school referendum
in recent years. But is it just more of the
same? No. The need for a referendum
stems from our broken system for funding Wisconsin’s public schools, but that
is where the connections end. From the
earliest planning through the unanimous
Board of Education vote to go to referendum, the 2008 request is a big change
from what voters have seen in the past.
The referendum is about funding a
community service – K12 education that is essential to vital neighborhoods
and property values, an educated workforce, and, most important, a strong start
for the children and youth who hold our
future in their hands.
Our proposal is one of two major elements in Superintendent Nerad’s vision
of a new partnership between the
Madison Metropolitan School District
and its communities. The second part is
commitment to a long-range planning
process that will include strong community input, assessment and review of
district staffing and programs, and reallocation of resources to critical areas of
need.
The 2008 plan was developed with
input from the community. The final
proposal represents more than some
people want and less than others want;
all comments were taken into account
by the superintendent and the board.
Additional financial steps that reduce
the tax impact on homeowners:
1) Using our 2008 windfall to pay off
short term debt and reduce the amount
we are asking by $400,000 per year
2) enacting Fund 41 to manage ongoing maintenance and protect the district from losing state aid;
3) decreasing the community service
fund (Fund 80) property tax levy by $2
million for one year to offset the referendum’s property tax increases;
4) revising our financial forecasts so
that the referendum asks only for what
we believe we will need; and,
5) using a recurring referendum so
that the district will not face the significant new gap that would occur after a
fixed-term referendum.
The 2008 referendum does not fix the
way that Wisconsin pays for public
schools, which has not worked for
Madison or other communities. The referendum does not restore programs that
were among the $35 million in budget
cuts made by the board in the past 5
years, nor does it include new programs.
It is one step in our ongoing work to balance school needs with taxpayer means
under state laws.
Lucy Mathiak is a member of the
Madison Metropolitan School
District Board of Education.
Spaghetti and Our Schools
Free Dinner & Forum on the Nov. 4 Referendum
Oct. 21, 2008 6 pm
Goodman Atwood Community Center, 149 Waubesa St.
6-7 pm Dinner & Presentation:
Supt. Dan Nerad & School Board members
7-8 pm Questions, Comments & Next Steps:
Community and Schools Together (CAST) & audience
Sponsored by: Tenney Lapham Neighborhood Association & East
Attendance Area PTO Coalition. Childcare provided.
Artist Marilyn O’Brien with her work at Eastgate Theatre
By Marilyn R. O'Brien
Madison artist
I am an artist who has been
struggling to show my work. I am
handicapped, and art is great therapy
for me. I had been struggling with
where and how to show my work.
Since I had been going to the
Eastgate Marcus Theatres on for
years, I thought, "Why not here?"
After working up the courage to present my artwork and ideas, I
approached Tom Reichelt, the
General Manager for the Eastgate
Theatre. He came out of his office to
shake my hand and then he proceeded to ask me which month I would like
to do an art show. After showing Mr.
Reichelt three of my paintings we
negotiated and there I was -- the first
artist ever to have the opportunity to
be showing my work at a major movie
theater in Madison with an average
attendance of 20,000 people per
month. My show was on display
through November and December.
I have always wanted to represent the Northside Artists Group
(NSAG) and the Northside of
Madison in its best light. Now I have
created a plan for great advertising
for myself and other artists, and
have begun to execute it. I also want
to honor the personnel in businesses in Madison who are so caring
and sensitive to my needs as an
artist as Tom Reichelt.
Another person who guided me
was the president of the NSAG,
Steve Roffler. When I was totally
struggling to be noticed, he saw my
work and mentored me immediately. Steve passed away in April 2007,
and is dearly missed. He was such
a joy and a talent.
I have great joy in feeding an
assortment of animals who walk
and fly into my yard. You can usually find me carrying my camera and
taking photos which I then sketch
and oil paint.
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NORTHSIDE ACTION ALERTS
MMSD Public Referendum Information Session:
Tues., Oct. 7, 6:30 pm at Sherman Middle School
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Northside News z October / November 2008
COMMUNITY
By Andy Lindgren
Kelda Helen Roys was the victor in a
field of 6 candidates vying for the
chance to replace retiring Rep. Dave
Travis, D-Waunakee, for the 81st
Assembly District in the Democratic
primary held Tues., Sept. 9. Travis has
represented the district, which includes
the Northside, since 1978.
Roys, the former Executive
Director of NARAL ProChoice Wisconsin, received 31
percent of the vote.
“I want to thank the voters of
the 81st district, my neighbors,
who have placed their confidence in me. I am so honored to have
received their votes and support and
also to share their concerns and ideas
with me on their doorsteps,” Roys said.
“I ask them to continue sharing their
thoughts with me, because I really
think that participatory government
and responsive government is what our
state needs and I will do my best to
represent them with all the skills that I
have, to listen and to be the best representative that I can be.”
Dane County Executive Kathleen
Falk, a Roys supporter, said that she is
“excited and grateful to the voters in
the 81st district because they will have
a great legislator going to bat for them.
She is so qualified and experienced. I’ve known her my
entire life, so I can vouch for
her great integrity and the values that she brings to this job.”
As for the other candidates in
the election, Justin Sargent
came in second with 27 percent of the vote, John Laubmeir was
third with 16 percent, Eric Englund
received 14 percent, Tim Kiefer
received seven percent, and Peng Her
received five percent. No other candidate has registered to run against Roys
in the November election.
Timebank turns three!
Dane County Timebank turns three and tops 800 members county-wide. Everyone’s invited to our Birthday
Party—Potluck & Open Mic
Whether you are one of the 200+ Northsiders who has
joined the Dane County Timebank, or someone who is
thinking about it, join the celebration on Sat. Oct. 18 at
First Congregational Church, 1609 University Ave.
The festivities start at 6 pm and will wrap up by 8:30 pm. Bring a dish to
pass, a performance to share if you’d like, and an appetite for birthday cake!
Interested in learning more? Call 663-0400 or check out www.danecountytimebank.org.
~ Terrie Anderson
Photo provided by Alyssa Kenney
Roys wins 81st Assembly primary
Thank you
to our candidates!
The Northside community, NORTHSIDE NEWS and Northside
Planning Council wish to thank the six candidates for the 81st
Assembly seat and acknowlede their dedication to their community.
Eric Englund
Tim Kiefer
Peng Her
John Laubmeier
Kelda Helen Roys
Justin Sargent
Kennedy Heights’ Girls Inc Group wins Fit City Fun Run Award. Girls
are pictured with Jordan Bingham of Wisconsin Sports Development
Corporation.
Troy Gardens Housing Receives Home Depot Award
Madison Area Community Land Trust recently won first place and $75,000 for its
Troy Gardens project from the Home Depot Foundation in their annual awards program for “Excellence for Affordable Housing Built Responsibly”. The 30 condominium-style homes built at Troy Gardens in 2006 are the most recent component added
to the unique 31-acre Troy Gardens property, which also includes one of Madison’s
largest community gardens, Madison’s only urban community–supported agriculture
farm, and restored natural areas. The fruit of 12 years of collaborative work to realize a still-evolving community vision, Troy Gardens project has won numerous national and local awards since the Northside community banded together in 1996 with
MACLT and other partners to save the property from unwanted development.
The Troy Gardens homes incorporate numerous green features, such as energy
efficient appliances, low-flow fixtures, solar panels, rain barrels and bike paths. Troy
homeowners have adopted a “co-housing” form of community, jointly sharing
resources and responsibilities. Twenty of the 30 homes were purchased at belowmarket rates and will be kept permanently affordable through the land trust model.
The Home Depot Foundation cited the Troy Gardens project as “among our
nation’s most outstanding examples of affordable, sustainable communities
that bring real savings in energy, transportation and maintenance costs to families.” MACLT was selected from more than 50 applicants nationally by a panel of
experts in the fields of environmental science and sustainable community development.
For more information on MACLT’s award-winning entry, visit www.homedepotfoundation.org/award_winners.html.
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COMMUNITY
North
hside Farmer’s Market Annuaal
One Pot Cook Off, Oct.. 12
By Jim Franck
On Sun., Oct. 12, the Northside
Farmers Market will host its “Second
Annual One Pot Cook-Off”. It’s an
open contest, where the cooks actually
do their magic at the Market, and anyone can enter.
Most importantly, everyone who
comes to the Market has the opportunity to sample the dishes and cast their
vote for “One Pot Chef” of the day.
Cash prizes will be awarded for the
“Peoples’ Choice” winner and the
“Market Judge” winner.
If last year is any example, this year
promises to offer an even greater variety of truly outstanding dishes. And,
the recipes will be available on the
Market’s Web site. An added ingredient will be musicians John Duggleby
and Chicagoan Lance Brown who will
provide music they say is known to
whet appetites.
And of course, as usual, the Market
will feature more than 20 vendors with
the highest quality locally grown fall
produce and fruit available in Dane
County. In addition, there will be a
variety of quality meats from bison to
poultry, dairy products, baked goods,
fresh herbs, honey, and eggs.
At last year’s “One Pot Cook-Off”,
the chefs provided a happy crowd of
Market goers with a varied sampling of
terrific meals from Mike Basford’s
chicken and andouille gumbo to Mimi
Jett’s lamb stew to Ken Wulf’s white
bean chili to Marilyn Dralle’s
“Hamburger Special” and more. This
year’s event looks to feature even more
chefs with an even greater array of
dishes to sample. Dale Matthews, the
event organizer, said he hopes to get as
many as 20 cooks this year.
The cooking rules are simple: Each
cook must prepare a one-pot meal
down at the market—a stew, soup,
chili, gumbo or other entrée—using a
propane stove. They must use at least
three ingredients available at the
Market plus one ingredient available
from Pierce’s Northside Market.
Cooks should plan on being down at
the market at 7:30 a.m. for a cooks’
meeting. There will a public sampling
from 11:05 a.m. until 12 noon when
the prizes will be awarded.
The entry fee is $20. NFM Events
Manager, Dale Matthews, has the
application forms with more detailed
information about the event. Dale also
has some cooking utensils available for
chefs who don’t have their own to
bring. For additional information contact Dale at 217-9631 or email nfmmanager@yahoo.com
The Northside Farmers Market is
located at the corner of Sherman
Avenue and Northport Drive across
from Warner Park. It runs on Sunday
mornings from May through October,
8:30 am to 12:30 pm, rain or shine.
Further information about the Market,
its vendors, a wide selection of recipes,
a list of goods available at the Market
updated weekly, and a way to subscribe to the NFM weekly e-newsletter, visit its website at www.northsidefarmersmarket.org.
Maple Bluff thanks 5th Annual Hoses & Handcuffs
On September 15, we had another great turnout at the Maple Bluff Community
Center. The proceeds for this event have gone toward the Fire, Police & ETM services and enhanced security. We have raised over $50,000 for this great cause.
We honored a long time village President Bill Chatteron. Bill won the Dailey
Service Award for his contribution of service to the Village spanning over 3 decades.
The winning team this year consisted of: Pat Richter, Kent Johnson, Bill Towell, Peter
Johnson. We truly wish to thank all our sponsors and donors for their contributions:
Corporate Sponsors: Axley Breynelson, Magna/In Business, Inacom Information
Systems. Hole Sponsors: Bill Towell, Chuck Steinhauer/Steinhauer Companies, High
Impact Promotions, National Guardian Life Insurance, Warren & Ann Dailey, Zimbrick
Family Donors/In-Kind: Alpha Graphics, American Family Insurance, Anchor Bank,
Avenue Bar, Dave Bruns, Don Caster, Dotty Dumpling, Drackenberg’s, Esquire Club, Jerry
Kelly, Jim Vaccarro, High Impact, Kathy Canery, M&I Bank, Manna Café, Noah’s Ark Pet
Center, Northside News, Northside TownCenter, North Side True Value, Pat Richter,
Pierce’s Northside Grocery, Ron Dayne, Sally Lehman, S. Sundquist, Sherman Plaza Hair
Styling–Tim Roberts, Spirits Unlimited, The Edgewater, Tim Fenner, Vic Pierce Liquor &
Wine, Walgreens, White River Sportswear
NORTHSIDE ACTION ALERT
Neighbors discuss future Stop-N-Go, Oct. 20
By Lydia Maurer
The current Stop-N-Go convenience
store and gas station located at 3510
Packers Ave. is in the process of purchasing the land next door to their
current location for relocation of the
business. The proposed Stop-N-Go
would be built at 3520 Packers Ave.,
which is the corner lot of Scott Lane
at Packers Avenue.
Currently, the property is owned
and in use by the Appliance Repair
Center. In order for Stop-N-Go to
obtain City approval to move forward
with the project, a number of items
need to be addressed, including holding a neighborhood meeting with
Buy a cookbook to fund Northside student’s DC trip
Hello Northsiders!
I’m looking for your help. I’m selling cookbooks that my family and I put together with 112
recipes from family and friends throughout
Wisconsin. This fundraiser is to help pay for a
Student Leadership Forum in Washington, DC that
I’m going to in October.
Last school year, Principal Kelley, from Black
Hawk Middle school nominated me for this trip
through the People to People program. So, in
October, I’ll be flying to Washington by myself to
learn about our country, its government and its
history. Hopefully I’ll be more prepared for its
future!
Back to the cookbook - this collection of
recipes is available for only $8! If you’d like one,
or
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Taste of Asia to participate in
2008 Dueling Chef Competition
Mai Zong Vue, co-owner and chef at Taste of Asia, is competing at the
Dueling Chef competition during the Madison Food and Wine Show, Oct.
17-19. At the competition both chefs will be given one mystery ingredient,
a matching set of supplemental ingredients and 30 minutes to prepare
two dishes. The final prepared cuisine will be judged based on presentation, creativity and taste by three celebrity judges and one audience member.
For Vue, the competition is about “the joy of preparing foods with surprised ingredients, a live audience, and judges. Anything could go wrong
and often times it does in front of everyone.” She welcomes the Northside to be part of the audience and cheer on a Northside resident!
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Northside News z October / November 2008
COMMUNITY
Lakeview Cooperative Preschool Northside Faire spins off of Winter Market
Offers arts, crafts & food in November and December
to celebrate 50 years
By John Nordbo
Next year, 2009, marks the fiftieth
straight year that the Northside’s
Lakeview Cooperative Preschool has
opened its doors and welcomed a new
class of children to their first educational experience. Lakeview Preschool
began in 1959, in a small room in the
Sherman Avenue United Methodist
Church. Also in 1959, Alaska and
Hawaii were admitted to the Union,
Xerox manufactured the first plain
paper copier, and Barbie (the doll)
made her debut on store shelves.
During this entire 50-year span,
Lakeview Preschool has occupied the
same location on North Sherman
Avenue, although it long since moved
to a larger space within the church.
Beginning next September 2009—
roughly a year from now—and continuing through the end of the school year
in 2010, Lakeview Cooperative
Preschool will commemorate its 50
years of achievement and service to
generations of Madison area students
and parents. This momentous school
year will culminate with an anniversary celebration in the spring of 2010.
Details about the time, place, program,
and event activities will be finalized as
this year progresses, but you can be
sure that the Lakeview Cooperative
Preschool’s 50th Anniversary event
will be a memorable one.
The Lakeview Preschool 50th
Anniversary Planning Committee has
begun to compile student and teacher
names, stories, photographs, and
school memorabilia from the last half
century. We hope to reach as many past
students and teachers as possible;
please—if you know anyone who may
have taught at or attended Lakeview
Preschool, have them contact the planning committee at Lakeview50@gmail
.com or 249-3584. Or, if you are willing to share your own recollections of
the preschool, please let us know! We
would very much appreciate your input!
The planning committee also welcomes any volunteers who may be
interested in helping out! If you would
like to get involved, please don’t hesitate to contact us at the above phone
number or email address. Or, just stop
by one of our monthly meetings: the
first Monday of every month throughout the 2008-2009 school year, from
6:30 to 7:30 pm at the Warner Park
Community Recreation Center.
Please join us!
15th Anniversary Celebration
Friday, October 10
See page 3
for more
information
A new and expanded Winter Market
is coming to the Northside of
Madison! The Northside Arts, Crafts
& Food Faire will be held from 9 am to
3 pm every Sunday through November
and December in the old Meikle’s True
Value Hardware location at the
Northside TownCenter.
This off-shoot of last year’s Winter
Market will feature many of the same
artists, craftspeople and food vendors
that made last year’s market such an
unqualified success. And, as usual, the
Market will feature many of the vendors with the high quality, locally
grown fall produce and fruits available
from the farmers markets. There will
be a variety of quality meats from
bison to poultry, dairy products, baked
goods, fresh herbs, honey and eggs.
Many of the well-known Southern
Wisconsin vendors will be present
with all kinds of produce, specialty
meats, cheeses, milk and eggs.
In addition, representatives of the
Northside Artists Group (NSAG), the
Timebank, high schools and other
civic and volunteer organizations will
contribute their time and talents. This
is a community-inspired project, sponsored by the community merchants
and brought into being by volunteer
community participants. The folks putting this together hope for a great deal
of Northside participation by individuals and non profit groups.
Highly interesting and unique
Christmas gifts and holiday decorations will be emphasized throughout.
All kinds of wonderful and exotic
foods will be served throughout the
day. A special brunch will be served
from 10 am to 2 pm each Sunday.
All artists, craftspeople, cooks, bakers, illustrators, decorators and civic
and volunteer groups who have an
interest in building an even stronger
and more creative community on the
Northside are heartily encouraged to
come and participate in this ongoing
holiday festival. Musicians, entertainers, singers, clowns, poets and magicians are all needed, and the occasional mime is welcome!
Volunteers are now needed to help
with advertising, publicity, signage,
cleaning, decorating, cooking, food
service, and even management (all the
one-thousand-and-one little jobs that
go into making an ongoing event like
this a success). To be a vendor or a volunteer (and hopefully both!), contact
Larry Zoucha at 556-3423 or
nsacff@yahoo.com.
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Shrimp....$8
Walleye....$10
Chicken Strips....$5
Bluegill Fish Fry....$9.50
(Second Friday Only)
Sunday Breakfast
Every Sunday, 8am-Noon, $5
Quality, Reliability,
and Performance
Lunch Specials
HOURS
Monday Thru Friday
8am-6pm
Saturday, 9am-2pm
Closed Sundays
Happy Hour
Like Any Piece of Fine Machinery,
Your Kirby Needs Periodic Care to
Ensure Peak Performance.
Northside
Family Restaurant
VFW 8483
Monday-Friday, 11am-2pm, $5
Monday-Friday, 4-6pm
And during Badger, Packer & Brewer
games & NASCAR races
Harmony Lawn Care
255-0590
Fur & leather
cleaning,
repairs, alterations, restyles,
and accessories
New & used fur
leather sales
Insurance & estate
appraisals
Climate controlled
secure storage
255-5191
Fall Clean Ups & More
Senior Discounts
Owner operated
TuesdayFriday
10am-5pm
Saturday
10am-3pm
Sunday &
Monday
Closed
Your Northside Neighborhood Shopping Center
N o r t h S h e r m a n Av e nu e a n d A b e rg Av e nu e
Northside born and raised
1 BEDROOM $705
2 BEDROOMS $830
Heat, Water Included
Sherman Glen offers everything you’ll need for your
active, mature lifestyle. Our 1 and 2 bedroom apartments
provide the optimum in independent living with an array
of amenities. Please call Sarah to schedule a personal tour.
Monday-Friday 8:30-5
1110 N. Sherman Ave.
241.1190
This housing is for older persons under Section 3.23(4)(n) of the Madison General Ordinances. Professionally managed by Oakbrook Corp.