Published: January 24, 2011
Tags: James Madison Park, Jed Sanborn, Judy Compton, Madison, Maniaci, Mansion Hill, Percy Brown, tax-incremental finance district, TIF, Verveer
By James Briggs The city of Madison will pump $300,000 over the next five years into redeveloping houses in two downtown neighborhoods. But some city officials say the plan will benefit an area of Madison that is loaded with wealth and doesn’t need the help. “I think it’s a pretty safe assumption we’re taking money [...]
Published: January 10, 2011
Tags: greenhouse, Judy Compton, laboratory, Madison, Madison Development Corp., Mars, Midwest Biolink Commercialization and Business Center, Orbital Technologies, Peter Tan, planet, research, Rummel, Staniszewski, Thomas Crabb, UW
By James Briggs The Madison Development Corp. is planning a 31,000-square-foot research center to lure high-tech businesses to the city’s southeast side. But the first drawings of the building startled Alderwoman Judy Compton, whose district includes the proposed building. “Right now, if this came to me with that metal, that piece of corrugated metal, I [...]
Published: January 7, 2011
Tags: aesthetics, commission, design, digital, display, Joe Gothard, John Harrington, Judy Compton, Madison, Marsha Rummel, schools, sign, Todd Barnett
By James Briggs A Madison alderwoman wants the city to allow digital signs at high schools — and only high schools. Right now, the city, citing aesthetics and driving distractions, does not allow digital signs. Alderwoman Judy Compton, though, said she wants to allow the signs where they are most needed without “dotting our horizon” [...]
By Paul Snyder Haggling over the best project delivery for a new Central Library in Madison threatens the 2010 construction start date and the team that assembled the proposal. “At this point, we’re kind of treading water,” said Michael May, the city’s attorney. “I would hope to have an agreement in place in the next [...]
