By Adam Wise State planners are putting the brakes on a 96,000-square-foot warehouse project to allow time for an environmental assessment neighbors say should have been done long ago. “We didn’t really want to push this through, and some people ...

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By James Briggs A Madison alderwoman opposes state plans to construct a 96,000-square-foot storage and preservation building in a north-side residential neighborhood. Anita Weier, a freshman on the Madison Common Council, delayed city approval of the Department of Administration’s proposal ...

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By James Briggs When St. Paul‘s University Catholic Center late last year began presenting plans for a 15-story building on State Street, near the University of Wisconsin-Madison, city committees panned the project because of its height. St. Paul’s officials pleaded ...

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By James Briggs Madison has approved a housing and retail development that more than doubles the city’s guideline for maximum density. Madison-based Mullins Group LLC will build a 130-unit apartment building with 8,600 square feet of retail on University Avenue ...

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By James Briggs Drama surrounds Madison’s Edgewater Hotel redevelopment several weeks after the project received final city approval. An item appeared on Monday’s Plan Commission agenda about a public access management agreement outlining how and when members of the public ...

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By James Briggs A Madison attorney and former Common Council member is blasting the city as “backwards” because of its aversion to high-rise buildings and criticism of a Catholic center’s construction proposal. “Madison has to make up its mind about ...

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By Paul Snyder Madison Alderman Mark Clear says the chances for an April 20 Common Council vote on the proposed Edgewater redevelopment are “slim to none.” Clear said he was informed Thursday in an e-mail from Madison Planning Division Director ...

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By Paul Snyder Madison’s leaders are debating whether to split the city’s top planning-development post into two positions. Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and aldermen Tim Bruer and Mark Clear have introduced an amendment to city ordinances that would create an ...

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Paul Snyder [email protected] State, city and neighborhood officials are ready to wrap red tape around the Edgewater Hotel’s renovation and expansion as soon as the Madison project is proposed. “Based on the discussions we’ve had to date, this project could ...

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Paul Snyder [email protected] Madison wants its new “one-stop shop” Web site to eliminate some of the confusion and frustration developers and residents experience when seeking project approval. “The hope is that this encourages more development,” said Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz. ...

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