A revised rendering shows the proposed Edgewater Hotel redevelopment from Lake Mendota. Madison’s Plan Commission has voted to change the city’s zoning ordinance to allow the proposed Edgewater addition to have the same setback as the original structure. (Renderings courtesy ...

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By Paul Snyder A Madison zoning amendment designed to grease the skids for the Edgewater Hotel redevelopment is drawing fire for the precedent it would set for other projects. The amendment, presented by Alderman Mark Clear, would eliminate the city’s ...

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By Paul Snyder Two proposed zoning amendments in Madison would remove roadblocks to the proposed Edgewater Hotel redevelopment and knock down restrictions on future lakefront projects. “I hope it’s a movement toward rationality and wanting to make things happen,” said ...

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By Joe Yovino

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In a nation where more people vote for an American Idol than do an American president, it’s sometimes hard to find an abundance of common sense.

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By Paul Snyder Madison’s flirtation with property flipping to turn a profit is a financial risk better left untaken, according to critics who say the city has no business playing the land market. “How do we know what the economy’s ...

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By Paul Snyder The Hammes Co.’s estimated $93 million redevelopment of the Edgewater Hotel in Madison is dead. After nearly 11 hours of debate, the 20-member Madison Common Council early Wednesday morning fell two votes shy of the 14 needed ...

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By Paul Snyder Madison labor unions, not the Common Council, might ultimately decide the fate of the Edgewater Hotel redevelopment. The Building and Construction Trades Council of South Central Wisconsin is ready to blanket the Common Council with emergency lobbying ...

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By Paul Snyder As badly as Madison-area labor unions need the work the redevelopment of the Edgewater Hotel would provide, at least one will retract its support without a project labor agreement. “They said they were going to sign a ...

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By Paul Snyder Citing strong city support, Brookfield-based Hammes Co. on Wednesday requested the Madison Common Council appeal the Landmarks Commission’s decision on redeveloping the Edgewater Hotel. The Common Council will debate and vote on the issue at its meeting ...

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