By Adam Wise The city of Madison in August will convene a committee to once again study the potential of a downtown public market. The city already has studied the possibility for six years, spending at least $160,000 on consultants ...

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By James Briggs A McDonald’s franchise’s request to move is setting up a potential game of musical chairs on Madison’s east side. Poynette-based Missoula Mac Inc. is seeking permission to move its McDonald’s franchise a few blocks east to the ...

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By Paul Snyder The complexity of Madison‘s Central Library project justifies the extra $375,000 the city will spend on a construction administrator, according to city leaders. “We’re entering uncharted territory with this project,” said Alderwoman Lauren Cnare. “We’re stripping this ...

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By Paul Snyder and Darryl Enriquez Support and questions mingled in the wake of Gov. Jim Doyle’s Thursday announcement that high-speed rail will stop at a station near Monona Terrace in Madison. “We have to engage as a city on ...

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By Paul Snyder Neighbors of a proposed Copps grocery store in Madison want the city to reject the project until developers scale back the design. “We’re not against development,” said Madison resident John Vardallas. “We welcome the addition of a ...

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By Paul Snyder The ongoing Edgewater Hotel debate could lead Madison to clip its Landmarks Commission’s authority over project approvals. That might be the best approach as long as the cut in power is within reason, said Dan Stephans, commission ...

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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 He has called his thus-far rejected proposal for the redevelopment of Madison’s Edgewater Hotel his company’s “last, best offer,” and now Bob Dunn has a last, best chance to salvage the project. Tuesday, the Common Council gave ...

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By Paul Snyder The Madison Common Council will revisit the Edgewater Hotel debate on Feb. 23. The Common Council on Tuesday night unanimously referred the matter to a meeting next month to allow the developer time to get feedback from ...

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