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Alcohol district moves ahead By Dana Kampa THE DAILY CARDINAL
The Plan Commission approved the new Alcohol Overlay District with multiple changes recommended to the City Council in a meeting Monday. The overlay district limits the number and type of alcohol vendors allowed on sections of State Street, University Avenue and Frances Street. Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, co-sponsored the Madison General Ordinances amendments, which create the new district and change the definitions of alcohol vendor types. “Historically, I’ve been one of the most critical individuals of [the Alcohol License District Overlay],” Resnick said. “What I’m excited about is this plan actually focuses on the true underlying problem, which is bad operators.” City Food and Alcohol Policy Coordinator Mark Woulf mentioned the previous “substantial calls for service” to Club Majestic on King Street. “One of the … most important factor[s] in calls for service is operation of individual estab-
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The city’s Plan Commission approved a new Alcohol Overlay District and revised alcohol vendor definitions Monday. lishments,” Woulf said. Resnick also said the changes will promote more creative establishments for Madison’s entertainment district, especially live music for patrons under 21. The Commission stressed finding a balance of “new, exciting businesses relying on alco-
hol sales” and protecting retail, which will likely be determined on a case-by-case basis. Mary Carbine, Madison’s Central Business Improvement District executive director, said BID supports the overall new direction despite being more complicated than in the past.
“It’s more focused on specific licensing issues that affect health, safety and welfare in the overlay district,” Carbine said. Sandi Torkildson, longtime owner of A Room of One’s Own Bookstore, approved of a majority of the Alcohol Zoning Law but said she believes Madison should set limits on the number of new alcohol licenses issued in any mixed-use commercial district. Commissioner Michael Rewey raised concerns about “eliminating a positive type of establishment” by treating taverns and brewpubs in the same manner. He moved approval of the new laws with the amendment that brewpubs would be allowed in the overlay. Ald. Ledell Zellers, District 2, also added three recommendations, including a yearly review of the overlay, clarifying the alcohol vendor definitions at the request of Madison Police Department and requiring that restaurant-nightclubs hold an entertainment license. The Council will review the amendments in a public hearing April 8.
Legislative Affairs delves into Higher Education Act Committee looks at addressing rising tuition costs The Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee met Monday to discuss reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, which deals with federal student aid and is up for reapproval by Congress this year. President Lyndon Johnson first passed the HEA in 1965 as part of his “Great Society” set of domestic programs aimed at eliminating poverty and racial injustice. Since then, it has been periodically reauthorized by Congress, most recently in 2008. In 2008, Congress used the reauthorization process to pursue multiple goals such as control abuses within the studentloan system. One goal lawmakers continue to focus on with the HEA is working to make
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The Madison Police Department is requesting help from federal agencies regarding the investigation of explosive materials in a residence on North Brooks Street, according to a police report. MPD contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Dane County Sheriff ’s Office Bomb Squad and Wisconsin National Guard 54th Civil Support Team about the materials found in an apartment on the 10 block of North Brooks Friday afternoon, according to the report. University of Wisconsin communications director John Lucas said in an email that Andrew Cockerham, the 20-year-old who was arrested in connection to the discovery, is not currently enrolled at UW-Madison but has attended in past semesters, most recently in fall 2013 for engineering. Cockerham told investigators he is involved in “amateur rocketry” and “hobby chemistry,” according to the report. Detectives are trying to determine if the suspect had other motives for possessing the materials.
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Legislative Affairs Committee Chair Morgan Rae facilitates discussion on the Higher Education Act, set for reauthorization before Congress this year, at a meeting Monday.
Police seek gun-wielding man who threatened Tiki Shack employees Sunday Madison police are searching for a suspect who pulled a gun on two Tiki Shack employees early Sunday morning, according to Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain. A man caused a disturbance
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in the Tiki Shack, located at 126 State St., at approximately 2 a.m. and two employees escorted the man outside, according to DeSpain. Consequently, the man’s friend pulled a weapon on the two employees as he grabbed
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his friend, DeSpain said. Both men left the scene with a group of people and bar staff last spotted the group on West Dayton Street near a parking ramp, DeSpain said. Witnesses at the scene report-
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ed 15 to 20 people in the area at the time of the incident, according to the report. DeSpain said the suspect is a white male, 5 feet 10 inches tall with dirty blond hair, last seen wearing a black North Face jacket.
An assailant dislocated a man’s shoulder in a West Gilman Street parking lot early Sunday morning, according to Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain. The stranger directed suggestive comments at the victim’s wife while the couple and other couples walked to their vehicles at approximately 3 a.m., according to the report. An argument and fight ensued. The victim reported the suspect punched him in the face and threw him to the ground, DeSpain said. The victim believes others associated with the suspect joined the assault. The original attacker also slashed one of the victim’s car tires, DeSpain said. The victim was transported to a local hospital. The assailants left in a car parked in the same parking lot. The main suspect is described as a white male in his 20s with a dark-haired ponytail, last seen wearing a black shirt and jeans, according to the report.
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