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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
MPD, MFD request more staff in budget By Maggie DeGroot The Daily Cardinal
Representatives from over 30 citywide departments deliberated for their fair share of Mayor Dave Cieslewicz’s 2010 Executive Operating Budget during the second half of the Board of Estimates meeting Tuesday night. Much of the meeting focused on funding of public safety measures within the budget. Members of the Madison Police Department, including Chief of Police Noble Wray and Assistant Chief John Davenport, were present to discuss the possibility of adding more
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Meeting clarifies plans for Mifflin renovations
Wisconsin’s economy is on the upswing, Assembly Democrats reported Tuesday, though questions remain on the long-term prospects for growth. With state employment levels stabilizing and reports of continued economic growth throughout the state, Democratic members of the Assembly Committee on Jobs, the Economy and Small Business said they believe the state is recovering. “[Reports] show that what-
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The Associated Students of Madison held a town hall meeting Tuesday to provide UW-Madison students with information regarding possible future redevelopment of the Mifflin Street area. According to ASM Legislative Affairs Committee Chair Adam Johnson, there are two prima-
ry options students can support: conserving Mifflin Street or the supporting the Common Council’s proposed Downtown Plan to renovate the area. “The [Downtown Plan] is to [give Mifflin Street] more of a downtown feel—Mifflin Street is only a block away from the Capitol and where most of the high-powered business in the city
takes place,” he said. The area which the Downtown Plan would most affect if passed are the two blocks of residential homes on Mifflin Street between Broom Street and Bedford Street. However, Johnson said some areas of Mifflin Street will be redeveloped regardless of what Madison’s Common Council decides. Josh Molter, ASM Legislative Affairs Committee member, said the Downtown Plan would be a long-term, gradual project. “It’s not like the city’s going to come in and say, ‘hey we’re tearing this down,’” he said. “It’s going to be a case-by-case basis of a developer coming and saying, ‘hey I’m buying these two houses, I’m going to put up a new apartment building.’” Although a few students in attendance did support the Downtown Plan, the majority of students advocated conserving Mifflin Street. Alyson Manthei, a UW-Madison student who lives on Mifflin Street, said she feels
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ASM Legislative Affairs Chair Adam Johnson (below) provided UW-Madison students with more information regarding the city of Madison’s plans to redevelop the Mifflin Street area (above).
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police officers to the department. The MPD said they would like to include the authorization to add 11 police officers. Four of the 11 positions would be combined with existing crime prevention and gang officers. The gang officers would potentially be used to create a new Crime Prevention and Gang Unit in the city. Currently, the city of Madison has only two gang officers. Wray said that for a city of Madison’s size, it is necessary for the addition of more crime and gang
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ever we’re doing, we’re doing it right,” Committee Chair Rep. Louis Molepske, D-Stevens Point, said. “While people have obviously lost their jobs, the fact that we’re getting the economy to grow again and accelerate is key to continuing our climb out of the bottom of the recession.” The lawmakers’ announcement follows a special Assembly committee meeting held Tuesday with John Koskinen, chief economist for the Wisconsin economy page 3
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H1N1 cases continue to decrease among UW students University Health Services released statistics Tuesday revealing a decrease in the number of H1N1 cases on campus during the week of Oct. 4-10. The release said UHS evaluated 43 UW-Madison students last week with flu-like symptoms, defined as a fever above 100 degrees and a sore throat and cough.
These visits made up 4.6 percent of the total visits to the UHS primary care clinic, which according to the report is still slightly higher than average for this time of year. According to the release, this number is down slightly from week five (Sep. 27- Oct. 3), where UHS evaluated 58 UW-Madison students with flu-like symptoms.
UHS currently provides a free seasonal flu vaccine for all UW-Madison students, and the H1N1 vaccine is predicted to be available in late October or early November. Any UW-Madison student with flu-like symptoms can call UHS at 608-265-5800 to make an appointment.
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A student shows off his best air-shredding skills during the air band competition at the Rathskeller Tuesday, part of Homecoming week.
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