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Committee OK’s ASM internal budget By Kelsey Gunderson The Daily Cardinal
the standards that we apply [in Madison].” TIF loans allow the city to fund projects using the tax revenue generated by the same development project. To move forward, the Edgewater project would require a $16 million TIF loan. The Board of Estimates was prepared to discuss this at its meeting last week, but ultimately delayed its decision. In addition, Madison’s 44-year-old zoning code is in the process of being revised. Under the existing city ordinance, Hammes Co. could
The Associated Students of Madison approved their 2010-’11 internal budget of $1,118,205 at the conference committee meeting Sunday. The committee, which was formed after time constraints prevented the Student Council from making a final decision at its meeting last week, consisted of four members from Student Council and four from the Student Services Finance Committee. The committee voted to cut $10,000 from the student housing and tenant services proposal, putting the final amount for the proposal at $40,000. They also voted to create a committee responsible for generating a more concrete plan for what services the housing and tenant organization will provide. SSFC Chair Brandon Williams said if the group fails to produce a plan, the service can be removed from the budget before the Board of Regents approves it May 1. “This is a step in ensuring this money will not go to waste,” Williams said. “It is possible to get this off the ground.” SSFC originally removed the student housing and tenant services from the budget this semester because members felt the proposal did not have a concrete plan to defend the funding. Student Council, however, reinstated it at its meeting last week. The committee also voted against reinstating about $57,000 into the budget to restore ASM’s campus organizer position, which is a position
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An updated Edgewater Hotel would inlude a new, eight-story tower and expanded public access to the lake, which would require amendments to the city’s zoning policies. Opponents argue the renovated building would not fit in with its surroundings.
Edgewater faces uphill battle PART 2 of 2
By Grace Urban The Daily Cardinal
Madison has often been considered a haven for those who think progressively, but the recent Edgewater saga calls into question whether or not the city and its approval process are conducive to a continually developing community. “People classically, both in exasperation and very proudly, say, ‘We do things a certain way here,’ and so I don’t know what the solution for that is,” Ald. Bridget Maniaci, District 2, said. Last fall, the Landmarks Commission denied Hammes
Co. a certificate of appropriateness for its Edgewater redevelopment project, which is located in the historic Mansion Hill district, because the proposed tower was too tall. Hammes Co. then appealed the decision to the Common Council, which delayed its final vote until its meetings this week, allowing the project to go through multiple committees before a final decision is made on whether significant hardship was imposed upon the company. According to Ald. Bryon Eagon, District 8, this has allowed important changes to be made to the plans, such as
cutting the proposed tower to eight floors. “I’m encouraged with the changes that I feel have strengthened the project as a whole,” he said. However, the project has also been met with controversy regarding the view of the lake it could block and possible zoning violations, in addition to the tax incremental financing required to pay for the redevelopment. “One of the biggest discussions now is how TIF is used … in comparison to surrounding communities,” Eagon said. “And how TIF polices might either attract or deter possible investments based on
Lack of support for Doyle’s energy bill crosses party lines By Hannah Furfaro The Daily Cardinal
Political figures from both sides of the aisle are coming out against Gov. Jim Doyle’s proposed global warming legislation. Last week, Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said on a campaign stop that he thinks the Clean Energy Jobs Act needs revisions. Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Neumann criticized the legislation in a statement for the role he said it would play in “expanding government” and raising taxes. The legislation aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and shift Wisconsin’s energy consumption to at least 25 percent renewable resources by 2025. The bill is based largely on recommendations from Doyle’s task
force on global warming. A study released Thursday by the Center for Climate Strategies, a group devoted to assisting governments fight climate change, showed the bill could create over 16,000 jobs and increase the gross state product by $250 million by 2015. The study, conducted by economists from Michigan State University and the University of Southern California, found the state could see an overall economic boost of $1.4 billion by 2025. “This independent report clearly shows what we have been saying all along … The Clean Energy Jobs Act will create thousands of new jobs,” Doyle said in a statement. “This is not just an environmental issue; it’s about creating jobs.” Lawmakers and business leaders have doyle page 3
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Children as well as runners, bikers and skiers enjoyed the Capitol Square hill of snow shipped in for the the Madison Winter Festival on Sunday.
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