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February 6, 2020
The Verona Press
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Sugar Creek: Preference for 14-acre area includes being architecturally unique Continued from page 1 Milwaukee student-run Community Development Solutions design firm created possible concepts indicated in the city’s request. The concepts include a mixed-use town center style space with a community center and park, a community pool, and a collaborative public working area known as a makerspace, according to the documents created by CDS. The RFP document lists
commercial, residential and public uses as preferred and says the public spaces could include a community center for seniors, active adults and students and a pool. All projects must meet several goals, according to the document. These are use of high quality design and materials, safe and efficient traffic circulation, diverse uses that complement existing options in the city, “creative rehabilitation” of the New Century building and conforming to the sustainability
resolution the city passed in April. Among the nine selection criteria, the ones with the highest weight – 20 points each out of 100 – are being “architecturally unique,” and making the area active; and bringing the city long-term financial benefits. Anyone interested in taking the tour of the Sugar Creek sites will meet at the Sugar Creek Elementary School at 10 a.m. Feb. 21 and will need to RSVP to Holt by no later than February 20.
Photo by Tom Mathies
A Town of Verona crew checks out erosion damage on Shady Oak Lane in August 2019.
Stormwater: Ordinance revision would look to ensure development could withstand large rain events Continued from page 1 possibly vote on a contract agreement with the City of Fitchburg to conduct a study of Goose Lake. During the August 2018 event, which dumped around a foot of rain on the Dane County area, flooding was significant in the greater Verona area, particularly in the towns of Verona and Montrose. The Town of Verona had several roads that were closed, particularly that crossed waterways; such as Hwy. 69 on the south side; County Hwy. G, Sugar
River and White Crossing roads on the west and Fitchrona Road on the east. It also required three separate water rescues in flash floods on the town’s northwest side. In the city, it flooded numerous basements near Neff Park. And further south, parts of Paoli were submerged as waters rose to meet the level where a bridge was being constructed. Hwy. G was still closed from high water a week later, and homes and a bu s i n e s s o n R iv e r s i d e Road experienced the most
extensive damage. Many municipalities around the county are dealing with similar water issues, as the Yahara Chain of Lakes has seen record 100-year levels of flooding, more than once since 2018. The City of Fitchburg has major issues on its southern border, as well. It’s working with the Village of Oregon and the Town of Oregon to solve the ballooning of a glacial kettle called Lake Barney. Reporting by Jim Ferolie and Amber Levenhagen contributed to this story.
Rendering courtesy Community Development Solutions
A community center and a pool are among the preferred options in the city’s request to developers for proposals for the site where Sugar Creek Elementary School is located today.
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