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Development News for the Weeks of: 7/22/2017 - 7/28/2017     

DEVELOPERS GET COMPROMISE ON HEFTY SEWER CONNECTION FEE INCREASE

The Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District is delaying a whopping 400 percent hike in treatment plant connection fees for new projects until Jan. 1, 2019 and then phasing it in over eight years.
-Wisconsin State Journal

SCOTT WALKER, FOXCONN CEO SIGN DEAL FOR COMPANY TO LOCATE  IN WISCONSIN

Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday assured critics of his deal with Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn that the massive bundle of taxpayer-funded incentives Wisconsin has offered the company to build here will be tied to job creation.
-Wisconsin State Journal

CDI DITCHES MOVE TO VERONA

The stem cell company says it will keep its headquarters in Madison and set up a small manufacturing facility nearby.
-Wisconsin State Journal

WILLY STREET CO-OP MOVING FORWARD WITH EXPANSION PLANS

Members approve expanding the Middleton store and making other improvements that could include a fourth store.
-Wisconsin State Journal

FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVES SOIL REMEDIATION FUNDS FOR GARVER SITE, MORE MONEY FOR EMPLOYMENT CENTER

Members voted unanimously to approve $1.6 million for soil remediation, an already-budgeted $1.82 million grant and a development agreement for Baum Development's $18.9 million project.
-Wisconsin State Journal

DANE COUNTY COMMITTEE POISED TO MAKE RECOMMENDATION ON JAIL RENOVATION PLAN

The county's Public Protection and Judiciary Committee is looking to recommend a 
$75.2 million plan, the first of multiple phases, to renovate the Dane County Jail.  
-The Cap Times

DANE COUNTY COMMITTEE MAKES RECOMMENDATION TO PROCEED WITH JAIL RENOVATIONS

A committee voted Tuesday to recommend major renovations to the Dane County Jail that would remove the jail space on the top floors of the City-County Building which have long been called unsafe and inhumane by the Sheriff's Office.
-Wisconsin State Journal

NAVITUS COULD MOVE HEADQUARTERS TO PROPOSED WEST SIDE DEVELOPMENT

Developer John K. Livesey said Navitus Health Solutions is the planned tenant for the West Place project at the corner of South Gammon and Mineral Point roads.
-Wisconsin State Journal

MAJOR RIVERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT IN MONONA TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION THIS YEAR

A major redevelopment project meant to be a "destination public place" along the Yahara River in Monona has recently been granted a series of city approvals, putting it in motion to begin construction at the end of the year.
-The Cap Times

SOUTHWEST MADISON NEIGHBORHOOD LOSES LATEST ROUND IN BATTLE OVER JEFFY TRAIL EXTENSION

After months of community pushback strongly opposing the extension of a road that would cut through a beloved piece of neighborhood land, the city's Plan Commission voted against the neighborhood's wishes on Monday night.
-The Cap Times


Around the State and Points Elsewhere  
 
MILWAUKEE AREA HOME BUILDING PERMITS FLAT IN FIRST HALF OF 2017

Home building in the metro Milwaukee area is down slightly this year, in spite of what real estate professionals say is a need for more houses in the market.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 

WITH AGREEMENT SIGNED, FOXCONN ERA BEGINS IN WISCONSIN WITH POMP, CIRCUMSTANCE AND A RUSH FOR LAND

The ceremonies are over and the land rush is in full stride as southeastern Wisconsin braces for the entry of Foxconn Technology Group. 
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

MILWAUKEE APARTMENT DEVELOPMENTS WIN ZONING COMMITTEE APPROVAL IN BAY VIEW, EAST SIDE

Two higher-end Milwaukee apartment developments, in Bay View and the east side, were among several projects approved Tuesday by a Common Council committee. 
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 

BUILDING ON MILWAUKEE'S EAST SIDE NOMINATED AS HISTORIC, WHICH COULD HALT POSSIBLE RAZING

A historic building on Milwaukee's east side has been nominated for historic status, a move that could prevent its possible demolition for a future apartment development.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 

GRAFTON COMMONS SHOPPING CENTER EXPANSION PROPOSED FOR UNDEVELOPED LAND NORTH OF COSTCO

Grafton Commons shopping center would undergo a major expansion under a new proposal pending before Grafton officials.
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 


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