According to Mayor Paul Soglin, “We have property owners and developers who are not acting. It’s had a dampening effect. We have to end the uncertainty.”
This zoning codes is the first major rewrite since 1966 and has been a major topic of discussion and concern for developers, investors, city planners, neighborhoods, and businesses in the Madison area. We live in a vibrant city that is full of enthusiasm and opinions on just about everything. It’s part of our culture.
Developing great buildings is important to our city now and in the future. Many of these buildings play an important role in defining our city’s character, providing public amenities and culture, and creating important tax base for infrastructure improvements for all citizens and visitors to our great city. Tax base creates better roads, better utility services, better parks and recreation, and better overall enjoyment for all citizens in a city like Madison.
Supporting new development is vital to creating new tax base. More tax base creates a better city now and for many years to come. Because we are such a democratic city with everyone striving to have their voice heard, it is important that we do just that. Listen. For many years now, this process has included neighborhood meetings, developer meetings, planning meetings, and many more meetings. As a city filled with many diverse people and opinions (one of our greatest strengths), now has come the time to implement what was learned in all of these listening and planning sessions. Now has come the time to put the final touches on the most comprehensive plan we have seen in over 40 years.
Support the completion of the Downtown Plan and Zoning Code Rewrite so the great uncertainties of development are removed. Support the plan so that the planners, the developers, and the citizens can go to work on building many more historic buildings for the greatest city on earth, Madison, WI.
