Those on this list that believe that good biking is intimately connected to good land use, please write, email, or show up to comment at the ONLY public hearing being held on the proposed criteria for urban service area expansion put forth by the new Capital Area Regional Planning Commission.
Thursday, Jan 24, 7 PM - second floor of the City/County Bldg, 210 MLK Blvd. Below are a number of links for more information, but the crux of the matter is that we want compact development, protection of farmland, and protection of water quality. All of this protects our environment, our quality of life, and even our wallets, as it is cheaper to provide urban services to compact development than sprawl. If you don't want to wade through the voluminous information, the messages we want to send are: 1. We like the emphasis on infill, redevelopment and density in the goals and objectives. 2. Elimination of the multiplier or "flexibility factor" is good. The flexibility factor contributed to sprawl. 3. Keep the Farmland Mitigation elements. We value the precious and productive farmland that Dane county offers, and we need to use all the tools available to protect is from development. 4. The Water Quality Plan is not adequate, and needs to be much stronger before any further urban service area extensions are approved. Thank you in advance for sending an email or showing up at the public hearing! If you email comments, they should go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]/. Please also send a copy of your comments to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If anyone would like further information about this issue, please call me. Robbie 233-1390 (h) Now for the links: Letter from many of our environmental friends, posted on the web page of the West Waubesa Preservation Coalition web site. It has some very good information on the issues: http://www.westwaubesa.org/index.php?id=88 Article in today's State Journal, including this quote from the Mayor of Verona: "If this was approved, we would never have another Epic move out to the city of Verona, " Hochkammer said. "We think that 's wrong." Um, no, that's right. The huge epic campus may be beautiful, but it is horrible land use, and the people of Verona are now going to pay for it by paying through the nose for all the urban infrastructure that is needed and NOT being covered by the new tax base, impact fees, and special assessments. http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/268770&ntpid=3 Opinion piece by the same Mayor of Verona in today's State Journal: http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/column/268673&ntpid=2 Piece on the front page of 1000 Friends web site: http://www.1kfriends.org/ Also, if you go to the 1000 Friends fact sheet, there is a handy link to the two crucial documents that will be considered at the public hearing, the Goals and Objective, and the Criteria for Urban Service Area Extensions: http://www.1kfriends.org/CARPCFACTSHEET.htm -- Note that I am consolidating email addresses (personal and work.) Except for City of Madison business and correspondence, please send all email to the address above.
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