Grocery Store Project
From Alder Cnare: 8/2/2010
The collective ball has been in Roundy's court over the summer and the developers and I met for a coffee last week when they were in town for other business. They are still considering options, wanted to know what's new in Madison and we discussed that people are interested in next steps, smaller is preferred/more acceptable and they shared their need for a larger sized store, and we parted with empty cups and a hope for a decision from Roundy's as early as next week. I remain hopeful that we can all put something together for success for the neighborhood - and this slowing economy. If there is something to occur, it will take a lot of engagement on all our parts. But, it's premature to even speculate - so I won't!
As I reviewed all the e-mails over the spring, it's still clear there is a wide range of sentiment about a proposal for a larger than plan store, ranging from no stores ever to bigger is better.
With our tuned up list and time flying by, and a tough budget for everyone to work on and think about, I think it's time to decide. One stickler is that city budgeting for the library is impacted by if anything happens on the site, in that the library will either get to plan to use the provided parking for a store, or make alternate plans to design and fund its own parking. A decision will be helpful in planning that alone. Of course, further road improvements will not happen next year, but those plans will be impacted by potential development, too.
Stay tuned!
Lauren
Lauren Cnare
Alder, District 3
608-226-0987 (cell)
mailto:district3@cityofmadison.com (e-mail)
This article just came out in "Planning", the magazine of the American Planning Association. It's about the newfound importance of grocery stores as a building block for a livable neighborhood.
Supermarket as a Neighborhood Anchor.pdf
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This document is the City of Madison's plan for the neighborhood.
sprecher.pdf
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Prepared by the City of Madison Department of Planning and Development Planning Unit
BPG_Final_for weba.pdf
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