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of t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d — w i t h s o m e

i n t e r e s t i n g s imi la r i t ies . O n e is a

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The old Fuller & Johnson factory office has been

brought back to life as Fyfe's Corner Bistro .

a n a r t a n d a n t i q u e s ga l le ry ; b u t

t h e y b o t h a i m to s h o w t h a t i t is

p o s s i b l e to offer s o m e t h i n g for a

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Spring has sprung, and none

too soon! Come out of hiberna

tion, one and all, and catch up

on things with your neighbors.

Mike Tuten will once again

be flipping flapjacks for us, to be

accompanied by tea, coffee, milk,

and juice Adults $2.50; chil

dren (under 12) $1.

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M a d i s o n h a s to offer is a n u n e x p e c t e d , b u t ful ly

a p p r e c i a t e d , b o n u s . "

T h e m e n u a t Fyfe ' s offers a c r e a t i v e se lec

t ion of t h e p o p u l a r ( a n d hea l th fu l ! ) p a s t a a n d

s a l a d v a r i e t y , a l o n g w i t h s o m e u n i q u e l y p r e

p a r e d m e a t c o u r s e s , l ike D a n i s h B a b y Back Ribs

a n d t h e be s t - s e l l i ng S e a r e d Black A n g u s Fi le t

M i g n o n w i t h a p i n k p e p p e r c o r n - c o g n a c sauce .

Be s u r e to w a i t u n t i l y o u h e a r a b o u t t h e n i g h t l y

spec ia l s , t h o u g h , b e c a u s e t h a f s w h e r e t h e cooks

r ea l ly h a v e f u n — a n d it s h o w s !

By of fer ing o n e of M a d i s o n ' s first c o m

ple te ly "a la ca r t e" m e n u s , o w n e r s S u s a n Brei tbach

a n d K e i t h Fyfe B l e w h o p e t o m a k e i t ea s i e r for

p e o p l e t o o r d e r ( a n d p a y for) o n l y w h a t t h e y

w a n t ( w i t h o u t g e t t i n g t o o s tuf fed o n al l t h o s e

i n c l u d e d ex t ras ) . T h i s w a y i t ' s a l so e a s y to c r e a t e

y o u r o w n sa t i s fy ing c o m b i n a t i o n of c o u r s e s —

l ike s o u p , s a l a d , a n d d e s s e r t , if t h a t ' s y o u r p l e a

su re !

Fyfe ' s is o p e n for l u n c h o n w e e k d a y s

(11:30-1:30) a n d d i n n e r (5 :30-10pm) s e v e n n i g h t s

a w e e k . T h e b a r , w h i c h offers a se l ec t ion of

m i c r o - b r e w e d b e e r s a n d p r e m i u m w i n e s , is a l so

o p e n e v e r y e v e n i n g , w i t h a h a p p y h o u r (4 -6pm)

o n w e e k d a y s .

A m o r e r e c e n t o p e n i n g — i n t h e J o h n s o n

St ree t b u s i n e s s d i s t r i c t—is R a n d a l l H o p k i n s a n d

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Randall Hopkins and Patricia Crocker opened their

new Art & Antique Gallery on February 25.

E. J o h n s o n . H o p k i n s a n d C r o c k e r a r e o l d f r iends

of H a r r y Kies , w h o w a s r u n n i n g a n a n t i q u e s tore

in t h i s s p a c e d u r i n g m o s t of l as t yea r . After m a n y

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a r e d i scover ing- al l t h e fun ( a n d w o r k ! ) in c o m

b i n i n g t h e i r ski l ls t o k e e p a c o m p l e t e s t o r e u p a n d

r u n n i n g .

R a n d y d a t e s h i s co l l ec t ing h a b i t b a c k to

t h e t i m e h e f u r n i s h e d h i s first a p a r t m e n t af ter

col lege. H e b o u g h t a b u n c h of stuff f r o m s e c o n d

h a n d s t o r e s a n d s o m e n e w t h i n g s t o fill i n t h e

res t . W h e n h e h a d t o m o v e o u t of t o w n a n d

d e c i d e d t o sel l i t a l l , h e f o u n d t h a t p e o p l e w e r e

m u c h m o r e i n t e r e s t e d in t h e o l d e r p ieces . H e w a s

a c t u a l l y a b l e to m a k e a l i t t le e x t r a m o n e y se l l ing

t h o s e t h i n g s , w h i l e t h e n e w e r t h i n g s h e c o u l d

o n l y sell for m a y b e ha l f of w h a t h e h a d p a i d for

t h e m . T h e c r a f t s m a n s h i p of o l d e r f u r n i t u r e w a s

b e g i n n i n g to b e a p p r e c i a t e d o n c e a g a i n .

P a t s a y s s h e h a s b e e n co l l ec t ing a n t i q u e s

s ince s h e w a s in h i g h s choo l , w h e n s h e p u r

c h a s e d a p e w t e r c r e a m a n d s u g a r se t t h a t s h e

r ea l ly h a d h e r h e a r t s e t o n . H e r g e n e r o u s sp i r i t

a n d a n e y e for de ta i l h a v e c o m b i n e d w i t h Randy ' s"

ae s the t i c s e n s e (he is a l so a fu l l - t ime a r t t eacher )

to c r ea t e a v e r y b e a u t i f u l a n d c o m f o r t a b l e amb i

e n c e in t he i r s h o p . T h e r e is s o m e t h i n g eye

c a t c h i n g , it s e e m s , a l m o s t e v e r y w h e r e y o u look.

" W e wi l l a l w a y s t r y t o offer i t e m s t h a t c a n a p p e a l

t o al l s i ze s of p o c k e t b o o k s . W e a l so h o p e t o h e l p

s o m e of t h e local a r t i s t s a n d a r t i s a n s s h a r e the i r

e x p e r t i s e t h r o u g h o u r s t o r e . "

" W e h a v e h a d a v e r y w a r m w e l c o m i n g

f r o m t h e o t h e r b u s i n e s s e s i n t h e d i s t r i c t he r e . W e

a r e l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o w o r k i n g w i t h t h e n e w

b u s i n e s s o r g a n i z a t i o n a n d t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d ' s

u p c o m i n g p l a n n i n g project , t o i n v e s t i g a t e n e w

w a y s for t h e a r e a t o p r o s p e r a n d t h r i v e . "

A n d e v e n t h o u g h the i r G r a n d O p e n i n g

w a s i n t e r r u p t e d b y o n e of o u r r e c u r r i n g w i n t e r

s n o w s t o r m s , t h e t u r n o u t for t he i r first f e w d a y s

o p e n s e n t t h e m r u s h i n g off to b u y m o r e g o o d s to

fill i n t h e s p a c e s left b y all t h e t h i n g s t h a t t h e y

so ld . S o u n d s l ike a g o o d s t a r t , d o e s n ' t it!

D E B O R A H L A W S O N

S C H O O L B O A R D

DEBORAH LAWSON Candidate for Seat Number One, Madison School Board

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KNOWLEDGEABLE. Deborah Lawson's training, her work as a teacher, her experience as an independent business person and as a parent have given her a broad understanding of educational issues, policy issues and system-wide management.

ACCESSIBLE. Deborah Lawson believes that school board members must reach out to and team from parents, teachers, administrators, taxpayers, business leaders, policymakers, and concerned citizens throughout the Madison community.

EFFECTIVE. Deborah Lawson is committed to quality education and schools that work...forour kids.

Authorized and paid for by Deborah Lawson for School Board. Sally Forbash. Treasurer

J o i n Y o u r F r i e n d s a n d N e i g h b o r s W h o S u p p o r t D e b o r a h :

Pam & Chris Alberts * Belh & Ashley Anderson • Anne Arnesen • Bonnie Augusta • Jeffrey Bartell • Mary Kay Baum • Sue & Ellis Bauman * Mary Benes & Gard Strother • Terese Berceau &Stuart Levitan • Dan Bohrod • Jim & Libby Bradley • Sara Bringman • Carole Brooks • Marijo & Tom Bunbury • Genie Campbell • Vicki & Jim Cavanaugh • Barb & Michael Christopher • Andy Cohn • Deb & Bill Cohn • Kate Conklin • Terry Cremin • Nancy & Peter Daly • Susan Davis • Carole & Daniel Doeppers • Jessica Doyle • Tony Earl • Eric & Jane Englund • Erica Eisinger • Heidi & Marshall Fields • Billy Feitlinger & Susan Hobarl • Mark Frankel • Jim Fullin • Roberta Gassman • Maria Gamoran • Betty & Ed Garvey • Miles Gerstein • Ken & Jeanette Golden • Sue Goldstein • Gary Green & Leann Tiggis • Tom Grogg • Sally Forbush • Linda & Jerry Hancock • Judith Harackiewicz • Hal & Diane Harlowe • Henry Hawkins • Jackie & Hugh Hayes • Sue Herbst • Sandra & Hugh Henderson • Andrea Houlihan • Hickory & Marjorie Hurie • Janet Hyde • Tenia Jenkins • Simon Karter • Henry Lufler • Gretchen &' Dode Lowe • Pam & Bob McDonald • Sally & Mike Miley • Barry Mirkin • Pat Mooney • Mary Lou Munts • George A. Nelson • David Newby & Kathy McElroy • Mary Lang-Sollinger • Tim O'Brien • Susan O'Leary • Ken Opin • Ruby Paredes • Rick Phelps • Judy & Tom Reed • Ron & Ronnie Restaino * Bill & Robin Rhoads • Cindy & John Rolling • Jim Roseberry • Hannah Rosenthal • Tom Rostad • Nancy Rottier • Jerry & Lynn Schmidt • Judy & Ben Sidran • Tony Sheehan • Mike Smebak • Dianne & James Steinbach • George Swamp • Bob & Caryl Terrell • Ron & Ann Trachtenberg • Aldermann David Wallner • Sue & Peter Wollner • Michael Weiden • Paulette & Fritz Wegner • Jim Wood • Rebecca Young • Jim & Nan Youngerman • Nancy Zucker • Wisconsin PEOPLE Conference (AFSCME) • South Central Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO "National Women's Political Caucus.Dane County.

This is a partial list of supporters and endorsements


E L E C T I O N

TLNA recently sent a questionnaire to the

four candidates running for two seats on theBoard of the Madison Metropolitan SchoolDistrict. Their

responses are correlated to the following questions by

number/topic.

1) W h a t p r e v i o u s e x p e r i e n c e of y o u r s h a s p r e

p a r e d y o u for c o n d u c t i n g t h e w o r k of t h i s

office?

2) W h a t a r e t h e three current i s s u e s w h i c h y o u

c o n s i d e r m o s t i m p o r t a n t for t h e M a d i s o n M e t r o p o l i t a n S c h o o l Distr ict?

3) Incumbent: D e s c r i b e t w o a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s

y o u a r e m o s t p r o u d of d u r i n g y o u r w o r k to-

d a t e i n t h i s office. O R

Challenger: D e s c r i b e h o w y o u w o u l d h a v e

h a n d l e d t w o i s s u e s d i f f e r e n t l y f r o m t h e in

c u m b e n t s ?

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M I C H A E L L A N G E R

(1) Experience

T h e p r e v i o u s e x p e r i e n c e s t h a t h a v e p re

p a r e d m e for a p o s i t i o n o n t h e Schoo l B o a r d a re

a s fo l lows: e x t e n s i v e i n t e r n a t i o n a l t r ave l a n d

V i e t n a m v e t e r a n , 2 5 y e a r s a s a s e l f - employed

b u s i n e s s m a n i n M a d i s o n , h a v e g a i n e d m u c h

k n o w l e d g e a n d w i s d o m f r o m c o m m u n i t y e lde r s

a n d h a v e a s t r o n g - i n n e r d e s i r e a n d ca l l ing t o h e l p

i n r e d i r e c t i n g a n d r e - e x a m i n i n g t h e self-defeat

i n g l ibe ra l a t t i t u d e s w h i c h h a v e d e v e l o p e d a n d

d o m i n a t e d o u r soc ie ty i n t h e p a s t 30 yea r s .

(2) Current Issues

F o c u s a n d s u p p o r t p o s i t i v e c h a n g e s o u t

s i d e o u r s c h o o l s t o bene f i t i n schoo l . Teache r s

a n d schoo l a d m i n i s t r a t o r s s h o u l d u n i t e a n d lobby

a g a i n s t sex a n d v i o l e n c e o n T.V. a n d o t h e r m e d i a

a n d s p e a k u p a n d s u p p o r t " f a m i l y v a l u e s " a n d

" A m e r i c a n i s m . "

T e a c h s e x u a l a b s t i n e n c e , se l f -control a n d

r e spons ib i l i t y . T h e r e a r e n o p o s i t i v e qua l i t i es o r

o u t c o m e s f r o m t e e n sex . W e h a v e d r i n k i n g l a w s ,

s m o k i n g l a w s , h e l m e t l a w s a n d sea t be l t l a w s b u t

o n l y t e a c h safe sex . T h e r e is n o safe sex.

A c c e p t a n d p r o m o t e r e l i g ious f r e e d o m in

o u r s c h o o l s b y i n c l u d i n g r e l i g i o u s s tud i e s , m o

m e n t of s i l ence for p r a y e r , m e d i t a t i o n o r d r e a m

i n g , a n d a c c e p t t h e i m p o r t a n t c o n n e c t i o n be

t w e e n r e l i g ion a n d c u l t u r e .


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(3) Past Issues , x —Two, i s s u e s L w r o u l d ^ h a n d l e , d i f fe ren t ly

f ron t t h e ^ n c u m b e n t a r e f i rs t t o ppe i f ry s p e a k o u t

aga i r i s t G o a l s 2000 a n d its" n a t i o n a l a g e n d a to

fu r the r c o n t r o l U.S. c i t i z ens a t t h e loca l l eve l b y

s e t t i n g m a n d a t e s a n d s u p p o r t i n g o u t c o m e b a s e d

e d u c a t i o n , hos t i l e s e p a r a t i o n b e t w e e n c h u r c h a n d

s ta te , etc. A n d s e c o n d t o h a v e s t o o d s t e r n a n d

s t ead fa s t a g a i n s t M T A a n d t h r e a t e n to f ire t h o s e

t e a c h e r s n o t c o m p l y i n g w i t h t h e l a w . I w o u l d

h a v e b e e n m o r e v o c a l in p u t t i n g s h a m e o n t h e

t e a c h e r s w h o s e c o n d u c t w a s r e p r e h e n s i b l e .

D E B O R A H L A W S O N

(1) Experience

I b e l i e v e I h a v e a u n i q u e c o m b i n a t i o n of

e d u c a t i o n , b u s i n e s s e x p e r i e n c e , a n d c o m m u n i t y

i n v o l v e m e n t w h i c h w i l l e n a b l e rrle" to be~ a k n o w l

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i n s t r u c t i o n , p u b l i c s c h o o l t e a c h e r , s c h o o l b o a r d

m e m b e r in M i n e r a l P o i n t , W i s c o n s i n ) ; a n i n d e

p e n d e n t b u s i n e s s p e r son ; a n d h a v e b e e n ac t ive in

t h e c o m m u n i t y ( m e m b e r , M o n o n a T e r r a c e C o n

v e n t i o n C e n t e r C o m m i s s i o n , a n d c u r r e n t l y m e m

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A c h i e v e m e n t . O u r s c h o o l s m u s t b e c o m e m o r e

a c c o u n t a b l e for s t u d e n t a c h i e v e m e n t s . W e m u s t

l o o k h a r d a t goa l s , p r o g r a m s a n d m e t h o d s a n d

t h e n m u s t e v a l u a t e ca re fu l ly if t h e s y s t e m h a s

s u c c e e d e d i n p r o d u c i n g a c h i e v e m e n t . W e m u s t

n o t fear e v a l u a t i o n . R a t h e r , w e m u s t l o o k a t it as

a too l for o u r s y s t e m ' s i m p r o v e m e n t a n d h e n c e

o u r c h i l d r e n ' s a c a d e m i c i m p r o v e m e n t .

M i n o r i t y S t u d e n t A c h i e v e m e n t . W h i l e

m a n y m i n o r i t y s t u d e n t s a r e e x t r e m e l y success

ful a c a d e m i c a l l y , far t o o m a n y a r e fai l ing. W e

m u s t e m p l o y i n n o v a t i v e e d u c a t i o n a l m e t h o d s ,

e n c o u r a g e f lexibil i ty i n o u r s y s t e m a n d e n g a g e in

m o r e o n g o i n g e v a l u a t i o n in o r d e r t o i m p r o v e

a c h i e v e m e n t for m i n o r i t y — i n d e e d a l l — s t u d e n t s .

A S a f e a n d H a r a s s m e n t - f r e e S c h o o l En

v i r o n m e n t . S t u d e n t s c a n n o t l e a r n n o r c a n staff

f unc t i on effect ively if t h e s c h o o l d o e s n o t p r o v i d e

a safe a n d c o m f o r t a b l e e n v i r o n m e n t .

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D u r i n g 1 7 y e a r s i n M a d i s o n , I ' v e w o r k e d

w i t h s o m e of o u r n e e d i e s t k i d s (Di rec to r , M a d i

s o n C o m m u n i t y F o u n d a t i o n ' s Pro jec t O p p o r t u

n i ty ; C o u n s e l o r , C e n t r o H i s p a n o ' s P r e - E m p l o y -

m e n t P r o g r a m ; N e w Loft T e e n C e n t e r N i g h t

M a n a g e r ) . I ' v e p a r t i c i p a t e d ac t ive ly in M a d i s o n

Schoo l s 2000 (Safety A c t i o n T e a m d u r i n g p l a n

n i n g a n d n o w o n i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o v e r s i g h t c o m

mi t t ee ) . I ' v e c h a i r e d t h e S c h o o l S u p e r i n t e n d e n t ' s

H u m a n R e l a t i o n s A d v i s o r y C o u n c i l , U W - M a d i -

s o n C h a n c e l l o r ' s M i n o r i t y A d v i s o r y C o m m i t t e e ,

a n d U n i t e d M i g r a n t O p p o r t u n i t y Se rv i ces B o a r d .

B.S., Social W o r k / S o c i o l o g y , U W - M a d i s o n .

(2) Current Issues

C o m m u n i t y P a r t n e r s h i p s . W e m u s t d o

b e t t e r a t t a p p i n g t h e t a l e n t s of v o l u n t e e r s , n e i g h

b o r h o o d as soc ia t ions a n d o t h e r v o l u n t a r y g r o u p s ,

a n d t h e b u s i n e s s c o m m u n i t y , a n d i n c r e a s e t e a m

w o r k w i t h c i ty , c o u n t y , a n d n o n - p r o f i t s e rv i ce

agenc ie s .

P a r e n t P a r t i c i p a t i o n . W e s h o u l d (a) ex

p a n d s c h o o l staff o u t r e a c h efforts i n t o n e i g h b o r

h o o d cen t e r s , (b) e x p a n d t h e ex i s t i ng p a r e n t l iai

s o n p r o g r a m , (c) e n c o u r a g e t e a c h e r s t o in i t i a t e

m o r e r e g u l a r p a r e n t con tac t , a n d (d ) e x p a n d h i g h

s c h o o l p a r e n t - t e a c h e r c o n f e r e n c e s t o fo l low t h e

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w i t h a t - r i sk k i d s . W e s h o u l d u p g r a d e conflict

r e s o l u t i o n t r a i n i n g a n d p e e r m e d i a t i o n , inc rease

sa fe ty p r e c a u t i o n s w h e r e n e c e s s a r y , a n d h e l p

e x p e l l e d k i d s p r e p a r e b e t t e r for t he i r r e t u r n to

s c h o o l .

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L a b o r N e g o t i a t i o n s . I n s t e a d of r e m a i n

i n g p a s s i v e , I w o u l d ' v e p u s h e d for de f in ing t h e

t e r m s of a fair s e t t l e m e n t a n d , if n e e d b e , t a k i n g

o u r c a s e to r e f e r e n d u m , i n s t e a d of h i d i n g b e h i n d

s t a t e - i m p o s e d c a p s . Fa i l i ng th i s , I w o u l d ' v e s u p

p o r t e d b i n d i n g a r b i t r a t i o n . U n l i k e t h e i n c u m

b e n t , I o p p o s e t h e c h a n g e s in s t a t e l a w t h a t c o m

p l i c a t e d t h e s e n e g o t i a t i o n s , a n d w o u l d p u s h for

t h e i r r eve r sa l .

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j o i n e d C a r s t e n s e n a n d Br ien in o p p o s i n g a b u d

ge t t h a t c u t c o m p u t e r p u r c h a s e s , c u r t a i l e d s u m

m e r s choo l , a n d h a l t e d e x p a n s i o n of. p r e - s c h o o l

p r o g r a m s for a t - r i sk k i d s . U n l i k e t h e i n c u m b e n t ,

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l i fe t ime t e a c h i n g cer t i f ica te f r o m t h e S t a t e of

W i s c o n s i n a n d h a v e b e e n b o t h a c l a s s r o o m

t e a c h e r a n d u n i t l e a d e r in a n e l e m e n t a r y schoo l .

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in B u s i n e s s A d m i n i s t r a t i o n / E c o n o m i c s a n d El

e m e n t a r y E d u c a t i o n a s w e l l a s a M a s t e r ' s i n

E d u c a t i o n . I h e l d a n A d m i n i s t r a t i v e cert i f icate

(K-8) for a n u m b e r of y e a r s . S u b s e q u e n t w o r k

e x p e r i e n c e for t h e S ta te of W i s c o n s i n h a s b e e n i n

p e r s o n n e l , p l a n n i n g , a n d b u d g e t d e v e l o p m e n t

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T o focus o n l e a r n i n g a n d m a x i m i z i n g

a c h i e v e m e n t for1 al l s t u d e n t s . T h e d e v e l o p m e n t

a n d i m p r o v e m e n t in p r o g r a m s a n d p r o g r a m

d e l i v e r y t o m e e t s t u d e n t n e e d s i n o u r c h a n g i n g

w o r l d a n d e n h a n c e l e a r n i n g o p p o r t u n i t i e s .

T o p r o m o t e a n d m a i n t a i n a safe e n v i r o n

m e n t in all s choo l s . T o r e t a i n t h e con f idence of

t h e c o m m u n i t y in o u r ab i l i ty t o p r o v i d e a pos i

tive e d u c a t i o n a l e x p e r i e n c e .

T o d e v e l o p p a r t n e r s h i p s o n a c o m m u n i t y

w i d e bas i s . T o t a k e a d v a n t a g e of t h e m y r i a d of

o p p o r t u n i t i e s t h a t ex is t i n M a d i s o n to m a k e p u b

lic e d u c a t i o n e v e n be t t e r .

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m e n t a t i o n of M a d i s o n Schoo l s 2000 s t ra teg ic p lan

n i n g effort. A n effort t h a t w a s t r u l y c o m m u n i t y

b a s e d a n d e n d o r s e d .

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staff a n d o t h e r B o a r d m e m b e r s t o m a k e s t u d e n t

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n e i g h b o r h o o d p l a n d u r i n g t h e n e x t yea r . O n c e

t h e p l a n is i n p l ace , t h e a r e a s affected wil l b e

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w o r k a h e a d , a n d a d d i t i o n a l s u b c o m m i t t e e s m a y

y e t b e f o r m e d to s t u d y specif ic i s sues a n d p r o b

l e m s t a r g e t e d b y t h e S t e e r i n g C o m m i t t e e . I ' d l ike

to e x t e n d m y p e r s o n a l t h a n k s t o all of y o u w h o

v o l u n t e e r e d t o h e l p o n t h i s i m p o r t a n t p l a n n i n g

project . T h e r e s h o u l d b e p l e n t y of w o r k for

e v e r y o n e , a n d b o t h n e i g h b o r h o o d s wi l l e v e n t u

al ly benef i t .

A S W I M M I N G P O O L F O R W A R N E R P A R K ? A b o u t t h r e e m o n t h s a g o I i n i t i a t e d d i s c u s s i o n s

w i t h n o r t h s i d e n e i g h b o r h o o d l e a d e r s , t h e P a r k s

Dep t . , t h e C i t y C o u n c i l , a n d M a y o r P a u l Sog l in

r e g a r d i n g b u i l d i n g a c o m m n i t y s w i m m i n g p o o l

a t W a r n e r P a r k . T h e in i t i a l r e s p o n s e w a s v e r y

f avorab le t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o m m u n i t y .

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o p t i o n s d u r i n g t h e c i ty ' s o r ig ina l p o o l s i t i ng s t u d y

b a c k in 1991. I t w o u l d b e v e r y access ib le n o t o n l y

t o n o r t h s i d e r e s i d e n t s , b u t a l s o t o I s t h m u s fami

lies. T h e r e a r e a l so t w o b u s l ines t h a t r u n n e a r

W a r n e r , a n d o l d e r c h i l d r e n c o u l d ge t to t h e p o o l

b y b ike .

T h e r e is a m p l e r o o m for a m i d - s i z e p o o l a t

W a r n e r , w h i c h w o u l d cos t u p t o $2 mi l l ion . A

c i t y - w i d e f u n d r a i s i n g d r i v e w o u l d b e s t a r t e d to

p a y for a s ign i f ican t p a r t of t h e cost , w h i c h cou ld

m i n i m i z e a n y tax inc rease . (I c a n ' t h e l p b u t t h i n k

t h a t if M o n o n a , S u n Pra i r i e , Fo r t A t k i n s o n , M o u n t

H o r e b , S t o u g h t o n a n d o t h e r ci t ies c a n ge t a p o o l

b u i l t for t h e k i d s a n d fami l i es in the i r c o m m u n i

t ies, M a d i s o n can , too.)

I ' m h o p i n g to m o v e th i s p ro jec t a long

d u r i n g t h e n e x t f e w m o n t h s . If y o u ' r e i n t e r e s t ed

in h e l p i n g b u i l d a p u b l i c p o o l t h a t w o u l d b e o p e n

t o t h e e n t i r e c o m m u n i t y , g i v e m e a call. W e ' l l

n e e d y o u r h e l p .

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l as t fo rever . O n c e i f s g o n e , w e ' l l s ee lots of

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soccer goa l p o s t s a n d a n access ib l e p a t h a re o n

t a p for T e n n e y ; a n e w l a k e f r o n t p a t h wi l l b e bu i l t

a t J a m e s M a d i s o n t o l i nk t h e t w o p a r t s of t ha t

i m p o r t a n t p a r k ; a n e w p l a y g r o u n d wi l l b e e rec ted

a t R e y n o l d s F ie ld , t h a n k s in p a r t t o t h e i n p u t of

n e i g h b o r s in t h e a rea ; n e w l a n d s c a p i n g is s l a t ed

a l o n g t h e Y a h a r a R ive r ; a n d I ' l l b e w o r k i n g w i t h

A i d . D o r o t h y B o r c h a r t a n d E n g i n e e r i n g staff o n

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g r o u p t o m a k e t h e m o s t of a v a i l a b l e s t a te a n d

f e d e r a l h o m e l e s s f u n d s a n d to iden t i fy p r o g r a m s

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t h e m o s t c o o r d i n a t e d a n d cost-effect ive w a y s

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w e l l o n i t s w a y t o m a k i n g final r e c o m m e n d a

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e x a m p l e of h o w p r o g r e s s i v e a n d c o n s e r v a t i v e

m e m b e r s of t h e C o u n t y B o a r d c a n w o r k t o g e t h e r

t o a c h i e v e a d e s i r e d r e su l t . W e w o u l d b e r e a d y

for i m p l e m e n t a t i o n of t h e C o u n t y P l a n n i n g a n d

D e v e l o p m e n t D e p a r t m e n t b y A u g u s t of th is year .

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r e c e n t C o u n t y E x e c u t i v e v e t o e s of z o n i n g act ions

t a k e n b y t h e C o u n t y B o a r d . T h e s e B o a r d ac t ions

w e r e in confl ict w i t h t h e effort t o con t ro l s p r a w l

a n d t o c o n c e n t r a t e d e v e l o p m e n t in u r b a n serv ice

a reas . W e wi l l c o n t i n u e t o h a v e t h e s e conflicts o n

t h e B o a r d floor a s l o n g a s z o n i n g dec i s ions are

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j ud i c i a l r aces a n d t w o Schoo l B o a r d s ea t s u p for

e l ec t ion , i n a d d i t i o n t o t h e C o u n t y Board . T h e r e

is a n e w v o t i n g p r o c e s s in p l ace , a n d it a p p e a r e d

t o w o r k v e r y s m o o t h l y d u r i n g t h e p r i m a r y . So,

h o p e w e ' l l s ee y o u a t t h e po l l s . T h a n k s for y o u r

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b y t h e r o b i n ' s s o n g a n d , m o m e n t a r i l y , I w a s

t r a n s p o r t e d i n t o s p r i n g . Li lacs a n d c rocuses ,

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n o t r e q u i r e r e p a y m e n t u n t i l t h e o w n e r sells. This

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l eg i s l a t ive s e s s i o n p r o g r e s s e s , I ' d l i ke to u p d a t e

y o u o n t h e s t a t u s of s e v e r a l i m p o r t a n t i s s u e s

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relief, h e a l t h c a r e r e f o r m , a n d w e l f a r e r e f o r m .

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p r i s e t h e l a r g e s t p o r t i o n of o u r p r o p e r t y t ax bil ls .

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t o shif t s c h o o l f i n a n c i n g f r o m t h e p r o p e r t y t ax t o

o t h e r m o r e p r o g r e s s i v e f o r m s of t a x a t i o n for

n e a r l y t w e n t y y e a r s . H i s t o r i c a l l y , n o n e of t h o s e

p r o p o s a l s to e l i m i n a t e p r o p e r t y t ax s u p p o r t of

p u b l i c s c h o o l s h a s a d v a n c e d v e r y far. T h e S t a t e

A s s e m b l y h a s r e c e n t l y r e - f r a m e d t h e i s s u e , b y

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i n g p r o p e r t y t axes b y t h e y e a r 1995 (col lec ted in

1996). B e t w e e n n o w a n d t h e n , a b i p a r t i s a n t a s k

force c o m p o s e d of t h e G o v e r n o r , S u p e r i n t e n d e n t

of P u b l i c I n s t r u c t i o n , a n d t h e l e a d e r s h i p of b o t h

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f u n d s c h o o l s t h r o u g h m o r e p r o g r e s s i v e tax re

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S t a t e S e n a t e .

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l e n g e f ac ing t h e l e g i s l a t u r e d u r i n g t h i s f inal floor

p e r i o d is r e f o r m of o u r h e a l t h c a r e s y s t e m . I h a v e

l o n g b e e n a s u p p o r t e r of a u n i v e r s a l , s ing le -

p a y e r a p p r o a c h . T h e c u r r e n t S i n g l e - P a y e r Bill

( A s s e m b l y Bill 247) h a s p r o g r e s s e d f u r t h e r t h a n

i t e v e r h a s b e f o r e in W i s c o n s i n , h a v i n g p a s s e d

t h e A s s e m b l y H e a l t h C o m m i t t e e o n F e b r u a r y 10,

1994. D u r i n g t h e C o m m i t t e e d e b a t e o n A B 247 ,1

c h a r a c t e r i z e d m y v o t e in s u p p o r t of a u n i v e r s a l ,

s i n g l e - p a y e r s y s t e m a s t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t v o t e I

h a d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o ca s t i n t h e 1993-1994

l eg i s l a t ive se s s ion . U n f o r t u n a t e l y , i t a p p e a r s

u n l i k e l y t h a t A B 247 wi l l a d v a n c e f u r t h e r d u r i n g

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a d v a n c i n g i n t h e A s s e m b l y w h i c h a d d r e s s ex

p a n d e d h e a l t h c a r e c o v e r a g e , access , a n d i n d u s

t r y r e f o r m . A B 1161 e x p a n d s t h e H e a l t h y Star t

p r o g r a m t o c o v e r 130,000 a d d i t i o n a l p e r s o n s (pri

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Street . F ina l ly , A B 1160, a l l o w s p r i v a t e e m p l o y

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p a c k a g e c u r r e n t l y of fered t o s t a t e e m p l o y e e s ;

a d d i t i o n a l l y , i t m a n d a t e s c o m m u n i t y r a t i n g a n d

p r o h i b i t s i n s u r e r s f r o m c o n s i d e r i n g p re -ex i s t ing

c o n d i t i o n s in i s s u i n g h e a l t h ca re p l a n s .

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of t h e S t a t e a d d r e s s b o a s t e d t h a t W i s c o n s i n h a d

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a n d a w a y f r o m w e l f a r e - b a s h i n g .

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p o s a l i s k n o w n a s t h e F a m i l y C a p . Th i s p r o g r a m

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