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Thursday, February 6, 2020 • Vol. 55, No. 38 • Verona, WI • Hometown USA • ConnectVerona.com • $1.25
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Creativity sought for Sugar Creek Potential developers will tour site Feb. 21, proposals due March 30 RENEE HICKMAN Unified Newspaper Group
Developers will be given tours of the Sugar Creek Elementary and New Century School sites this month ahead of a redevelopment project that could change the face of the neighborhood. The tour will kick off a developer search for the 12-acre area that includes the two school buildings at 401 W. Verona Ave. and 420 Church St. The buildings are being abandoned by the Verona Area School District this fall when it opens a new high school on the city’s west side, and students move to other buildings. Verona issued a call for potential developers to submit plans – a process known as a request for proposals – on Jan. 7, with a submission deadline of March 30. T h e c i t y ’s c o m m u n i ty development specialist Katherine Holt said the Feb. 21 tour – on a day with no school – currently has RSVPs from five applicants who requested tours. The tour will be given by the Director
of Building and Grounds f r o m t h e Ve r o n a A r e a School District. Holt said the director can answer questions from the applicants about the history of the grounds. The 10-page RFP for the site states Verona is looking for proposals that provide “public access and amenities to help drive pedestrian traffic and retain its historic character.” It says the city will give preference to plans that list the 102 year old New Century School building on the National Register of Historic Places. The 64 year old, 64,000 square foot Sugar Creek building, however, is planned for demolition. The RFP states the entire 14 acre planning area includes other sites the city does not own – the former Treads restaurant, T-shirt shop Leisure Threads, a hair salon and two houses. The school sites will be transferred to the city later this year as part of a 2018 agreement negotiated with the district. The city’s Community Development Authority, an arm of the local government that leads urban renewal projects, solicited feedback on plans for the site in the fall of 2019 with an open house. The University of
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Photo by Kimberly Wethal
Sisters Andrea Ramirez Miranda and Lilly Ramirez Miranda work on coloring sheets with a family member during the Sugar Creek Elementary School’s first Family Breakfast on Friday, Jan. 31.
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Sugar Creek hosts first ‘Family Breakfast’ KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group
Families of Sugar Creek Elementary School students joined them for breakfast before the start of the day on Friday, Jan. 31. The breakfast, which had 230
family members registered to attend, was free to parents and students. Breakfast is free to Sugar Creek More photos of the Sugar Creek Elementary students every day, as a part of the School Family Breakfast school’s healthiness initiatives that connectverona.com it has won awards for in the past few years. P r i n c i p a l To d d B r u n n e r t o l d kimberly.wethal@wcinet.com and the Press the breakfast was well follow her on Twitter @kimberreceived by families, students and ly_wethal. staff. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at
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Persistent flooding prompts updates, study
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Stormwater management presentation set for Feb. 13
Wildcat/Crusaders close Glacier Edge gym Page 7
KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group
An emerging pattern of increased precipitation – including a damaging storm in August 2018 – is prompting the Town of Verona to look into preventative flooding measures. The town is considering revising its subdivision ordinance, and it’s also planning to work with the City of Fitchburg on a study of Goose Lake, which has repeatedly
would include redefining how the Town of Verona manages its stormwater with new developments. As a part of the process, the next Plan What: Town of Verona stormwater Commission meeting will feature a management presentation presentation on stormwater manageWhen: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13 ment. Where: Town Hall, 7669 County The presentation begins at Hwy. PB 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Town Hall, 7669 County Hwy. PB. It Info: Call the Town Hall at 8457187 is open to the public and will be led by Jason Valerius of MSA Professional Services. overflowed and resulted in the cloOn Tuesday, Feb. 4, the Town sure of Fitchrona Road underneath Board was scheduled to review and U.S. Hwy. 18-151. Turn to Stormwater/Page 12 Part of that revised ordinance
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