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Verona man cycles to raise money for cancer research orgs
City of Verona
Coves plan gets a ‘no’ from Plan 60-day extension could prevent fall start of project JIM FEROLIE Verona Press editor
A plan for a 170-acre housing subdivision on the north side of the city got a no-confidence vote from the Plan Commission on Monday, July 1. Forward Development Group could still have gotten what would be a final approval for its Whispering Coves subdivision from the Common Council on July 22. But the vote did not bode well for what essentially is the sixth
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version of the plan for 266 single-family homes along winding streets and a possible school on the southwest corner of County Hwys. PD and M. As a result, the developer withdrew the application and asked for a 60-day extension, interim city administrator/planning director Adam Sayre told the Press in a July 5 email. That could put its plan to have lots ready to sell this fall out of reach. The commission was shorthanded at the July 1 meeting, with just four of seven members present on the holiday week, including the mayor and the
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City of Verona
Cardboard bin aimed at curbing ‘Amazon Effect’ Some complaining 94-gallon recycling bins are not enough JIM FEROLIE Verona Press editor
When the city reduced its recycling pickup to every two weeks in 2012, it provided 94-gallon bins that seemed they’d always be more than enough. That was before the Amazon Effect. Amazon, the online sales giant, ships millions
of packages in the United States every day, and the number grows every year. As its ubiquitous packages have piled up at people’s homes, some residents have complained to alders and city staff that packages from Amazon and other online shipments, mostly in the form of cardboard boxes, are starting to become difficult to accommodate in the bins they have. A few have even paid for additional bins.
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Flores Pascual of El Sabor Del Puebla sizzles a chicken quesadilla for a customer during the Verona Farmers’ Market Tuesday, July 9.
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The Verona Artists and Farmers’ Market runs from To see more photos of the 3-6:30 p.m. every Tuesday night at the Hometown Junction Park. According to its website, farmers’ market organizer Mona weekly Verona Artists and Cassis hopes “people from Verona and surrounding communities Farmers Market, visit: can share their passions through quality arts/crafts and foods.” ConnectVerona. The market runs until Oct. 15. com
As long as Verona resident Jake Barker’s health is good, he wants to use it to improve the lives of others. He does so by competing in cycling challenges, having just finished up the Great Cycle Challenge during the month of June, when he raised $287 f o r c h i l d - Barker hood cancer research and put in 253 miles around Verona and Madison. He is also looking to participate in UW Health’s The Ride in September for a second year, Barker said. “What got me into it originally was just the thought of combining something that I really enjoyed and do for recreation, and also doing a good cause,” he said. “I get motivation to do something that keeps me healthy, while helping others that aren’t as fortunate in their health.” Barker, a Dubuque, Iowa, native, picked up the hobby of cycling six or seven years ago, he told the Press last week, after moving to the Madison area and noticing how large of a presence cycling held. Dubuque wasn’t what he would consider a “bike-friendly environment,” he said, so after he moved, he quickly purchased a road bike. “I kind of took off from there,” he said. In the beginning, cycling was simply meant to be recreational for Barker, and served as his main source of cardio, he said. But two years ago, he participated in a biking fundraiser for land conservation efforts for his birthday.
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