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Council adopts Sauk Creek Corridor plan with added direction to favor nature‑based bank stabilization
Summary
The Common Council adopted the Sauk Creek Corridor (Sauk Creek Greenway) conceptual plan after staff described the plan as a high‑level starting point for detailed engineering. Council added a final whereas directing designers to minimize riprap bank stabilization when feasible and prefer nature‑based solutions.
The Madison Common Council on March 11 adopted the Sauk Creek Corridor conceptual plan and added council language instructing designers to minimize riprap bank stabilization and favor more nature‑based, bioengineering techniques where feasible.
City staff described the corridor plan as a high‑level, community‑informed framework intended to narrow a broad set of engineering options and guide more detailed design, permitting and budgeting. The engineering team said the corridor encompasses about 1.1 miles of largely…
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