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Plan Commission approves new Blackhawk Middle / Gompers Elementary campus; commissioners raise traffic and pedestrian-safety concerns
Summary
The Plan Commission approved conditional-use permits Sept. 15 for a combined Blackhawk Middle School and Gompers Elementary replacement building, with commissioners and public commenters expressing concern about on-site parent drop-off loops and pedestrian safety. The approval passed 8-1.
The Madison Plan Commission voted Sept. 15 to approve two conditional-use permits allowing construction of a new combined Blackhawk Middle School and Gompers Elementary School on the existing site at 1402 Wyoming Way, subject to conditions in the staff report. The vote passed 8-1; Commissioner Wasniewski cast the lone no vote.
Planning staff said the new two-level facility will be built while the existing building remains in use; construction is expected to begin in early 2026 with demolition of the older building expected after the new facility is occupied. Planning staff reported the new building’s floors would total roughly 90,000 square feet on the lower level and 110,000 square feet on the upper level (two levels together representing the building footprint and gross area presented to the commission).
The proposed site plan separates circulation for the elementary and middle school components. The elementary entry and parent drop-off…
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