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Middleton plan commission approves future land-use change for 7617 Terrace despite neighborhood opposition
Summary
The Plan Commission voted 5–2 to reclassify 7617 Terrace Avenue from 'established neighborhood' to 'downtown mixed use,' a step that advances a developer’s proposal for a 70-unit apartment building after dozens of residents urged rejection over blasting, traffic and loss of an environmental corridor.
The Middleton Plan Commission voted 5–2 to recommend changing the city’s future land-use map for 7617 Terrace Avenue from "established neighborhood" to "downtown mixed use," moving the developer’s proposal for a 70-unit apartment building forward in the review process.
The vote followed an extended public hearing in which residents urged the commission to reject the change, citing blasting risks, traffic and loss of a nearby environmental corridor. Karen Meinholtz, who identified herself as co-owner of Little Red Preschool on North High Point and Terrace, told the commission: "We are definitely opposed to changing the residential properties and lots to be multi use" and asked how 200 children would be protected during any blasting.
Neighbors emphasized three…
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