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Residents, conservation group urge Middleton council to remove Quarry Hill from proposed TID 7
Summary
More than a dozen residents and representatives of Friends of Quarry Hill Conservancy told the Middleton Common Council they oppose including Quarry Hill parcels in the draft Tax Increment District 7, citing ecological, historical and educational harms and urging the council to revise the boundary.
Dozens of Middleton residents urged the Common Council on May 5 to remove Quarry Hill Conservancy parcels from a proposed Tax Increment District 7, saying the draft map risks irreversible harm to a locally treasured oak savanna.
"My house is surrounded by five proposed plots for the TIF district," said Liz Dingwall, who lives on Aurora Street, and urged the council to remove parcels 47 and 50 from the draft boundary. "These possible financial benefits do not outweigh the potential risk for future development of this conservancy." (Liz Dingwall)
Speakers representing the Friends of Quarry Hill Conservancy described the site’s ecological and historic value. "This beautiful hill of historic white oaks deserves your attention to preserve it, not to level it," said Anne Johnson, vice president of the nonprofit group. Several speakers, including Edgar Spalding — a UW–Madison professor emeritus who…
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