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Fitchburg roundup: plats, CSMs, EV chargers and fee reductions approved
Summary
The council approved multiple planning and infrastructure items: two certified survey maps and related rezones, a final‑plat reapproval for Uptown, a subdivision improvement agreement for Jamestown/Corey, two level‑3 EV chargers at City Hall, senior center fee alignment, and reduced rental fees for Healthy Neighborhood Initiative grantees.
The Fitchburg Common Council approved a series of planning, infrastructure and fee items during its recent meeting recap, including certified survey maps, rezones, a final‑plat reapproval and multiple agreements for subdivision and infrastructure improvements.
Land‑use approvals included a certified survey map and house relocation for Mark Jones (South Syain Road) and a CSM/rezone for a property connected to Patrick Kaine; the hosts said both items and related rezoning requests were approved. The council also reapproved an amendment to a final plat for an Uptown project that will extend a road and open roughly half a dozen lots for future development.
Infrastructure and service agreements approved included a Board of Public Works resolution to authorize water service from the Village of Oregon to a new State Department of Corrections juvenile corrections facility near Highway MM and Highway 14, and a subdivision improvement agreement for Jamestown/Corey on McKe Road covering an outlot planned for multifamily and retail uses. The council also approved a level‑3 charging agreement with Madison Gas & Electric to install two chargers (capacity for four vehicles) in the City Hall parking lot.
On community programming and fees, the council approved changes to bring the senior center wellness room’s use and rental policy in line with other community center rooms, and it adopted a resolution reducing Hosti rental fees for Healthy Neighborhood Initiative (HNI) grantees through the remainder of 2026 — current grantees operating programs at the Hosti will have free rates under their grant, and former HNI recipients will receive about a 50% reduction through year‑end.
The hosts said an ordinance amending Chapter 22 (agriculture) — largely addressing farmland preservation credits and state compliance — had generated extensive discussion and that the full redline documents are in the packet; the recap urged interested residents to watch Ag & Rule meetings for details. The hosts did not state an explicit vote outcome on that ordinance in the recap.
