• Home
  • News
    • Politics / Govt
    • Legislature
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
    • Archives
  • Sports
    • Badgers
    • Packers
      • Titletown Report
    • Brewers
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support

Wisconsin Radio Network

Wisconsin News and Sports

You are here: Home / News / Madison approves controversial hotel project

Madison approves controversial hotel project

May 19, 2010 By WRN Contributor

After an all night meeting, Madison’s City Council has approved the $98 million Edgewater Hotel redevelopment project.

Members of the Madison City Council spent the meeting debating a proposed downtown hotel redevelopment, before taking a final vote on the Edgewater redevelopment at 7:40 this morning. The last vote was for $16 million in TIF funding for the historic hotel.

Alderman Jed Sandborn said he was glad with the outcome, even though he wasn’t a big supporter of TIF funds for the project. He says taxpayers shouldn’t be financing the redevelopment. Although he doesn’t think it’s too unusual, based on other projects that have received TIF money.

Proposal to update the hotel on the shore of Madison’s Lake Mendota has faced a great deal of controversy because of it’s location in the historic Mansion Hill neighborhood.

AUDIO: Robin Colbert reports (:53)

edgeva051910

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Madison



Featured Stories

Panthers rally to upset Wright State in Horizon League quarterfinals

Jokic leads Denver in rout of the Bucks

Can Packers make a splash in free agency? Aaron Jones?

Wisconsin was better but still falls short at Purdue

Assembly Republicans propose bills to prohibit transgender girls from girls’ sports

TwitterFacebook

Sports Headlines

Panthers rally to upset Wright State in Horizon League quarterfinals

Jokic leads Denver in rout of the Bucks

Can Packers make a splash in free agency? Aaron Jones?

Wisconsin was better but still falls short at Purdue

Marquette edges DePaul in Big East action

More Sports

Tweets by @WRN

Get our news delivered to your inbox:

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Copyright © 2021 · Learfield News & Ag, LLC