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that neighborhood, will be on hand to provide light refreshments and casual conversation lasting roughly 90 minutes. Email Neighborhood Resource Officer Dexheimer at [email protected] to learn more. On a related note, aſter a neighbor voiced concern about street lighting near the OM Village, Officer Dexheimer reviewed the incident data from the years 2005-2015 and had this to say: “When Sanchez Motors was in business at 2050 E Johnson St there were 185 incidents attributed to that address. Since OM Village has occupied the same spot, there has been only one actual incident attributed there. at of course is [OM Village’s] self-report about the vandalism to trees. at’s right, ONE call! And OM is the victim.” Crime and the fear of crime is the opposite of what we want from our lives. Let’s channel our feelings of annoyance and fear into something that improves our city. By Tim Cordon ese are exciting times for the Emerson East Sustainability Task Force! We have kicked off the new year with new members and a couple of exciting meetings. We’re looking ahead and thinking about things like improving our common green spaces, block parties, community gardens, supporting pollinators, kiosks, upcoming Sustainable Saturday Nights, bike paths, and more. Free Compostable Bags We launched a new little project – Gail has volunteered to bring rolls of compost bags (the bags that can be used with the City’s curbside compost collection pilot project) to most monthly neighborhood meetings at Bashford on the first Wednesday night of the month, and to most Sustainable Saturday Nights at James Reeb on the fourth Saturday Night of the month. If you are a part of this city project, you can now pick up free bags at either of these two sites and times. We began exploring the possibility of applying for a City of Madison grant to make some improvements in some of our neighborhood green spaces. Aſter much discussion, we have decided that we are going to spend a year studying numerous options, as well as ways of getting more of people’s input and involvement. We plan on applying for the grant next year. For any of you that would like to learn more or help us create a more sustainable neighborhood, you may be happy to learn that we are changing the time and place of our monthly EENA Sustainability Task Force meetings. (For some reason, 8:30am on Saturdays didn’t work so well for some.) Starting in April, we will meet on the first Wednesday of the month at Bashford United Methodist Church at 5:30pm. Conveniently, this is right before the monthly EENA general meeting that starts at the same location at 6:30pm. We also are co-sponsoring some great Sustainable Saturday Nights with our SSN partners – the James Reeb Peace Justice and Sustainability group and the Eastside Planning Council. Upcoming Sustainable Saturday Nights Our March 26 Sustainable Saturday will be “A Town Hall Meeting: Growing a Beautiful and Sustainable Neighborhood from the Grassroots.” We will invite ourselves to dream about what our neighborhood could be and continue to explore what we can do as a community to bring our dreams into reality. We will hear from many of our neighborhood partners as well as some activists from other neighborhoods who have been part of grassroots projects of their own. On April 23 we will celebrate Earth Week with a special program on recycling and getting rid of potentially dangerous items, safely. You can bring your fluorescent bulbs, paints, household chemicals, batteries, medicines, ... to our Earth Week SSN and our task force volunteers will get them to safe disposal. ink of it as a neighborhood “spring cleaning”. e City’s new head of Recycling, Brian Johnson, will be there to outline the latest on recycling in Madison. e fourth Saturdays of the months are Sustainable Saturdays in Emerson East. Join us at 2146 E Johnson St. for the 6pm neighborhood potluck and/or the 7pm program. To learn more about the Emerson East Sustainability Task Force or any of the exciting projects that we are working on, visit and join our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ groups/MEastSustTaskForce/ or email me at cordon4peace@yahoo. com. I hope to meet you soon, in our sustainable neighborhood! By Indira Ceylan As in many small and residential neighborhoods, the two most common topics to come up are development projects and crime. If you don’t listen carefully you can get the feeling that stuff has been stolen from every car in Emerson East. But things haven’t gotten that bad, have they? I was very impressed by what a neighbor posted to the social media site NextDoor. Lauren didn’t just report an incident, she reviewed three years’ worth of posts on NextDoor and created a map showing incidents mentioned by neighbors. She also summarized the information: “e most common type of theſt in our area is theſt from vehicles – almost always occurring late at night, when cars are parked in driveways or on the street, and usually when cars are leſt unlocked.” Lauren continued in her post with thinking about how we can get even better information about what the crime situation really is. She, and neighbors replying to her post, came up with ideas on how to improve the situation. Report all incidents Even if nothing valuable was stolen. Use the Madison Police self-reporting tool at www.cityofmadison.com/ police/selfreport. If you prefer to make a phone call, call the non- emergency dispatch center at (608) 255-2345. is data is the source of several websites showing maps like www.trulia.com/local or www. crimereports.org. To reach out to your neighbors directly, post to NextDoor – in addition to the self- report. Lauren recommends to include the general address and the date. Meet the police officers You don’t need to be a victim of crime to get in touch. Several times a year police officers attend the EENA meetings (first Wednesday of the month, check the agenda published a few days prior to the meeting). Another opportunity is to take part in a newly launched project by Madison Police. “Fireside Chats” are designed to be a more informal opportunity for officers and citizens to make meaningful connections. A resident agrees to host an event in their home along with 8-12 friends, family, and neighbors. A police officer or two, someone who typically works in SPRING 2016 emersoneast.wordpress.com Our Sustainable Neighborhood An Emerson East Sustainability Task Force Update Colorful tiny houses in February 2015. Photo: Derek McRoberts Bothered by Petty Crime? Don’t just Rant, Stay Informed and Engaged! Crime in Emerson East as Reported on NextDoor.com (2013-2016) Map: Lauren Weeth-Feinstein
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that neighborhood, will be on hand to provide light refreshments and casual conversation lasting roughly 90 minutes. Email Neighborhood Resource Officer Dexheimer at [email protected] to learn more.
On a related note, after a neighbor voiced concern about street lighting near the OM Village, Officer Dexheimer reviewed the incident data from the years 2005-2015 and had this to say: “When Sanchez Motors was in business at 2050 E
Johnson St there were 185 incidents attributed to that address. Since OM Village has occupied the same spot, there has been only one actual incident attributed there. That of course is [OM Village’s] self-report about the vandalism to trees. That’s right, ONE call! And OM is the victim.”
Crime and the fear of crime is the opposite of what we want from our lives. Let’s channel our feelings of annoyance and fear into something that improves our city.
By Tim Cordon
These are exciting times for the Emerson East Sustainability Task Force! We have kicked off the new year with new members and a couple of exciting meetings. We’re looking ahead and thinking about things like improving our common green spaces, block parties, community gardens, supporting pollinators, kiosks, upcoming Sustainable Saturday Nights, bike paths, and more.
Free Compostable BagsWe launched a new little project – Gail has volunteered to bring rolls of compost bags (the bags that can be used with the City’s curbside compost collection pilot project) to most monthly neighborhood meetings at Bashford on the first Wednesday night of the month, and to most Sustainable Saturday Nights at James Reeb on the fourth Saturday Night of the month. If you are a part of this city project, you can now pick up free bags at either of these two sites and times.
We began exploring the possibility of applying for a City of Madison grant to make some improvements in some of our neighborhood green spaces. After much discussion, we have decided that we are going to spend a year studying numerous options, as well as ways of getting more of people’s input and involvement. We plan on applying for the grant next year.
For any of you that would like to learn more or help us create a more sustainable neighborhood, you may be happy to learn that we are changing the time and place of our monthly EENA Sustainability Task Force meetings. (For some reason, 8:30am on Saturdays didn’t work so well for some.) Starting in April, we will meet on the first Wednesday of the month at Bashford United Methodist Church at 5:30pm. Conveniently, this is right before the monthly EENA general meeting that starts at the same location at 6:30pm.
We also are co-sponsoring some great Sustainable Saturday Nights with our
SSN partners – the James Reeb Peace Justice and Sustainability group and the Eastside Planning Council.
Upcoming Sustainable Saturday Nights
Our March 26 Sustainable Saturday will be “A Town Hall Meeting: Growing a Beautiful and Sustainable Neighborhood from the Grassroots.” We will invite ourselves to dream about what our neighborhood could be and continue to explore what we can do as a community to bring our dreams into reality. We will hear from many of our neighborhood partners as well as some activists from other neighborhoods who have been part of grassroots projects of their own.
On April 23 we will celebrate Earth Week with a special program on recycling and getting rid of potentially dangerous items, safely. You can
bring your fluorescent bulbs, paints, household chemicals, batteries, medicines, ... to our Earth Week SSN and our task force volunteers will get them to safe disposal. Think of it as a neighborhood “spring cleaning”. The City’s new head of Recycling, Brian Johnson, will be there to outline the latest on recycling in Madison.
The fourth Saturdays of the months are Sustainable Saturdays in Emerson East. Join us at 2146 E Johnson St. for the 6pm neighborhood potluck and/or the 7pm program. To learn more about the Emerson East Sustainability Task Force or any of the exciting projects that we are working on, visit and join our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/groups/MEastSustTaskForce/ or email me at [email protected]. I hope to meet you soon, in our sustainable neighborhood!
By Indira Ceylan
As in many small and residential neighborhoods, the two most common topics to come up are development projects and crime. If you don’t listen carefully you can get the feeling that stuff has been stolen from every car in Emerson East. But things haven’t gotten that bad, have they? I was very impressed by what a neighbor posted to the social media site NextDoor. Lauren didn’t just report an incident, she reviewed three years’ worth of posts on NextDoor and created a map showing incidents mentioned by neighbors. She also summarized the information: “The most common type of theft in our area is theft from vehicles – almost always occurring late at night, when cars are parked in driveways or on the street, and usually when cars are left unlocked.” Lauren continued in her post with thinking about how we can get even better information about what the crime situation really is. She, and neighbors replying to her post, came up with ideas on how to improve the situation.
Report all incidentsEven if nothing valuable was stolen.
Use the Madison Police self-reporting tool at www.cityofmadison.com/police/selfreport. If you prefer to make a phone call, call the non-emergency dispatch center at (608) 255-2345. This data is the source of several websites showing maps like www.trulia.com/local or www.crimereports.org. To reach out to your neighbors directly, post to NextDoor – in addition to the self-report. Lauren recommends to include the general address and the date.
Meet the police officersYou don’t need to be a victim of crime to get in touch. Several times a year police officers attend the EENA meetings (first Wednesday of the month, check the agenda published a few days prior to the meeting). Another opportunity is to take part in a newly launched project by Madison Police. “Fireside Chats” are designed to be a more informal opportunity for officers and citizens to make meaningful connections. A resident agrees to host an event in their home along with 8-12 friends, family, and neighbors. A police officer or two, someone who typically works in
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Our Sustainable Neighborhood An Emerson East Sustainability Task Force Update
Colorful tiny houses in February 2015. Photo: Derek McRoberts
Bothered by Petty Crime?Don’t just Rant, Stay Informed and Engaged!
Crime in Emerson East as Reported on NextDoor.com (2013-2016) Map: Lauren Weeth-Feinstein
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By Jen Rubin, Green Madison
Green Madison is building a grass-roots, community-based effort to significantly reduce Madison’s ener-gy use. One approach we are taking is to promote energy house parties in every Madison neighborhood. These parties show homeowners how even the most basic energy saving tech-nologies, such as insulation, can sig-nificantly cut household energy use. Madison residents in neighborhoods throughout the city have signed up to host an energy house party since we started offering them this past October.
The energy house party format is fairly simple. The host offers his or her home as a platform for educating neighbors and friends about energy
efficiency concepts. As at thank you for their efforts, hosts receive a free comprehensive energy audit. Hours prior to the house party, an energy analyst does an energy assessment of the host’s home, conducting several diagnostic tests on the home. People who attend a house party will get a crash course in household energy efficiency by hearing about how the hosts’ house tested out. Then house party guests can use the hosts audit experience to determine if they are interested in also having a reduced cost home energy audit.
In our effort to win the Georgetown $5 million energy prize, Green Madi-son is looking to sign up more people to host house parties in the first half of 2016. If you have considered hav-ing a home energy audit, but couldn’t
fit it into your schedule, this is time to do it.
If you want to lower your utili-ty bills and have a more comfort-able home be-fore the winter is over, Green Madison can help.
C o n t a c t h o u s e p a r t y @greenmadison.org to learn more.
Green Madison is Looking to Make a Big Impact
By Bryant Moroder
Spring is here – and that means it’s time to quench your thirst for gardening at the City of Madison Compost Bin And Rain Barrel Truckload Sale on Saturday May 7 at the Alliant Energy Center. Discounted compost bins will be sold for only $69.99 and 50 gallon mosquito resistant RainReserve rain barrels with a diverter are on sale for just $119.99. Individuals who pre-order before by April 25 will save an additional $10 off. For more information and to pre-order your rain barrel and compost bin, supplies are limited, visit www.cityofmadison.com/streets/compost/CompostBinSale.cfm. This event is open to both Madison residents and non-residents.
Madison Compost Bin & Rain Barrel Sale: May 7
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Co-chair Tim Cordon [email protected]*Co-chair Joel Gratz [email protected]* *Contact both chairs by emailing [email protected] Secretary John Koch [email protected] Treasurer Amanda Duesterbeck [email protected] 1 Representative Chris Heaton [email protected] 1 Representative Erin Sommerfeld [email protected] 2 /Newsletter Indira Ceylan [email protected] 2 Representative Adrienne Sella [email protected] 3 Representative Diane Farsetta [email protected] 3 Representative Wes Webendorfer [email protected] At-Large Representative Barb Jenkin [email protected] Representative Meredith Lowe [email protected] At-Large Representative Gail Piper [email protected]
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By Adrienne Sella, SELLA Realty
We are still experiencing high demand for homes in our neighborhood and all over Dane county. The spring real estate market has started early and we continue to have a shortage of inventory, especially in our neighborhood. The East Washington corridor continues to be developed and we are lucky to see the construction of Union Corners site has started with the UW Clinic. Having more amenities within walking and biking distance will be very appealing to new buyers and the current residents of our neighborhood.
Single family home prices in our neighborhood have increased by 5% this past year and are selling more quickly, an average of only 21 days on market. The average sales price of homes has increased to $201,234, an increase of $10,142 this past year. Wow is right! Homes are also selling within 98.5% of list price. With the increase in pricing, this does not indicate homes can be dramatically overpriced since a buyer will still need to have the home appraised correctly for financing. It means offers are getting more competitive as we still have a shortage of inventory. A real estate professional will be able to help you with pricing at the right price so it does sell in the shortest amount of time. Zestimates from Zillow are what I like to call “Zwrong” and assessments are not accurate indicators of how to price a home. A professional that is familiar
with the industry needs to see and evaluate a home to price it accordingly and to give staging and improvement advice.
As spring and summer approach, you may be thinking about doing home improvements, ... updating the exterior, kitchen or bath. All are great ideas and keep in mind to not spend too much for the potential return. Some improvements may help sell a home but may not receive a direct return on what was spent. Think about how long you will be staying in the home and decide if the expense is right for you and your long term plan.
For any buyers, if you are thinking about buying a home soon or in a few years, it is good to start looking now. It is less stressful when you have more time to educate yourself on the market and then you can go full speed when the time is right. It is also wise to meet with a lender early on. They can go over your budget, different loan options and figure out what is right for you so you can plan accordingly. Waiting too long to save more on a down payment may not always be the best plan since home prices will continue to rise and interest rates may too. Rates are still low, under 4% for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage. Talk to your lender and they can help you decide.
If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact me at [email protected] or (608) 886-7139.
Real Estate Update and Single Family Home Data
Adrienne Sella is an Emerson East resident who is experienced in helping others with selling and buying in the neighborhood and beyond. Contact Adrienne to learn more and for a FREE market analysis of your home.
Adrienne SellaRealtor & Accredited Staging Professional
Winter hasn’t stopped the UW Health Clinic from taking shape. This is just one of several construction projects along E Washington Ave. Just across the street, Assumption Greek Orthodox Church’s addition project is well underway. Photo: Indira Ceylan
Address Beds Baths Finished Sq Ft List Price
2414 E MIFFLIN ST 4 1.5 1,400 $150,000 2141 E Johnson St 2 1 720 $158,900 124 N 4TH ST 3 1 1,248 $219,900
Address Beds Baths Finished Sq Ft List Price
2562 UPHAM ST 2 1 805 $139,000 2210 E JOHNSON ST 3 1.5 1116 $172,000 1921 E Dayton St 2 1 1,104 $189,900 2113 E Dayton St 2 1 1,007 $194,900 1917 E Mifflin St 2 1.5 1,269 $199,000
Address Beds Baths Finished Sq Ft Days onMarket
2626 Scofield St 2 1 981 48 117 N 1st St 3 1.5 1,224 25 2318 Upham St 2 1 1,140 90 514 North St 3 1 1,248 47 2401 Hoard St 2 1 1,089 68 410 N 7th St 3 1 1,259 20 2146 E Washington Ave 3 1 1,208 6 2313 Hoard St 3 1.5 1,270 12 111 N 3rd St 3 1.5 1,212 20 26 N 7th St 3 1 1,474 22 2558 E Johnson St 2 1.5 1,059 7 17 N 5th St 3 1.5 1,908 85 409 N 7th St 2 2 1,562 10 21 N 5th St 3 1.5 1,250 18 2317 Upham St 2 1 1,237 6 2130 E Washington Ave 3 2 1,730 6 2534 E Johnson St 3 2 1,448 8 2411 Hoard St 3 1 1,640 6 2407 Upham St 4 2.5 1,740 3 2325 E Dayton St 3 1 1,323 2 2005 E Mifflin St 3 1.5 1,286 5 213 N 6th St 3 1.5 1,339 2 2314 E Mifflin St 3 1 1,754 1 2137 E Mifflin St 4 1.5 1,701 5
Fiscal Year 2015
Fiscal Year 2016
Average Sales Price $191,092 $201,234% Sold Price vs. List Price 99% 99%Average Days on Market 32 21
Single family home data for properties was provided from the Multiple Listing Service for February 19, 2014 - February 18, 2016.
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Mar 13, CSA Open House, 12-4pm, Monona Terrace
March 26, Dog Park Cleanup Day, Demetral Park
Mar 26, Sustainable Saturday Night, 6pm potluck, 7pm program, James Reeb, 2146 E Johnson St
Apr 6, Emerson East Neighborhood Association (EENA) meeting, 6:30-8pm, Bashford Church, 329 North St
Apr 22, Sustainable Saturday Night, 6pm
April 23, Earth Day Challenge
May 4, EENA meeting, 6:30pm, Bashford Church
May 7, City of Madison Rain Barrel and Compost Bin Sale, 10am-2pm, Alliant Energy Center
May 20, Sustainable Saturday Night,
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June 1, EENA meeting, 6:30pm
June 4 , Emerson East Yard Sale Day, 8am-2pm (Rain date: June 11)
June 21, Make Music Madison
June 24, Sustainable Saturday Night, 6pm
July 6, EENA meeting, 6:30pm
July 28, Sustainable Saturday Night, 6pm
Aug 3, EENA meeting, 6:30pm
Aug 15, Deadline for fall EENA newsletter submissions
Aug 26, Sustainable Saturday Night, 6pm
Sep 3, EENA meeting, 6:30pm
Event CalendarFor up-to-date information, visit yahoo.com/group/Madison_eena/,
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Do you want to be part of … ...park beautification efforts? ...neighborhood block parties? ...citizen forums with elected officials? …public art and music? Do all this and more by becoming a member of EENA in 2014! Name(s): _____________________________________________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________________________ Phone number and email address(es): _____________________________________________________________________ Interest (parks, transport, events, etc.): _____________________________________________________________________ Feedback or ideas: _____________________________________________________________________ My/our relationship with the neighborhood is: □ Owner / occupant □ Renter □ Landlord □ Business owner □ Organization Dues are $10 per member per year - $5 for seniors / students / low income - $25 for businesses / organizations. Please make checks payable to EENA and mail to EENA, PO Box 3385, Madison, WI 53704. Thank you!
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Goodman Center Alumni, Share your Experiences!For over 60 years, the Goodman/Atwood Community Center has been providing programs for children, families, and adults to learn, engage, and connect with the Center and Madison community. This year, in partnership with the UW Center for Humanities, the Goodman/Atwood Center is looking to hear from past and present alumni about how the Goodman Center’s programs have made an impact in their life. Looking historically at alumni is one part of
the Goodman Center’s commitment to evaluation and data collection to ensure meaningful impact. If you or someone you know has participated in programs at the Goodman/Atwood Center, please go to www.goodmancenter.org/programs/alumni-project or call (608) 204-8044 for more information on the Alumni Project. This project will culminate in May with an alumni event, please get in touch to get your name on the guest list.
MadCity Bazaar Seeks Emerging Vendors & ArtistsBy Joe Mingle & Meghan Blake-Horst, MadCity Bazaar
MadCity Bazaar will be popping-up in Eastside parking lots this summer. Our events are taking place on the first and third Saturday of May-Sept from 9am-3pm. Our exact locations will be announced at www.
MadCityBazaar. MCB is reaching out to the community and inviting all interested neighbors to join in. re you an artist or craftsperson looking for a place to sell your work? We can help you develop your idea, create a business plan, and even provide you a venue for sales. Email us at [email protected].
