V&A is pleased to welcome Scott Heacock as Assistant Planner
MADISON, WISC. – Vandewalle & Associates has hired Scott Heacock as an Assistant Planner based out of the Madison, Wisconsin office. Scott is a Wisconsin native who attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison for his undergraduate degree in Political Science, and is expected to receive his masters in Urban and Regional Planning from the UW in May. Scott brings experience in affordable housing programs, project grant funding, and political science among other expertise. He has worked as Housing & Resident Relations Specialist with Commonwealth Development, and as a...
Read MoreBen Rohr and Brian Munson speak at the 2023 WEDA Governors Conference on Economic Development
2023 Governor’s Conference on Economic Development February 1- 3, 2023 Hyatt Regency, Milwaukee
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OREGON, WI (EXCERPTS FROM OREGON OBSERVER): Residents were invited to shape the future of the Village of Oregon as the process of updating its official comprehensive plan continues. A comprehensive plan is a local government’s guide to a community’s overall growth that is updated every 10 years in accordance with Wisconsin’s 1999 “Smart Growth Legislation.” Oregon’s current version was adopted in 2004 and last updated in 2013. One step of the bureaucratic journey, which will continue throughout the year until December, includes a Comprehensive Plan Public Visioning Workshop from 6...
Read MoreV&A and Fort Atkinson reps speak at WEDA conference on housing
In February, V&A’s Brian Munson and Ben Rohr will be teaming up with representatives of the City of Fort Atkinson to present a special report on housing entitled, “Steps to Generating New, Diverse Housing in Small Communities.” The presentation provides a glimpse at the economic events that have created today’s housing environment in the US, in Wisconsin, and in individual localities such as the SE Wisconsin community of Fort Atkinson. It also focuses on creating innovative solutions using a range of zoning, analysis, planning, public-sector participation, and...
Read MoreCareer Opportunity: V&A seeks an Assistant Planner
Vandewalle & Associates is seeking an Assistant Planner to support a variety of planning, redevelopment, economic development, and related projects. This position will be based in our Madison office, with flexibility to work remotely within the general Madison, Wisconsin area once onboarding has been completed. Occasional travel to client communities, including overnight stay, may be required. Please see the full position description for more details and job requirements: Assistant Planner position – job posting 12.27.22 For strongest consideration, resume...
Read MoreVandewalle & Associates welcomes Alexis Paus as design intern
MADISON, WISC. Vandewalle & Associates is pleased to welcome Alexis “Lexi” Paus as design intern. Alexis is a senior, working toward her Bachelor degree in Landscape Architecture (anticipated May, 2023) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Please join us in welcoming Lexi to the team!
Read MoreMonona Grand Crossing Park opens winter skating
MONONA, WIS. (EXCERPTS FROM THE MONONA HERALD-INDEPENDENT / MCFARLAND THISTLE): Ice skaters of all ages and talents came out to the Monona Bank RiverRink on Saturday for free skating as the rink opened for the season. This marks the second full skate season for the new riverfront park. The Grand Crossing Park is part of a massive redevelopment project on the Yahara River led by Vandewalle & Associates that is in its final phases.
Read MorePhase 2 Lake Geneva retirement center approved, ready for implementation
LAKE GENEVA, WIS. (EXCERPTS FROM LAKE GENEVA NEWS): The second phase of construction for the Golden Years of Lake Geneva senior care and retirement center has received initial approval. Jackie Mich, lead associate planner for Vandewalle & Associates, Inc., said the city council still has to approve a precise implementation plan for the second phase. The precise implementation plan, which includes landscaping, building design and final site plan, is set to be presented by Vandewalle & Associates to the plan commission and city council in December. “That’s where...
Read MoreHancock County new director praises V&A-led comprehensive plan
HANCOCK COUNTY, IN (with excerpts from The Greenfield Reporter) – Kayla Brooks may be the county’s new planning director, but she’s been a familiar face around the office over the past couple months. Ms. Brooks participated as a resident in the recent Hancock County comprehensive plan update process led by Vandewalle & Associates, which provided multiple opportunities for the public to provide feedback. The county’s plan commission supports the update and the county commissioners are slated to vote on it next month. If approved, leaders will use the document to...
Read MoreV&A speaks to housing in latest “State of the Downtown” Madison report
Downtown Madison, Inc. has released its latest report, “2022 State of the Downtown.” The report offers new data on the growing population of downtown residents, discusses some significant new development projects, and speaks to Madison’s challenges and plans to address downtown housing among other topics. In downtown Madison as in many college towns, part of that equation is keeping up with the demand for housing options that are affordable for students. Madison is moving ahead on some unique solutions. Page 16 highlights the unique offerings of the new...
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