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IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE A NEW TOWN HALL AND COMMUNITY PARK FACILITIES On May 16, 1989 Town of Middleton voters will have the opportunity to provide a solution to a long-term problem: How to replace our aging Town Hall and inadequate Community Park. WHY DOES THE TOWN NEED A NEW TOWN HALL / PARK? The current building is too small , too cold in winter, too hot in summer. It has room for only one meeting at a time, making scheduling difficult. It is hard to see and hear at meetings. The main meeting room is also used to park the snow plow, making it a dirty place for-meetings. There is not adequate storage space for Town records - maps, files, documents, office supplies, library materials, legal books, typewriter, or the computer. The Town Clerk and Treasurer must store materials and records in their homes. The garage has inadequate electrical wiring, no insulation and cracks and holes showing daylight through all the walls. It has poor lighting, poor drainage for cleaning vehicles, and no ventilation for exhaust. During election days, the garage cannot be used, because fumes make voters and election workers ill . There is not room to store all the town vehicles inside, resulting in costly weather-wear to them. Those vehicles and machines that can be stored inside are damaged by the road salt which must also be stored in the same room. It is hard to justify spending money to repair and remodel a Town Hall which is LOCATED ABOUT ONE-HALF MILE INSIDE THE CITY OF MADISON. The Town Park has only one under-size ballfield. It is located far away from all users and is accessible only by car. It provides room for only one sport. The whole site is a risk because it lies in the future path of Madison's High Point Road. The extension of the road will eliminate this park and a major part of the Town Hall parking, as well as cost the Town an expensive assessment for Madison road improvements. Why hang on to a very valuable piece of property which does not meet our needs? EXISTING FUNDS AND GRANTS ALLOW A NO TAX INCREASE SOLUTION Through the efforts of your volunteer Parks and Recreation Commission the Town has received a grant from the DNR administered Local Park Aid Program for $40,000. The purchase price for this 31 acre site is $93,900. The net cost to the Town will be $53,900 because of the DNR grant. The current TownHall/Park site on Mineral Point Road is very valuable land. Now is an optimum time to sell this land. The sale price of the old site is intended to cover the cost of land, buildings, and substantial park development at the new site. THERE IS NO NEED TO RAISE TAXES TO ACHIEVE THIS MAJOR IMPROVEMENT FOR THE TOWN. Future phases of park development will be eligible for DNR grants, and donations and volunteer efforts will be solicited. If any Town funds are proposed in future years, they will be a part of the regular budget process - which must be approved at a Town Meeting by you, the voter.