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Page 3 of 5 4. A. Existing uses of property The land is currently used as a residence for the owner and income producing rental of the farm house. Some "Christmas trees" have been planted on a portion of the land. The balance of the property is natural. B. Existing uses of neighboring property Residential C. Proposed uses of the rezoned area. The rezoned area will be known as the Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman Jewish Community Campus. We intend to move Camp Shalom to the property. Camp Shalom was founded in 1954 by the Madison Jewish Community Council. Camp Shalom is now the oldest and largest day camp in Dane County. Thousands of children are alumni of Camp Shalom with many of today's campers the children of former campers. During its first three years, about a dozen children attended a two-week program at Madison's Wingra Park. In 1958, Camp Shalom moved to Olin Park, on the shores of Lake Monona, which has been its home ever since. Camp Shalom is licensed by the State of Wisconsin and meets or exceeds its strict child-care standards. Today, more than 700 children, ages 5 through 14, without regard to religion, race, nationality, gender, or disability are part of Camp Shalom. "Shalom" is the Hebrew word for"peace" as well as "hello" and"goodbye." Camp Shalom offers two three-week sessions and one two-week session for children in kindergarten through grade five. Camp Shalom has two three-week sessions for campers entering 6`h through 9th grades. The 6`"through 9`'' grade program is known as Camp Shalom Noar. "Noar" is the Hebrew word for "youth." All campers are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Despite expanding the number of campers over the years, Camp Shalom's popularity has led to long waiting lists, a problem which the Goodman Campus will solve. Camp operates from 9:15 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. and offers early-morning and late afternoon extended care to accommodate family needs. Transportation to and from camp is provided by leased Camp Shalom buses from two dozen stops located on five routes throughout the city. Long before "multiculturalism" came into fashion, Camp Shalom was a showcase. Over the years, Muslim and Arabic-speaking children from Kuwait, Catholic and Polish-speaking children from Warsaw, Russian- speaking Jewish refugees from the former Soviet Union, Spanish-speaking children from Mexico, French-speaking children from France, Hebrew- speaking children from Israel and children for whom"sign" is their