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Golden Opportunity
City of Middleton State of the City Address
Mayor Kurt J. Sonnentag--February 7, 2013
Middleton’s 50th Anniversary
Celebration from April 9 through
Good Neighbor Fest
http://visitmiddleton.com/happy-anniversary-middleton/
Lowest Property Tax Rate
Of Any City In Dane County
Property Tax Comparison
City
Rate
Avg Home
Total
Middleton
Fitchburg
Verona
Sun Prairie
Stoughton
Waunakee
6.05
7.85
6.46
8.22
7.87
6.72
265,246
263,444
257,283
200,280
172,742
281,074
1,605
2,068
1,662
1,646
1,359
1,889
Stable Bond Rating
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The city maintains a Aa1 Moody’s Bond Rating in
2013
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According to Moody’s Investor Services:
1.
The city's sizeable tax base will likely continue to grow due
to a State approved 10 year extension of the City’s Tax
Increment District # 3 and its proximity to Madison
2.
The city’s total taxable property value increased 2.2% to
$2.7 billion in tax year 2012, bringing it back to its 2007
level.
3.
Dane County's diverse economy is, over the long-term,
expected to remain strong.
Building Permits Increasing
Employers and Jobs
▪ Middleton has 18,000 jobs, but only about 9,600 working
residents in a population nearing 18,000.
▪ More workers come to Middleton daily (over 16,000) to work
than leave Middleton (8,000) to work elsewhere.
Continued Development
Spectrum Corporate Headquarters
Previous Housing on Amherst Rd
Heritage Senior Campus
Redevelopment with 10 Homes on Amherst Rd
Planned Downtown Redevelopment
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Terrace Avenue—$4.3 million redevelopment of the gateway between
Greenway and Downtown to enhance transportation and downtown development,
replace dated infrastructure and interconnect commercial areas of the City.
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Parking Plans--Parking study results expected later this month.
Public Safety/Police Services
•35 full time sworn officers
Crime Rate by Year: 2001-2012
“Index Crimes”: Serious or violent crimes and Property crimes
Public Safety/Fire Fighting
& Fire Inspection Services
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The Middleton Fire District maintains an ISO 3 rating.
MIFD has 114 paid on call volunteers and 5 full-time staff.
Public Safety/Emergency Medical Services
Adding the second paramedic ambulance 4 years ago has
dramatically increased cardiac arrest life saves per year.
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Public Safety/MCPASD Emergency Planning
Middleton POLICE, FIRE and EMS and Dane County Emergency
Management collaborated with the MCPASD Administration and staff
from each of the 10 schools in the district to conduct tabletop
emergency planning exercises in the fall of 2012 including:
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a bus accident,
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a hazardous materials release
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a bomb threat/suspicious package
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an active shooter
Sustainability
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Bock Community Garden completed construction of a shed and the gardeners
donated over 1,300 pounds of produce to MOM’s food pantry in 2012
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City Named as One of Three Finalists Nationally (from 135 applications) for
Siemens/U.S. Chamber Sustainability Award for Small Cities
• Plastic bags can now be recycled in blue containers
curbside (bundle them into one bag)
Public Lands Stewardship
Water Quality Improvement at Lakeview Park
to Substantially Reduce Phosphorus and
Sediment in Lake Mendota.
Pheasant Branch Creek Stream Bank
Enhancement Project
Planned ADA Accessible Pier at Graber
or Stricker Pond
Tied in with Accessible Trail Network
Environmental Stewardship—
Blandings’ Turtles Project
Improved IT For Efficiency & Effectiveness
Madison Urban Fiber Network
◦ Electronic Payment Capability
◦ User-Friendly City Budget On-Line
◦ New Website & Social Media
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Library
Automated Materials Handling System:
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Provides library users with faster check-in times using RFID tags.
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The Library outranks all libraries in the South Central Library System for number
of items loaned and borrowed.
Senior Center
Memory Café: is a social opportunity for folks with dementia and their
families to get together in a warm and welcoming environment. The
program offers activities, entertainment and honest conversation about the
challenges of living with dementia.
Breakfast for your Brain: is a national pilot study to authenticate this
popular program as an evidence based program to maintain and improve
brain health. This bi-weekly class meets over ten weeks.
Pleasant View Golf Course
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Pleasant View Golf Course benefited from warmer weather in
March and October/November. For the year, PVGC's operating
profit was $454,757 which is $36,372 more than 2011's operating
profit.
For 2013 golf course staff will
continue to work on the
conditions of the greens and
bunkers as it’s important to us
to provide our guests with a
favorable playing
surface. Starting this year
we’ve opened the clubhouse
for cross country skiers and
snow-shoers on Sundays, and
we’ll look to expand on the
one day a week opening should
the snow conditions allow us to
do so.
Parks, Recreation & Forestry
The Middleton Splash Pad at Lakeview Park is enormously
popular with children and their parents.
Bauman Aquatic Center funds about 85% of its
operating costs through user fees.
Sauk Trail Elementary School Students Help
Out at Lakeview Park on Arbor Day
Challenges for 2013
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Reducing our golf course debt through
sale of surplus land at Pleasant View.
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Promoting further redevelopment of
Downtown Middleton and a possible
parking ramp to serve that growth.
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Finding a reliable revenue source for
storm water maintenance of our many
facilities.
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Keeping operating costs as low as possible
while providing quality public services.
Thank you!
Mayor Kurt Sonnentag
[email protected]
821-8359