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Madison assessments increase in 2013, but residential values fall again

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Friday, April 19th, 2013, 12:12pm

Madison residents are receiving mailings indicating their assessments have fallen for the fourth consecutive year, although property values across the city rose because of rising commercial values.

Residential assessments fell an average of 0.5 percent across the city in 2013, with condominiums and properties on the north and far east sides leading the decline, according to data from the city assessor's office.

City Assessor Mark Hanson said the city is turning a corner.

"This follows three years in a row of declines, so overall this is a good report," he said.

Condo values fell an average of 2.7 percent, as the market remains soft. Only 4.1 percent of condo units rose in value.

Single-neighborhood assessments fell by 12.6 percent in the Burr Oaks-Lincoln School neighborhood on the South side, the worst drop in the city. The neighborhood generally covers the area between Fish Hatchery Road, West Wingra Drive, South Park Street, and the Beltline.

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Body found near East Towne Mall

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Friday, April 19th, 2013, 11:46am

Madison police opened a death investigation after the discovery of a body outside East Towne Mall.

The man was found dead Friday morning.

Madison police said it's not clear how the man died. No foul play is suspected.

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Madison officer helps homeless man

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Thursday, April 18th, 2013, 8:32pm

Tuesday morning Madison police received a call about a man who had been sitting on the curb of the Capital Square for what the caller said appeared to be two days. Upon arrival, the officer found a 61-year-old double amputee out in the cold.

"I wasn't there to chase him away," the officer said, "but to find out if he needed help." Madison police said the man was homeless and the officer offered to give him a ride to a free clinic. The man declined.

Police said the man wore prosthetic legs and did not have a cane. The officer asked the man what would help. "A wheelchair would help," he said. The officer told him he would make some calls to help find a wheelchair.�

The report said St. Vincent de Paul offered to donate a chair, which the officer delivered to the shelter where the man had been staying and wrote the man's name on the back of the chair.

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Boater helps police find body in Lake Monona

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Thursday, April 18th, 2013, 7:07pm

A man's body recovered from Lake Monona Wednesday is that of a Kaukauna man reported missing in January.

The Dane County Medical Examiner said the man is identified as 26-year-old Charles Geurts. The medical examiner's office said more results from an autopsy are needed before determining the cause of death, but there is no evidence to suggest criminal activity.

Guerts went missing while staying at a hotel near Lake Monona on Jan. 26. He was in Madison with co-workers for a trade show at the Alliant Energy Center.

Madison police said K9s were able to pick up Geurts' scent off trees near the lake shortly after he went missing. A cadaver dog led police to an area on the ice where investigators drilled holes and used cameras to unsuccessfully search for Geurts' body.

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Crazylegs, other marathons react after Boston explosions

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Thursday, April 18th, 2013, 5:57pm

Wisconsin marathon organizers are planning to step up security in light of the deadly Boston Marathon explosions.

Organizers of the Crazylegs Classic in Madison discussed security during a meeting Tuesday that was scheduled before Monday's bombings. Security will be increased for the event on April 27, but organizers would not discuss specifics.

UW police Sgt. Aaron Chapin said participants might notice a greater security presence. He said they're reviewing their plans for responding to an incident.

"We also really want to make sure that we can do everything that we can to be able to have intelligence, to be able to prevent something like this," he said.

Chapin said they're asking participants to be vigilant and report suspicious activity.

The Pine Line Marathon in Medford is expecting 300 people to its marathon and other races April 27.

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Traces of 'probable carcinogen' found in Madison wells

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Thursday, April 18th, 2013, 3:34pm

Traces of a chemical listed as a probable carcinogen have been detected in four of Madison's city wells, prompting the city to conduct further testing.

Madison city officials said the chemical 1,4 dioxane is a man-made chemical often used as a stabilizer for a solvent.

Testing for the chemical wasn't required in Madison in 2015, according to EPA standards, but city officials said the water utility wanted to conduct the testing early.

The tests revealed trace amounts of 1,4 dioxane at the following levels measured by parts per billion:

? Well 9 (Spaanem Avenue): 0.12 ppb
? Well 11 (near east side Woodman's): 0.39 - 0.63 ppb
? Well 14 (University Avenue near Whitney Way): 0.29 ppb
? Well 15 (East Washington Avenue near Lien Road): 0.17 ppb


State's that have set guidelines for 1,4 dioxane set limits ranging from 2 ppb to 30 ppb.

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Floodwater continues to rise in Madison, Rock County

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Thursday, April 18th, 2013, 3:23pm

Floodwater in Madison and Rock County areas along the Rock River continued to rise Thursday. With more rain in the forecast, city officials are offering sand and sandbags to residents in flood-prone areas.

The Rock County area remains under a flood warning and the National Weather Service is indicating that the Rock River is at major flood stages in the Lake Koshkonong and Newville areas, and moderate flood stages in the Afton area.

The Rock River at Lake Koshkonong was at 11.93 feet Thursday afternoon with forecasts of water levels to reach 13 feet by Tuesday. The record water height for that area is 15.1 feet, officials said.

In Madison, city officials said Lakes Mendota and Monona were already exceeding their summer target maximum levels as of Thursday afternoon, too.

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