Last update Friday, May 31, 2024
| Neighborhood Contacts |
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| Neighborhood Contact Person(s): |
Angela Kruse, angelaakruse@gmail.com |
| Neighborhood Association Meetings |
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| Neighborhood Association Meeting: |
Place: Zoom Address: Date: First Wednesday of each month, August - June Time: 7:30 p.m. Please contact neighborhood association to confirm meeting date, location, and time. |
| Profile, Statistics and Indicators |
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| Neighborhood Description: | The Nakoma neighborhood is on the near west side of Madison flanked by the UW Arboretum, Nakoma Country Club and the SW Bike Path. |
| Neighborhood Boundaries: | Illinois Central Railway and Odana Road on the north, Manitou Way on the east, Mohawk Drive on the south, and Whenona Drive and Waban Hill (including Hiawatha Circle) on the west |
| Neighborhood Statistics Indicators: | The Neighborhood Indicators Project is a demonstration of key characteristics and various indicators that relate to the quality of life in Madison at the neighborhood level. Basic neighborhood information as well as housing, public safety, health and family well-being, economic, and transportation indicators by neighborhood is available. |
| Neighborhood Events: | 12th Night Dinner and Performance; February Spring Egg Hunt; Spring Tulip Progressive Dinner; May Fourth of July Celebration; July 4 Halloween Celebration; Halloween or near by date Fall Gathering; November Holiday Gift Drive; December |
| Neighborhood Communications |
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| Newsletter: | Under the Oaks Courtney Dalton, cortikay@gmail.com Ursula Lawrence, ursula.lawrence@gmail.com |
| Web Page: | http://www.nakomaleague.org |
| Plans and Publications |
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| City Plans: | |
| Publications: | -The Nakoma Neighborhood: A Historic Walking Tour, 2002 http://www.cityofmadison.com/planning/landmark/NakomaWalkingTour.pdf -The Nakoma Neighborhood: Historic District Website http://www.historicnakoma.org/ |
| Historic Districts: | -Nakoma National Register Historic District: Roughly bounded by Odana Road on the north, NakomaRoad/ Manitou Way/Country Club Road/Seminole Highway on the east, Mohawk Drive on the south, Whenona DriveWaban Hill, Hiawatha Drive, Wisconsin & Calumet Railroad tracks on the west. http://www.cityofmadison.com/dpced/planning/national-register-of-historic-places/1602/ |
| TIF Districts: | None |
| Urban Design Districts: | None |
| Governmental Officials |
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| Dane County Supervisor: | |
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| State Senator: |
| Facilities and Services: |
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| Community Centers | Monroe Street Fine Arts Center (2526 Monroe Street), Neighborhood House (29 S. Mills Street) |
| Fire Stations: | Fire Station #9 (201 Midvale Boulevard), Fire Station #7 (1810 McKenna Blvd) |
| Library: | Sequoya Branch (513 South Midvale Boulevard) |
| Neighborhood Resource Team: | |
| Parks and Open Space: (Map) |
Cherokee Middle School Fields, Nakoma Golf Course, Nakoma Park, Thoreau Elementary School playground, University of Wisconsin Arboretum |
| Police Districts: | |
| Polling Place: | |
| Public Schools: |
Elementary School Attendance Area 23 Thoreau Elementary School (3870 Nakoma Rd) Middle School Attendance Area 203 Cherokee Heights Middle School (4301 Cherokee Dr) High School Attendance Area 143 West High School (30 Ash St) |