It was all about economic stimulus Monday night as the Madison Plan Commission approved a new Hy-Vee grocery store at Westgate Mall despite conflicts with the city’s long-range plans for the site.
….Also Monday night, the commission approved a $14 million apartment and retail development at the corner of Regent and Park Streets, the former site of Josie’s Spaghetti House.
Madison developer Tom Degen is pursuing a 65-unit, six-story project at the corner, including about 4,250 square feet of ground-level retail space – enough for two or three tenants – and an underground parking lot providing 31 of about 45 parking spaces on the site.
The developer has said he is looking to attract upperclassmen and graduate students from UW-Madison as well as professionals working in the nearby hospitals.