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Rail line helps Lycon grow

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Thysse keeps expanding

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Housing is booming

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Bike trail construction begins 20

Its going to be part of a

balanced breakfast.
Headquarters Bar and
Restaurant owner Jamie
Bush opened the popular
Gastropub in Oregon earlier
this year. The restaurant has
been adapting to customers
wants since it first opened.

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Freight trains bring material for concrete production

Lycons Ready Mix plant has been operating
since last October
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Freight trains began running on the rail line from

Madison to Oregon in late
September, for the first
time in 17 years.
The line was reactivated
on Sept. 29 so that Wisconsin & Southern Railroad
could begin serving the
Lycon Ready Mix concrete
plant in the Alpine Business
Park.
Wisconsin & Southern
worked on the tracks this
summer in preparation for
the line being reactivated.
Ken Lucht, Wisconsin
& Southerns director of
government relations, met
with the Village Board in
September and said Lycon
is ready to begin accepting
rail shipments of aggregate
for its facility.
The company built a spur
to connect its production
plant to the main rail line
just north of Braun Road.
They need two or three
trains running to give them
enough material to operate for the rest of the year,
Lucht told the board.
Fitchburg city administrator Tony Roach told the
Observer that Lycon has
reserved 20 cars for their
shipments three times a
week.
For the foreseeable
future, trains will run only

from April to October,

when Lycon is producing
concrete in the business
park. The line will be used
only as far south as Netherwood Road.
In August, the Village
Board approved the sale of
the line to the Wisconsin
River Rail Transit Commission, an entity that the
state legislature established
in 1980 with the purpose
of protecting and preserving freight rail corridor in
southern Wisconsin.
The Village of Oregon
and City of Fitchburg had
jointly owned the line from
McCoy Road in Fitchburg
to Butts Corners Road, a
mile north of Evansville.
The municipalities purchased the line in 1999
from Union Pacific Railroad after UPR notified
stakeholders of its intention
to abandon the line. Oregon
and Fitchburg bought the
rail corridor to prevent it
from becoming a Rails-toTrails bike path.
Lycon purchased 80 acres
in 2005 from the Alpine
Dairy for the business park.
The company finished
construction of its facility last October, after it had
delayed building the plant
for more than six years
from its original plan.
Village officials said the
delay was due largely to
the Great Recession and

Photos by Bill Livick

A recently reactived rail line,

above, helps bring aggregate
material to the Lycon plant in the
Alpine Business Park. The company uses the line to increase
production of concrete that is
then shipped out for use in construction project, right. The rail
line was activated Sept. 29.

the accompanying lack of

residential and commercial
construction.
Lycon built its new
facility on four acres, and
employs 12 or 13 people
there, village officials have
reported.
The company scaled back
its facility to about half the
size of the plant it originally intended to build.

Message from the Village President

Village Board has

productive year
This past year has been a
productive and worthwhile
year for the Oregon Village
Board.
Economic development, getting the bike trail
started and a variety of
projects that
enhance our
reputation
as a family friendly
community
have been
areas of
emphasis.
Staton
In April,
the Board
welcomed Doug Brethauer
and Jeff Boudreau to seats
at the table. I would like to
thank Phil Harms for his
years of dedicated service
and hard work when he was
a member of the Board.
The Village Board has
been working for several
years on getting a bike trail
that connects our village to
Madison.
The trail starts on West
Netherwood and parallels
Cusick Parkway north to
land owned by the Department of Corrections and
then turns west and goes to
Fish Hatchery Road, with a
trailhead at Swan Pond.
All easements have been
established and the first
section is under construction with section two slated

to start construction in the

spring. We will apply for
a DNR Stewardship Grant
next summer to be used to
complete the trail in 2016.
The Town of Oregon and
Dane County are interested
in advancing the trail to
Purcell Road, which would
connect our trail to the Badger State Trail and therefore
Madison. This is something
our cyclists have been hoping would happen for a long
time.
The Oregon Rotary Club
has donated $10,000 to the
trail fund, to be used for
asphalt at some time in the
future. The trail has been
named the Oregon Rotary
Trail.
The work of the club is
appreciated. Completion of
the trail is much anticipated
by our residents and will
help establish Oregon as
a destination among Dane
County cyclists. The trail
will bring many bikers to
Oregon and will benefit
many businesses.
Another enhancement for
the future of biking was the
purchase of a house on Jefferson Street. The property
has 16 acres of land that
will allow a trail connection
between the west side trail
and North Burr Oak.
The village was able to
sell the house very quickly

but retained the property

that was north of Badfish
Creek.
During 2014, the Village
and Fitchburg sold the rail
line to Wisconsin Southern
Rail and the line has been
upgraded and activated.
The line will serve the
industrial park on the north
side. At the present time
there are no plans to extend
service beyond West Netherwood Street, although
cars may be stored south
of town. The freight cars
will deliver aggregate to
Lycon and each rail car will
remove four dump trucks
from highway use.
Resident Randy Glysch
has made a commitment to
restore the Water Tower
Pump House. He has been
very diligent and hardworking in his efforts and
has already made considerable progress with the
improvements. The Pump
House will serve as an
information center when
complete.
The past year saw the
retirement of chief of police
Doug Pettit, who had served
in that capacity for 29
years. A very capable interim chief, Dale Burke, has
been hired to serve until a
permanent chief is in place.

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Thysse keeps on expanding

Owner says he never would have
guessed it would go so quickly
Seth Jovaag
Observer correspondent

When Jason Thysse uprooted his familys

70-year-old business from Madisons East
side in 2011, he did so knowing his company
needed space to grow.
Three years later, Thysse admits he didnt
expect things to happen this fast.
This week, Thysse Printing Service
planned to move staff and equipment into
a 15,000-square-foot addition to its 281 W.
Netherwood Road headquarters that opened
in June 2011. The roughly $1.5 million expansion more than doubles the size of the original
12,000-square-foot building in Alpine Business Park.
Also in the works is a new 3,000 square
foot, second-floor mezzanine that will add
offices and workspace to the original building.
Today, the company has 47 full-time
employees and another eight part-time workers, a three-fold increase from the 18 workers
it employed when it moved to Oregon, Thysse
said.
I never would have guessed we would
be where we're at now, said Thysse, 39, the
third-generation owner of the company. It
really it comes down to... our employees. We
really have a great crew here that does a great
job. (Our growth) is really all because of them
and their skills."
The company offers a broad array of
design and printing services that range from
brochures, direct-mail postcards and business cards to wedding invitations or standalone signs. But in the past two years, it has
branched out in ways Oregon residents might
recognize.
One of its new forays was interior design,
including the eye-catching sports-themed
murals and scoreboard inside Headquarters
Bar and Restaurant, which opened in February

File photo

Jason Thysse, owner of Thysse Printing Service, plans to add at 15,000-square-foot expansion in the Alpine Business Park. The $1.5 million expansion
more than doubles the size of the company that moved to Oregon in June 2011.

at the corner of Concord Drive and Wolfe

Street on the villages south side. Another
large project involved redesigning a showroom of a Portage-based manufacturing company.
Around the time the company moved to
Oregon, Thysse acquired Eastside Press in
Madison and a small Monona-based graphic
design company. Since then, it has beefed up
its design team and has created a separate, inhouse division, Thysse Design, that allows it
to handle jobs from inception to completion,
Thysse said.

The company was originally lured to

Oregon, in part, by a village offer in 2011 of
$250,000 in tax-increment financing to help
purchase the land and cover various moving
costs. It marked the first time the village had
used TIF to attract a business here since 2005,
when it offered more than $2 million to Gary
Gorman to turn the Red Brick School into
Gorman and Co.s headquarters.
Earlier this year, the village offered nearly $77,000 more in TIF incentives for this
years addition, mostly to offset costs associated with prepping the soil to handle the new

construction.
Thysse had predicted it would take less than
eight years to pay back the villages latest
investment through increased property taxes
collected from the new addition. In a recent
interview, the Oregon resident said that timeframe could actually be shorter, given that the
recent expansion cost more than the original
$1 million building.
In addition, the companys swelling workforce should be a boon to Oregon, he said."Its
just more people in town spending money
here.

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The Oregon Area

Chamber of Commerce
celebrated 50 years and
kicked it off with the 50th
Anniversary Annual Dinner
celebration.
With over 140 people
attending, we had a record
number in attendance.
Chamber member Gary
Gorman (Red Brick building) provided a great
historic setting in which
to hold our
celebration
of such a
significant
milestone.
Knudtson
Monthly
member
meetings are held for training, informing and educating our members, including
Protecting Your Identity,
taught by member Levi
Cutler, CPR and AED,
taught by Oregon fire captain Tom Eithun regarding
the safety of the public.
Nancy Mistele, director
of the Wisconsin Department of Administration,
discussed business forward
and how she can help with
red tape to keep your business going, as well as starting a business. We also had
something light and fun,
How to pair cheese and
wine, by member Jeanne
Carpenter, and a visit to the
Senior Center.

We hosted a school board

candidate forum in March,
and approximately 70 community members attended
to listen to the candidates.
We also endorsed and
hosted a school referendum
listening session for all
community members.
Of course, Summer Fest
was great. The community
came out to enjoy the fireworks, carnival, live music,
car show and the parade.
We also had over 240 register for our 5K/10K run.
What a spectacular weekend that was as the fireworks were brought back
for our 50th anniversary.
Governor Walker visited
Oregon in support of the
Oregon business community. He came to All Color
Powder Coating in July
to see their new addition
under construction.
The chamber assisted the
Oregon Soccer Fall Fury
tournament in September,
which brought hundreds of
soccer players and families
to Oregon to enjoy and
patronize our businesses.
What a great energy we had
around town that weekend.
In an effort to welcome
visitors, we have erected
a Welcome to Oregon
sign on County Hwy. MM
south.
And we saved the best
for last. We already have
beautiful snowflakes and

star lights to bring holiday

cheer to downtown Oregon.
But with business districts
at either end of town and
a desire to create holiday
welcome to everyone as
they enter town, it is important that we hang lights
along the entrance corridors, as well.
With the generous contributions of both Oregon
businesses, organizations
and residents alike, we
are moving forward to put
holiday lights on the street
poles on Main Street and
on Janesville Street coming
into town.
Be sure to help us kick
off the holiday season
by attending the Holiday
Horse Parade on Nov. 8.
Also, plan to join us for the
upcoming Holiday Tree
Lighting in downtown Oregon on Dec. 5, followed by
hot chocolate and cookies
at BMO Harris Bank.
Many business members
opened their doors this
year, including Headquarters Bar and Restaurant
in February and Oregon
Frozen Yogurt in June,
Papa Murphys in July and
Sharkus Hometown Dentistry. We have had Oregon
Floral under new owners
and American Family-Alex
Peterson, ReMax/Preferred,
Krause Donovan estate
law and DLM Financial

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Staton: TIF has been

helpful tool this past year
Continued from page 17

of these businesses have

strengthened our business
2014 saw the opening
community.
of Headquarters RestauDuring 2015 the Vilrant by owner Jamie Bush lage Board will continue
on the east side of town.
to analyze the area on the
With its ongoing interest
east side of U.S. Hwy.
in economic development 14 for possible developthe Village provided TIF
ment opportunities. Also,
assistance to facilitate
we will have engineering
site preparation of subwork done on the extenstandard soils. The project sion of North Perry Parkwould not have gone forway from the ice arena
ward without this help.
to park Street. Another
The Board also utilized important activity will be
TIF assistance to aid in the the hiring of a new chief
expansion of Thysse Print- of police.
ing in the Business Park.
It has been a pleasure to
Village assistance helped
continue to serve our resiget the printing business
dents in 2014. I appreciate
to relocate to Oregon and
your support and input.
its rapid growth led to
expansion much sooner
Steve Staton is the village
than anticipated. Both
president of Oregon.

Photo by Scott Girard

Construction continues on new houses like this one at the intersection of Tramore and Medinah streets in the Bergamont development.

Housing market
maintains momentum
Builders remain busy
as individuals seek
new homes
Kathryn Chew
Observer Correspondent

This year, the housing

market has been keeping
builders busy with a highdemand for new houses,
prompted by low lending
options, low interest rates
and desire for new technology.
The village has seen 37
new home starts this year
through early October, comparable to the 45 the village
had seen at mid October last
year, according to numbers
provided by the Village of
Oregon.
But we expect by the end
of the year to go above 42,
said Fiduciary vice president
Craig Raddatz. Its nice
to see a good, continued
improvement.
Most of the new homes
are in Fiduciary Real Estate

Developments Bergamont
subdivision, said zoning
administrator Mark Below.
And between 70 and 75
sites are ready to be built
on, he added.
There are also some multifamily buildings, one
4-unit and one 7-unit are
currently under construction, with two more 4-units
to break ground this fall and
one duplex, that might be a
condo, wrote village building inspector Mike Kleish in
an e-mail to the Observer.
Overall he believes that,
(the housing market is)
heading in a positive direction. Its like riding an escalator with a yo-yo, overall
youre going up, but you
have the ups and downs with
the yo-yo during the ride.
Low interest rates and
lower lending options, have
also helped this housing
market along.
Last year you would
need to put 20 percent down
to built a new house, now
some lenders have you only
put 5 percent down, Zoerb

Village administrators
Kleish and Below agree
with Raddatz in that, at least
Year
New permits
for the next few years, Oregon
should be able to handle
2010 20
its housing demand.
2011 22
As far as future expansion
2012 26
goes, the Merri Hill subdivision on the north side has
2013 58
been approved by CARPC,
2014 *37
along with a small area on
the south edge of town along
* as of Oct. 9; 42 projected
Highway Mm, said Mark
Below. There is also talk of
possibly expanding east of
said.
However, the demand for Highway 14 in a couple of
new homes is so high this years, but that will likely be
year that Oregon has been commercial retail, he said.
on the verge of facing a
shortage of developed lots, Market shift
said Realtor Laurie Zoerb.
Perhaps the most notable
But thats where the new difference between this year
construction comes in thats and last is a shift away from
been keeping builders busy. builders buying lots toward
Raddatz explained that individuals buying lots and
Bergamont still has five then hiring their own buildmore phases of development ers, said Raddatz. It shows
to go through, consisting of health back in the market in
35 lots each and totaling 175 general.
lots, which, if timed approZoerb agrees with this
priately, should put Oregon trend and added that buyers
in a good position to handle
the high-demand for houses.
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New home starts

Knudtson: Chamber has

more than 200 members
Continued from page 18
Strategies have found new
locations within the village.
All of the 200 local
businesses that make up
our membership are the
pillars moving our community forward. The
Chamber is proud of the
way we have been working together in a positive
way with the Village of
Oregon and the Oregon
School District to make
our village an inviting,
friendly community.
The Village of Oregon
remains one of the finest

communities in Wisconsin
to raise a family and own
a business. We have all
the advantage of living in
a small community, yet
reside literally minutes
from all the benefits and
amenities of a major city.
Thank you to the many
residents and businesses
that are directly involved
in the wide variety of
activities that take place in
Oregon.
Judy Knudtson is the
executive director of the
Oregon Area Chamber of
Commerce.

Photo by Scott Girard

Bank gets new look

Oregon Community Bank and Trust is in the midst of a Main
Street remodeling project. The bank will reopen early next year.

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A new extension of Alpine Parkway is allowing owners of the Bergamont development to sell more
vacant lots, but it also reduces traffic in nearby neighborhoods.
The new street, which connects the road to South Perry Parkway, was under construction this summer
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New Gastropub plans

to add breakfast menu
Headquarters opened Feb. 15
Bill Livick
Unified Newspaper Group

Jamie Bush has made hundreds of subtle

changes to Headquarters Restaurant and Bar
since launching the business on the villages
south side more than eight months ago.
But Bush plans a more substantial change in
November, when he begins opening at 6 a.m.
for breakfast each weekday.
Because Oregon is largely a community of
families with young children, Bush said, there
is not much of a late-night crowd in the village. Thats prompted him to tweak his business model.
In the summer, when we have volleyball,
we have a draw and can keep people here a little later, he explained. But from the fall until
the spring, our late nights are never going to
be that busy, which is one of the reasons I will
be opening for breakfast in early November.
The restaurant will continue to open at 8
a.m. on weekends.
Overall, business at the new 6,500-foot
sports bar is meeting Bushs expectations.
We are falling within the range of what we
had hoped we would do, he told the Observer.
Headquarters was the first business to open
in the villages newest Tax-Increment Finance
district (TID 4). Village officials are hoping it
will serve as sort of an anchor in the district
and draw more business to the area.
Located at the intersection of Wolfe Street
and Concord Drive, Headquarters features
two outdoor sand volleyball courts, a fully
stocked bar with about 20 craft beers on tap, a
full kitchen and dining rooms with seating for
about 100.
The business created about 60 jobs when it
opened Feb. 15.

File photo by Jeremy Jones

Headquarters owner Jamie Bush opened the

Gastropub in February.

Along with the addition of breakfast, the

kitchen turns out some popular dinner specials
fried chicken twice a week, meatloaf, pasta
dishes, and prime rib on Saturdays.
Diners can enjoy meals in-house or as a carryout order, which has proven to be especially
popular, Bush said.
An entire section of Headquarters extensive menu is dedicated to Bushs smokehouse. Beef brisket, pork and chicken are
transformed in the smoker and take on a new
flavor when treated with one of the kitchens
four homemade barbecue sauces.
Some followers of the Madison-area dining
scene have labeled Headquarters a gastropub.
What we serve is American food, Bush
said. The difference that I try to bring to the
table is how much we do from scratch. We
hand-batter our cheese curds, and we make
jalapeno poppers from scratch. I dont know
anybody else who does that. Whatever it is, if
we can make it by hand, thats how we do it.
Bush told the Observer hes still considering building a banquet facility at Headquarters, an idea that was included in the initial
concept. Bush said hes been discussing the
timing and other details with village officials.

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Most of the Oregon Rotary Bike Trail will be covered by crushed limestone. Asphalt could be added later.

Village begins work on bike trail

Bill Livick
Unified Newspaper Group

Village president Steve

Staton proposed the idea of
building a new recreation
trail on the villages north
side about four years ago.
After more than three
years of planning, engineering and applying for grants,
the village began building
the 3.1-mile Oregon Rotary
Bike Trail in August.
Statons idea was to build
the trail from the Alpine
Business Park to Fish
Hatchery Road. Once thats
established, he hopes the

county would be willing to

construct a connection from
Fish Hatchery to the Badger State Trail near Purcell
Road.
From there, it would be
an easy ride into Madison
or south toward the Illinois
border.
Staton recalls that village
administrator Mike Gracz
warned him and the rest
of the Village Board that
building the trail would be
a lot more complicated
than putting in a street.
He was absolutely right,
Staton told the Observer.
You have a variety of

property owners and a variety of types of property, so it

gets complicated.
The trail will be built in
three segments and cost an
estimated $895,000.
Segment A a 1.8 mile
path beginning at Cusick
Parkway in the Alpine
Business Park is expected
to be completed this year,
said Oregon Public Works
director Mark Below.
The first 350 feet of the
trail will have an asphalt
surface. In order to cut
costs, the Village Board

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New businesses
attorney, accountant, insurance, electrician are all local
businesses that we used. Our
success reflects on them, and
Address: 101 Concord Dr.
they want us to succeed so
Oregon, WI
they help promote our busiPrincipal owner: Jamie
ness within the community.
Bush
Whats special about your
Opening date: Feb. 15 2014 business? We are locally
owned and independently
Number of employees:
operated. We want to be the
Around 60
Charity connections: Youth place that Oregon and the
surrounding communities
Sports and the schools syscome to take a happy break.
tem
We have cones, waffle bowls,
Oregon connection: I have pints to go and just started
lived in Oregon for 5 years
making ice cream pies for all
and felt that the community
occasions.
could use another option for
dining and entertainment.
Papa Murphys
Whats special about your
Address: 710 Janesville St.
business? I am biased, but I
Principal owner or leader:
believe that the HQ is a great
Mark Venditto
place to bring your family or
friends, with a unique look
Opening date: June 30,
and is reasonably priced.
2014
Number of employees: 15
Oregon Frozen Yogurt
Charity connections: We
- OFroYo
have done some fund raising
Address: 856 Janesville St. with the Oregon HS band,
But would love to do as many
Oregon, WI
charity fund raisers as posPrincipal owner or leader: sible. If you know of any non
Randy Joswig and Tina
profit group such as churchJuneau
es, schools, have them call
Opening/arrival date: June the store at 608-835-0883
26, 2014
Oregon connection (why
Number of employees: 16
are you here?): I live in
Waterloo, Wis.
Charity connections:
Oregon Senior Center, OHS
Whats special about your
Class of 2015, Oregon Youth
business? We made the
Triathlon, Lang House of
freshest pizza, as we made
Terror, United Way/City of
our own dough daily, grate
Fitchburg, American Family
our own cheese, and cut vegChildrens Hospital.
gies daily. Our pizza is ready
when you are.
Oregon connection: Being
part of the community is critical to us. We get our cookies Sharkus Hometown
from Firefly coffeehouse;
Dentistry
brownies from Bills Food
Address: 787 N. Main St.
Center; our architect, builders,

Headquarters Bar and

Restaurant

Principal owner: Jeff

Sharkus
Opening date: July 1, 2014
Number of employees: 4
Charity connections:
Touched Twice Clinic, Give
Kids a Smile, WDA Mission of
Mercy
Oregon connection: All of
our employees are local residents and have strong ties to
the community.
Whats special about your
business? We not only offer
the latest technologies from
lasers to our 3D Cone Beam
CT scanner, but also provide
the little things to welcome
our patients such as our
homemade bread and cookies. We also provide warm
neck wraps, blankets and TVs
in every room to ensure our
patients comfort.

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Address: 1839 County Hwy.
MM, Fitchburg
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com

KK Lawn and Sport

Address: 220 Janesville St.
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Dollar General
Address: 303 Douglas Dr.,
Brooklyn
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ReChic Botique
Address: 662 Janesville St.
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Trail: Cusick Parkway

segment started this year
Continued from page 20

Photo by Jim Ferolie/Special thanks to Oliver Himsel

Construction along Jefferson Street and Alpine Parkway continues this year as the Village of Oregon had 37 new homes start as of Oct. 9,
and is on pace to have around 42 by the end of the year.

Housing: Young buyers looking for more technology

Continued from page 19

energy efficient and therefore, cost and automatically saves energy when
efficient. With better insulation, win- residents are away, said Zoerb.
are looking at staying in their home dows, you really save a lot of money
And this year, one Oregon resident
for the long term and are willing to over a period of years, Zoerb said.
is taking the smart home concept to
spend a little extra to get the right fit
the next level by installing a Control4
and a home that they will not out- High-tech homes
system.
grow.
Control4, which is just a hoot,
Inventive new home technology posSo if buyers cant find what they are sibilities have also been making this an pretty much computerizes your whole
looking for, they are building it, she exciting time for new home builders.
home, said Zoerb.
continued.
With an iPad built right into the
You are seeing a lot of young folks
Features such as an open floor plan, being more and more techie, said wall, it can control lighting, surlarge kitchen, four bedrooms and a Zoerb. And that has been influencing round sound, blinds, TV and heat, she
nice master suite with tiled shower the way houses are being built.
explained. Although I dont know if it
remain popular, she explained.
For the past two to three years, Dave makes dinner yet, Zoerb joked.
Garage space has also been proven Brickley with Trademaker Homes has
Of course, technology like this still
to be important, with people wanting a been building homes with the Nest Ther- comes at a price.
3-car lot or 2-car lot with a bump out. mostat a thermostat that programs
Hopefully we will see those prices
Newly built homes are also more itself, can be controlled by a smartphone coming down, she said.

voted to build the rest of

the route with a crushed
limestone surface.
Staton thinks once the
initial path is built, it
would be relatively easy to
return and put asphalt over
the limestone sections.
The estimated cost for
Segment A $438,000
is being paid for through a
variety of funding sources,
including $120,868 from
Tax Increment Finance
District 2, almost $100,000
in village borrowing, and
$219,000 from a Department of Natural Resources
grant.
So far we have one
DNR grant, some borrowed money set aside and
some TIF money for the
trail, Staton explained.
We also have another
$75,000 from the county
for the trail, and the Town
of Oregon chipped in

$9,000. Also, the Oregon

Rotary has committed
$10,000 to $20,000.
Segment B will a halfmile stretch that will take
the trail within a mile of
Fish Hatchery Road is
expected to be built next
year. Construction of the
final segment is planned
for 2016.
Staton said the trail will
promote physical fitness
and would also be good
for the villages business
community. He foresees
a time when cyclists from
throughout Dane County
will be able to ride the scenic trail to the Alpine Business Park, then pick up the
villages west-side bike
trail and pedal into downtown Oregon.
It will be kind of like
the Capital City Trail out
by the Lussier Heritage
Center, near Lake Farm
Park, he said in describing the trail.

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