DDA presents Madison gateway ideas to city council

  • The site on W. Je_erson Street occupied by the dilapidated McDowell Grocery building, whose roof collapsed 30 years ago according to City Planner Monica Callahan, may soon be home to a brewery with a rooftop garden. T. MICHAEL STONE/Staff
    The site on W. Je_erson Street occupied by the dilapidated McDowell Grocery building, whose roof collapsed 30 years ago according to City Planner Monica Callahan, may soon be home to a brewery with a rooftop garden. T. MICHAEL STONE/Staff

    The majority of the Madison City Council’s Sept. 2 work session was devoted to a Downtown Development Authority (DDA) presentation concerning the future of the West Washington Gateway project surrounding Town Park.

    Julie Speyer of the DDA began the open-ended discussion that included several members of the DDA, city council members, city staff and interested residents of Madison. Speyer said the DD…