In March 2024, several of the neighbors surrounding the empty lot near Main/Netherwood/Soden heard about a conceptual plan to build a large apartment building on this land. The plan given in March was a 102-unit, 3-story apartment building that would take up two-thirds of the lot. (The one-third of the lot that sits on the corner of Main and Netherwood is potentially going to be a dentist office.) In June the plan was changed to 95 units, and the building driveway was designed to come out on Netherwood, instead of Soden, directly across from Walgreen's.
Additionally, the apartment building concept has the building going behind the two houses on Soden. Imagine having a three-story building with balconies dwarfing your one-story ranch home, when for years it has only been trees and grass and the occasional deer checking out your backyard.
Ultimately, we know that the lot will be developed but we want to be sure that the neighborhood has a chance to shape the future of this lot. Many of us have lived here for 20+ years. The impact of a building of this scale will have a dramatic impact on all of us in terms of: 1) traffic and parking, 2) schools and busing, 3) noise and light pollution, and more.
Even if you are not in the immediate area, the intersection of Main and Netherwood will get even busier, as will the rest of the Netherwood Road with the addition of upwards of 100-150 cars.
We are a group of concerned neighbors around the Netherwood Drive area of Oregon, Wisconsin. We started this short-term website in response to some neighborhood projects that will have a large effect on our community, now and for future generations. We felt that we needed to provide a place where we can connect and quickly inform our neighbors about pending neighborhood changes.
We update this website with important upcoming dates so that you can attend meetings that have an impact on our neighborhood. You will see those dates listed near the top of the home page.
We will be careful to only send you email updates as effectively and efficiently as possible. We don't have time and energy to waste; we are sure you don't either.
Our biggest tip is to sign up for the emails that are sent from the Village of Oregon.
The Comprehensive Plan for the Village contains some really great guidance on how the Village intends to grow.
If you wonder what's happened to this point, please review the "Past Events and Meeting Videos" to get caught up. This is where you can find the original conceptual plan, along with links to past agenda. Please note: The latest conceptual plan (7/17/2024) was introduced at a Neighborhood Meeting organized by Village staff. (See Home Page for those images.)
Stay tuned to this website for more information on what is happening in our Netherwood Neighborhood. All of this takes time, energy, and patience. Slow and steady, rising to each event with the energy and appropriate action as we need to...that's our goal.
We are going to keep working on making sure our neighbors have a source of hyperlocal information.
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