For months, Jon and Brenda Furlow have been seeking to build a large, two-story home behind the mid-1800s Old Spring Tavern at 3706 Nakoma Road near the UW Arboretum.
Carmell Jackson has been waiting more than three years to set up her business in the Madison Public Market. Alders took the final necessary step Tuesday to break ground on the project.
But tensions persist on whether to prioritize conservation or create a Neighborhood Park of a 15-acre site with a mix of amenities, open space and wetlands.