Ulteig Engineers -- Fast on the E-mail

Want good press? Just reply to e-mails promptly. Yesterday we posted a suggestion for making more park space part of Madison's comprehensive city plan (open house Tuesday night, 6 to 8 p.m., city hall!) and e-mailed the text to project manager Joel Quanbeck of Ulteig Engineers. Just like last week, Mr. Quanbeck, surely hip-deep in city diagrams and Gantt charts, got back to me in his first hour in the office. He agrees that park and rec space needs to be a key part of the city plan: "Parks and open space amenities are one of the greatest enhancements a local jurisdiction can provide to increase the quality of life in a community."

Mr. Quanbeck is coming to town this week for the open house and to get a firsthand look at how the city is laid out and what improvements he can envision. It sounds like he's open to input, so if you see him at the open house Tuesday or out wandering about town surveying the parks and streets and lightpoles and such, don't be afraid to walk up and offer him your two cents' worth on the physical improvements you think Madison can use. Ulteig is also soliciting comments by e-mail, so share those ideas with the planners. (And keep those suggestions coming to the Madville Times -- we're getting some good ideas!)