**This project is listed on the owners Capital Improvement Plan. DO NOT CONTACT DANE COUNTY ABOUT THIS PROJECT. *** The Center for Black Excellence and Culture will answer the decades-long absence of cultural space to celebrate and advance Dane County’s Black community. The Center is a community-wide effort to bring together a collective Black brilliance to affirm, inspire and
advance the Black community. The Center for Black Excellence and Culture, a Wisconsin-based 501(c)(3), has been formed to raise the capital for the Cultural Center Project, provide development and fiduciary oversight during construction and provide governance oversight of The Center once completed. The Center for Black Excellence and Culture will be located on 3.5 acres on the 700 block of West Badger Road and situated in the historic Black neighborhood of S. Park Street ultimately becoming a new landmark along the Beltline. County funds will be used to purchase the land needed for the building pad and a portion of the entry area for the project and leased back to the Center at nominal cost. This project is included in the county’s fy 2024 Capital Improvement Program. As of March 13, 2024, further details regarding design and construction timelines have not been identified. *Project information has been obtained through a public capital improvement plan (CIP). A CIP is a financial schedule for short- and long-range projects which is updated regularly. Information listed in the CIP often evolves based on funding availability and the project details, including timeline and value, are subject to change. The content management team will continue to pursue additional details as they become available. *The contact(s) will not accept phone call inquiries at this time. *Absolutely no inquiries will be accepted at this time. Unsolicited inquiries may result in disqualification in any future bidding opportunities.
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