Environmental Impact Assessment
University Research Park 2 – Vetter Parcel
DFD Project # 25H4I
A public meeting to present the Draft Environmental Impact Assessment (DEIA) for the proposed University Research Park 2 (URP2) Vetter Parcel project will be held virtually at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2026 via Microsoft Teams Meeting (link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/26893160263134?p=ynD9TVS1vVt3ok3CLh).
A description of the project and potential environmental impacts will be presented, and all persons will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to identify both orally and in writing any support, issues, or concerns they believe should be addressed during the EIA process for this proposed project. The EIA will be prepared in accordance with the Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act (WEPA), Wisconsin Statutes 1.11. The State of Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Facilities Development (DFD) has retained Cornerstone Environmental Group, a Tetra Tech company, on behalf of URP2 to prepare an EIA for the URP2 Vetter Parcel project.
This project will design and construct public improvements, enhanced stormwater management facilities, and support the ongoing development of URP2 Vetter Parcel located at the southwest intersection of S. Pleasant View Rd. (County Highway M) and Valley View Rd. in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin. The URP2 Vetter Parcel includes a 75-acre area for development (Vetter Parcel) and an attached 25-acre conservancy area (Conservancy). Project work within the 75-acre Vetter Parcel consists of design and construction of site improvements to include site preparation, erosion control, stripping existing topsoil, mass grading, stormwater management, fine grading, public utilities, base course, roadway section with curb and gutter, sidewalk, street lighting, private utilities, multi-use path and site restoration (approximately 43 acres of mass grading disturbance and 3,900 LF of roadway). Upon completion, URP will market fully improved lots and negotiate tenant/buyer/URP responsibilities to be captured in final real estate development purchase or lease agreement(s) as users and/or buyers are identified. There are currently no specific development proposals for individual parcels in the plat. The 25-acre Conservancy will remain a conservancy with only an impervious asphalt walking path added that connects with the Vetter Parcel improvements. The project cost is anticipated to be $11,686,300 and is funded entirely through existing program revenue supported borrowing.
The purpose of the DEIA is to identify the potential impacts of the project on the physical, biological, social, and economic environments. The DEIA describing these potential impacts is being made available to the public and to appropriate federal, state, and local agencies for a 15-day minimum review period, which begins June 26, 2026, and concludes July 10, 2026. Copies of the document will be available for review at the City of Madison Public Library and UW-Madison Helen C. White Library, or available for download below.
If you are interested in this project or have any information relevant to it, we welcome your comments, suggestions, or other input. For consideration in the Final EIA, please submit your comments at the meeting or in writing by July 10, 2026. Comment forms are available for download below. Comments in writing can be sent to:
| Aden Clark |
| 8040 Excelsior Drive, Suite 305 |
| Madison, WI 53717 |
| [email protected] |