Madison homeless shelter's would-be neighbor files lawsuit to block sale of building to city
A business located across Zeier Road from a building the city of Madison plans to purchase for a men’s homeless shelter wants to block the sale, alleging in a lawsuit filed Thursday that local covenants bar the use of the former retail store as a shelter.
On Tuesday night, the Madison City Council approved spending more than $2.6 million to buy a vacant store at 2002 Zeier Road, near East Towne Mall, to use as a temporary shelter site, with an eye toward continuing to look for a permanent, purpose-built shelter that would likely be elsewhere.
The temporary shelter is needed soon as the city hopes to begin construction of a Public Market at the former Fleet Services building on North First Street, which is currently being used as a temporary men’s shelter.
The lawsuit was filed against the building’s current owner, BIP Enterprises, of Miromar Lakes, Florida, by attorneys on behalf of Moving to the Music, a dance studio at 2001 Zeier Road. BIP’s representative could not immediately be reached for comment.
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