Update: Oak Creek Patch has more details in this story. Oak Creek will finally get a “downtown” with the redevelopment of the former Delphi property — plans that were formally revealed on Friday. Learn more about the Drexel Town Square project at BizTimes.com, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Oak Creek Patch and The Business Journal. From [...]
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Welcome To “Downtown” Oak Creek: Delphi Site’s Future Revealed
Posted in Construction, Local Business, Oak Creek on May 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Updating 4th District Construction
Posted in Construction, tagged 17th Avenue, Nicholson Avenue widening, Parkway Drive on March 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Spring is here … and that means it’s construction season. As you probably know, a couple of the highest profile projects in 2012 are occurring in the 4th District. Here’s what’s happening at 17th Avenue/Parkway Drive and Nicholson Avenue. 17th Avenue/Parkway: This project includes a variety of stormwater and sanitary sewer work, as well as [...]
Reminder: 794 Extension Meeting Wednesday Evening In South Milwaukee
Posted in Construction, Transportation, tagged 794 extension on February 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Update: Here is a detailed story on the extension plan from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The momentum continues for the potential extension of Highway 794 (the Lake Parkway) to Highway 100 and perhaps beyond. The topic is the subject of a public hearing and information meeting on Wednesday at the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center. [...]
Borrowing On The Agenda
Posted in City Council, Construction, South Milwaukee Walmart, tagged South Milwaukee Walmart on February 22, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Declining property values have done more than affect single-family homeowners. They’ve also hurt property values in tax incremental financing districts. In 2012, South Milwaukee is feeling the impact of those changes. Those reductions in tax incremental district (TID) valuations – determined by the state – are why the city is looking at refinancing a portion [...]
Drexel Avenue Construction Update
Posted in Construction, Transportation on January 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Work will begin this spring on the new Interstate 94 interchange at Drexel Avenue — with additional work to widen Drexel to four lanes between 27th Street and the freeway beginning next month. That’s according to this story in Oak Creek Patch. From it: Oak Creek officials have said the expanded Drexel Avenue and new [...]
Postal Facility Update: Agreement Extended Into 2013
Posted in Construction, tagged Nicholson expansion, Oak Creek postal facility, United State Postal Service on September 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Oak Creek City Council has given a developer two more years to move ahead with a project at the corners of Pennsylvania and College Avenues. It just may not be a postal facility. That’s according to Oak Creek Patch, which has an update on the project. From it: “The memorandum of understanding passed Tuesday night [...]
Public Works Update: A Closer Look At A Busy Summer And Fall (And Into 2012)
Posted in Construction, tagged 17th Avenue, Kyle Vandercar, Parkway Drive, South Milwaukee city engineer, South Milwaukee construction on September 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
City Engineer Kyle Vandercar has put together an informative summary of all the work that’s been done with city roads, sewers and other public works projects over the summer – and the plan for the remainder of the year. Check it out here. On the Parkway Drive/17th Avenue project, one that I’ve been asked more [...]
Post Office Update: Options For Development Reportedly Open If Extension Is Passed
Posted in Construction on August 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Oak Creek Patch has an interesting story about what the propsed extension of the U.S. Postal Service’s memorandum of understanding with Oak Creek could mean for the proposed mail sorting facility at Pennsylvania and College Avenues. Check it out here. From it: An extension for the United States Postal Service to construct a mail-processing center [...]
Report: Postal Service Seeks Extension On Oak Creek Development
Posted in Construction on August 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Update: Here is the Oak Creek meeting agenda. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. on Tuesday (like ours). Oak Creek Patch is reporting that the United States Postal Service is seeking an extension — until December of 2013 — to begin construction of a new mail sorting facility on Pennsylvania and College Avenues. Check out [...]
More on the 17th Avenue/Parkway Drive Work
Posted in Construction on July 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The extensive road and sewer project planned for Parkway Drive and 17th Avenue begins this fall and will continue into 2012. The project was discussed at a public information meeting in late June, and you can see a good summary of the work (as well as the scope of last summer’s flooding) here. As I’ve [...]
Investing in Infrastructure: Public Information Meeting Scheduled on Parkway Drive Project
Posted in 2010 Flooding, Construction on June 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As I’ve written about, the city is making a significant investment in flood control and other public works project in the Parkway Heights area in the next year, and it starts soon. Learn more about the plans for this summer at a public information meeting from 5 to 6 p.m. on Monday, June 27, at [...]
College Closed … Now What?
Posted in Construction, tagged College Avenue on May 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Update: I just heard from Milwaukee County Supervisor Pat Jursik, who said work on College west of Pennsylvania is expected to be complete by December. And be prepared: A roundabout is indeed planned on College at Ace Industrial Drive. In case you haven’t noticed, College Avenue west of Pennsylvania Avenue is now closed to through [...]
Post Office Non-Update Update
Posted in Construction, tagged Postal Service on March 30, 2011 | 4 Comments »
The news is more of the same for the U.S. Postal Service facility proposed for the southwest corner of Nicholson and College Avenues. In other words, there is no news. Oak Creek Patch has an update story here. From it: As the economy went south in late 2008, the U.S. Postal Service suffered massive losses and the [...]
Seeing Orange: College Avenue Construction Update
Posted in Construction on March 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The much-needed College Avenue reconstruction project between Pennsylvania and Packard Avenues begins this week. The stimulus-funded work is expected to wrap up by the end of July, according to a letter sent to area residents. Check out the mailing here. South Milwaukee City Engineer Kyle Vandercar tells me that College Avenue will remain open to through traffic [...]
On the Nicholson Expansion Meeting
Posted in Construction, tagged Foth, Nicholson, Pennsylvania on September 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Update: Here is the PowerPoint deck presented at the meeting. I wanted to thank everyone for turning out for tonight’s Nicholson/Pennsylvania expansion public information meeting. By my count, about 50 people were there for the presentation by Foth, the engineering firm working on the project. It was informative, and I think most questions were answered. [...]
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