The long-standing Lake Bluff Apartments legal battle is over.
The settlement between the city, the owners of the apartment complex, the American Civil Liberties Union and others was signed earlier this month, City Attorney Joe Murphy told the City Council at our meeting last week.
Check out a Journal Sentinel story on the subject here. From it:
Provisions of the settlement, according to lawyers, include:
- The two buildings of Lake Bluff, at 3344 Marina Road, will not be torn down, and the complex will continue its mix of 25 affordable-housing units and 31 market-rate units until 2025.
- South Milwaukee will change the zoning of the property to make it a legal use.
- The developers, Lake Bluff Housing Partners, will acquire and deed to the city a 10-acre parcel just north of the complex that was once the Northwestern Barrel Superfund site.
- The plaintiffs in the lawsuit will drop any charges of discrimination, and the parties will release one another from liability.
Indeed, the details have not changed much since my previous post on this topic.
I’d like to know what you think of the settlement. Post your comments below!
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What exactly was the opposition to this development in the first place? The low income housing aspect? Has that proven to be a problem anyway? Also a little off point but is the “Frozen Rope” thing going to be the next 18 year battle for the city?
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