The City Council is expected to vote on three items related to the Walmart development at its meeting Tuesday night.
- The first is related to rezoning necessary for the development to move ahead.
- The second is consideration of resolution to approve a certified survey map to redivide the property.
- The last item is adoption of a resolution vacating and discontinuing 11th Avenue to make way for the store.
The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at City Hall. Here is the agenda.
I expect another large crowd at the meeting, and all I ask is that the debate be constructive, rationale and respectful, much like it’s been on this blog. I continue to thank you all for that.
And here are a few other notes related to the Walmart development:
- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel had a story over the weekend on property value “guarantees” developers are providing local communities for projects. In South Milwauke, for example, Walmart is promising that it will pay property taxes on a minimum $12 million property value through at least 2027. Check out the story here.
- While I am happy to discuss the issue, questions about project specifics can also be directed to South Milwaukee Economic Development Director Danielle Devlin (414-762-4114, or ddevlin@bizwi.rr.com) or City Engineer Kyle Vandercar (414-762-2222 or vandercar@ci.south-milwaukee.wi.us).
- Finally, the Friends of South Milwaukee group, organized to fight the Walmart, has launched a website. Check it out here. For balance sake, I also encourage you to read the information materials provided by the city here. And here is a good summary of tax incremental financing from Danielle.
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