Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Muskego officials hope to stay proactive as development area near I-43 will likely blossom in the next decade.
A public hearing at the Community Development Authority meeting Tuesday night drew a small gathering of residents who live in the Mill Valley area of the city to see what creating a redevelopment district will mean to them. Development Director Jeff Muenkel explained that the newest redevelopment district, which includes parcels along Racine Avenue from Tans Drive to College Avenue, has been targeted because it is the city's northern gateway and also because New Berlin has the quarry across the street in its plans for future commercial development. Creating districts like these allow for revitalization and to spur reinvestment in the community, Muenkel explained. Howard Schneider, a member of the Muskego Lakes Conservancy, expressed some …
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Lake group presents a down payment of $5,000 during Tuesday's council meeting promising assistance over the next 10 years for the conservancy land.
Howard Schneider told the Common Council Tuesday night that the Little Muskego Lake Association has always been committed to the health of the lake, and extended its support to the land that has been called "environmentally significant" to the lake. LMLA presented a check for $5,000 to the city to "help out Conservation Coordinator Tom Zagar, because he's got a lot of work to do at the land there," association member Schneider said. The Baedetscher preserve is part of the Borst property, which the city recently closed on purchasing for approximately $1 million. The land rests west of Racine Avenue and is part of the Little Muskego Lake watershed. The 100-acre site features environmentally desirable oak savannahs as well as a creek that …
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Disagreement over how grant funds should be used continues as the district is given a proposal from the conservancy.
A partnership among parties, which helped to purchase land in New Berlin deemed significant to the Little Muskego watershed, continues to be strained with grant funds received from the Holz Foundation at the center of the dispute. The Little Muskego Lake Conservancy is the 'charitable arm' of the Little Muskego Lake Association, and allowed for the grant funds to be awarded, but district members are upset that the conservancy is not disbursing the funds to the partners in the purchase of the land. Conservancy board members told the district at their regular meeting Thursday night that the money was specifically to be used for the property, and instead of sharing the grant dollars, offered to cover costs on a portion of the work that needs …
Friday, November 25, 2011
New Berlin land purchase involved many hands, and relations have been strained over a donation from the Holz Foundation
The Little Muskego Lake District (LMLD) had entered an agreement to purchase a parcel of land deemed important to the LMLD's watershed, along with several other partners who put in dollars to acquire the land. LMLD did not technically purchase the land; the Muskego Lakes Land Conservancy (MLLC), also a partner, currently holds the title. "The reason that MLLC was selected to act as the buyer in this partnership is that MLLC was eligible to apply for certain grants from the State of Wisconsin DNR (WDNR) while the LMLD (as a unit of government) was ineligible," explained Brian Volkman, member of the LMLD board. "A stewardship grant from the Wisconsin DNR ($231,650) was essential for completion of the purchase." However, the relationship …
Denise Konkol
5:48 pm on Friday, June 22, 2012
Agree Greg - having more than one of anything is not a bad idea. It's called competition. And even though we're a small city, I'd rather stop somewhere on the east side of town because it's where I live, than on the west side. Having similar businesses sprinkled throughout the city works for me. As for Tattoo parlors, it's not the den of iniquity of old, but I agree signage needs to reflect that. more ›