Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee Meeting Notes...

Just a couple of quick items of note from today's ZND meeting. File number 070873 was a report on the redevelopment of the 440th Airlift Wing's land. The consulting firm, RKG Associates, providede three proposed alternatives noting that they all include the airport's plan of building a new runway in the future. Basically the plans break down as aviation re-use for entire site, split aviation with commercial, and non-airport use. Comments allude to the fact that the most likely outcome will be the avaiaiton re-use for the entire site. File number 070964 was approved and authorized a "minor" modification to the DPD known as the Downer Aveenue Redevelopment. Unfortunately this file isn't truly minor as it is response to a lawsuit brought against the city claiming the city shouldn't of issued a building permit and that the city didn't take the state's historic recommendations into consideration. Oddly the changes to the DPD came about in attempt to further "appease" the neighbors. And I believe alderman Willie Wade sumed it up by saying "basically we are in this position because we were trying to be accomadating." File number 070844 was approved and authorized the sale of a city owned vacant lot at 530 West Florida St to Rider Hotel, LLC. It will be sold for $1 as it has environemntal challenges and will be capped to create a parking lot for the $23 million Ironhorse Hotel. File number 070935 was approved and authorizes the Land Disposition Report.pdf which basically allows HSI Development Partners, LLC. to acquire the land and construct a building for Derse, Inc. Derse, Inc. was founded in Milwaukee and originally made signs for Miller, Schlitz, and Pabst. They now specializes in tradeshow exhibits and have expanded throughout the U.S. and internationally. Mike D'Amato commented saying, "Now that you've expanded everywhere else let's talk about Milwaukee," and he's right on point as this project bring 125 jobs back into the city.