Thursday, June 14, 2012
A proposal will be made to the Village Board to form the committee that will help develop a plan for the future use of the Municipal Parking Lot Area in the Village Center.
The Planning Commission agreed yesterday to form an ad hoc committee to help develop a plan for the future use of the Municipal Parking Lot Area in the Village Center. This area includes the former Police Station, Grounds Building and Hose Tower, and Municipal Parking Lot. Some trustees and commissioners brought the idea forth. The committee would be made up of representatives from the Board of Trustees, Greendale School District, Greendale Historical Society, a Greendale business owner, Planning Commission, Village Manager and a number of residents. The goal is to have about 11 members. Concept plans were presented at open houses in February and April. Multi-residential buildings in all five concepts were met with resistance from …
Monday, June 11, 2012
The Planning Commission will meet on Wednesday to discuss the future the Municipal Parking Lot area. Prior concept plans that included multi-residential buildings were met with resistance from residents.
The Greendale Planning Commission will once again discuss developing a conceptual plan for the future use of the Municipal Parking Lot area, which includes the former police station, grounds building and hose tower on Wednesday. Concept plans were presented at open houses in February and April. Multi-residential buildings in all five concepts were met with resistance from residents and some Village trustees. Some residents took to the streets after the first open house and passed out hundreds of fliers to Greendale homes. The second open house on April 18 had lines of people waiting to see the concepts and voice their concerns to Village officials. This led to the decision to eliminate the housing portion of the concepts. Village …
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Even though housing has been eliminated from the concept planning will continue on with between officials, shop owners and residents.
Village officials say concept planning for the redevelopment of the municipal parking lot will continue even after they announced apartments will no longer be part of it. Greendale residents' disapproval led to the decision to eliminate apartments from the concepts. Village officials say the Planning Commission and professional planners will continue to work on concepts. This is part of a plan to bring more life into the Village Center and find new uses for the parking lot on Parking Street. “The real question remains, what are we going to do over the long term for the vitality of the Village Center?” asked Village President John Hermes. “We have to re-identify what the mission of the Village Center is going to be moving forward.” The five…
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Village President John Hermes responded to concerns from Greendale residents in regards to the apartment buildings included in the concepts meant to redevelop the municipal parking lot in the Village Center.
Apartments are no longer part of the Village Center redevelopent concept, Village President John Hermes wrote in a letter to Greendale residents. Last night the Village held an open house that filled the Greendale Safety Center with concern regarding apartment buildings in the five concepts for redevelopment of the municipal parking lot on Parking Street. Greendale residents Jackie Kraemer and Luke Huberty ran an unofficial exit poll by the door at the open house. They collected 197 signatures against the apartment buildings and 3 in favor them. After hearing residents' concerns Village President John Hermes wrote the letter below: Dear Greendale Neighbors: One of the many things that make our community great is our commitment to making …
Residents had a chance to examine the municipal parking lot concepts as well as insert their input into the future of Greendale. Many expressed concern over the amount of parking and the apartment buildings in the concepts.
By 6:15 p.m. there was already a crowd in the room and a line out the door, and by 6:45 p.m. there was no available parking close by. Ironically, parking is one of the issues that drew many people to the open house at the Greendale Safety Center. Greendale residents were encouraged to give feedback on five concept drawings that include apartment buildings for the redevelopment of the municipal parking lot on Parking Street at Wednesday's open house. Board of Trustees member, Carl Genz said this was the biggest meeting turnout he’s ever seen. This was the second open house held for the redevelopment concepts. Resident Marsha Bialk only found out about these concepts a few days before the open house and was frustrated that there had not …
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The 'Concerned Residents of Greendale' Facebook page was set up by a grassroots watchdog group in response to redevelopment concepts for the Municipal Parking Lot in the Village Center that include apartment buildings.
The Facebook page Concerned Residents of Greendale was created by village residents in response to redevelopment concepts for the Municipal Parking Lot in the Village Center that include apartment buildings. The page states, “This is a grass roots watch dog group set up to monitor the actions and plans of Greendale WI's Village Board of Trustees. The Board has a poor method of informing busy residents of major changes in the community, i.e. Walmart, LED signs and apartment building in the Village parking lot.” The page had five likes as of April 10, and includes stories about the redevelopment proposals that have run on Greendale Patch and in the Journal Sentinel, and contact information for trustees and school board members. The same …
Monday, March 19, 2012
Resident concerns about the concepts that included building a multi-family residential housing in the Parking Street parking lot prompted the Village of Greendale to schedule a second open house on April 18.
Redevelopment concepts to replace the Parking Street lot with multi-family residential housing was met with resistance by some residents at a March 14 Planning Commission meeting. Officials are giving people another chance to review the plans and bring ideas of their own. Trustee Sally Chadwick proposed having a second open house to gather more resident input. According to a press release from the Village, the five concepts have been developed to enhance and/or stabilize the tax base, improve the vitality of the Downtown area, attract customers, and build the Village’s reputation and value. The open house will allow residents to review concept drawings and provide input to Village representatives. The redevelopment discussions began after…
Thursday, March 15, 2012
In response to residents' concerns about a multi-family residential building that could be part of a future Village Center redevelopment on Parking Street, Greendale officials decided to hold a second open house on the concept plans.
The Village of Greendale will schedule a second open house for future Village Center redevelopment concepts on Parking Street after residents expressed concerns over a multi-family residential building. Wednesday night’s Planning Commission meeting was meant to be a concept planning exercise among commissioners, however, some residents expressed concerns over the building. A second open house was proposed by Trustee Sally Chadwick to get more input on the concepts. The first open house on Feb. 22 displayed five different concepts, designed by Milwaukee-based engineering firm GRAEF, for the redevelopment of Parking Street in the Village Center. Most of the redevelopment would be taking place at the parking lot on Parking Street. Some of …
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Village Center redevelopment ideas bring a variety of input from the public.
The Village of Greendale and the Greendale Historical Society held an open house brainstorming session to gather input from the public for future Village Center redevelopment. GRAEF, a Milwaukee-based engineering firm, developed five concepts that were on displayed at Wednesday's open house. Conversations about the Village Center redevelopment flourished after the Historical Society presented their plan for redeveloping the Hose Tower and the old police station on Parking Street last year. Historical Society president Ted Mainella said not to think so much of the presentations as concepts but more as visions and potential uses. "The thought occurred to our group that what if tomorrow the hose tower was done, the community center we …
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Funds will be matched by the Village of Greendale and will go towards the renovation of the Hose Tower, old Police Station, Grounds Building and Parking Street.
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
The Historical Society president Ted Mainella announced at the December 20 village board meeting that it reached it $50,000 goal this year. The Board of Trustees voted in October to match funds raised by the Greendale Historical Society in the amount of up to $50,000 in 2011 and another $50,000 in 2012. At first the project idea started with renovating the Hose Tower and the Grounds Building, now the society has added Parking Street into the mix. Parking Street has businesses along the corridor and a parking lot. "The hose tower has now become a piece of a puzzle for a bigger project," Mainella said in an interview. The society raised the $50,000 this year through internal fundraising, donations and a promised grant of $29,383. When asked…
P.J.
9:16 am on Saturday, June 16, 2012
What you have to do is look at areas that have the same kind of "Village" areas like we do. Look at Cedarburg.... why are there stores all still going, and everytime we go there, all the stores are OPEN and usually the streets are crowded with customers. Get stores in there that draw the people. Also you have to gear the type of resturants and stores more in the direction of the middle age 30-60 … more ›