GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Green Bay planners held their second public meeting Wednesday night for the entertainment district the city wants to build east of Lambeau Field.
The district would include the area from Lombardi Avenue to Mike McCarthy Way between Holmgren Way and Ashland Avenue.
The city figured what better way to connect with the neighbors than to invite them into the planning process.
About a dozen people took an electronic survey to identify visual preferences for the district. They were able to choose what they liked best on a variety of visual elements including signage, parking, and public areas.
Jim Ridderbush, the president of the Marquette Park Neighborhood Association, which is near the proposed entertainment district.
“Yeah, it was a good idea to show you different options of things that you can have”
Harold Kaye is a former member of the Brown County Board.
“I think the options are great, it’s just I guess, my big concern is funding,. Like I said before, where are you going to get the money to do all this?”
Planners for the district say developers are already interested in the area.
The plan is for a mix of uses, likely including both retail and residential.
Ridderbush calls the entertainment district a great opprtunity for the entire area.
“The Packers are doing their job on their end, but we need to do something on this end that ties everything together, so we bring in more tourism, more people to the area”
The city plans to hold one more public meeting on the district, likely at the end of September.
