Green Bay, WI (WTAQ) – A Lambeau Field area land owners says a Green Bay alderman’s accusations has her holding off on a $30 million hotel project.
Alderman Chris Wery claims the DeCaster Family, which owns Oval Office gentleman’s club, illegally handed out free alcohol on the 11 acres of land it owns near Lambeau Field.
The DeCaster family had hoped to break ground on its Lambeau area hotel next spring.
“I can tell you it would have been 150 to 250 rooms and it would have been full-service, very upscale, nothing that Green Bay has right now,” said Jennifer DeCaster, general counsel for the family’s businesses.
DeCaster says the hotel plan is now on hold because of what she calls a witch hunt from Wery.
“Until we can determine what his plans are and why he continues to come after my family and our business, we need to put that on hold,” said DeCaster.
Wery requested the city review the Oval Office’s liquor and adult entertainment licenses.
His request stemmed from an ad in The Entertainer Newspaper for a Packers tailgate party on the DeCaster land near Lambeau Field.
The ad read ‘Free Beer and Bloody Mary’s for all our friends…that’s you!’
“Their definition of friend is pretty much anybody who shows up and buys a parking spot,” said Wery.
DeCaster maintains she did nothing wrong and only placed the ad to remind her friends of the party.
“It has nothing to do with The Entertainer ad,” said DeCaster. “It has everything to do with the fact that I’m Oval Office and I have an adult entertainment license and that’s a violation of my first amendment rights.”
“The DeCasters back when Oval Office was first redone, she threatened lawsuit at every single turn if she didn’t get her way,” said Wery. “This is nothing new for Mrs. DeCaster.”
Wery has made attempts to rezone the DeCaster’s property to ensure no adult entertainment establishment can be built in the area.
The DeCasters have said they have no plans to build another adult entertainment facility.
