GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Ahead of Tuesday night’s consideration, two Green Bay aldermen express different views on the Shipyard project.
Bill Galvin says the planned sports stadium, concert venue, and Anduzzi’s restaurant would benefit the whole near-west side.
“I think that the development that it will bring with it, the improvements for businesses and homes in that area, will be something that Green Bay has not seen in a very long time.”
Guy Zima says he’s not opposed to the project but is opposed to the current proposal, which he feels is too generous to the Green Bay Bullfrogs.
“They’re going to get all the naming rights, all the concession revenue, all the parking revenue, and the city’s just going to get this little $225,000 per year.”
The project is expected to cost $13.5-million dollars, with the city fronting $12-million.
Meanwhile, the council is also expected to consider whether to start a fundraising campaign for the city’s 9/11 memorial.
Galvin says he was initially in favor of constructing a new monument outside a future public safety building, since the current memorial has deteriorated over time and contains inaccurate information.
Now, he’s on board with raising the funds to repair the existing monument.
“I’m not against that either, just so it doesn’t end up costing the city taxpayers an awful lot of money in fixing it and then maintenancing it.”
The repairs are estimated to cost up to $100,000.
Some elected officials say a consensus has been reached that the current monument contains artifacts from the site.
Zima says “I actually think it’s irrelevant. I believe the bishop blessed a few things and put it in there, and it’s in there, but so what?”
He notes the focus should be having a monument that best honors the victims of the tragedy.
Tuesday’s council meeting starts at 7 pm at City Hall, 100 North Jefferson Street.
