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November 8, 2004 Students seek land-use ideas for UWGB-area tract UWGB grad students look to collect suggestions for 2,100 acres By Cynthia Hodnett The graduate students are advising developers in creating a plan that
encourages energy-efficient homes and businesses and open spaces on about
2,100 acres of land near Wisconsin 54/57, Church Road and Ronsman Road.
The land, which is zoned for residential and commercial use, lies in the
city of Green Bay and the town of Scott.
At a meeting in October, the graduate students met with officials from
the city, the town and residents to discuss issues such as residential
layout and type, desirable commercial businesses, energy efficiency and
a recreational trail system. The students will host a similar meeting
on Dec. 14 at the university.
Although it's too early to know specifics of the plan, several of the
graduate students have tossed around their own ideas on what to do with
the land including building a hotel and student housing.
"We haven't narrowed down what we want to talk to the university and
get their general feelings about what is going to happen over there,"
said Catherine Davis, an environmental science and policy graduate student.
"We're hoping to do some type of poll of students to see if this is successful,
would they want to live there and what would they like to see there."
'The students said they were contacted by Daniel Madigan, one of the
owners of the land, to participate in the project.
"I can see the potential for the university, the town and the city to
work together in trying to connect cars, bikes and pedestrian crossing
on (Wisconsin) 54/57," Madigan said.
"Before something is submitted to the Joint Planning Commission and
approved, it's better to talk with the parties involved — the city
of Green Bay, the town of Scott, residents who live near UWGB — in
advance to see what they think it is appropriate."
In 2003, the city of Green Bay and town of Scott agreed to swap 1,137
acres of Scott land to Green Bay for 90 acres of city land. As part of
that agreement, the city and town formed the City of Green Bay/Town of
Scott Joint Plan Commission which oversees planning of a large area along
the border of the two communities.
"I don't really want to have a say in how it's (the land) developed,"
Madigan said. "It doesn't matter what I think, but it matters what the
Joint Planning Commission thinks because they are ones who will make the
final decision. The more options they have to select from, the better."
Although development on the land is years away, the graduate students
said they are excited at the chance to apply classroom work to a real-life
situation.
"We won't be here when it happens but we live here now but we can envision
of what we would want in the area," said Jessie Fink, an environmental
science and policy graduate student.
Fink and other students enrolled in the final seminar have been working
on the project since September as a part of a course assignment.
Each semester, students in the seminar study environmental issues in
the community. Students enrolled in the program recently examined how
the Fox River and Green Bay are affected by run-off pollution.
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