9252023 CDA Minutes

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING MINUTES September 25, 2023, 7:00 PM Location: City Hall, 2110 Washington St, New Holstein, WI Members Present: Gene Woelfel, Brian Giebel, Cullen Peltier, Al Depies, Steve Abrams Others Present: Richard Snelson (virtual) The meeting was called to order by Woelfel. Roll call was taken. A motion was made by Abrams, seconded by Giebel, and carried to approve the agenda as presented. No public participation occurred. Woelfel asked Peltier to d iscuss a communication he sent out earlier in the day regarding a Downtown Visioning session . Peltier exp lained that the city received a tech nical assistance g rant through the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission to host a visioning session on the future of our downtown area. Peltier said the purpose is to bring the CDA, the New Holstei n Economic Development Corporation , The Chamber of Commerce, and local business owners together to work on a unified vision for the future of our downtown area and he encouraged the members to attend. Mayor Snelson provide d an update on conversations with potential developers of the Tecums eh Site. He stated he had extensive conversations with the Railroad, and it seemed promising, but in the end the cost for them to build out the facility was too high. The Railroad is open to exploring opportunities in the future. A motion was made Abrams, seconded by Depies, and carried to move forward on marketing the property. Being no further business, the meeting adjourned. Cullen Peltier, Executive Director