Marshfield Common Council Approves Hotel Development
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019 -- 9:01 AM
(WDLB) -Without discussion, Marshfield aldermen have advanced a major hotel development in the city.The Common Council last night signed off on the Plan Commission's recent endorsement of an 86-room Hampton Inn and Suites on the site of the now-shuttered Knights of Columbus Hall at 400 West Upham. Last night's Council endorsement paves the way for Prairie Lodging LLC to construct the four-story structure once the K-C Hall is demolished. Last night's endorsement of the project came two weeks after the Council did not get enough "yes" votes in favor of a request to create a Tax incremental Financing, or "TIF", district to assist Prairie Lodging in developing the hotel. City Administrator Steve Barg said that vote did not mean the end of the proposed development.
The project will now move ahead under certain conditions laid out by the Plan Commission last week. Number one is that the south side of the hotel property not have access off of Leonhard Street, except for emergency vehicles. Those residents also don't want sidewalks on their side of the street. And they also asked for, and got a requirement that some sort of buffer be created between the hotel and Leonhard Street, using shrubs, trees or fencing. The developer has given no timeline as to when the project will start.
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