- December 21, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) – In a 10-1 vote, the city of Stevens Point common council voted against having a referendum in the spring for the Business 51 project, Monday night.
A resolution for a referendum was on the agenda, proposed by Alderman Jeremy Slowinski. The resolution ultimately failed.
“This is ridiculous. I’m embarrassed. And we sat here back in October and we listened to all these people and how they were so upset and what did you do? You approved it anyway,” Slowinski said.
In September, the council voted to move the project to 30 percent of the design phase. The plans for the redesign would determine the flow of about three miles from the south city limits to North Point Drive. The meeting brought many business owners out with concerns.
“It’s going to reduce the amount of exposure for the businesses along that corridor which will greatly impact the success of those businesses,” PuroClean Restoration Owner Beth McBride said.
“We…
