Stevens Point looks to finalize Business 51 plan with neighbors’ input

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) – Stevens Point is inching closer to finalizing a vision for the new Business 51 road. The redesign will see a facelift for the bumpy road and a re-imagining for cars, people and bikers.

After more than a year, city leaders have a plan in mind for how to give the main road a major makeover. Now they want to hear from neighbors on the details, like how to make it more livable and walkable.

“If I were walking here, how would I feel, compared to what it is today? And what might make it better and more comfortable?” said Scott Beduhn, Director of Public Works, on the questions they’d like neighbors to answer.

It’s a conversation Belts’ Soft Serve owner Cole Racine wants to have.

“Spend a lot of my day looking out the window doing customer service and looking at Business 51,” Racine explained. As the third-generation owner, his family’s business has been a presence on this road for many years.

Racine wants to make sure…

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