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Council approves consent to Milwaukee County assignment for 4021 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. brownfield
Summary
Saint Francis consented to a county-led assignment that would transfer Milwaukee County’s interests in a tax-delinquent brownfield property at 4021 South Kinnickinnic Avenue to a developer willing to remediate it under Wisconsin DNR standards.
The Common Council approved giving consent to a Milwaukee County assignment agreement affecting the property at 4021 South Kinnickinnic Avenue, a tax-delinquent site described by staff as a brownfield. A county representative explained that when property taxes go unpaid the county can acquire interests and then assign rights under a statutory process to a party willing to remediate the site to Wisconsin DNR standards. The county said it is not asking the city to forgive taxes; rather the county would assign its interests to a developer who would perform cleanup and redevelopment. Council moved and seconded a motion to approve the city's consent; the motion passed by voice vote. During discussion a council member asked who the new owner would be and what would take place; staff said a business is interested and that the county is pursuing relocation of an existing business to that site. No detailed redevelopment plan, purchaser identity, or financial terms were provided in the meeting record.
