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Plan commission forwards Downtown La Crosse River area plan to council with no recommendation after stakeholders urge more outreach
Summary
The commission moved the draft Downtown La Crosse River area inventory and redevelopment plan to the next review body with no recommendation after consultants presented redevelopment concepts and property owners raised concerns about stakeholder outreach, ambiguity, and flooding impacts on Front Street; two commissioners voted no.
The La Crosse City Plan Commission voted Nov. 3 to forward the Downtown La Crosse River area inventory and redevelopment plan to the next review body (J and A) with no recommendation after a lengthy presentation by city staff and consultants and several public comments urging more stakeholder engagement.
Director Train said the small‑area plan grew from 2020 funding and was paused while the downtown master plan and comprehensive plan were completed. The plan covers an area roughly from the La Crosse River south to just past State Street, encompasses about 20 buildings over roughly 46.5 acres, and functions as an inventory plus conceptual redevelopment strategy rather than an automatic rezoning or commitment to acquire property. “There’s…
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