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Committee approves rezoning to allow mattress‑recycling facility, retail and about five apartments on La Crosse South Side
Summary
The Judiciary and Administration Committee voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance 26-0085, rezoning several South Side parcels to a planned development district to permit mixed uses including retail, office, a mattress-recycling operation and roughly five apartment units; the owner and operator described tenant negotiations, facility operations and safety plans.
The Judiciary and Administration Committee on Feb. 12 voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance 26-0085, rezoning multiple South Side properties in La Crosse to a planned development district specific to allow a mix of commercial, retail and office spaces, a mattress-recycling facility and the future construction of about five apartment units.
Alan McCormick, the property owner and applicant, told the committee he bought the Shopko portion of the strip after its previous owner sold and spent more than a year negotiating with national retailers. McCormick said some national tenants demanded extensive frontage and refused to locate adjacent to apartments, which shaped the site layout. “Twice, we walked away…
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