Commission approves Pickler complex and TIF 22 alignment; staff highlights Strong Towns recognition
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Summary
The commission approved site and landscaping review for a Pickler pickleball facility at 2550 S. 108th St., approved alignment for a proposed TIF 22 project area to support a Mandel development, and heard staff's Strong Towns competition update asking residents to vote for West Allis.
The Plan Commission approved a set of shorter consent and informational items, including landscape and architecture review for a Pickler pickleball facility, alignment of a proposed TIF project area, and a staff update about West Allis' entry in the Strong Towns "Strongest Towns" competition.
Jack presented the Pickler review for 2550 South 108th Street, a conversion of a former Dunham's building proposing 10 courts, a pro shop and locker rooms; staff recommended approval pending a revised landscaping plan and placement of ten bicycle parking spaces. The commission approved that design-review item by voice vote.
Jack also described the proposed Tax Incremental Financing district (TIF 22), a roughly 2.84-acre project area whose boundaries were described (Lapham Street to the north, 66th Street to the east, Mitchell Street to the south, and railroad tracks to the west). Staff said the TIF area would support the developer Mandel's Phase 2 project and that it overlaps an existing TIF that is near the end of its lifecycle; the commission approved the alignment.
Emily and Jack closed with a brief project-tracking update and asked residents to vote for West Allis in Strong Towns' competition; staff noted the city had advanced past several rounds and encouraged public votes and community visibility.
