Number
170874
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
080641
Sponsor
ALD. WITKOWSKI
Title
Resolution approving the Milwaukee Aerotropolis Development Plan Summary and amending the Southeast Side Comprehensive Area Plan to include the Aerotropolis Development Plan Summary as part of Milwaukee's Overall Comprehensive Plan, in the 13th Aldermanic District.
Analysis
This resolution approves the Milwaukee Aerotropolis Development Plan Summary, amends the Southeast Side Comprehensive Area Plan to include the Plan Summary as part of the City's Overall Comprehensive Plan and directs City departments and agencies to work toward implementation of the Comprehensive Plan, as amended.
Body
Whereas, General Mitchell International Airport (the “Airport”) is a key regional economic driver and community asset on Milwaukee’s Southeast Side, and its presence and economic impacts helped shape the recommendations of the City of Milwaukee’s Southeast Side Comprehensive Area Plan (“SESCAP”); and
Whereas, On October 29, 2008, the Common Council adopted File No. 080641, which approved the SESCAP as an element of the City of Milwaukee Comprehensive Plan; and
Whereas, Since the adoption of the SESCAP, the nine municipalities surrounding the Airport, including the City of Milwaukee (“City”), have collaborated with Milwaukee County, The Gateway to Milwaukee and a number of public and private sector partners to establish Aerotropolis Milwaukee to advance shared development goals for the area; and
Whereas, The Gateway to Milwaukee engaged the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (“SEWRPC”) to develop a coordinated plan to guide Aerotropolis Milwaukee partners in land use and transportation decisions impacting the areas around the Airport, with a goal of furthering the economic future of the area and capitalizing on the advantages of the Airport and existing area amenities; and
Whereas, The MKE Aerotropolis Development Plan was released by The Gateway to Milwaukee and SEWRPC in...
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