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Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
C. Reiss/GB officials solidify commitment to move coal piles
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – On Tuesday night, Green Bay's common council approved a memorandum between the city and C. Reiss Company that lays out how the two entities will work together to get the coal piles relocated. 'I just want to thank you all for continuing to push this and you made this happen,' said Green Bay alder Kathy Hinkfuss. 'It's been a long time coming, thank you.' Perhaps the most significant aspect of the memorandum of understanding is Green Bay committing $2.2 million to assist with the relocation of the coal piles. According to common council president Brian Johnson, the money will help C. Reiss get a concrete or asphalt pad for its salt piles that will relocate to the former Pulliam power plant site. Once those salt piles move off their current location at the Fox River Terminals site, C. Reiss can then move the coal piles in downtown Green Bay to the Fox River Terminals. Packers receiver Bo Melton works out at cornerback after release of Jaire Alexander 'In all likelihood it's (the $2.2 million) probably going to come from TIF (tax increment financing), so reallocating TIF from an existing district or to expand a district to encompass the Mason Street site or the Pulliam site.' The city agreed to pay for this because it was an unexpected expense that came up under the new terms of the site agreement that Brown County supervisors approved last week. Many of the original negotiations had the coal piles moving to the former Pulliam power plant site instead of the Fox River Terminals. 'I think this is the best path forward for the city to really participate in a meaningful way and address our primary concerns,' common council president Brian Johnson said in regards to the importance of this memorandum of understanding. According to the document, C. Reiss will be able to continue doing business using about 25 acres of their current coal pile site. They won't be able to store bulk commodities like coal or salt there anymore though. City leaders say they will rezone the 10 or so acres of the current coal piles site closest to the Mason Street Bridge. This will open up the possibility that the city can build things like apartment buildings or storefronts there. Family & Childcare Resources of Northeast Wisconsin holds monthly diaper giveaway 'If you look at the core of our downtown, the city deck, the On Broadway District, that's the kind of stuff we'd love to see,' Genrich said. Green Bay officials said it'll take several years before community members see the coal piles dwindling at their current site and new coal piles popping up at the Fox River Terminals. However, over the last week local officials have made several major breakthroughs to make moving the coal piles a reality. 'Without this (memorandum of understanding) the deal really wasn't done, so it was a really important step for the city to take,' Genrich said. In a statement, C. Reiss company officials said 'the steadfast and dedicated leadership of Mayor Eric Genrich has been vitally important to moving this landmark project forward for the Green Bay community. We appreciate the work of the Common Council as we partner together on this effort.' 'Often times people run for elected office and you're working through things like broken tree limbs and potholes,' Johnson said. 'It's only a small percentage of the votes that we get to take that are truly just community changing and this is one of those. Something that has been talked about for decades and we finally reached a deal that will work for everybody.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
C. Reiss makes new offer to move coal piles
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – C. Reiss Company officials have made a new offer to Brown County officials to move its coal piles. The offer involves either buying or leasing the entire former Pulliam Power Plant property and moving its coal piles there. The company said if they bought the property they would pay the county $3.5 million for it and use $25 million in federal and state grants to develop the site. If they take the leasing route, company officials said they would want an initial lease term of 25 years with three successive 25-year extension options. They would pay $110,000 for the first year of the lease and rent would increase by 2 percent each year. C. Reiss Company and city of Green Bay officials are in the process of finalizing a memorandum of understanding that affirms both parties commitment to ensuring that the current site of the coal pile gets developed into something that is economically viable for the city. De Pere resident making difference with community porch 'C. Reiss's proposal will achieve the long-held goal of moving the coal piles and generate an estimated $200 million in economic activity for Brown County, according to local officials,' said C. Reiss Company CEO Keith Haselhoff. 'This plan includes an imminent agreement with the City of Green Bay for revitalizing C. Reiss's current downtown site and has the support of Mayor Genrich as well as multiple Great Lakes port and shipping companies. We look forward to continuing to engage with the County on this.' These new offers come after Brown County officials put out a request for information (RFI) for businesses interested in purchasing or leasing the former Pulliam Power Plant site. Previously, it appeared that moving the coal piles was in jeopardy after Brown County supervisors made a counter offer on a lease agreement that had previously been discussed between C. Reiss Company and other Brown County officials. C. Reiss Company and Brown County officials had previously struggled to come to an agreement on a plan to move the coal piles. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
