Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Alderman Roger Patton tried to send the issue back to the Waukesha Plan Commission for reconsideration, but the rest of the Common Council decided to deny the request.
The Waukesha Common Council denied a 4-acre annexation request from the MRED-Cummings Development Corporation and eight Town of Waukesha residents, effectively killing plans for a new Walgreens and Aldi at Sunset Drive and West St. Paul Avenue. Alderman Roger Patton cast the only vote against the denial. Patton had unsuccessfully attempted to send the issue back to the Plan Commission. The developers were seeking annexation into the city after the Town of Waukesha denied the proposal. City officials also recommended against the proposal, citing concerns about damaging a stable residential neighborhood, the number of grocery stores and pharmacies nearby, available commercial property in close proximity to the site and declining property …
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Proposal still has to go before the Waukesha Common Council but city staff has concerns about disrupting a stable residential neighborhood.
After city staff and neighbors opposed a request to annex five residential properties into the City of Waukesha to make way for Walgreens and Aldi at southwest corner of Sunset Drive and Genesee Road, the proposal was shot down by the commission Wednesday night. The annexation proposal, which would move five properties from the Town of Waukesha to the City of Waukesha, still needs to go before the Common Council. City staff is recommending against the annexation. Walgreens, and more recently Aldi, has been in a battle for years in its efforts to raze the residential units and develop the site. After receiving denials from the Town of Waukesha, the developers are attempting to annex the property because they prefer the location. Mayor Jeff …
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
Suspect, 29, was upset because he was limited in the number of packs of soda he could buy, but not chicken patties, according to criminal complaint.
A 29-year-old Waukesha man is facing battery charges after he punched another man at Aldi after he was upset with the amount of chicken patties and soda they were going to buy, according to a criminal complaint. Michael J. Burge was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Wednesday with one count of misdemeanor battery. If convicted, he faces up to nine months in prison and $10,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint, on March 9, Burge and another man went to Aldi to purchase groceries. While there Burge wanted to buy three packs of soda, but the other man said he could only buy two, the complaint states. Burge confronted the man about purchasing more chicken patties, to which the man said the limited number of items was only …
Dianne Schmidt
2:09 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012
Thank goodness the town has finally come to their senses. What was wrong with Walgreens building in, or buying the land where fox run were? That way people would not have to cross a busy intersection to get to Walgreens. more ›