Waupun boards approve Main Street renovation grants; land-use and borrowing items await action
Waupun's Business Improvement District and Community Development Authority both voted July 21 to fund exterior renovation projects along E Main Street, approving a combined total of more than $8,400 in grants for painting, doors, and building improvements.
BID approves $4,715 for painting and door projects
The Business Improvement District board unanimously approved a $4,715 grant for repainting and new doors split between two properties. The board deferred a separate funding request for 309 E Main Street until fall, when cost estimates are expected to be available.
The board also unanimously approved coordinating its 2027 operating plan with Main Street goals, and set dates for two upcoming business alliance events: a Business Connections event on August 18 at Hoya Hop House, and a Golf Outing on September 11.
Minutes from May 19, 2026, May 2026 financials, and June 2026 financials were all approved unanimously.
CDA approves grants for 426, 428, 309, and 311 E Main Street
The Community Development Authority approved two grant awards for E Main Street buildings. A grant of $1,178.75 per building for 426 and 428 E Main Street passed unanimously with one abstention. A separate $2,600 grant for 309 and 311 E Main Street passed unanimously.
The CDA also unanimously approved minutes from its May 19, 2026 meeting and the May and June 2026 financial reports.
Plan Commission set to review residential conversions, Prairie Fields plat
The Plan Commission met July 22, but minutes have not yet been published. According to the agenda, the commission scheduled a public hearing on a request by John Bartlett at 208 E Franklin St to convert off-street parking in a front yard. The commission was also set to consider a request by Betty Woxland at 6 South Madison St to convert first-floor commercial space into a residential unit, review the Prairie Fields Preliminary Plat, and conduct an extra-territorial review of a Certified Survey Map for the Town of Waupun, Section 21.
Economic Development Committee to weigh DOT land deal, employment park study
The Economic Development Committee met July 23; minutes are not yet available. The agenda listed consideration of acquiring Wisconsin DOT surplus land and a memorandum of agreement with WisDOT to change access on STH 26 between USH 151 and Buwalda Drive for a proposed residential, manufacturing, and industrial development. The committee also planned to discuss the East Central WI Regional Planning Commission Spark Program for an 80-acre employment park east of Highway 151. The agenda included closed-session deliberations on investing public funds in redevelopment of 2 W Main Street in TID 3 and 331 Bly Street in TID 10.
Committee of the Whole to hold first readings on ordinance revisions, borrowing resolution
The Committee of the Whole met July 28; minutes are not yet published. The agenda included first readings of three ordinance revisions: Ordinance 18.04 Penalty Provisions, Ordinance 18.08 Citations for Violations of Municipal Ordinances, and Chapter 4 Fire & Rescue Department. The council was also set to consider a resolution to borrow funds and levy taxes through the BCPL State Trust Loan Program, and a memorandum of agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation regarding access changes to STH 26.
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