Development & economy in Wisconsin local government
What Wisconsin city councils, county boards and school districts are deciding about development & economy — plain-English summaries written from official agendas and minutes, updated as meetings happen.
3,901 Wisconsin meetings since 2024 covered development & economy. Counts are directional — coverage varies by place and platform.
Places in Wisconsin with the most development & economy activity
- Madison, WI (244)
- Milwaukee, WI (205)
- La Crosse, WI (146)
- Stevens Point, WI (107)
- Appleton, WI (97)
- Edgerton, WI (97)
- Wausau, WI (86)
- Dane, WI (84)
- Monona, WI (84)
- West Allis, WI (80)
- Brookfield, WI (79)
- Oconomowoc, WI (78)
Latest matching meetings
City Council to attend economic development event
The Menomonie City Council is giving notice that a majority of its members may attend the 'Wisconsin Economic Development Association - Economic Development 101' event at Lucette Brewing. The meeting is noticed for open meeting law purposes only, and no formal action will be taken.
Committee to vote on drive-thru restaurant rezoning at 4358 Mormon Coulee Rd
The Judiciary & Administration Committee will hold a public hearing on a proposed ordinance to rezone a property at 4358 Mormon Coulee Rd from Planned Development District - Specific to the Commercial District, allowing a restaurant with a drive-thru facility. This is the only substantive item on the agenda for the…
Milwaukee committee to review and allocate community impact funds
The MKE Community Impact Committee will review updates from three work groups, discuss allocating 2026 community impact funds, and consider methods for future fund distribution. The meeting is open to public comments and will also address procedural items like approving past minutes and setting the next meeting date.
CDA Finance Subcommittee to review Q2 2026 financials and FY2025 audit
The Community Development Authority Finance Subcommittee is meeting to review the CDA's second quarter 2026 financials and to receive a presentation of the Baker Tilly audit for fiscal year 2025. The agenda also includes public comment, approval of minutes, and standard procedural items.
Council to informally discuss former Boston Store site at Brookfield Square
This is a notice of an informal gathering, not a formal decision-making meeting. Members of the Brookfield Common Council will meet with Irgens Partners to gather information about the former Boston Store site at Brookfield Square. No official action will be taken at this session.
Employee Relations Committee to review AI policy and employee awards
The Douglas County Employee Relations Committee is meeting to discuss routine internal matters, including party planning, blood drive updates, breakroom supplies, and department features. They will also review an artificial intelligence policy update and select the Employee of the Quarter. The agenda is largely…
RDA to discuss riverfront project, blight process, and 2027 budget
The Stoughton Redevelopment Authority will hold a regular meeting to discuss old and new business, including the Riverfront Project with Alexander Co., the blight identification and remediation process, the Revolving Loan Fund, and the proposed 2027 RDA budget. The agenda includes potential closed sessions to discuss…
Plan Commission to review plats, annexation, rezoning, and CSM request
The Chippewa Falls Plan Commission will review and make recommendations on several land-use items, including two plats, a business improvement district annexation, a rezoning, and a request to alter city ordinances for a CSM. The meeting includes public hearings and recommendations to the Common Council.
Committee to vote on $611,890 land purchase in Southpoint Commerce Park
The Community Development Committee will consider approving a counter-offer from F Street Appleton 6, LLC to buy Lot 2 of CSM 4045 at the southwest corner of E. Vantage Drive and S. Eisenhower Drive for $611,890 ($43,000/acre). The committee may also go into closed session to discuss real estate negotiations for the…
Hartford Joint Review Board to consider corrected TID 14 project plan and boundaries
The Joint Review Board will review and consider a corrected resolution approving the project plan and boundaries for Tax Incremental District 14, which was created on June 23, 2026. The district is on the west side of Hartford, near the westside industrial park, and includes mixed-use development with up to 35%…
CDA discusses redevelopment initiatives and bond agreements
The Community Development Authority will discuss various redevelopment initiatives and property updates. The meeting includes a resolution regarding a bond agreement for the Renaissance Faire Office Complex and reappointments to the Resident Advisory Board.
RDA to consider steel staircase incentive for 1 W Fulton St
The Edgerton Redevelopment Authority will meet to consider providing an incentive for the developer of 1 W Fulton Street (Dickinson Warehouse) to upgrade planned wooden staircases to steel, at an additional cost of $27,721 or $68,169 depending on vendor. The meeting includes a closed session to discuss the incentive…
Council to consider creating Tax Incremental District No. 45 for White Label Lofts
The Oshkosh Common Council will hold its regular meeting on September 8, 2026, with a pre-meeting orientation on the police department's HOME Base and a proposed emergency operations center. The Council will vote on a consent agenda covering routine items, several new ordinances, and resolutions, including the…
Committee to discuss Madison School and Lakeview Park redevelopment proposals
The Committee of the Whole will discuss and possibly take action on redevelopment proposals for Madison School and Lakeview Park, based on a request for proposals (RFP). The committee may also enter closed session to deliberate or negotiate on these proposals, then reconvene in open session. This is the main…
Dunn County tourism committee to review extension reports, no actions planned
The Community Resources and Tourism Committee will hold a routine meeting with no action items on the agenda. They will hear reports from Extension staff, including an Area Extension Director report and written updates, plus updates on economic development and county communications. The meeting is primarily…
Plan Commission to review multi-family housing and conditional use permits
The City Plan Commission will hold public hearings on several land use requests, including a technical college facility and a daycare center. The commission will also review a multi-family residential development proposal and a zoning ordinance amendment regarding driveway turnaround areas.
Wausau Common Council to vote on $6M bond for Riverlife South redevelopment
The Wausau Common Council will meet on September 8, 2026, at 6:30 PM in the Council Chambers at Wausau City Hall. The agenda includes proclamations, committee updates, and votes on ordinances and resolutions, including a $6,000,000 taxable tax increment revenue bond for Foundry on 3rd Ph 1, LLC.
Council to negotiate with city administrator candidate, set library funding
The Pewaukee Common Council will consider directing staff to negotiate with a selected city administrator candidate, approve a resolution requesting exemption from the county library tax levy while committing at least $885,669 for the public library, and take action on several infrastructure and development items. The…
Reedsburg Community Development Authority meeting cancelled for September 8, 2026
The Reedsburg Community Development Authority meeting scheduled for September 8, 2026, at 5:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers has been cancelled. The notice states that if a quorum of the Common Council attends, no action will be taken by the Common Council at this meeting. The agenda includes only procedural…
City Council to vote on liquor license and land sale options
The Fond du Lac City Council will decide on liquor licensing and land sale options. They will also hear presentations from regional and downtown partnerships. A closed session will discuss a potential industrial park property purchase.
Design Review Committee to review Chipotle and Cowboy Jacks plans
The Commercial/Multi-Family Design Review Committee will review final revised plans for two commercial projects: a Chipotle at 4354 Mormon Coulee Rd. and a Cowboy Jacks in the River Point District. The committee will consider design, stormwater, and lighting plans. Public comments can be submitted via email, drop box…
Downtown Sun Prairie Board to review Spooktacular sponsorship and 2027–2030 planning
The Downtown Sun Prairie Board will hold its regular meeting at The Loft, 132 Market St, on September 3, 2026. Members will approve past meeting minutes, hear a manager’s report, and review bills totaling $3,562.82. Two new items—consideration of the Spooktacular sponsorship application and a strategic planning…
Plymouth board to consider creating Tax Incremental District No. 11
The Joint Review Board is meeting to consider a resolution approving the creation of Tax Incremental District No. 11 and to review the annual PE-300 reports and performance of the city's active tax incremental districts, as required by state statute. The meeting includes routine items like roll call, minutes approval…
Elm Grove Beautification Committee reviews 2026 sustainability plans
The Beautification Committee will discuss renewal of Bee City status, progress on the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge, and upcoming environmental events like the river cleanup and Wisconsin Stormwater Week. Members will also review tree-planting grants, a legacy tree contest, and updates to the village’s mission statement.
Committee to discuss childcare resources and tourism brochures
The Iron County Economic Development Committee will meet to discuss childcare resources with Amanda Snow of Little Forest School and tourism materials with Rita Franzoi, including past funding from the Iron County Development Zone. The committee will also review its financial statement, pay bills, and receive team…
Appleton Finance Committee to vote on Wilden Park development and sound mitigation project
The Appleton Finance Committee will hold a special meeting on September 2, 2026, to consider two specific action items. The committee is asked to approve a Subdivision Development Agreement for the Wilden Portfolio Park Development and a Sound Mitigation Project for the Fox Cities Exhibition Center. The agenda also…
Committee to review grants, signs for downtown Beaver Dam
The Downtown Redevelopment Committee will review and possibly recommend approval of several applications, including certificates of appropriateness for new signs and a residential exterior improvement grant. They will also consider a new business recruitment grant for a business at 112 Front St. The meeting includes…
Board to review new windows and lighting at 101 S Main Street
The Downtown Architectural Review Board will hold a routine meeting to elect officers, approve minutes, and review a proposal for exterior alterations at 101 S Main Street. The applicant, M2 Solutions/Ben Meyer & Aaron Michael, seeks approval for new windows and lighting. No other substantive items are on the agenda.
BID board to vote on grants, Library Alley purchases, 2027 budget
The Downtown Business Improvement District Board is meeting to discuss and possibly act on several items, including implementing a Vitality Grant Program, requesting city support for a WEDC grant application, and approving purchases for the Library Alley project. The board will also review the 2027 budget proposals…
Committee reviews development agreement for Riverlife South and new public housing
The Wausau Economic Development Committee will consider a development agreement with Wangard for the redevelopment of 920 North 1st Street & 15 Fulton (Riverlife South). The body will also discuss a presentation from the Wausau Community Development Authority regarding a potential new public housing development…
Council to review 2027 infrastructure budget, discuss City Center redevelopment
The Oshkosh Common Council will hold a workshop on facilities and infrastructure projects in the 2027 Capital Improvement Plan, followed by a closed session to discuss bargaining strategy for the potential redevelopment or acquisition of the City Center properties at 101 Commerce Street and 201 Pearl Avenue. No formal…
Village Board to consider closing TID #1 and approving police contract
The Mount Pleasant Village Board is meeting to discuss and potentially vote on closing Tax Incremental District #1 and approving a four-year collective bargaining agreement with the police union. The board will also hear a mid-year economic development review and consider several consent agenda items, including a…
Commission reviews zoning changes for new schools and Edgewater Hotel expansion
The Plan Commission will hold public hearings on several development requests, including the construction of new school buildings at 502 Pflaum Road and 5606 Russett Road. The body will also consider rezoning agricultural land at 8302 McDowell Drive for residential and commercial use and approve a specific…
RDA to consider River Point District land deals, parking pact
The La Crosse Redevelopment Authority is meeting to review monthly financials and project updates, and to consider several actions related to the River Point District, including a snow fence installation cost, a parking and maintenance agreement, a purchase option extension, and land acquisitions. The agenda includes…
Committee votes on new alcohol license for Citgo at 136 W Scott St
The Alcohol Licensing Committee will review and vote on a new Class A license for a Citgo gas station at 136 W Scott Street. The body will also approve three temporary Class B licenses for local community events in September and October. The meeting includes standard procedural items such as roll call and approval of…
Board to review exterior alterations for 101 S Main Street
The Downtown Architectural Review Board will meet to elect its Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson. The board will also consider a proposal for new windows and lighting at 101 S Main Street.
Downtown committee to weigh priorities, wayfinding signs
The Downtown Development Committee is meeting to discuss and recommend priorities from the Village Board's August 5 meeting, review a historic sign sample, and consider wayfinding sign projects for the downtown district. The committee will also handle a resignation and approve prior meeting minutes.
Committee reviews license appeals and new beverage and spa applications
The Public Works & Protection Committee will vote on minutes from July 7, 2026, and consider four licensing actions. These include appeals for two denied operator's licenses and new applications for a Class B fermented malt beverage license and a massage establishment license. The meeting is scheduled for September 1…
Commission to weigh TIF aid, library reuse, and development deals
The Economic and Community Development Commission will consider several development and funding items, including a proposed amendment to a 2026 Public Service Grant for The Salvation Army, a proposal to reuse the North Community Library at 1552 Kane St., a preliminary term sheet for public assistance to Eagle Bay…
BID Board to review and approve 2027 budget and work plans
The Business Improvement District Board will consider approving the 2027 budget and work plans, following a review. The board will also hear the Executive Director's report. This is a regular meeting with discussion and possible action on the budget.