Shaping Places, Impacting Communities
Posted by Vandewalle on Oct 13, 2022 in News | 0 comments
EAU CLAIRE, WISC (with excerpts from the Leader-Telegram) — Though still viewed as a draw for shoppers to Eau Claire, Oakwood Mall does have vacancies that have prompted the city to order a plan to help this crucial part of the area’s commercial sector.
The city government has hired Madison-based consultant Vandewalle & Associates to come up with a redevelopment plan aimed at keeping the Oakwood Mall area viable.
Scott Allen, Eau Claire’s community development director, said the closure of AMC Theatres last week at the mall was a trigger that prompted the city to move ahead in ordering the plan.
Aside from selecting Vandewalle & Associates, which had made designs for Eau Claire’s Cannery District, the City’s efforts to bolster the area are still in their infancy.
“There will be discussions in greater depths with those property owners,” Allen said.
The intention for the Oakwood Mall plan will be to come up with a strategy and ideas to attract new uses to spots that are currently empty or underused — such as vacant stores and excess parking spaces.
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