Fort council OKs Banker Road neighborhood plan concepts
FORT ATKINSON, WISC. – A planned new neighborhood on the City of Fort Atkinson’s northwest side has taken another step forward. The Banker Road Neighborhood Plan set of concepts was approved unanimously by the Fort Atkinson City Council last Tuesday, and staff were authorized to develop and issue a request for proposals for interested developers. City Manager Rebecca Houseman LeMire said that in April, the city contracted with Vandewalle & Associates to create a concept neighborhood plan for the city-owned parcels along Banker Road, located east of the high school and south of...
Read MoreBanker Road neighborhood plan to be considered
FORT ATKINSON, WISC. – With the need for new homes on the rise in Southern Wisconsin, the City of Fort Atkinson is looking to guide the creation of a new neighborhood in the city. The Banker Road properties, located east of the Fort Atkinson High School and south of Hoard Road, previously were slated for residential development featuring large single-family lots. The development fell through, however, and the city council seized the opportunity to purchase the parcels in 2018. In 2019 and 2020, the city adopted a new comprehensive plan and a new zoning ordinance, respectively. These...
Read MoreFt Atkinson will annex space for new housing development
FORT ATKINSON, WISC. – Territory along Banker Road for a planned residential neighborhood will now be annexed into the City of Fort Atkinson. Council members on Tuesday unanimously approved the annexation of 75 acres of city-owned land, presently within the Town of Koshkonong, into the city. The annexation, City Manager Rebecca Houseman LeMire said, will allow the property owners to develop the property at higher densities and obtain urban services that are not available in the town, such as water and sewer. “The annexation of the subject parcels will further the city’s goal of...
Read MoreAnnexation of territory along Banker Road in Fort Atkinson advances
FORT ATKINSON, WISC. – An ordinance annexing the territory along Banker Road to the City of Fort Atkinson for a planned neighborhood was moved to a second reading by the city council June 15. City Manager Rebecca Houseman LeMire said that in 2019, the City of Fort Atkinson purchased three parcels of land along Banker Road in the Town of Koshkonong with the intention of annexation and future residential development. The annexation, she said, will allow property owners to develop the property at higher densities and obtain urban services not available in the town, such as water and...
Read MoreFort Atkinson OKs Interactive Zoning Map
FORT ATKINSON, WISC. – On June 8, the Fort Atkinson City Council approved the scope of services with Vandewalle & Associates Inc. for creating an Interactive Zoning Map for the city at a cost not to exceed $6,325, including the 15% contingency.
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