RACINE — The Lincoln King Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan has left some residents a bit jittery as the Community Development Authority and the city begin buying properties and discussing eminent domain. Eminent domain statutes have historically been used to seize properties in predominantly Black communities such as Lincoln King to make room for development, so there […]
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Forced out, Foxconn neighbors empty out homes
It’s not likely that Jay and Carol Eckholm will be cheering when President Donald J. Trump arrives on Braun Road Thursday for a ceremonial groundbreaking for the expansive Foxconn/Wisconn Valley Science and Technology Park project. They spent Saturday finishing cleaning out their home of four and half years at 12325 Braun Road, bitter about how […]
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Wisconn Valley neighbors pull up stakes
Uncut grass fills the front lawn of many area homes, including 9407 Braun Road, as work continues on the expansive site for the future Foxconn company facility and Wisconsin Valley Science & Technology Park in the Village of Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin Monday, June 11, 2018. (c) Mark Hertzberg, for Racine County Eye Yards overgrown with wheat […]
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Opinion: Blighted label sets stage for Foxconn site to be swept clean
Click here to check out all of our coverage about Foxconn and Wisconn Valley. Another section of track was laid this week for the express train that is the $10 billion construction project for Foxconn Technology Group. The Village of Mount Pleasant Board awarded the first of two contracts for demolition work attached to the […]
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Mount Pleasant neighbors sue over eminent domain
Seven Mount Pleasant property owners have sued the village in federal court over how it is handling property acquisitions for Foxconn Technology Group. The landowners who filed the lawsuit own property located within the footprint where Foxconn wants to build an LCD manufacturing facility. Expected to generate 10,000 construction jobs and 3,000 permanent positions, the […]
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Property owners living in wake of Foxconn told home could be condemned
Families living in the path of a proposed $10 billion Foxconn Technology Group facility have been approached by the Village of Mount Pleasant to acquire their property, and more than one family has found the process confusing and frustrating. Not only do they say they’re being see-sawed by government officials, but the Village may be […]
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Contractors in Place for Potential Eminent Domain Ahead of FoxConn
The Village of Mount Pleasant is moving forward with preparations and preliminary work for the coming Foxconn development. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) is still negotiating the final contract between the state and the Taiwan-based technology manufacturer for the record-breaking manufacturing facility slated for Mount Pleasant. In the meantime, the village board has approved […]
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Sturtevant OK’s Blighted Property for Former Cobble Court Property
After two unanimous approval votes Wednesday, three parcels along Highway 11 were declared as blighted property, the Village of Sturtevant can now move forward with its development and redevelopment plans for the Durand Avenue corridor. The land is located in the 8400 block of Durand Avenue and was part of the defunct Cobble Court development that fell […]