The Racine Unified School District has reached a tentative agreement to buy the Sturtevant SportsPlex for about $5.2 million, but the deal still needs to be approved by the School Board. The Renaissance School, which had been looking at buying the Sportsplex, recently bought the building it currently occupies, according to Racine County property transfer records. The […]
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Developer Buys Property On Spring And Highway 31
The first purchase of a larger development on Spring and Highway 31 went through, Renaissance School bought the building it occupies, Strouf Funeral Homes sold and the land purchase for Dayton Freight went through at the end of 2015, according to Racine County property transfer records. Here are the highlights: The former Gup’s First Stop […]
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Trustees Talking State Budget with Vos, Final SportsPlex Rezone Conversation
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, Tuesday will visit the Sturtevant Village Board during a Committe of the Whole meeting to talk with trustees and any residents in attendance about Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed 2015-2017 budget. Vos was in Mount Pleasant a few weeks ago to conduct a similar Q&A with that village board. The Speaker’s […]
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Trustees Consider Marcus Liquor License, SportsPlex School Rezone
Whether or not Marcus Cinema at the Renaissance gets a Class “B” liquor license to add a Take Five Lounge comes down to a vote Tuesday during the Sturtevant Village Board meeting. Trustees first considered the idea in March but held off on a vote until board members could visit another Marcus location with a […]
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Renaissance School 1 Step Closer to Sturtevant Location
Only a handful of residents attended the public hearing Wednesday in Sturtevant about rezoning the Sturtevant SportsPlex so part of it can house grades K4 – 8th grade at the Renaissance School. Alan Acker was the only resident to speak. He asked if the school would be tax exempt, but President Steve Jansen assured Acker […]
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Rezoning SportsPlex to School Public Hearing Wednesday
Sturtevant trustees will hear comments and concerns Wednesday about rezoning the Sturtevant SportsPlex from industrial to commercial so the Renaissance School can set up shop there for a K4 – 8th grade private school. Renaissance is a private school, and many of its students attend using state-funded vouchers. Lutheran Urban Mission Initiative (LUMIN) is the organization that operates […]
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Renaissance Busing Dispute Could be Headed to Court
A busing dispute between the Racine Unified School District and Renaissance School could be headed to court. At issue is the district’s decision to end bus service at the end of the month for 44 Renaissance students because they are then transported to the school’s Kenosha campus, a story in The Journal Time reads. Specifically, […]
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Lehmann Expansion Approved, SportsPlex Public Hearing Scheduled
The Sturtevant Planning Commission Thursday approved an addition to Lehmann’s bakery and set the public hearing to rezone Sturtevant SportsPlex for Renaissance School. Lehmann’s, 9117 Durand Avenue, needs to expand to meet the growing demand for kringle, a story in The Journal Times reads. Having its signature pastry featured at Sam’s Club has increased the […]
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Sturtevant SportsPlex Rezone Headed to Plan Commission
Rezoning the Sturtevant SportsPlex from industrial to commercial property will go before the village Planning Commission in the coming weeks. Approving the change is the first step for the Renaissance School’s relocation and consolidation from two buildings in Pleasant Prairie and Mount Pleasant. Renaissance is a private school, and many of its students attend using […]
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SportsPlex Could Rezone Into Renaissance School Building
Beleaguered Sturtevant SportsPlex owner Fernando Bahena Tuesday told trustees that he is willing to surrender his liquor license if that’s what it takes to move the Renaissance School into his building. The SportsPlex is located in the Renaissance Business Park south of Highway 20. Bahena attended the village continual committee meeting with representatives from the […]