Residents Monday helped Sturtevant trustees compile a wish list of potential details they’d like to see included in future development along Highway 11. The village board and the Community Development Authority held the joint meeting as the first of what Village President Steve Jansen hopes will be several conversations with residents and village business owners. A […]
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SC Johnson Expansion Plans at Heart of Misunderstanding with Sturtevant
The possible expansion of SC Johnson’s Waxdale manufacturing plant and the company’s lack of disclosure about its plans there is making some Sturtevant trustees wonder if all the fuss over Willow Road – and now the village’s yard waste site – could have been avoided. Specifically, SCJ CEO Fisk Johnson and spokesperson Kelly Semrau have both made public statements about Willow Road and how […]
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Opinion: Deal Between SC Johnson & Sturtevant Should be Done
When Sturtevant trustees earlier this month decided not to sell their yard waste dump site to SC Johnson, that should have been the end of the Willow Road relocation story. But, SCJ isn’t quite ready to let go, so village officials continue to meet with company representatives to try and hammer out a deal. For […]
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Sturtevant Tells SC Johnson No Deal for Yard Waste Site
Sturtevant trustees Tuesday unanimously approved the rejection of land purchase offers from SC Johnson for both a straight deal for the village’s yard waste site and to buy a parcel for a new waste site. Village President Steve Jansen said the board agreed the 8.5-acre yard waste site located north on 87th Street at the […]
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Willow Road Committee Dissolved, SCJ Makes Offer for Village Land
As expected, Sturtevant trustees Tuesday unanimously approved the dissolution of a negotiating committee charged with working out a deal with SC Johnson to re-direct Willow Road ahead of a state plan to widen Durand Avenue. The decision followed the news that SCJ is interested in buying vacant Highway 11 frontage properties as well as the […]
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Negotiations Between Sturtevant & SC Johnson Result in Dead End at Willow Road
Negotiations between Sturtevant and SC Johnson have ended in the dead end of a cul de sac for Willow Road. At the village board meeting Tuesday, trustees are expected to approve a resolution dismantling a special negotiating committee that was tasked with working out a deal with SCJ over a 2.6-acre parcel of land needed […]
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Sturtevant Cancels Eminent Domain, Willow Road Resolution Close
Sturtevant trustees Tuesday voted unanimously to rescind eminent domain action against SC Johnson over a 2.6-acre parcel of land the village says it needs to relocate Willow Road ahead of the state’s Highway 11 widening project. After meeting in closed session for 90 minutes to discuss the progress of meetings between a Sturtevant committee appointed […]
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Sturtevant Talking SC Johnson, Willow Road
Sturtevant trustees will meet in closed session Tuesday to discuss on-going negotiations with SC Johnson representatives about the Willow Road relocation project. Eminent domain action earlier this month, specifically, a relocation order, was tabled for two weeks so a new negotiation committee could continue meeting with SCJ reps to hammer out an agreement for 2.6 […]
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Sturtevant Forms Committee to Negotiate Willow Road with SCJ
After listening to comments from various SC Johnson employees and two state lawmakers Tuesday at the Sturtevant Village Board meeting, trustees unanimously approved holding over a relocation order for Willow Road and continuing negotiations between the parties. Specifically, the relocation order was tabled for two weeks – until the next board meeting – so a […]
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Sturtevant Votes to Keep Talking to SCJ, Tackle Willow Road in 2016
Sturtevant trustees Tuesday voted unanimously to carry on conversations with SC Johnson about a 2.6-acre parcel of land the village needs to relocate Willow Road next year ahead of the state’s Highway 11 expansion project. What that means, Village President Steve Jansen explained, is that village staffers will continue to meet with representatives from SCJ, […]
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Sturtevant Talking SC Johnson, Independent School District
Sturtevant trustees will meet in closed session Tuesday to discuss the situation with SC Johnson and the Willow Road relocation project. Representatives from SCJ will not be present, Village Administrator/Clerk Mary Cole confirmed. This meeting comes on the heels of letters exchanged between the village and SCJ that argue whether or not the company was […]
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Trustees Talking SCJ, Willow Road Land Situation Tuesday
Sturtevant trustees Tuesday will talk more about their attempt to purchase six acres of land from the southern end of Waxdale, SC Johnson’s manufacturing plant in the village, and the company’s objection to the deal. In a nutshell, Sturtevant officials want to buy the land in order to re-route Willow Road so it connects with what […]
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SC Johnson Threatens Investment in Sturtevant Over Land Purchase
A road relocation project in Sturtevant as well as any further investment in the village by SC Johnson is in jeopardy, according to a letter from company chair Fisk Johnson. The letter was delivered over the weekend to Sturtevant trustees and Village Administrator/Clerk Mary Cole in answer to a letter from the village outlining a […]
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Willow Road Relocation Moving Forward
The relocation of Willow Road in preparation for the county’s Highway 11 project is moving forward. Sturtevant trustees Tuesday are expected to approve two resolutions that authorize the relocation and hire an appraiser so the village can acquire the necessary land and/or easements. The Willow Road relocation – most of which will be paid by the […]
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