**Updated 8:15 p.m. April 6 Member of the Sturtevant Village Board Tuesday approved an offer to purchase four properties along Durand Avenue that front the Cobble Court residential development. The parcels – referred to in a village press release as the Cobble Court Commercial properties – are part of what was supposed to be the […]
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Sturtevant Residents, Business Owners Weigh In About Future Development
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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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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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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No One Injured in Minor Train Derailment in Sturtevant
Crews from Union Pacific Railroad are on the scene of a minor train derailment near Willow Road and Durand Avenue. The incident happened around 1Â p.m. Tuesday, and no one was injured, UP Rail spokesperson Mark Davis confirmed. “This was a local train serving customers in the area,” he said. “Two wheels on the locomotive and […]
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Opinion: SCJ Threatens to Leave Over 2.6 Acres Worth $70,000
The situation between Sturtevant and SC Johnson over a 2.6 acre parcel of land worth approximately $70,000 has moved from a negotiation to what appears to be a stalemate. At issue is the village’s need to acquire a sliver of land located at the southern end of Waxdale, SC Johnson’s primary manufacturing plant, so Willow Road […]
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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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Highway 11, Willow Road Reconstruction Slated for 2017
Getting into and out of the Blain’s Farm & Fleet parking lot will get easier – and safer – with the addition of a traffic light at Durand Avenue and what is now 84th Street as part of a larger improvement plan. Sturtevant trustees last week approved an agreement with the state Department of Transportation […]
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Highway 11 Construction on the Horizon
Residents are invited to a public information meeting to learn about planned improvements to a stretch of Highway 11. Traveling through Sturtevant and Mount Pleasant will get a lot more interesting once crews start working to widen Durand Avenue. The project is not slated to begin for another couple of years – 2017 was the earliest […]
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