Oak Creek acting Mayor Al Foeckler, who was recently appointed by the Common Council following the death of Dick Bolender, cast the deciding vote Tuesday night to move the city hall and library to the former Delphi site.
Foeckler cast his vote after the council deadlocked in a 3-3 tie, according to OakCreekPatch.com.
"With great respect for Mayor Bolender, Mayor Bolender's vision for the Delphi site and the thousands of residents that voted Mayor Bolender to three terms as mayor of Oak Creek, I vote aye," Foeckler said in casting the deciding vote to move forward plans to relocate the city hall and library to the corner of Drexel and Howell avenues.
Voting in favor of the plan were Aldermen Tom Michalski, Ken Gehl and Dan Jakubcyzk.
Aldermen Steve Scaffidi, Michael Toman and Dan Bukiewicz were opposed, saying they needed more questions answered, specifically from the Oak Creek-Franklin School District.
That's because the next step is to negotiate with the school district on land swaps that, as proposed, would end with the school district exchanging 50 acres of land it owns on Oakwood Road and Howell Avenue with the city for the 12-acre Civic Center site - where the city hall and library now stand at Puetz Road and Howell Avenue.
The city, in turn, would swap the Oakwood land with Wispark, the developer and owner of the Delphi property, for seven acres at Delphi to construct the civic buildings as part of a town-center development.
"It's a win-win-win situation. It's a win at Delphi, it's a win at the corner here (of Puetz and Howell) and it's a win at Howell and Drexel," Foeckler said. "Significant tax base being generated, significant number of jobs being generated."
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Oak Creek approves Delphi site for new city hall
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