Grace Kirchner, Leader Correspondent
The city of Clintonville has purchased approximately 19 acres for the expansion of Commercial Avenue in the city industrial park north of state Highway 156.
The city purchased the land from Dennis Fredrick for $285,425, or about $15,000 per acre. The money will come from Tax Incremental Financing District 3.
The city is working with the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Transportation to develop a road that would go around rather than through wetlands for the expansion of Commercial Avenue. The purchased land is north of the industrial park, south of Lunz Road and east of state Highway 22.
“With the purchase of the land we think the proposed road would be approved, as we are trying to avoid as much wetlands as possible and we think this is the best possible way,” City Administrator Lisa Kuss said.
If the expansion proposal is approved, construction will begin in spring.