Comprehensive plan update shifting southeast area to housing
De Pere, WI
Summary
The city is finishing its comprehensive plan update, with the southeast area shifting from business park to mixed-use to help address housing needs. A new SmithGroup contract adds public engagement money, and the Lawrence Drive land use change is part of that picture.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
$28,171 for added SmithGroup engagement, paid from TIF districts 7, 18, and 9, the general fund, and the GIS budget.
Residents get more chances to weigh in on downtown and southeast-area plans; future housing demand is better met.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Plan Commission - Sep 28, 2026
The draft comp plan would flip the southeast business park growth area toward mixed-use neighborhoods with housing, responding to the housing crisis and cutting down on giant low-employment warehouses.
Plan Commission - Jun 22, 2026
The city is finishing its comprehensive plan update, with the southeast area shifting from business park to mixed-use to help address housing needs. A new SmithGroup contract adds public engagement money, and the Lawrence Drive land use change is part of that picture.
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