The Green Bay City Council on April 15 approved the Red Smith development project that has been met vocal opposition from neighbors over proposed apartments with the stipulation that developer Moski Corp. will not build more than the 160 units already proposed in its mixed-use development.
The additional language followed nearly 45 minutes of public comments sparring over many of the same points that have been brought up in previous city meetings on over 400 housing units proposed in Green Bay’s far northeast side. The need for affordable housing from several residents clashed with many neighbors’ wishes to remain a neighborhood of single-family homes, worries of potential ecological damage, as well as traffic and safety concerns.
The proposal called for:
- Single-family homes and duplexes: 218 single-family home lots and nine lots suitable for duplexes will take up 114.8 acres of the site along Sussex Road.
- Apartments: 160 units spread out among 10 buildings will occupy 18 acres on the southwest portion of the site.
- Green space: 29.5 acres of green space and stormwater detention basins.
- Commercial development: 5.9 acres for future retail or office development.
Kent Bond, a Red Smith resident, said there had been no coordination on the developer’s part to ensure the protection of endangered species and there was no current stormwater plan with the state Department of Natural Resources. The developers later responded that though they had not yet applied for all permits, they had followed the city’s comprehensive plan…