I'm originally from Michigan. I love Meijer and haven't been able to find a quality grocery store since I moved here. Pic N Save and Sentry prices are outrageously high. The stores are dark and small and they don't have a lot of variety. Pic N Save has a problem with outdated merchandise on their shelves.

Wis Park/We Energies and the dolts running Oak Creek at their finest; Ignoring the residents, and doing what they want to do in their quest for lining their pockets with taxpayer money.

It's no longer about who does what is right for the people and the city, or the best job; it's who can walk away with the most taxpayer money in their pocket.

we shop at groppies and outpost

So, did I miss something? Doesn't the Meier deal have to be approved first? Or, are you just figuring it's a done deal, which, regardless of citizen concern, it probably is.

It is ridiculous to have another grocery store on Howell ave! Bring in a new type of store that we dont have in the area...

I personally think that having meijer as an anchor for the Drexel project is a big mistake. We want to bring in unique businesses to that corner and we are not going to attract those with another big grocery store. Everyone I talk to feels the same way. Ikea has been tossed around and that would be a huge draw. People all over southeastern Wisconsin pack up a truck and drive to Illinois to shop at Ikea. We would be attracting lots of money from outside of Oak creek. Woodmans doesn't have a problem with meijer coming to oak creek because it will drive out pick n save. Then we will have a nice big empty store on the corner or Howell and Puetz.

I have lived in Oak Creek since 1989 and I shopped at Sentry until Woodman's in Kenosha opened in 1997. I was thrilled that Oak Creek got a Woodman's 8 blocks from my house so now I don't have to drive as far. I will NEVER stop going to Woodman's so I am disappointed that there will be no diversity for OC - we will become the city of grocery stores. So I guess I will never visit the new town center, I won't need to.

Meijer had the best prices in Columbus. They are clean and take great care of there Team Members. They will have many FT positions with bennifits for PT as well.
The company is still owned by the Meijer Family and not on the public exchange. You will tell a difference the first time you walk in the store that the TM are proud to be worki g there.

Regarding the number of food stores in Oak Creek, Sometimes you just have to say "scr*w it."
Let the stores battle til they "kill" each other. In the meantime consumers should enjoy the "lower" prices that these stores will need to offer to compete.
The death of a store means a now open building and piece of land that OC officials have to once again scratch their heads over and try to fix.

Pick in Save, for anyone of the oldies here that remember when they started, was no more than a huge bare bones warehouse with huge commercial shelving and bulk items. This was a good deal for the consumer. Similar to a Sam's Club. Now Pick n Save has "prettied" itself up and become just like all the rest.

I wouldn't mind seeing Pick n Save sound it's death knell.

I personally have found using PEAPOD more advantageous than any huge grocery store.
The 6.95 that I pay for delivery every two weeks more than makes up for the time going through aisles, standing in lines, gas to drive the store. Not to mention having to fInd time to shop the store. A few clicks of a mouse button and I can have everything ordered, schedule delivery to accomodate my lifestyle and make more time for me. I don't have to deal with moody check out clerks who are being pushed to move quickly because they have 25 people in their lines and are making minimum wage. I don't blame them for being moody.

They have weekly specials as well.
I don't work for Peapod---just an extremely happy customer.

WHY DONT WE JUST TURN THE CITY OVER TO WI-PAC AND BE DONE WITH IT THE CITY FATHERS SOLD OUT A LONG TIME AGO JUST LOOK AT ALL THE SWEET HEART DEALS THAT THEY HAVE RECIEVED AND LETS NOT FOR GET HOW THY TRIED TO KICK THE FARMER OFF HIS PROPERTY . .QUESTION WHY DO THEY ALWAYS GET SWEET HEART DEALS THEY BOUGHT ALL OF THIS LAND IN OAK CREEK AT FIRE SALE PRICES .
WE THE TAX PAYER NEED TO DEMAND FROM THE ELECTED HEADS OF THIS CITY THAT THEY WORK FOR US AND NOT WI-PAC. WHO WANTS TO SELL THE PROPERTY AND MAKE THERE PROFIT AND LAUGH ON THE WAY TO THE BANK

We have a hearing comimg up on the 11 of Feb. at 6:00 pm at the community center be there and let your voice be heard.

There will be a public hearing on the 11 of Feb at the Oak Creek community center attend and speak up and let the fathers know were you stand.

I shop at Woodmans a lot but do not "enjoy" it. Pick and Save is a nicer experience and cheaper.

competition is good for the consumer, Meijer sells many things that Woodman's & Target does not. You should do your homework before you spout off at the mouth.

I think it's sad that we have to put in something we already had which may eventually force people out of a job. Very sad. Can't Oak Creek think out of the box instead of the same old thing? Yes it might be a bit different, but not radically. Big plans again. What a joke it turns out to be.

Sorry Folks, It's a done deal. Attending the meeting Tuesday is a waste of your time. You'd be better advised to attend Oak Creek Citizen's Action meeting Thursday, 6PM, at the Community Center. Group hasn't had a meeting in nine months. What are Verhalen, et al excited about? Attendance is open to public, Membership drive in process. The group has fouled city plans in the past.
Mark your calendar and ATTEND.

Does anyone remember Jewel?? I will take my money to Outpost in Bay View.

Competition is good for the consumer to a degree. In a smaller community like oak creek many businesses give back to the community. Why would we want to put hardships on these businesses and possibly put some of our own residents out of work? I think we're maxed out on grocery and big box stores. Let's move on.

IKEA, Container Store, Macy's, etc. Many other options that would fit better here. Meijer is a great chain, but overkill, as well as more upcoming traffic problems, is definitely a concern. Needs to be discussed. Feb. 11th

Dirk, you missed the comment above. IT"S A DONE DEAL. Public opinions are not to be considered. Wis Park/OC needs something, anything for development. What traffic problems? They can lower the speed limit if necessary. Howell Ave. will become another 76th street. Residents should be advised to learn to use the side streets.

So disappointing although maybe Pick N Save on Howell would clean up its act a bit if another store came in. I am tired of expired food on the shelves, moldy fruit, frowning cashiers complaining loudly, and no one to bag my goods. I dread going to Woodman's because of the crowded conditions w/ many shoppers loading up multiple carts and its overall dumpiness. I often make the trek over to Sendik's just for a pleasant experience. I do think Meijer would kill Farm & Fleet if any business were to go as a result of it being built. For many reasons and OC's future, I really, really hope Meijer does not get built here.

Check out the website and do some research, people: www.meijer.com

Besides the standard grocery items, luxury name brands featured at Meijer include Carhartt, Caterpillar, Dickies, Hanes, Skecher, etc. and that wonderfully classy Sauder furniture....it does sound a lot like Farm & Fleet. Not very original or "hip" to say the least. Why don't we just put a Dollar Store, an Aldi, and a Checks Cashed there while we're at it?! I'm sure businesses will be fighting over who gets to build next to Meijer..................

Yea, the Goodwill, Value Village and St. Vincent De Pauls. Maybe Dimity will come back to Oak Creek and open a boutique thrift shop. She reports business is thriving on the south side.

I'll be outside the meeting next week handing out flyers letting the rubes know how their city is being destroyed. It will have specific questions you can ask the idiots in charge. Of course you won't get any real answers and it wont change anything, but it'll be fun to watch them squirm when you bring up these things that they thought nobody knew about.... get ready boys.

Let's get some new unique things not in the immediate SE suburbs to draw people in: HuHot, a sporting goods store (Dick's or Sports Authority), bookstore, Michael's, a decent shoe store to replace the poor tiny version of a Famous Footwear that was here, Portillo's, California Pizza Kitchen, or an UNO. OC needs to think about what would be a good addition to the businesses that are already thriving in the city and what kinds of things would add to the community without taking away from current businesses.

The amount of negativity and misinformation in these comments is sadly typical of every other comment section in the Patch, OCNow, and the Milwaukee Journal ...How in the world do you folks get through the day? Conspiracy theories, doom and gloom as the late Mayor Bolender used to say, outright lies, personal attacks on the elected officials that the majority of the residents voted for. How about some positive suggestions, how about going to the meeting with an open mind, why not look at the development as an opportunity to move the city forward, instead of trying to keep it locked down in some sort of 1950's version of what you think it used to be...Sad commentary on our society...

The late Mayor Bolendar, and council didn't allow the residents of OC any voice in their dirty deals with Wis Park, the Delphi Site, the Civic Center, the Peter Cooper Property on the lake front and the property on Howell and Oakwood, now did they? They repealed the Direct Legislation which would have provided residents with voice per referendum. They conducted all business in closed session as does the current mayor and council. They voted against the voice of the residents that spoke against their multi-million debt plan financing to manipulate the sale of valuable OC land and future development to Wis Park. Any misinformation the public shares is directly the result of the elect not the residents who have no control over the lack of governmental transparency. How much money would you suggest the city spend trying to develop per demands of Bolendar contracts on third and fourth class, cheap development with cozy non-profitable agreements with your elect? What is their personal gain for selling the city out? Were in a depression in case no one has informed you. In a depression business's fail go bankrupt as the general public lacks money to purchase. High end stores aren't investing they are holding on development until the economy picks up or we go flat broke they are not wasting resources on new stores that will not yield profits. OC is not the North Shore. This is a blue collar community composed of residents with the finances to shop discounted retail and resale.

Has the Meijer already been approved by the Oak Creek Plan Commission and Common Council? The flyer I received in the mail yesterday seems to imply this is already approved by the City. Seems to be a case of "this is what we are doing & if you don't like it, too bad." I thought the standard procedure for development in this City is that a public hearing must occur BEFORE something gets approved. That is even more critical on a development of this scale & importance.