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Brian Johnston

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Developer Wants Changes to Sheraton Hotel Plans

Hotels would be built on College Avenue instead of Howell.

The developer of a planned Four Points by Sheraton hotel and long-term parking lot at College and Howell wants some changes to the plans previously approved by the city. But after running into resistance at the Oak Creek Plan Commission's meeting Tuesdsay night, the plans may stay status quo. Under the revised plans, the hotel, which will include a restaurant and conference center, would be built on College Avenue, rather than Howell as originally proposed. An 1,830-space parking lot, meanwhile, would be built facing Howell Avenue instead of College. The lot will be for people using Mitchell International Airport and include a valet service. Greg Trapani of Syner G Hotel Group, the company developing the facility, acknolwedged the changes …

Big Changes Coming For Portion of Highway 100

Reconstruction of interchange, street set to begin in 2014.

2014 is shaping up to be a big year for a stretch of Ryan Road in Oak Creek.  Though plans aren't finalized, the state Department of Transportation is moving forward with a proposal to reconstruct the Ryan Road interchange, as well as the portion of Ryan (Highway 100) between 27th Street and Howell Avenue.  The Oak Creek Plan Commission last night began discussions about the types of features it wants for the latter. Oak Creek will get an undetermined amount of money, called Community Sensitive Design Funds, that allow cities to enhance transportation projects with features such as landscaping, decorative street lights and way-finding signage.  Commissioners called the funds a "good opportunity" to brighten up the corridor and enhance what…

Henry Johnson

5:28 pm on Friday, September 23, 2011

Please already, Fix 13th street from Oakwood to Rawson and get it over with, it's been awful for the last 10 years! Mayor Dick Bolander make a statement for the Oak Creek taxpayers and fix this first!   more ›

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