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This community’s next sizable housing development — featuring the eventual construction of more than 110 units — will soon be underway now that the Greenville City Council has given its stamp of approval. The City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the Forest View Planned Unit Development (PUD) Site Plan submitted by Green Development Ventures LLC of Portage.
Three years ago, this city embarked upon one of the largest municipal projects in its history — a multi-million dollar project featuring both renovation and expansion of the wastewater treatment plant. However, now three years into that endeavor, the costs for the project have ballooned to a point that the city is seeking alternative financing in the form of a potential low-interest loan.
Accomplishing a “high priority” goal of some local officials — as well as numerous downtown business owners and renters — parking in Greenville’s downtown district is about to get a little easier. Last week, construction began on the $1.3 million bond project pursued by the Greenville Downtown Development Authority, which will concentrate heavily on upgrading much of the infrastructure downtown.
With revenues and expenditures balanced and the fund balance of the city’s general fund sitting as hefty as ever, members of the Greenville City Council have adopted the upcoming fiscal year budget feeling confident. During a special meeting on Tuesday, council members voted unanimously to accept the 2023-2024 fiscal year budget, which begins July 1, as presented by City Manager George Bosanic.
The next sizable housing development in Greenville is nearing its final steps of approval, pending a final decision from the City Council. The Greenville Planning Commission on April 27 voted unanimously to recommend approval of the Forest View Planned Unit Development Site Plan submitted by Green Development Ventures LLC.