St. John council approves riverfront district
The creation of a riverfront district will allow the town to obtain more liquor licenses.
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The creation of a riverfront district will allow the town to obtain more liquor licenses.
The town hopes to adopt a resolution establishing a Riverfront Development District by the end of July.
"There is a certain style to the town and we are not looking to go far away from what St. John is."
During a recent meeting, the St. John Plan commission approved a new 102-lot subdivision along Calumet Avenue. Jack Slager, with Schilling Development, representing CWS Holdings, developer of Greystone, has previously said the single-family homes will compose Greystone unit 3, which is on the former Sikma farm. The homes will be on a 44.86-acre parcel on the west side of Calumet, south of Greystone unit 2, Slager said. Slager noted the homes will be developed with higher-than-normal architectural standards. The higher standards were "part of the trade off to go to a R-2 sty...