The
Tower Times
City of Stoughton
Issue 2, Summer 2015
has become a new home to Lageret, a wedding and celebration venue.
A Y EAR IN R EVIEW We have all enjoyed watching the new Cultural Heritage Center, LIVSREISE, grow and open during Syttende Mai 2015. We look forward to all that it will bring to Stoughton residents, Stoughton business and visitors alike. AJ Arnett, Norse View Holdings LLC has brought the majority of residential development to Stoughton in 2015 by building 9 single family homes and planning 28 more at the corner of Cty Hwy B and N. Page Street. Stoughton Hospital continues to work on parking lot reconfiguration and additions while beginning an addition and remodel of the ambulance garage and emergency/urgent care rooms. Skaalen Home Retirement Services is remodeling all 3 residential wings on the east side of their building. Viking Brew Pub, owned by Vik and Lori Malling became Stoughton’s first brew pub when it opened in August 2014. Milestone Senior Living is constructing a 40 unit senior living complex at 2220 Lincoln Avenue. Spanrie Properties is building a 7unit multiplex residential building at 2301 Lincoln Avenue. Jordan Tilleson and Nicole Hines continue to seek the right location for Stoughton’s first Doggie Daycare, potentially at the former Stoughton Lumber location. The historic Turner & Atkinson Tobacco Warehouse at 515 E Main Street
Purple Ocean LLC continues to work to remodel and convert the old Pack ‘R Place, located at 208 W Main Street into a takeout restaurant. Main Street Kitchen moves into a more central Main Street location at 120 E Main Street. Fahrenheit 364, opened at 364 E Main Street across from the Stoughton Opera House, providing refreshments to Opera House patrons. Level Up The Natural Athlete, opened at 225 Hoel Avenue by remodeling the old church building at that location. Meloniece Gaskin has opened a new Group Daycare at 1425 E. Main Street. The City has begun to work with NAFA, a current business located in our industrial park to help them grow and expand, right here in Stoughton utilizing the new property north of our current business park. Zalk Josephs Fabricators LLC completed a 14,753 sq. ft. addition to their facility at 400 Industrial Circle. The Stoughton FUDA, Future Urban Development Area, study concluded in April 2015. The City of Stoughton, Stoughton Area School District, surrounding townships worked with the Capital Regional Planning Commission to discuss and plan what the future of our area may look like. Stoughton High School is receiving a new entry and facelift over the summer months. The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign War have begun fundraising for the new Veterans Memorial Park, located just outside the city limits in the town of Pleasant Springs. The City of Stoughton and Stoughton Redevelopment Authority continue to pursue the purchase of the former Milfab site and redevelopment of the river front redevelopment area. The City of Stoughton continues to work with Forward Development Group on the Kettle Park West project, Phase 1 contains a new 34.1 acre commercial center at the corners of Hwy 51 and 138. This development will bring a Wal-Mart supercenter, a new Kwik Trip, a Mc Farland Bank branch as well as many other retail opportunities to Stoughton. Phase 2 and 3 of this development may bring additional business opportunities, mixed use and residential development. As Stoughton’s Mayor, I continue to work to fulfill our goal of retaining and bringing new jobs, goods and services for all in our community.