Kewaunee Mayor Jason Jelinek hopes after years of waiting, the community can move forward on a number of different projects that have been in the works. The first-term mayor gave updates to the city’s community center and economic development opportunities during its most recent Committee of the Whole meeting. The community center is looking for a new location after it was determined keeping it in its current place above the Kewaunee Fire Station would be cost-prohibitive. Jelinek says people interested in building a new community center have targeted an area near Stump Pond as an option, but some other factors need to be considered including the site’s infrastructure.

He adds the city has gone out of its way to make sure developers know they are serious about redevelopment, especially when it comes to its revamped harbor and the site of the former Marquette school.

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