We Energies buying large harbor area project site for environmental cleanup, eventual redevelopment

A large redevelopment site in Milwaukee`s inner harbor area that has been dormant for several years is being sold to We Energies.

A bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved the sale of the 47-acre former Milwaukee Solvay Coke Co. site, 311 E. Greenfield Ave., to the utility, company spokeswoman Cathy Schulze said.

The site is primarily south of E. Greenfield Ave., along the Kinnickinnic River and roughly two blocks east of 1st St...

...We Energies wants to buy the property because it is among several businesses that are responsible for the site`s extensive environmental cleanup, Schulze said. The utility operated a gas works on the site decades ago.

"We`d like to be in a position to manage those costs," Schulze said.

The property could be redeveloped once it is cleaned.

But We Energies has no plans for the site, Schulze said....   ...more

Ken Notes: i wonder what they will do with it???