Is Franklin too snooty for Golden Corral?
The 27th Street dream runs into mundane reality.
Excellent distillation by Greg Kowalski of Franklinnow of last night's plan commission meeting and a conflict regarding a proposed GOLDEN CORRAL restaurant on 27th street in front of Gander Mountain (the photo above is of a random franchise location). The developer is Paul Bouraxis.
The Golden Corral petitioner summoned the chutzpah mention developer Bouraxis's other major Franklin project, the Lowe's, 2-strip-malls, Omega, Goodwill, Gander Mountain, Indian Creek condominiums "mixed-use complex."
You'll find a picture of that "complex" in the city planning encyclopedia, illustrating the term "Utterly Crapulent Development."
In 2000, Bouraxis proposed a "mixed-use commercial and residential development" on the property that was the 41 Twin and is now Northwestern Mutual. Dodged a bullet there, evidently.
The history of the developer also comes under investigation in this 2000 press release by then Atty. General Doyle.
http://archive.wispolitics.com/freeser/pr/pr0009/pr00092103.html
Where it states: Doyle said the lawsuit is against Paul Bouraxis, New Berlin, Riverwood Village, LLC, Milwaukee, and D.F. Tomasini Contractors, Inc., Waukesha, for allegedly violating water protection laws at a residential and commercial development in the City of Franklin. Bouraxis and Riverwood Village are the developers of the 63-acre site.
Recently much to do was made over another developer in Franklin that went ahead without proper DNR permits.
Posted by: Bryan Maersch | February 08, 2008 at 04:15 PM