NEW community projects funded by state building commission

GREEN BAY, WI – (WGBW & WISS) – Fifty community projects across Wisconsin will receive funding from the state building commission. Seven of those projects are in Northeast Wisconsin, bringing almost $5 Million to the area.

The community projects will be funded through the new Non-State Grant Program which was created in the 2023-25 biennial budget signed by Governor Tony Evers last summer. 

“I’m incredibly excited about these projects and the investments we’re making in communities in every corner of Wisconsin—this is great news for our state,” said Gov. Evers in a press release. “From strengthening hospital and emergency response services to honoring local veterans and supporting our tourism industry, among so much more, I’m looking forward to getting these critical investments out to communities that need them so these good folks can get to work on projects that will help serve our local communities.”

Funded community projects

The following projects were funded in Northeast Wisconsin:

$500,000 to the Door County Historical Society for the reconstruction of the Eagle Bluff Lighthouse Barn;

$250,000 to Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass for the renovation of the museum; 

$500,000 to On Broadway Inc. for the Green Bay Public Market; 

$850,000 to MENOMINI yoU for the Menomini yoU Inc. Waqsecwan Language Center;

$551,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of the Tri-County Area Inc. to assist in the construction of a new site in Ripon;  

$2 million to Outagamie County for the expansion of the Appleton International Airport concourse;   

$274,000 to the Appleton Public Library for the Appleton Public Library building project; 

Additional projects faded by State Building Commission

In addition to the Non-State Grant Program projects, the State Building Commission also approved the following for Northeast Wisconsin:

• Approval of a project to include a comprehensive campuswide fire alarm and smoke detection system replacement at UW-Green Bay; 
• Authorization for 24 facility maintenance and repair projects across various state agencies, including the Wisconsin Departments of Corrections, DHS, Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, and the UW System. 
• These projects will address infrastructure improvements, safety upgrades, and essential repairs to ensure the ongoing functionality and safety of state-owned facilities.   

See the full list of community projects here.