La Crosse, Wisconsin, City Planning Department Records

Contents List

Container Title
(Series 1)
Series: Capital Improvement Programs

Scope and Contents

The Capital Improvement Programs series (1952-1982) is comprised of budgets approved by the Common Council not just for Planning Dept. projects, but across all city departments. Also budgets submitted by the La Crosse Area Planning Committee (for the La Crosse Urban Area) are included here.

Box 1
Box 2
  Folder 1-4
Budgets, 1952-1982
Box 2
  Folder 5
La Crosse Area Planning Committee, 1972-1982
(Series 2)
Series: Capital Improvement Projects
Scope and Contents

Capital Improvement Projects include street improvements, Harborview redevelopment, Municipal Service Center, Valley View Mall, and flood projects undertaken by the city from 1967-1983.

Box 2
  Folder 6
Clinton Street bridge, 1976-1980
Box 2
  Folder 7
Funk Road, 1971-1973
Box 2
  Folder 8
Harborview, 1967-1983
Related Materials

Housing series: Redevelopment Authority file

Box 2
  Folder 9
Industrial Park, 1968
Box 3
  Folder 1-2
Lang Drive (State Highway 35), 1972-1981
Box 3
  Folder 3-5
Municipal Service Center, 1968-1977
Box 4
  Folder 1-3
State Road/Ebner Coulee/Pammel Creek flood control project, 1967-1990
Box 4
  Folder 4
Valley View Mall/Dayton-Hudson, 1976-1981
Box 4
  Folder 5
West Avenue reconstruction, 1978-1984
(Series 3)
Series: Economy/Marketing
Scope and Contents

The Economy/Marketing series (1966-1995) includes Downtown La Crosse Business Assoc., economic base studies, employment, “Forward Wisconsin” marketing grant, minority business enterprise, and retail sales.

Box 5
  Folder 1-3
Downtown La Crosse Business Association, 1978-1996
Box 5
  Folder 4-5
Economic base studies, 1975-1989
Box 5
  Folder 6
Employment, 1973-1983
Box 5
  Folder 7
"Forward Wisconsin" grant for regional marketing of industrial park, 1994-1995
Box 6
  Folder 1
Minority business enterprise, 1981-1989
Box 6
  Folder 2
Retail sales, 1966-1974
(Series 4)
Series: Health
Scope and Contents

The Health series includes the city Health Dept., Community Care Organization, La Crosse Committee on Aging, La Crosse County Comprehensive Health Planning Organization, and Western Wisconsin Health Planning Organization. These files date from 1967-1980.

Box 7
  Folder 1
City Health Department, 1967-1973
Box 7
  Folder 2-3
Community Care Organization, 1974-1980
Box 7
  Folder 4
La Crosse Committee on Aging, 1967-1977
Box 7
  Folder 5
La Crosse County Comprehensive Health Planning Organization, 1972-1973
Box 7
  Folder 6
Western Wisconsin Health Planning Organization, 1972-1975
(Series 5)
Series: Housing
Scope and Contents

Housing includes Community Development Committee (Community Development Block Grants), Community Housing Resource Board (Fair Housing), housing rehabilitation (not associated with the Block Grants), housing survey, La Crosse Area Planning Committee’s housing studies, 701 planning assistance, public housing (mainly the Schuh-Mullin project), and the Redevelopment Authority. This series dates from 1967-1990.

Box 8
  Folder 1
Community Development Committee (Community Development Block Grant), 1974-1976
Box 8
  Folder 2
Community Housing Resource Board (Fair Housing), 1977-1985
Box 8
  Folder 3
Housing rehabilitation, 1978-1989
Box 8
  Folder 4
Housing survey, 1970-1987
Box 8
  Folder 5
La Crosse Area Planning Committee: Housing studies, 1971-1974
Box 8
  Folder 6
701 planning assistance, 1972-1980
Box 9
  Folder 1
Public housing (low income), 1968-1971
Scope and Contents

Mainly the Schuh-Mullin project

Box 9
  Folder 2-3
Redevelopment Authority, 1967-1990
(Series 6)
Series: Park and Recreation Department
Scope and Contents

The Park and Recreation Department series consists of files associated with various parks and park projects, including Bluffview, Copeland, Hixon Forest, Myrick Park, North Side Beach (Black River Beach), Pettibone Island and Weigent Park. Other topics located here include the La Crosse Country Club, LAWCON funding (Land & Water Conservation Act), land ownership transfer of Memorial Field to the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse, the Myrick marsh RABBIT trail system, Open Space program, Park & Recreation La Crosse urban area inventory and analysis, and miscellaneous. These files date from 1962-1996.

Box 10
  Folder 1
Bluffview Park (Recreation Aid Program, 28th and Jackson), 1971
Box 10
  Folder 2
Copeland Park, 1980-1988
Box 10
  Folder 3
Hixon Forest, 1962-1996
Box 10
  Folder 4
La Crosse Country Club, 1981-1984
Box 10
  Folder 5
Land and Water Conservation Act (LAWCON) funding, 1969-1984
Box 10
  Folder 6
Memorial Field to UW-L, 1972-1982
Box 10
  Folder 7
Myrick Marsh RABBIT trail system, 1975
Box 10
  Folder 8
Myrick Park, 1976
Box 10
  Folder 9
North side beach (Black River beach), 1966-1981
Box 10
  Folder 10
Open Space program, 1970-1973
Box 10
  Folder 11
Park and Recreation La Crosse Urban Area inventory and analysis, 1969-1972
Box 10
  Folder 12
Pettibone Island, 1969-1970
Box 10
  Folder 13-14
Weigent Park (old Central High School site), 1967-1978
Box 10
  Folder 15
Miscellaneous
(Series 7)
Series: Transportation
Scope and Contents

Transportation is a large topic and includes federal and state transportation programs and financial aid. Highways include the proposed north-south corridors since 1967 under various names: La Crosse freeway (1968-1974), and Bicentennial highway (1975-1981). The most recent proposals (1997-1998) that led to a referendum are not included in this series. La Crosse Area Transportation Study files (1966-1974) are included here and consist of general files, Unified Work Program, and working documents. National Transportation Study files (1971-1974) include general documents for the La Crosse area, a 1971 and 1973 report, and the work program. Finally the TOPICS program (Traffic Operations Program to Increase Capacity and Safety in Wisconsin) (1967-1970) includes general and committee materials, intersection projects and a report. The intersections improved were Losey Blvd. & State Road, and West Ave. & Main St.

Box 11
  Folder 1-5
Federal Aid: Urban system, 1971-1994
Box 11
  Folder 6
Go Coulee Region, 1983-1984
Highways
Box 12
  Folder 1
Local and arterial, 1986-1987
Proposed north-south corridors
Box 12
  Folder 2
Bicentennial highway, 1975-1981
Box 12
  Folder 3
I-90 to Holmen and State Highway 93, 1975-1987
Historical Note

Part of this became rerouted US Highway 53

Box 12
  Folder 4
La Crosse freeway, 1968-1974
La Crosse Area Transportation Study
Box 13
  Folder 1-4
General files, 1966-1970
Box 13
  Folder 5-6
Unified Work Program, 1972-1974
Box 13
  Folder 7
Working documents, 1966-1968
National Transporation Study
Box 14
  Folder 1
General documents (La Crosse area), 1972-1974
Box 14
  Folder 2-3
Reports, 1971-1973
Box 14
  Folder 4
Work program, 1972
Traffic Operations Program to Increase Capacity and Safety in Wisconsin (TOPICS) Program
Box 14
  Folder 5
General and comittee materials, 1967-1974
Projects
Box 14
  Folder 6
Losey Boulevard and State Road, 1969-1975
Box 14
  Folder 7
West Avenue and Main Street, 1969-1972
Box 14
  Folder 8
Report, 1970
Box 14
  Folder 9
WisDot secretary's Select Committee on Mass Transit, 1987
(Series 8)
Series: Subject Files
Scope and Contents

Finally the general Subject Files include a wide range of topics, such as civil defense and a community shelter plan, zoning and housing codes, Community Improvement Committee (a citizen committee), computers and data processing, consultants, energy, La Crosse Area Planning Commission subcommittees, La Crosse Citizen’s Study Committee on Metropolitan Problems, La Crosse Improvement Corp., landfill (solid waste), Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission, and pollution. These files generally date from 1957-1989.

Box 15
  Folder 1
City hall safety, 1969-1970
Box 15
  Folder 2-3
Civil Defense: Community Shelter Plan, 1970-1972
Codes and ordinances
Box 15
  Folder 4
La Crosse area (not city), 1964-1972
Box 15
  Folder 5
La Crosse city subdivision zoning and regulations, 1957-1983
Community Improvement Committee
Box 16
  Folder 1
General files, 1967-1970
Box 16
  Folder 2
Dramatic Arts subcommittee, 1968-1970
Box 16
  Folder 3
Housing subcommittee, 1968
Box 16
  Folder 4-6
Workable program, 1964-1972
Computers
Box 16
  Folder 7-10
La Crosse Governmental Cooperative Data Processing Committee, 1973-1981
La Crosse Land Use Data Bank
Box 17
  Folder 1
General files, 1971-1973
Box 17
  Folder 2
Report, 1973
Consultants
Box 17
  Folder 3
Candeub, Fleissig & Associates, 1971-1977
Box 17
  Folder 4
Donohue & Associates, 1970-1971
Energy
Box 17
  Folder 5
General files, 1980-1985
Box 17
  Folder 6
Hydropower/Mitchell Energy Company, 1981
Box 17
  Folder 7
Resource recovery/Energy Recovery Inc., 1983
Box 17
  Folder 8
La Crosse Area Planning Commission subcommittees, 1974-1975
Box 17
  Folder 8A
La Crosse Area Planning Committe minutes, 2003
Box 17
  Folder 9
La Crosse Citizens' Study Committee on Metropolitan Problems, 1971-1972
Box 18
  Folder 1
La Crosse Improvement Corporation, 1968-1972
Box 18
  Folder 2
Landfill (solid waste), 1969-1977
Box 18
  Folder 3-5
Mississippi River Regional Planning Commission, 1971-1979
Pollution
Box 18
  Folder 6
Air, 1971-1991
Box 19
  Folder 1
Noise, 1971-1989
Box 19
  Folder 2
Water, 1970-1986
Box 19
  Folder 3
Speeches by City Planner Ron Bracegirdle, 1966-1985
Box 19
  Folder 4
Miscellaneous, 1967-1972