Future of Downtown Stevens Point

This week we’ll look at the efforts to revitalize and redevelop downtown Stevens Point. With its mall facing foreclosure, and the loss of longtime anchor J.C. Penney, city leaders are working to attract new tenants, to tie a strong base of locally owned retail stores to the nearby UW Stevens Point campus, and to better market the area’s historic architecture, public spaces and riverfront location. Guests will be: Stevens Point Mayor Andrew Halverson; Director of Community Development Mike Morrissey; and developer Mark Craig, General Manager of Compass Properties. The discussion will include comparisons to the recent successful redevelopment of downtown Wausau, in which Morrissey and Craig both played important roles.