Common Council, July 21, 2026
Approves Go Big Green Bay comprehensive plan amendment (Woodside/Humboldt area), 5-7 (denial failed), then voice vote approved
What happened
The Green Bay Common Council approved an ordinance rezoning 703, 707, and 713 Roy Avenue from neighborhood commercial to low-density residential (General Ordinance amendments), passed unanimously after a technical amendment correcting lot numbers.
- Jurisdiction
- Green Bay, WI
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- July 21, 2026
- Decisions
- 11 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 5-7 (denial failed), then voice vote approved
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsGo Big Green Bay
Approved 5-7Hotel Northland loan release and
ApprovedFree sample: decision 1 of 11
Ordinance amending section 42.3 (responsible bidder threshold)
Ordinance amending section 42.3 relating to the responsible bidder approval threshold from $25,000 to $50,000. Referred back to staff to add a required state statute provision.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Green Bay Common Council approved an ordinance rezoning 703, 707, and 713 Roy Avenue from neighborhood commercial to low-density residential (General Ordinance amendments), passed unanimously after a technical amendment correcting lot numbers.
Key Decisions (11)
Ordinance amending section 42.3 (responsible bidder threshold)
Rezoning at 703, 707, and 713 Roy Avenue
General Ordinance number 1126
Economic and Social Bill of Rights resolution
Communication re: duplicate ballot complaints (WEC findings report)
Go Big Green Bay comprehensive plan amendment (Woodside/Humboldt area)
Bereavement leave policy amendment (pregnancy loss)
Personnel Committee item four (improperly routed communication)
Public Arts Commission rotating sculpture program
Sidewalk builder licenses (NNL Concrete, Everett's Concrete)
Hotel Northland loan release and development agreement termination (304 North Adams)
Development Activity (2)
Hotel Northland
Commercial
JBS development
Industrial
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
The comprehensive plan amendment allowing mixed residential (including larger apartment…
Commercial Demand
Hotel Northland (304 North Adams) is changing ownership to Tertium…
Labor
Green Bay retains significant manufacturing employment (JBS plant, other developments)…
Infrastructure
City water supply from Lake Michigan has surplus capacity and…
Who Spoke (27)
On the record: 10 councilmembers, the clerk, an attorney, the applicant, and 6 members of the public.
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