The building that housed the former Richter’s Marketplace grocery store in Burlington’s Pine Crest shopping center has been vacant for more than a year.
And despite the hopes of many residents to again have another shopping option, it doesn’t appear any retail proposals are imminent for the vacant space.
However, one of the city’s booming businesses – Wisconsin Vision Associates, a contact lens distributor – needs the space and has pitched a plan to purchase the entire shopping center and use the space once occupied by groceries to fill contact lens orders.
WVA’s purchase is contingent on the business receiving approval to rezone the parcel from retail to light manufacturing.
Coverage of WVA’s zoning request is the lead story in this week’s edition of the Burlington Standard Press. The newspaper will be available at local retail outlets on Thursday and subscribers will receive their copies with Thursday’s mail.
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Here’s a look at some of the other stories in this week’s edition:
- A TRIBUTE TO JOSH: On the wrestling mat, Josh Bird was a ball of stubborn determination as he willed his way to two state championships. Later, as a coach, he knew just the right words to fire up young athletes. Bird, who died in a motorcycle accident last May, was memorialized Saturday during dual meet between Burlington and Union Grove.
- ICY RESCUE FOR A BRAVE DEPUTY: Kenosha County Sheriff’s deputy Colin Coultrip knew he had to dive into a frozen pond when he first responded to a call east of Hooker Lake near 236th Avenue and 80th Place to rescue a man submerged in the water. Coultrip, on Dec. 20, was the first of six deputies who answered the call shortly before 5 p.m. from a resident indicating a 57-year-old Salem Lakes ice fisherman fell through the ice.
- AN UNBREAKABLE BOND: U.S. Army Cpl. Dustin Borchardt, a military working dog handler from Burlington, has led a career that many K9 handlers can relate to – long work days with vigorous training, a mental awareness for their surroundings that never turns off, and, of course, an unmatched dedication to their four-legged partners.
- COVID TESTING MOVES TO FAIRGROUNDS: As winter weather settles in, Racine County’s community testing site for COVID-19 will move to the Racine County Fairgrounds in Union Grove. The site – which will provide drive-thru testing with suitable protection for the members of the Wisconsin National Guard members who conduct the testing – will run Wednesdays from Jan. 6 to March 10. – Page 3
- CHRISTMAS WISHES: Sports columnist Mike Ramczyk asks people throughout the area what Christmas means to them. He also shares his own thoughts on the holiday during a year like few others.
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