Where Sheboygan
stands right now.
Before I dream about anything, I want to know what's already true. Here's the money that's committed, what's under construction and what's approved but stuck. October 2026.
Money committed
Harbor Centre Marina: $3.017M advance (Nov 2024), TID 21. Enterprise fund carries a $4.4M deficit.
Pedestrian bridge: $12M in the 2027 budget ask, $7.16M TID 21 debt + $4.84M federal grant.
Malibu Apartments: revenue obligation up to $8M (Apr 2026).
Amazon: ~58 acres at SouthPointe, $35K/acre formula, final price unresolved.
Vollrath TID 26: district created Apr 2026; agreement Nov 2025; adopted 8–0 with two abstentions.
TID 27: created Sept 2026, Northon Plastics facility, ~$3M costs, 36 jobs retained.
Timberwood Meadows / Gartman Farm (TID 23): ~$151M costs, ~$552M projected new value; $10M Phase 1 infrastructure in the 2027 budget.
Public Safety Campus: schematic design approved 9–0 (Mar 2026).
Flock cameras: terminated 10–0 (Sept 8, 2026).
Moving dirt
428 Wisconsin Ave (former Senior Activity Center): demolished, grass growing, county vehicles on the lot. Future use undetermined.
Roads: Taylor Dr & Wilgus Ave (Buteyn-Peterson), Erie Ave (LaLonde), N. 6th & 7th (LaLonde), N. Commerce St (Vinton), South Business Dr (Vinton).
Gartman property: Mashuda holds Phase 1 and Phase 3 awards.
Sheboygan Inn: demolished 2025. Mead Library: masonry sealant (Berglund). Marina fuel system: $91,100 repairs.
Southside interceptor: Foth engineering; easements authorized.
Approved but not moving
Approved isn't the same as signed. Signed isn't spent. Spent isn't built.
Timberwood Meadows agreement: tabled 3–2 (Mar 2026), while its $10M sits in the 2027 budget.
Public Safety Campus: design authorized; construction award not located.
TID 21 variances: $5M buildings, $2M land, $750K trails, authorized, contracts open.
TID 23: $8M improvements line, contract state unresolved.
Harbor View Lofts, Luedke/Jakum Hall, Aurora site, Mayline, Gateway: agreements exist; on-the-ground status varies.
What changed in 2026
Flock installed → terminated. City Attorney resigned. Ransomware hit city systems. Perrella resigned; District 7 vacant. Bob Nixon confirmed to the Housing Authority.
County timeline: budget introduction Oct 20, public hearing Oct 27, adoption Nov 3.
What's next
That's where we are. Here's what I'd love to see next: the lake → · the park → · marina to downtown →