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The city of La Crosse has a lot going on right now — from transforming the now-closed library and tearing down the Kmart, to rezoning for housing by the old Shopko at Bridgeview Plaza and establishing new TIDs on the causeway and by Black River Beach.

To help explain all that, Mac Kiel joins, as we break down the process for what comes next with the old north library and recap her mayor district forum from Monday night — a district that contains both the old Kmart and new elementary school.

To help explain all of it, Mac Kiel stops in studio, as we break down the process for what comes next with the old north side library and recap the mayor district forum from Monday night — a district that contains both the old Kmart and the new elementary school.

Kiel, who is on the Library Board, also walks us through the choices they had that led to the north side library closing.

The building has now gone through the RFEI (Request for Expression of Interest) process, and we talk about the formal and informal proposals that were reported by WIZM on Monday.

Plus, Kiel explains the next steps — the RFP (Request for Proposal) process — which happen Wednesday at the Economic and Community Development Commission (ECDC). 

We walk through some of the six-page document on the ECDC agenda that lays out what the city might want from those submitting RFPs.

Before we got to that, though, Kiel went to the mayor’s District 7 forum, which was also led by city council member Gary Padesky. She talked about what the 30 or so attendees brought up, including the old Kmart coming down— possibly this summer — and the new elementary school going up.

Lastly, we ended with next week’s Finance and Personnel Committee meeting discussing TIDs (Tax Incremental Districts) — one in the Gundersen area, plus others in the Black River Beach area and on the pike headed to La Crescent.

Kiel does her best — again — to help explain a TID. 

We began the show, though, sulking over Giannis Antetokounmpo getting traded.

Kiel is a former La Crosse City Council member, who is an advocate for providing the public with what is happening with city government. She also serves on some city boards and works with the unsheltered population.

The city of La Crosse has a lot going on right now &mdash; from transforming the now-closed library and tearing down the Kmart, to rezoning for housing by the old Shopko at Bridgeview Plaza and establishing new TIDs on the causeway and by Black River Beach.
To help explain all that, Mac Kiel joins, as we break down the process for what comes next with the old north library and recap her mayor district forum from Monday night &mdash; a district that contains both the old Kmart and new elementary school.
To help explain all of it, Mac Kiel stops in studio, as we&nbsp;break down the process for what comes next with the old north side library and recap the mayor district forum from Monday night &mdash; a district that contains both the old Kmart and the new elementary school.
Kiel, who is on the Library Board, also walks us through the choices they had that led to the&nbsp;north side library closing.
The building has now gone through&nbsp;the RFEI (Request for Expression of Interest) process, and we talk about the formal and informal proposals that were <a href="https://www.wizmnews.com/2026/06/22/community-center-grocery-store-among-closed-library-building-proposals/">reported by WIZM on Monday</a>.
Plus, Kiel explains the next steps &mdash; the RFP (Request for Proposal) process &mdash; which <a href="https://cityoflacrosse.legistar.com/DepartmentDetail.aspx?ID=50106&amp;GUID=AEBCF739-D81A-431F-9C5E-C723098B1645">happen Wednesday at the Economic and Community Development Commission</a>&nbsp;(ECDC).&nbsp;
<a href="https://cityoflacrosse.legistar.com/DepartmentDetail.aspx?ID=50106&amp;GUID=AEBCF739-D81A-431F-9C5E-C723098B1645"></a>We walk through some of the six-page document on the ECDC agenda that lays out what the city might want from those submitting RFPs.
Before we got to that, though, Kiel went to the mayor&rsquo;s District 7 forum, which was also led by city council member Gary Padesky.&nbsp;She&nbsp;talked about what the 30 or so attendees brought up, including the old Kmart coming down&mdash; possibly this summer &mdash; and the new elementary school going up.
Lastly, we ended with next week&rsquo;s Finance and Personnel Committee meeting discussing TIDs (Tax Incremental Districts) &mdash; one in the Gundersen area, plus others in the Black River Beach area and on the pike headed to La Crescent.
Kiel does her best &mdash; again &mdash; to help explain a TID.&nbsp;
We began the show, though, sulking over Giannis Antetokounmpo getting traded.
Kiel is a former La Crosse City Council member, who is an advocate for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/MacKielforCityCouncil">providing the public&nbsp;</a>with what is happening with city government. She also serves on some city boards and works with the unsheltered population.

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