HOME
​BUSINESS DIRECTORY
INVESTOR LOGIN
INVEST WITH US
Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce
  • About Us
    • Ambassadors
    • Board of Directors
    • Buy Local Bucks
    • Chamber Team
    • Committees
    • Communications
    • Contact Us
    • Invest With Us >
      • Chamber Membership at a Glance
      • Chamber Membership FAQs
      • Chamber Online Investor Application
  • Advocacy
  • Workforce
    • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
    • Explore Eau Claire Concierge Program
    • Jobs >
      • Job Board
    • Professional Development
    • Think Eau Claire >
      • Visiting Eau Claire
      • Moving to Eau Claire
    • Workforce Playbook
    • Western & Central Wisconsin Wage Survey
  • Education
    • Chamber Educational Foundation >
      • Leadership Eau Claire™
      • Youth Leadership Eau Claire >
        • Application & Tuition
        • Sponsors
    • Young Professionals (YPCV) >
      • Membership >
        • YPCV Membership Application
      • YPCV Board
      • Calendar of Events
      • YP Cares 2020
  • Investor Engagement
    • Chamber Sponsorships
    • Marketing Opportunities
    • Networking Opportunities
    • Our Newest Investors
    • Invest With Us
    • Investor Login
  • Events
    • Chamber Events Calendar >
      • Signature Events >
        • Breakfast in the Valley
        • Business at the Gardens
        • Business Salutes Eau Claire Golf Classic
        • Eau What a Night/Annual Meeting
    • Community Events >
      • Submit a Community Event
  • Blog

Chamber Blog


Sonnetag Event Center Project update

1/9/2020

 
Update provided by Eau Claire City Manager Dale Peters:

The follow information, which was developed jointly with UWEC, may be helpful.  Please use any or all of this information to update your membership on the status of the project.    

The decision by the YMCA to withdraw from participation in the Sonnentag Complex Project has led to a fundamental reimagining of the recreation and fitness component of the project, including how best to accommodate the requisite number of basketball/sports courts for Visit Eau Claire to capitalize on youth sports and other tourism attraction opportunities, as well as the facility needs of UW-Eau Claire and UWEC students.  This change has also required a re-examination of the financial pro forma models previously being used by partners for operational modeling purposes.

Representatives of UW-Eau Claire (including Chancellor Schmidt), Blugold Real Estate Foundation, City of Eau Claire (including City Manager Dale Peters), and Visit Eau Claire have been meeting at least once a week for the past five weeks to continue working through potential design and pro forma changes to the project and to define/refine details of the partnership between the city, Visit Eau Claire, UW-Eau Claire and Blugold Real Estate. 

Mayo Clinic is also being consulted regarding potential design and pro forma changes and how its footprint/business operations may evolve as a result of the YMCA withdrawal.  Mayo remains a committed partner in the project.

Eau Claire Community Complex, the developer of the project – has asked the design and construction management team (Ayres, Kahler-Slater, Market & Johnson) to explore a number of design options and to develop cost estimates for each option.  Eau Claire Community Complex also is working with Sports Facility Advisory and Sports Facility Management to obtain professional guidance and best practice information on operational budgets and market opportunities related to the various design scenarios.  It is anticipated that by January 17 the groups will have the data necessary to decide on specific direction regarding the program for event, fitness and recreation components in the Sonnentag Complex.

Blugold Real Estate Foundation is developing a Request for Information to solicit proposals from parties who may be interested in developing a hotel/restaurant on property owned by Blugold Real Estate near the Sonnentag Complex.  That RFI is expected to be released by January 10.

The original target date for a City Council public discussion about possible City of Eau Claire and Visit Eau Claire participation in the Sonnentag Complex Development was January 13.  For reasons that have been outlined, that target date has been moved to January 27.

In the meantime, all parties will continue to work together, and with their individual governance groups, to develop a memorandum of intent outlining the expansion of the event center portion of the project from 4,100 to more than 5,000 capacity, to meet the requisite basketball/sport court requirements for youth sports tournaments and other tourism opportunities, and to gauge interest in the development of a hotel/restaurant on the Sonnentag Complex site.

Regards,

Dale

Dale Peters
​Eau Claire City Manager

Comments are closed.

    Categories

    All
    Advocacy
    Awards & Recognitions
    Business Of The Week
    COVID 19 Information
    Leadership Eau Claire™
    Programs
    Ribbon Cuttings & Groundbreakings
    Small Street Journal
    The Perspective
    Workforce Development
    Young Professionals Of The Chippewa Valley
    Youth Leadership Eau Claire

    Eau Claire Chamber

    The Eau Claire Chamber of Commerce has more than 1,200 members.

    Archives

    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015

    RSS Feed

Picture
Find Us
Facebook
LinkedIn
​Twitter
Contact Us 
101 N Farwell St, Ste 101
Eau Claire, WI 54703
 Phone: (715) 834-1204
Fax: (715) 834-1956
​information@eauclairechamber.org 
Picture

​Copyright © 2020 Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce. All rights reserved.
​Privacy Policy

101 N. Farwell Street - Suite 101, Eau Claire, WI 54703
Phone: (715) 834-1204 |  Fax: (715) 834-1956  |   information@eauclairechamber.org
  • About Us
    • Ambassadors
    • Board of Directors
    • Buy Local Bucks
    • Chamber Team
    • Committees
    • Communications
    • Contact Us
    • Invest With Us >
      • Chamber Membership at a Glance
      • Chamber Membership FAQs
      • Chamber Online Investor Application
  • Advocacy
  • Workforce
    • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
    • Explore Eau Claire Concierge Program
    • Jobs >
      • Job Board
    • Professional Development
    • Think Eau Claire >
      • Visiting Eau Claire
      • Moving to Eau Claire
    • Workforce Playbook
    • Western & Central Wisconsin Wage Survey
  • Education
    • Chamber Educational Foundation >
      • Leadership Eau Claire™
      • Youth Leadership Eau Claire >
        • Application & Tuition
        • Sponsors
    • Young Professionals (YPCV) >
      • Membership >
        • YPCV Membership Application
      • YPCV Board
      • Calendar of Events
      • YP Cares 2020
  • Investor Engagement
    • Chamber Sponsorships
    • Marketing Opportunities
    • Networking Opportunities
    • Our Newest Investors
    • Invest With Us
    • Investor Login
  • Events
    • Chamber Events Calendar >
      • Signature Events >
        • Breakfast in the Valley
        • Business at the Gardens
        • Business Salutes Eau Claire Golf Classic
        • Eau What a Night/Annual Meeting
    • Community Events >
      • Submit a Community Event
  • Blog