We Energies To Tear Down 4 More Houses Near Oak Creek Plant

OAK CREEK, WI — As We Energies moves to increase its buffer zone around the Oak Creek power plant, the utility reportedly has plans to raze four more homes in the area. Since 2009, the utility has amassed more than 200 acres acres around the power plant, which straddles the Racine and Milwaukee County line.

According to a report by the Racine County Eye, four raze permit requests were filed by We Energies last week with the Village of Caledonia for the destruction of homes at 7832 Douglas Avenue, 8127 Botting Road, 6005 County Line Road, and 5510 7 Mile Road. The utility has purchased 30 properties totaling over 200 acres since 2009, including one this month.

“As properties become available we deal with them on a case by case basis, we don’t publically discuss conversations we have with landowners and there is no directive or connection from We Energies either formal or informal to any real estate agent that has approached us with a property for sale,” said Amy Jahns, spokesperson for We Energies to the Racine County Eye.

Read more about this story here: WE ENERGIES TO TEAR DOWN MORE HOMES by the Racine County Eye.

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