Extreme sports at Miller Park?
City has zoning say, Murphy says

March 31 -- Neighborhood residents will be consulted if plans for an extreme sports complex at Miller Park move forward, according to Ald. Michael Murphy.

The MIlwaukee Journal Sentinel reported last week that Martin Greenberg, whom Gov. Doyle has appointed to the Stadium District Board, has pitched a potential development for Miller Park grounds that sources say include an an active or extreme sports complex with a ski hill, restaurants and perhaps condos or a hotel.

Miller Park District Executive Director Mike Duckett did not return a phone call seeking more information about the proposal.

Murphy said he had not been contacted about Greenberg's proposal, and said it was "very speculative."

The city has zoning authority over stadium property, he said.

"The city will take an active interest in making sure residents' voices are heard on what they propose," Murphy said.

Miller Park is just south of the Story Hill neighborhood.

Current zoning of Miller Park property would allow some of the proposed development west of 44th St., according to Map Milwaukee and the city zoning code. That area is a Downtown zoning district, which allows hotels and sports facilities, but requires a special use permit for outdoor recreational facilities.

The area east of 44th Street is zoned for industrial use.

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