Better City Superior

09/02/2021

Check out our recent Project Update for the current status of the Better City Superior initiative.
http://bettercitysuperior.org/projectupdate.html

Superior continues to explore ways to make gains on enhancing and expanding community assets.
https://www.superiortelegram.com/news/government-and-politics/7158760-Superior-officials-will-explore-the-feasibility-of-a-convention-center?fbclid=IwAR0omweLw685Zt5rSqyp4vWx5QOiyrt_Xl7Y9IjrhgB1TU6BaDRbvYnJvKI

Better City Superior achieved a major milestone with a Superior Exposition District being included in the Governor's 2021-2023 biannual budget. This was the closest we have been to our goal in the last nine years. Unfortunately, the legislature vetoed the entire budget, for many reasons, and with it...

03/12/2020

On March 11, the state Senate Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Trade unanimously passed SB 157 after testimony from Better City Superior supporters. This is exciting news for the Exposition District efforts! We are hopeful the bill will make it onto the schedule for a full Senate vote before the session closes on March 24. Stay tuned for more details.

10/31/2019

Our progress continues! On October 30th, Assembly Bill 167 successfully passed through the Ways and Means Committee with an 8-2 vote!

Next steps are for AB 167 to receive a full Assembly vote – we continue to work on securing support for this vote – and a hearing for the companion Senate Bill 157, which is being worked on for November or early December.

It’s been six years from initial planning and concept to the doorstep of permission to create a Superior Exposition District and unlocking this very unique economic development tool for Superior. We are thankful for the continued community support this initiative has received. We wouldn’t be where we are without it!

10/02/2019

Steps forward continue! On Sept. 26, a contingent of community representatives traveled to the state capitol to testify in favor of Assembly Bill 167 during a public hearing of Assembly Committee on Ways and Means. The testimony was strong and lasted 90 minutes. The committee was very complimentary of the effort to create local solutions to grow our economy without impacting statewide taxpayers.

A hearing on companion Senate Bill 157 is being scheduled in the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Trade sometime in October.

You can read more about these two bipartisan bills currently in the state Senate and Assembly. http://bettercitysuperior.org/projectupdate.html

05/13/2019

We were honored to have two special guests join us last Friday at The Development Association's Annual Meeting at Barker's Island Inn. 73rd Assembly District Rep. Milroy and 75th Assembly District Rep. Quinn joined Bruce Thompson at the luncheon. We hope they came away inspired by all the positive energy in the room.

Thank you Rep. Nick Milroy & Citizens of the 73rd Assembly District and Rep. Romaine Quinn for your continued support of an exposition district for Superior!

04/26/2019

Forward progress continues! Companion bills on the creation of a local exposition district in Superior have made their way to committee assignments in the legislature. The bills, SB157 and AB167, have bipartisan support from 14 lawmakers - we are very appreciative of these legislators' efforts!

Check out the Project Update on our website to learn more.

Earlier this month companion bills to create an exposition district in Superior were introduced in the state Senate and Assembly. The Senate bill has been referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Trade; its first reading was April 11. The Assembly bill has been referred to the...

03/13/2019

We always welcome more positive news on our efforts.

Bill would let Superior tax tourism-related spending.

03/05/2019

The landscape of news and information has changed radically. Researchers say Douglas County and Superior are a news desert. What does it mean for northern Wisconsin? How do you stay in tune with what's happening? Do we know how much we don’t know?

Better City Superior is partnering with Wisconsin Humanities Council and other groups to talk about the news.Join in a free community forum March 27 at 6:30 pm at Barkers Island Inn to hear what media experts have to say about the news landscape in Superior and Douglas County.

To register and find presenter information visit:
https://beyondtheheadlineswisconsin.org/superior

Learn more about the research: https://bit.ly/2SrYPZz

Our problems have solutions. Can we find the knowledge that we need – and that we trust – to solve them? 'Beyond the Headlines,' a program of the Wisconsin Humanities Council, offers events around Wisconsin where citizens and journalists talk face-to-fac

02/25/2019

02/20/2019

Another successful Superior Days is in the books! We are fortunate to have so many invested community advocates, including our youth, promoting Superior and the northwest Wisconsin region at the capitol. We have updates on LRB 0808 and other positive developments related to the exposition district on our website.

Thanks to all those involved in making the 34th annual Superior Days a huge success!

As our Superior Days delegation heads to Madison February 12-13, 2019, delegates will be carrying a message of support for this initiative.

02/11/2019

We're happy to have renewed legislative support from Sen. Janet Bewley, D-Mason, and Rep. Nick Milroy, D-South Range. They have begun circulating a co-sponsorship memo, LRB 0808, for standalone legislation to allow Better City Superior to work with the City Council to create an exposition district in Superior. Learn more at

This could be the year Superior finally gets permission to determine its own success. Even before delegates headed to Madison this week to lobby for the creation of an exposition district, local legislators were circulating a bill, seeking sponsorship, that would allow the City Council to utilize to...