Brown County, C. Reiss reach 60-year lease agreement for portion of Pulliam Power Plant site

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) — Brown County announced Thursday that it has reached a lease agreement with C. Reiss Terminals, LLC for the northern part of the former site of the Pulliam Power Plant.

The 60-year lease will host salt operations, according to Brown County, and will help with the relocation of the coal piles on the downtown Mason Street riverfront.

Deputy Executive Jeff Flynt confirmed with Action 2 News that the coal piles will go to the the Fox River Terminal and the salt operations will go to the Pulliam site. These locations are about two parcels apart.

Back in February, the Brown County Board of Supervisors voted 21-0 to approve an agreement to relocate the coal piles.

“I’m extremely happy that both sides were able to seize this historic opportunity by agreeing to a long-term lease agreement that will have the utmost positive economic impact on Brown County and Northeast Wisconsin,” says Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach. “Thank you to our internal Brown County team, the Brown County Board of Supervisors, and the City of Green Bay for their cooperation and support during this complicated process, and to the State of Wisconsin and the Federal Government for their assistance.”

“C. Reiss is pleased to have reached agreement with Brown County on a long-term lease for the northern section of the former Pulliam Plant site,” says C. Reiss CEO Keith Haselhoff. “This is an important step forward in the effort to expand capacity at the Port of Green Bay, facilitate the relocation of coal piles from the downtown Mason Street riverfront, and advance the community’s long-standing goal of redeveloping that site. C. Reiss has proudly served the Green Bay community for more than 100 years, and we appreciate the work of Brown County, the City of Green Bay, and our state and federal partners to move this project forward. We look forward to continuing to work cooperatively with the County as the parties move into execution and implementation.”

“This agreement will further enhance the Port of Green Bay’s current $217 million annual economic impact on our region by providing opportunities for long-term growth,” says Port of Green Bay Director Dean Haen.

“This lease illustrates that when the Board and Administration work together on historic projects like Port Development, we collectively can set the course of economic and community prosperity for the next 100 years,” says Brown County Board of Supervisors Chairman Patrick Buckley.

Streckenbach says that Green Bay is on deck now to work with C. Reiss and redevelop the site on Mason Street.