ALLOUEZ, Wis. (WBAY) - Planning for projects leading to the closure of Green Bay Correctional Institution is now underway, which means the Village of Allouez is one step closer to beginning a mixed-use development where the prison currently stands.

GBCI is the second-oldest prison in Wisconsin. It currently makes up a large portion of what Allouez officials hope to turn into a downtown hub unlike anything the village has ever had.

Allouez’s master plan displays retail shops, apartments, townhomes, outdoor parks, and performance spaces, as well as a connection to the Fox River trail west of Riverside Drive.

For those who live near GBCI, the idea of replacing the 50-acre prison site with an active riverside development is exciting.

“I think getting stuff like that in that area where we h

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