Interim Community Development Director Brad Schmidt told the Common Council on March 5 that the Community Development Authority reviewed housing-study data and distributed a draft final housing study that will be presented to the Planning Commission next week and to council on March 19.

Schmidt said there were no action items at the Community Development Authority meeting but that the housing study draft was circulated to council members.

Parks and Recreation Commission matters were reported by Alderman Weber. The commission introduced Megan Thompson as the new recreation supervisor and requested a Carpenter Preserve overview; Director Caden and Jerry Andrews were working to schedule that overview for a future council meeting. Weber reported the commission approved an agreement with Wooly Green Grazers, a company that uses sheep and goats for vegetation management as an alternative to spraying. "It's a much more eco-friendly operation as opposed to spraying and things like that," Weber said; she said more information will be provided when the Carpenter Preserve overview is presented.

Weber also reported a new business operating out of the Neenah Harbor — described as a short-cruise boating service intended to take people on short trips around the lake — and said the commission expects more detail as the business begins operations. Council President Borchardt reported on Bergstrom Moller Museum events, including a successful fundraising event that raised more than $100,000 and upcoming exhibits and events (Teen Voices in Glass, Art After Dark and a virtual auction scheduled for June 4–July 14).

These were informational reports; no council votes were recorded on the housing study, Carpenter Preserve overview or the Wooly Green Grazers agreement during the March 5 meeting. The housing study will return for formal consideration at upcoming Planning Commission and council meetings.