Suggested Plans To Develop Site Of Former Flexsteel Plant

A newly created plan calls for converting the former Flexsteel manufacturing plant to a combination of retail, housing and light industrial development. The Flexsteel Industries Brownfield Site Conceptual Revisioning Plan was presented to Dubuque City Council members during a work session this week and came with a number of recommendations on how to best develop the site of the former Flexsteel plant on Jackson Street. The city’s ability to carry out the plan remains unclear given that the property remains privately owned by Flexsteel. However, the plan does include recommended actions for city officials, including creating signage to identify Dubuque’s North End neighborhood, completing local neighborhood and streetscape beautification and rezoning portions of the site.