Ever-changing Cudahy plan morphs into Wal-Mart

But some Cudahy business owners say it's time to give up on the grand ideas.

"It's Cudahy; c'mon," Roger Stack, owner of the Fishin' Hole, said of the ice hockey and soccer proposals.

Stack, who for nearly 30 years has sold boats and fishing tackle just around the corner from the proposed Wal-Mart site, is eager to see the Supercenter built.

"I don't know what they're waiting for," he said. "It's a no-brainer for me."

The failure of the Iceport proposal still resonates in Cudahy.

After the developer, Sportsites LLC, failed to meet various commitments, the city launched foreclosure proceedings and was promptly hit by legal claims filed by Sportsites, which are pending.

Rather than complete the foreclosure proceedings, the city made an agreement under which Sportsites would sell the 26-acre property to Continental.