Proposed Marchstone development in Cross Plains
The Marchstone Development is a proposed large-scale residential and golf course project on approximately 479 acres in Cross Plains, Wisconsin, adjacent to the Black Earth Creek watershed (approximate map from 2025). Proposed by developers Jeff and Kyle Haen (JEKY LLC), the project was annexed into the Village of Cross Plains in October 2025 and received Final Plat approval in November 2025, with Phase I construction of roads, utilities, and stormwater infrastructure underway in spring/summer 2026. BECWA has raised concerns about potential impacts to the watershed, including water quality, stormwater runoff, and proximity to the creek's sensitive headwaters, Festge Springs.
Cap Times: 'Cross Plains housing, golf course plan raises environmental concerns' News coverage of the project's environmental implications for the watershed.
Village of Cross Plains - Marchstone Development Official project timeline, plat documents, and next steps from the Village, including the 276-page Preliminary Plat Submittal.
BECWA statement BECWA's formal statement on the Marchstone Development proposal.
Trout Unlimited statement Trout Unlimited's statement on potential impacts to trout habitat.
Map with environmental features (PDF) The development footprint overlaid with watershed features and sensitive areas (from 2025).
Interactive Google map of the development area An approximate map of the development footprint traced from the July 2025 plan.
Wisconsin State Journal - Festge Springs video Drone footage by reporter Barry Adams and drone operator Amber Arnold.
Marchstone developer website The developers' presentation of the project with renders.
Recent BECWA articles on Marchstone
