Community Development Committee Approves Contract To Update Comprehensive Plan, Contract To Provide Leadership Academy Programming, Extension To Purchase Of Land In Southpoint Commerce Park

The Community Development Committee met 07/10/2024. They took up three action items (1) a request to award the contract for updating the city’s comprehensive plan to SmithGroup for $375,000, (2) a request to award a contract to NeighborWorks Green Bay for $80,000 to provide training […]

Community Development Committee Meeting 07/10/2024 – Will Vote On Contract For City’s Comprehensive Plan Update And Contract For Neighborhood Leadership Academy Programming

The Community Development Committee is meeting 07/10/2024 at 4:30PM. They will be holding a public hearing pertaining to the 2024 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant Program. They will be voting on two requests to award contracts. The first is a request […]

Community Development Committee Meeting 06/12/2024 – Will Vote On Final Community Development Block Grant Allocations, Request For Waiver To Southpoint Commerce Park Covenants

The Community Development Committee is meeting 06/12/2024 at 4:30PM. They will be voting on a request to approve the 2023 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report for the Community Development Block Grant Program. They will also be voting on a request to approve revised Community […]

Community Development Committee Meeting 05/01/2024 – Will Set Meeting Date And Time, Elect Vice-Chair

The Community Development Committee is holding a special meeting on 05/01/2024 at 6:45PM prior to the Common Council meeting at 7PM. This committee was formerly known as the Community and Economic Development Committee, but at the request of staff it’s title was changed to the […]

Overview Of Recommendations From Mayor’s Task Force On Housing Development Presented To City Plan Commission And Community And Economic Development Committee

The City Plan Commission and the Community and Economic Development Committee each met 04/10/2024 and received updates on the policy guide put together by the Mayor’s Task Force on Housing Development. Community and Economic Development Director Kara Homan explained that the task force had been […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 03/20/2024 – Will Vote On Development Agreement To Renovate 222 Building And Turn It Into US Venture’s Corporate Headquarters

The Community and Economic Development Committee is holding a special meeting on 03/20/2024 at 6PM prior to the Common Council meeting at 7PM. They will be voting on a request to approve a development incentive agreement between the City of Appleton and US Ventures to […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 03/13/2024 – May Go Into Closed Session To Discuss Use Of Public Funds For U.S. Venture Project

The Community and Economic Development Committee is meeting 03/13/2024 at 4:30PM. They will be voting on a request for the City of Appleton to maintain the current selling prices for its business and industrial park land. They will also be voting on a request to […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Approves Preliminary Community Development Block Grant Awards For 2024, Reallocation Of Unused 2023 Dollars

The Community and Economic Development Committee met 01/24/2024. They took up two action items, one was a request to approve preliminary 2024-2025 Program Year Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocations. The other was a request to approve the reallocation of 2023-2024 program year funds in […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Receives Annual Update To Housing Reports – New Dwelling Units Fall Short Of 300 Unit Per Year Goal But Are Trending In Right Direction

The Community and Economic Development Committee met 01/24/2024. As an information item, they received the annual updates to the Housing Affordability Report and the Housing Fee Report. These are reports that, by law, the city has been required to create and update annually since 2018. […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 01/24/2024 – Will Vote On Preliminary 2024-2025 Community Development Block Grant Awards

The Community and Economic Development Committee is meeting 01/24/2024 at 6:30PM. They have two related items on the agenda as well as an associated public hearing. The first item is a request to approve the preliminary community development block grant community partner allocations for the […]