Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 03/08/2023 – Will Vote On 1 Year Extension To Merge LLC Phase One Completion Deadline

The Community And Economic Development Committee is meeting 03/08/2023 at 4:30PM. They have three items on the agenda, two related to the Merge, LLC housing development on Washington Street next to City Center, and one requesting approval for the city to increase the selling prices […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Discusses Housing Affordability Report – Building Permits, Fees, And New Approved Dwelling Units All Up From Previous Years

The Community and Economic Development Committee met 01/11/2023. The meeting was not particularly long, clocking in at a little over 20 minutes. Slightly more than half of that was taken up with discussion about the annual updates to the housing Affordability Report and the Housing […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Approves Extension Of Deadline For Merge LLC To Purchase Blue Ramp Site – Deadline Moved From February To September 2023

The Community and Economic Development Committee met 01/11/2023. One of the items they took up was a request to amend the development agreement with Merge LLC to extend Merge’s purchase date of the former Blue Ramp location from 02/16/2023 to 09/29/2023. The committee voted unanimously […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Approves Agreement For Mixed-Use Development In Downtown Chase Bank Building – Will Feature 24 Apartments, 1st Floor Businesses, And Entertainment Space

The Community and Economic Development Committee met 01/11/2023. One of the items they discussed and voted on was a request to approve a development agreement for improvements to the Chase Bank property at 200 W College Avenue in TIF District 11. The committee ended up […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 01/11/2023 – Will Vote On Merge LLC Phase 2 Purchase Extension, Development Agreement For Apartments Above Chase Bank

The Community And Economic Development Committee is meeting 01/11/2023 at 4:30PM. They have two action items on the agenda. The first action item is a request from Merge LLC to move the purchase date of the property on the corner of Washington Street and Appleton […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Approves Extensions To Deadlines For Park Central Apartment Development

The Community And Economic Development Committee held a special meeting on 12/21/2022 ahead of the Common Council meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to vote on a request to amend the development agreement for the Park Central development at 318 W College Avenue. The […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 12/21/2022 – Will Vote On Extension Of Terms For Park Central Development

The Community And Economic Development Committee is holding a special meeting 12/21/2022 at 6:45PM just prior to the Common Council meeting at 7PM. They will be voting on a request for an extension of terms for the Park Central development at 316 W College Avenue. […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 12/14/2022 – Will Vote On ADI Sponsorships, Condo Development On Foremost Farms Site

The Community And Economic Development Committee is meeting 12/14/2022 at 4:30PM. They have two items on the agenda. The first is a request to approve $15,000 of sponsorships for Appleton Downtown Inc programs. They will also be voting on a request to approve a development […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Approves 2023 Grant Allocations For Community Partners – Representatives From Pillars, Habitat, Rebuilding Together Fox Valley, And WWBIC All Express Gratitude

The Community and Economic Development Committee met 11/09/2022. The one item on the agenda was a request to approve the preliminary 2023-2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Community Partner Funding Allocations. This was approved 3-0. I’ve prepared a transcript of the full meeting which you […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 11/09/2022 – Will Vote On Community Development Block Grant Allocations For 2023

The Community And Economic Development Committee is meeting 11/09/2022 at 4:30PM. There is one item on the agenda which is a request to approve the Preliminary 2023-2024 Community Development Block Grant Funding Allocation Recommendations. The city had $589,453 to allocate, $460,624 of which was available […]