The Community Development Committee is meeting 09/10/2025 at 4:30PM They have one public hearing which is to obtain citizen views on priority community needs and the use of the city’s Community Development Block Grant funds for the 2026 program year. They have three action items. […]
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Community Development Committee Approves Municipal Code Updates Removing Restrictions On Licensed Electricians Performing Work On Their Own Houses, Clarifying That The Inspections Supervisor Has The Authority To Issue Citations
The Community Development Committee met 07/23/2025. It was a brief meeting with two action items consisting of updates to the Municipal Code. One update would allow licensed electricians to replace service equipment and install solar photovoltaic systems in their own houses, and the second clarified […]
Community Development Committee Meeting 07/23/2025 – Will Vote On Updates To Municipal Code Regarding Electrical Exemptions And Inspections Supervisor’s Citation Authority
The Community Development Committee is meeting 07/23/2025 at 4:30PM. They have two items on the agenda which are both proposed text amendments to the Municipal Code. The first are changes to Chapter 4 Section 4-392 regarding electrical exemptions. Per the explanation of the changes by […]
Community Development Committee Recommends Approval Of Variance For Property In Northeast Business Park To Have 8-Foot Parking Lot Setback Requirement Instead Of 15-Foot Requirement
The Community Development Committee met 07/09/2025. Most of the meeting was taken up with a Community Development Block Grant-related item, but they did also take up a request from a business within the Northeast Business Park for a variance to the business park’s deeds and […]
Community Development Committee Approves Request From Appleton Housing Authority To Redirect 2021 CDBG Dollars Away From Homeownership Assistance/ Rehabilitation And Toward Rental Rehabilitation
The Community Development Committee met 07/09/2025. One of the items they took up was a request to allow the Appleton Housing Authority to take $37,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) dollars remaining from 2021 and direct it away from homeownership assistance and rehabilitation and […]
Community Development Committee Meeting 07/09/2025 – Will Vote On Update To 2021 CDBG Action Plan, Variance Request For Northeast Business Park Property
The Community Development Committee is meeting 07/09/2025 at 4:30PM. They have two action items on the agenda. The first (which has an associated public hearing) is a request to amend the 2021 Community Development Block grant action plan to allow the Appleton Housing Authority to […]
Community Development Committee Recommends Approval Of Removal Of Parcels From Northeast Business Park – Move Will Facilitate Development Of Commercial Property On OO Near Highway 441
The Community Development Committee met 06/25/2025. Most of the meeting was taken up with the 2024 Tourism Impact Report, but they did also vote on one action item which was a request to remove two parcels located near OO and Highway 441 from the Northeast […]
Community Development Committee Receives 2024 Tourism Impact Report – Expo Center Debt On Track To Be Paid Off Early
The Community Development Committee met 06/25/2025. The bulk of the meeting was taken up with the 2024 Tourism Impact Report which was given by Pam Seidl, the Executive Director of the Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau. She highlighted that in 2024 tourism brought $603.2 […]
Community Development Committee Meeting 06/25/2025 – Will Vote On Removal Of Deed Restrictions For Land In Northeast Business Park, Receive Report On Fox Cities Tourism/Visitor Spending Data
The Community Development Committee is meeting 06/25/2025 at 4:30PM. They have one action item and one information item on their agenda. The action item is a request to approve the release of the Northeast Business Park Plat No. 3 Deed Restrictions and Covenants for two […]
Community Development Committee Approves 5-Year Consolidated Plan For Community Development Block Grant Program, Sets Allocation Amounts For 2025-2026 CDBG Program Year
The Community Development Committee met 06/11/2025. All of the action items on the agenda were related to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. One was a request to approve the 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), one was a request to approve […]