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 […]
City Plan Commission Approves Changes To Public Land Dedication Rules For New Developments
The City Plan Commission met 01/11/2023. One of the items they took up was texts amendments to Chapter 17 of the city’s municipal code related to the dedication of land for public use and the payment of fees in lieu of dedicating land. Basically, it […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Approves Moving District 12 Polling Location From St. John’s Church In District 12 To St. Pius Church In District 6
The Safety and Licensing committee met 01/11/2023. The three license applications (two for cigarettes, one for alcohol) were approved with no discussion, and none of the directors had any reports to give to the committee, so most of the meeting was taken up with discussion […]
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 […]
Utilities Committee Discusses Boxing Day Polymer Incident – 4-5 Months Of Cationic Polymer Emptied Into Anaerobic Digester In One Day
The Utilities Committee met 01/10/2023. Much of the meeting was taken up with discussion of the Polymer Incident of December 26, 2022. I’ve prepared a complete transcript of the discussion for your downloading pleasure. I find it all very interesting, but because I don’t know […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/01/2023 – 01/07/2023
Per the Wisconsin DHS website, during the week of 01/01/2023 through 01/07/2023, Appleton recorded 39 confirmed coronavirus cases and 11 probable cases for a total of 50. No new deaths were recorded leaving total coronavirus deaths in Appleton since the beginning of the pandemic at 170. […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 01/11/2023 – Will Vote On 3 License Applications, Resolution Moving District 12 Polling Place
The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting this evening, 01/11/2023 at 5:30PM. The agenda looks to be pretty light. They have three license applications they will be voting on, one alcohol license and two cigarette licenses. They will also be voting on a resolution moving […]
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 […]
Board Of Education Reviews AASD’s 2021-22 State Report Card – District Scores 66.6 Overall, Achievement Below State Average For 3rd Year In Row
I thought it would be nice to go back to the 11/28/2022 Appleton Area School District Board of Education meeting and highlight their discussion about the District’s 2021-22 State Report Card. I wasn’t able to write-about it at the time because of my busier than […]
City Plan Commission Meeting 01/11/2023 – Will Update Fee-In-Lieu Of Land Dedication Rules
The City Plan Commission is meeting 01/11/2023 at 3:30PM. They have one item on the agenda which is a public hearing and then an associated action item to update the section of Municipal Code related to how the city handles the fee-in-lieu of land dedication. […]