City Plan Commission Approves Public Dedication Of Portion Of Johnston Street Alley And Downtown Business Improvement District 2026 Operating Plan, Reviews Proposed Ordinance Changes

The City Plan Commission met 08/27/2025. Much of the meeting was taken up with and overview and discussion of the draft update to the city’s Comprehensive Plan. Members of the public can review and comment on that here: https://www.planappleton.org/ Other than that, the commission took […]

Municipal Services Committee Approves Street Occupancy Permits For Temporary Copper Leaf Dumpster, Vault 202 Outdoor Seating, Basement Under Johnston Street Alley

The Municipal Services Committee met 08/25/2025. It was a very brief meeting coming in at around 5 minutes. They had three action items on their agenda, two long term temporary occupancy permits and one permanent occupancy permit, all of which were unanimously recommended for approval. […]

City Plan Commission Meeting 08/27/2025 – Will Vote On Dedication Of Johnston Street As A Public Right Of Way, Review Proposed Updates To Municipal Code Governing Temporary Structures And Shoreline Zoning, Review Draft Of Updates To City’s Comprehensive Plan

The City Plan Commission is meeting 08/27/2025 at 3:30PM. They have two action items on the agenda. The first is a request to approve the acceptance of a dedication of a portion of W Johnston Street, which is currently part of the privately own lot […]

Municipal Services Committee Approves Parking Changes Near Kaleidoscope, Street Occupancy Permit Associated With Brewery In Chase Bank Redevelopment, Two-Way Street Conversion Necessitated By Confused Drivers At Mosaic Family Health

The Municipal Services Committee met 05/12/2025. In addition to voting to increase the contract with Alta Planning + Design to conduct a Complete Streets review of the proposed Thrivent Development and approving changes to create a safe walking path to Sandy Slope elementary school, the […]

City Plan Commission Approves Special Use Permit For Stand-alone Parking Lot Next To Chase Bank Redevelopment Project – Mayor Woodford Expresses Desire That Site Can Be Further Developed In The Future

The City Plan Commission met 03/26/2025. The one action item they voted on was a request from the redeveloper of the Chase Bank redevelopment project for a special use permit to allow for a stand-alone off-street parking lot located at the southwest corner of Appleton […]

City Plan Commission Meeting 03/26/2025 – Will Vote On Selfie Sculpture Withdrawal Request, Special Use Permit For Parking Lot Behind Chase Bank Development

The City Plan Commission is meeting 03/26/2025 at 3:30PM. They have two action items on the agenda. One of the items is the proposed selfie-sculpture that Appleton Downtown Inc had been seeking permission to install in Houdini Plaza. The aluminum sculpture featured locator pins with […]

Community Development Committee Approves 12 Month Extension To Chase Bank Development Deadline – Extension Includes Stipulation That Alleyway Will Be Dedicated To Public Use

The Community Development Committee met 02/12/2025. One of the items they took up was a request from the developer of the Chase Bank property on College Avenue for an amendment to the development agreement providing a 1 year extension to the completion date of the […]

Community Development Committee Meeting 02/12/2025 – Will Vote On Preliminary CDBG Allocations, Chase Bank Development Agreement Extension, Cost Reimbursement Agreement Pertaining To Thrivent Development

The Community Development Committee is meeting 02/12/2025 at 4:30PM. They will be holding a public hearing and then voting on a request to approve the preliminary 2025-2026 Community Development Block Grant allocations to community partners. These preliminary allocations were set by the CDBG Advisory Board […]

Common Council Votes 13-2 To Approve Chase Bank Development Agreement – 2 Alderpersons Oppose Citing Affordable Housing Concerns

The Common Council met 01/18/2022. Almost an hour of the meeting was taken up with a presentation on the new reduced-scope design of the Appleton Public Library project; however, after that was over, the Council did separate out several action items for individual votes. The […]

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 […]