The Community and Economic Development Committee met 03/22/2023. The one action item they took up was a request to approve the revised Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for the 2023-2024 program year. When putting together the funding amounts for the various programs, city staff […]
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Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 03/22/2023 – Will Vote On Decreased Community Development Block Grant Allocations, Receive 2022 City Growth Report
The Community and Economic Development Committee is meeting 03/22/2023 at 4:30PM. They have one action item which is to approve revised Community Development Block Grant funding for 2023-2024. The amount of money the city was award was $16,253 less than they had expected, so they […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Approves Increase In Sale Price Of Land In Business And Industrial Park – $43,000 Per Acre Still A Little Less Than Market Value To Spur Development
The Community and Economic Development Committee met 03/09/2023. One of the items they took up was a request to approve an increase to the selling prices for land in the city’s business and industrial park from $40,000 per acre to $43,000 per acre. The committee […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Approves Extension To Merge Development Deadline, Gives Go-Ahead For Grant Agreement
The Community and Economic Development Committee met 03/08/2023. Two of the items they took up pertained to the Merge, LLC commercial/residential mixed-use development currently being built at 115 E Washington Street. Both of these items were approved unanimously by the committee. I’ve prepared a complete […]
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 […]