Community And Economic Development Committee Receives Update On Afghan Refugee Resettlement Efforts

The Community and Economic Development Committee met 03/25/2022. Most of the meeting was taken up with a presentation by Tami McLaughlin with World Relief – Fox Valley, updating the committee on the Afghan refugee resettlement efforts. Before Ms. McLaughlin spoke, Terrence “Timber” Smith, Appleton’s Diversity, […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 03/23/2022 – Will Received Update On Afghani Refugee Resettlement

The Community And Economic Development Committee is meeting 03/23/2022 at 4:30PM. They have one action item which is marked critical timing. That is the offer to purchase Lot 14 of Southpoint Commerce Park by Romenesko Developments, Inc. (Lot 14 is on the corner of Plank […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Receives 2021 Growth Report For City Of Appleton

On 03/09/2022 the Community and Economic Development Committee received the 2021 Growth Report for the City of Appleton. The city’s Economic Development Specialist Matt Rehbein reviewed the report with the committee He told them that they put the growth report together annually and its purpose […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Approves $250,000 In ARPA Grant Allocations – Receives Summary Of What Those Funds Will Be Used For

The Community and Economic Development Committee met 03/09/2022. One of the items they took up was the allocation of American Rescue Plan Act grant funds to various organizations that provided mental health services. The allocation was approved but not without some discussion that included a […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 03/09/2022 – Will Receive 2021 City Growth Report

The Community And Economic Development Committee is meeting 03/09/2022 at 4:30PM The have three action items: (1) A request to approve engineering services for stormwater management in Southpoint Commerce Park (2) A request for the City of Appleton to maintain it’s current selling prices for […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 02/23/2022 – Will Vote On $15,000 Worth Of Sponsorships For Appleton Downtown Inc

The Community And Economic Development Committee is meeting 02/23/2022 at 4:30PM. They have one item on their agenda which is a request to approve $15,000 worth of funding for 2022 sponsorships for Appleton Downtown Inc programs. Sponsorship benefits include a link on the ADI website, […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Approves Two Land Sales, Reallocation Of Unspent Grant Money, 12 Month Extension Of Development Agreement With Bela Development LLC

The Community and Economic Development Committee met 02/09/2022. The meeting was not quite 20 minutes long, but during it they did vote on six action items and receive one information item about Appleton’s American Rescue Plan Act Grants. The first item was a request to […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 02/09/2022 – May Go Into Closed Session To Discuss The Sale Of Lots In Northeast Industrial Park And Southpoint Commerce Park

The Community and Economic Development Committee is meeting 02/09/2022 at 4:30PM. They have a surprisingly full agenda. They will be voting on taking the Community Development Block grant (CDBG) funding remaining from what was allocated to the Appleton Housing Authority and reallocating it to Rebuilding […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Approves Phase 2 Development Agreement With Merge LLC, Reviews Housing Affordability Report

The Community and Economic Development Committee met 01/12/2022. It was a brief meeting, less than 10 minutes long, with one action item and one information item. The action item was a request to approve the phase 2 development agreement with Merge, LLC for the project […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 01/12/2022 – Will Vote On Development Agreement For Former Blue Ramp Site

The Community And Economic Development Committee is meeting 01/12/2022 at 4:30PM. The one action item on the agenda is a request to approve a Development agreement with Merge, LLC for a mixed-use development on the southeast corner of W. Washington Street and N. Appleton Street. […]