Community Development Committee Meeting 05/01/2024 – Will Set Meeting Date And Time, Elect Vice-Chair

The Community Development Committee is holding a special meeting on 05/01/2024 at 6:45PM prior to the Common Council meeting at 7PM. This committee was formerly known as the Community and Economic Development Committee, but at the request of staff it’s title was changed to the […]

Overview Of Recommendations From Mayor’s Task Force On Housing Development Presented To City Plan Commission And Community And Economic Development Committee

The City Plan Commission and the Community and Economic Development Committee each met 04/10/2024 and received updates on the policy guide put together by the Mayor’s Task Force on Housing Development. Community and Economic Development Director Kara Homan explained that the task force had been […]

Common Council Approves Development Incentive Agreement With US Venture For 222 Building On College Avenue – Agreement Includes $2.1 Million In Tax Incentives

The Community and Economic Development Committee and the Common Council met 03/20/2024 and each voted to approve a development incentive agreement with US Venture to redevelop the property at 222 W College Avenue and receive $2.1 million in tax incremental financing incentives paid out over […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 03/20/2024 – Will Vote On Development Agreement To Renovate 222 Building And Turn It Into US Venture’s Corporate Headquarters

The Community and Economic Development Committee is holding a special meeting on 03/20/2024 at 6PM prior to the Common Council meeting at 7PM. They will be voting on a request to approve a development incentive agreement between the City of Appleton and US Ventures to […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 03/13/2024 – May Go Into Closed Session To Discuss Use Of Public Funds For U.S. Venture Project

The Community and Economic Development Committee is meeting 03/13/2024 at 4:30PM. They will be voting on a request for the City of Appleton to maintain the current selling prices for its business and industrial park land. They will also be voting on a request to […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Approves Preliminary Community Development Block Grant Awards For 2024, Reallocation Of Unused 2023 Dollars

The Community and Economic Development Committee met 01/24/2024. They took up two action items, one was a request to approve preliminary 2024-2025 Program Year Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocations. The other was a request to approve the reallocation of 2023-2024 program year funds in […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 01/24/2024 – Will Vote On Preliminary 2024-2025 Community Development Block Grant Awards

The Community and Economic Development Committee is meeting 01/24/2024 at 6:30PM. They have two related items on the agenda as well as an associated public hearing. The first item is a request to approve the preliminary community development block grant community partner allocations for the […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting Tonight, 12/13/2023 – Will Vote On Several Merge And Fox Commons Items Including Request To Submit Grant To Fund Development Of Downtown Market Within Fox Commons

The Community and Economic Development Committee is meeting this evening, 12/13/2023 at 6:30PM. They will be voting on a couple items related to the Fox Commons redevelopment and Phase II of the Merge LLC development. Fox Commons is requesting that a 5 foot wide no-build […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Approves $80,000 Neighborhood Grant To Upgrade Columbus Elementary Playground

The Community and Economic Development Committee met 10/11/2023. The one action item on their agenda was a request to award approximately $80,000 in neighborhood grant funds to the Historic Central Neighborhood to help fund improvements to the playground at Columbus Elementary School. A number of […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 10/11/2023 – Will Vote On $80,000 Neighborhood Grant Request To Improve Columbus Elementary School Playground

The Community and Economic Development Committee is meeting 10/11/2023 at 6:30PM. There is one action item on the agenda which is a request to approve the Neighborhood Grant Program request from the Historic Central Neighborhood. The Historic Central Neighborhood in partnership with the Appleton Area […]