Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 10/26/2022 – Will Vote On Request To Increase TIF Support For Merge Housing Development

The Community and Economic Development Committee is meeting 10/26/2022 at 4:30PM. The one item on the agenda is a request to amend the Development Agreement with URBANE 115, LLC for the Merge housing development that is being constructed on the corner of Washington Street and […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Discusses Rising Costs To Developers, Votes On Grant Application And Development Agreement Amendment Aimed At Helping Two Housing Developments Deal With Rising Costs

The Community and Economic Development Committee met 09/28/2022. They took up a couple action items related to housing developments within the city and the increased cost of labor, materials, and inflation. The first item was a request to authorize the submittal of a Community Development […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 09/28/2022 – Will Vote On Submitting Grant Application For Merge LLC Development, Amendment To Development Agreement For Rise Apartments

The Community and Economic Development Committee is meeting 09/28/2022 at 4:30PM. They have two items on the agenda. The first is a request to approve a resolution authorizing the submittal of a $250,000 grant application to Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation on behalf of Urbane 115 […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Approves Variance Request From Merge LLC To Place Dumpster Against Property Line

The Board of Zoning Appeals met 04/18/2022 and took up the request from Merge, LLC for a variance at 115 E. Washington Street to place a dumpster enclosure on the south property line even though the Zoning Ordinance requires dumpster enclosures to be at least […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Decides To Hold Dumpster Enclosure Decision Until Next Meeting

The Board of Zoning Appeals met 03/21/2022 and took up a variance request for the property at 115 E. Washington St. This is the property that is directly across Washington Street from the Transit Center and is the currently empty lot by City Center where […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 03/21/2022 – Will Take Up Attached Garage Request For John Street Property And Dumpster Enclosure Request From Merge LLC

The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 03/21/2022 at 7:30PM. They will be taking up two variance requests. The first request is from the owner of a corner lot house on John Street to add on an attached garage to his existing house. The proposed […]

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. […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 11/10/2021 – Will Vote On CDBG Policy And Allocations, Also Vote On Giving Merge LLC An Additional Month To Work On Development Agreement For Blue Ramp Site

The Community And Economic Development Committee is meeting 11/10/2021 at 4:30PM. They have 3 action items on the agenda. The first is a request to approve some amendments to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Policy. Per the memo, “The amendment addresses the following: The […]

Common Council Approves Development Agreement With Merge LLC For 56 Unit Apartment Building Near Library

On 08/18/2021 the Appleton Common Council voted 12-1 to “approve the Development Agreement with Merge LLC for a mixed-use development located on the southeast corner of E. Washington Street and S. Oneida Street (103 E. Washington Street) in Tax Increment Financing District No. 11”. This […]