Transit Commission Approves Acceptance Of $3 Million In Grants, Awards Contract For Phase One Of Whitman Avenue Facility Remodeling Project, Gives Go-Ahead To Seek Additional Grants For Whitman Avenue And Transit Center Projects

The Fox Cities Transit Commission met 02/20/2023 and approved three action items related to the Whitman Avenue Facility Redevelopment Project. Back in 2021, this project had initially been estimated to cost between $6.5 and $7.6 million. Inflation and economic factors have since caused its cost […]

Common Council Approves Updated Municipal Code Language Regarding Driveways, Approves Next Steps In Mixed-Use Transit Center Development Project

The Common Council met 02/01/2023. As noted on the Legistar meeting details page, “Due to equipment failure, there is currently no audio/video available for this meeting.” Per the meeting minutes, four action items were separated out for individual votes, two from the Transit Commission and […]

Transit Commission Discusses Mixed-Use Public/Private Transit Center Development – Approves Pursuing $25 Million Grant, Hiring Stafford Rosenbaum LLP For Legal Representation

The Fox Cities Transit Commission met 01/24/2022. They discussed and voted on a couple items related to the potential mixed-use transit center project. The first was a request for authorization to pursue a $25 million discretionary grant from the Department of Transportation to fund the […]

Transit Commission Meeting 12/13/2022 – Will Vote On Contract With Commissioning Agent To Move Whitman Avenue Facility Remodeling Project Forward

The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 12/13/2022 at 3PM. Action items include approval of a number of intermunicipal agreements for specialized transportation services for the upcoming year as well as approval of October payments, a request to approve a sole source purchase from Cellcom […]

Appleton Redevelopment Authority Approves Sales Of Former Menn Law Firm Site To Valley Transit (With Contingencies) – Receives Presentation On Valley Transit’s Vision For Mixed-Use Transit Center And Residential Development

The Appleton Redevelopment Authority met 11/17/2022 and voted unanimously to proceed with selling 222 N Oneida Street (the former site of the Menn Law Firm building) to Valley Transit so that they can build a new and expanded mixed-use transit center. I’ve prepared a transcript […]

Appleton Redevelopment Authority Meeting 11/17/2022 – Will Vote On Offer By Valley Transit To Purchase Former Menn Law Firm Site

The Appleton Redevelopment Authority is holding a special meeting 11/17/2022 at 9AM. They may go into closed session and will be voting on a request to secure an accepted Offer to Purchase for 222 N Oneida Street by Valley Transit. This is for the parcel […]

Transit Commission Meeting 10/25/2022 – Will Vote On Environmental Testing Contract For Transit Center Project, Review 2023 Budget

The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 10/25/2022 at 3PM. They will be voting to award a geotechnical and environmental services contract to Westwood Infrastructure, Inc. Westwood will install monitoring wells and conduct environmental testing on the Valley Transit Site which is a necessary step […]

Valley Transit General Manager Ron McDonald Talks To Redevelopment Authority About New Transit Center Project

The Appleton Redevelopment Authority met 10/12/2022. During that meeting, they went into closed session to discuss real estate negotiations regarding 222 N. Oneida Street (the former site of the old Menn Law Firm building next to the library and the transit center.) No vote was […]

Appleton Redevelopment Authority Meeting 10/12/2022 – May Go Into Closed Session To Discussion Real Estate Negotiations For Property Next To Transit Center

The Appleton Redevelopment Authority is meeting 10/12/2022 at 9AM. There will be no streaming or recording of committee meetings this week, but that particularly does not impact the ARA meeting since they may go into closed session to discuss real estate negotiations for 222 N […]

Appleton Redevelopment Authority Receives Update On Plans For Valley Transit Center

The Appleton Redevelopment Authority met 08/10/2022. One of the information items they received was an update from Valley Transit General Manager Ron McDonald on the Valley Transit Center analysis. He told the ARA that the College North Neighborhood study had just been completed. One of […]