City getting estimates to demolish Washington Place
The low-income senior housing downtown Washington Place, 103 E. Washington St., will be transferred to the city and razed, Mayor Tim Hanna said Monday. All 70 residents from the 7-story complex have...
View ArticleCity staff hammering out marquee development loans
Appleton’s financial staff has been busy this week hammering out loan agreements for three upcoming development projects. Chief among them, is for RiverHeath, the mixed use project near the College Ave...
View ArticleExpo center plans in holding pattern due to receivership
Plans to build an exhibition center behind the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel are lagging due to uncertainty brought by the receivership announced earlier this summer. Mayor Tim Hanna said the city is...
View ArticleWill Washington Place demo start domino effect?
City leaders say the demolition of an apartment building could kick off a “domino effect” that would redefine Appleton’s downtown. Washington Place, the former low-income senior housing facility at 103...
View ArticleImpact of lower special assessment rate unknown
Appleton homeowners who have new sidewalks or sewers assessed by the city and enroll in a deferred payment program will pay less interest than they have in decades. The council narrowly approved a...
View ArticleAppleton panel reaffirms ending SWAT sharing
Despite objections from Appleton Mayor Tim Hanna and Grand Chute Town Chairman Dave Schowalter, a safety panel Thursday reaffirmed an earlier vote to end an agreement to share SWAT team resources....
View ArticleAppleton’s council meeting in 14 tweets
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View ArticleSnow-covered streets, towed cars anger city residents
An Appleton resident wrote in to The Post-Crescent’s editor this week complaining about the city’s snow emergency parking ban after last Wednesday’s storm. He was one of the 42 cars towed overnight by...
View Article2 TIF districts aimed at Appvion, old Kmart site
Appleton wants to create two new tax incremental financing districts aimed at rehabbing an industrial corridor on E. Wisconsin Avenue and retail space on W. College Avenue. When a TIF district is...
View ArticlePanel votes to rezone Plank Road site for apartments
Appleton’s Plan Commission voted unanimously Monday afternoon to rezone a 16-acre plot of land on Plank Road, paving the way for apartments. Monday’s vote came after a new proposal to develop the land...
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