Appleton District 6

  Greetings District 6 Neighbors,  Photo courtesy Marigold Mile - Todd Shackleton-Chairman, Alder Fenton, Mary Beth Neinhaus I had the opportunity to participate in a couple of events this past week that made me really proud of my adopted hometown. I serve on the board of the Marigold Mile – the non-profit that is responsible for the glorious display of flowers along S. Oneida (and a few other places around town). We had our volunteer appreciate event on the 12th, and the couple of buckets I filled dead-heading the marigolds made me really appreciate the work that goes into the mile. It's an all-volunteer undertaking, funded by donations and a generous matching donation from Mary Beth Neinhaus, who also puts in time planting and weeding. nd two sides of the building at 160 S. Badger Ave. The mural is part of the Paint the City project, which is in its second year. You may be familiar with the murals on the side of Jersey Bagel here in District 6 and Kaleidoscope Academy on Drew St.

  Greetings District 6 Neighbors,  As promised, this update contains information on the citywide property revaluation that is wrapping up right now.  Wisconsin state law 70.05(5) requires all taxation districts to assess all property at full value at least once in a five-year period. Appleton performed the last citywide revaluation in 2019. Property sales and improvements can cause a change in the assessed value between citywide revaluations.  The revaluation does not change the tax base. The tax is the assessed value times the millage rate. My tax bill last year showed this to be 0.02187346. The millage rate will not change based on the reassessment; it’s based on the city budget, along with the county, school district and Fox Valley Tech tax rate.  Here is the example provided by the assessor – this imaginary town has four houses and a city budget of $15,000:  After the reassessment, the TOTAL assessed value of the homes increased from $750,000 to $1,050,000. Since the BUDGET stayed