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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INSIGHT ON By MaryBeth Matzek Downtowns get new look Skylines changing in Appleton, Little Chute and Neenah This summer, residents from Appleton Housing Authority's Washington Place moved into River Walk Place, which has 70 affordable senior housing units. The complex is a part of Eagle Flats, a mixed-use development at the former Riverside Papers. W 40 | INSIGHT • hat a difference a few years can make. When Riverside in the flats along the Fox River in downtown Appleton, it joined two other former industrial sites to sit idle. Now, all three sites are in various stages of redevelopment and Karen Harkness, director of community development for the City of Appleton, couldn't be happier. "We've been afforded a unique Papers closed its mill opportunity to create a new neighborhood along the river, September 2012 " she says. "It's not oſten you get to do something like this, and it's very exciting. At the former Riverside Papers, Eagle Flats – a mixed-used " development – has taken shape. This past summer, residents from Appleton Housing Authority's Washington Place moved into River Walk Place, which has 70 affordable "We've been afforded a unique opportunity to create a new neighborhood along the river. It's not often you get to do something like this, and it's very exciting." –Karen Harkness, direc tor of community development, Appleton www. insightonbusiness.com MARYBETH MATZEK