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In 2016, the seeds were planted in De Pere – quite literally – for residents to have convenient access to fresh fruit while walking, biking or driving throughout the City. Better yet, the hope was to give local food pantries another source of fresh fruit to make available to those in need. The past few weeks, this vision became reality as area students, businesses, families, community members and volunteers were out harvesting fruit from the City of De Pere’s unique Urban Orchard program. 
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The short term rental of property is possible in the City of De Pere, per certain City of De Pere and Wisconsin Act 59 regulations. It looks easy when you go online and can quickly list your bedroom, loft, apartment, house, condo, etc., for rent on a multitude of private sites. However, you must also file a ‘Short Term Rental of Property’ application form with the City of De Pere. This instruction summary will help you define if your property qualifies as a short term rental property. This summary will also remind you of some of the steps and rules that must be adhered to in order to remain a short term rental property in good standing with the City of De Pere. Click here for all the details. 

Regarding the issue of aquatic facilities, the City of De Pere will hold a binding referendum on the Nov. 6 general election ballot. The decision to host a city-wide referendum on the issue was approved by a unanimous 7-0 vote at the Tuesday, Aug. 21 Common Council meeting. The referendum, in simple terms, will ask residents if they wish to allow the City to exceed the tax levy limits each year – on an ongoing basis - by up to $900,000 to first build and then maintain new aquatic facilities at the current sites of both VFW and Legion pools. 
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The first-annual "State of De Pere" event, hosted by the De Pere Area Chamber of Commerce, Definitely De Pere and the City of De Pere will be held Nov. 13 at St. Norbert College. SNC President Brian Bruess, Mayor Mike Walsh, and representatives from Definitely De Pere and the De Pere Area Chamber of Commerce will be among the speakers. Attendees can learn about about the City of De Pere brand launch, Cultural Plan updates and more. There will be a short question and answer session at the end.
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Local public safety departments will be educating the community on how to safely share the streets through a FROGGER Crosswalk Education event on Wednesday, Oct. 10. 
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The tennis courts at Legion park are being re-done and restructured and will be back soon with some exciting new additions. When it reopens, there will now be two tennis courts and two pickleball courts! Pickleball is experiencing a swell in popularlity in the region, and the City of De Pere is excited to offer brand new courts to our residents to join in on the fun.