The Safety and Licensing Committee met 05/14/2025. Most of the meeting was taken up with discussion on the request to hold the truancy resolution until the fall, but they also approve a number of license applications as well as deny two taxicab license applications to […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Holds Truancy Resolution With Expectation It Will Be Brought Up For Further Work In The Fall – Will Receive Regular Informational Updates During Interim
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 05/14/2025. One of the items they took up was the resolution calling for the creation of a truancy ordinance. Appleton Area School District Superintendent Greg Hartjes has submitted a request that the item be held until further stakeholder meetings […]
Finance Committee Approves 2024 Budget Amendments Including $7.9 Million In Friends Donations To Library Project, Change Order To Lightning Drive Extension Project
The Finance Committee met 05/12/2025. The meeting was brief lasting only around 8 minutes. They took up three action items all of which they recommended for approval and briefly discussed change orders to the upgrades taking place at the Appleton Wastewater Treatment Plant. I’ve prepared […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Approves Update To Park Rules Banning Alcoholic Beverages Within 20′ Of Pavilions And Playgrounds
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 05/12/2025. Outside of electing a vice-chair, setting the date and time of the committee meetings, and setting a designated contact person, they took up two action items. The first was a request to approve Irish Fest’s request to hold […]
AASD “99% Certain” 20 High School Students Who Have Not Attended Class This Year Are Still Living Within District Boundaries – Non-Attendance Not Considered A Sign Of Potential Neglect Or Abuse
The Appleton Area School District has been taking steps to try to get a truancy ordinance passed in the City of Appleton. One of the drivers behind this push is that there are around 20 AASD high school students who have sever attendance problems. Per […]
Board Of Review Meeting 05/15/2025
The Board of Review is meeting 05/15/2025 at 9AM. The board will review objections to tax assessments and determine if the tax assessments set by the city assessor are correct or should be changed. Right now it doesn’t appear that there are any scheduled objectors. […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Meeting 05/14/2025 – Will Vote On Changes In Parking Utility, Finance Department, And Valley Transit
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee is meeting 05/14/2025 at 6:30PM. They will be voting on requests to reorganize the Department of Public Works Parking Utility and the Department of Finance. For the Parking Utility, city staff would like to create a new position […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 05/14/2025 – Will Consider Request From AASD Superintendent To Delay Action On Truancy Ordinance, Vote On Requests To Deny Taxi-Cab License Applications For Two Applicants With Long Criminal Histories
The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 05/14/2025 at 5:30PM. The Resolution to establish a new Truancy Ordinance will be before them once again. It appears that Appleton Area School District Superintendent Greg Hartjes is requesting that the committee delay action on the resolution “so […]
Community Development Committee Meeting 05/14/2025 – Will Vote On Amendments To Development Agreement For Phase II Of Merge LLC Development Project
The Community Development Committee is meeting 05/14/2025 at 4:30PM. They have one action item on their agenda which is a request to approve an amendment to the Development Agreement between the City of Appleton and Merge, LLC pertaining to the mixed-used development Merge is planning […]
City Plan Commission Meeting 05/14/2025 – Will Vote On Rezoning Of 96 Acres Recently Annexed Into City, Annexation Of 72 Acres Along French Road Into City
The City Plan Commission is meeting 05/14/2025 at 3:30PM. They will be voting on a request to rezone the Dorn Annexation from AG Agricultural District to R-1B Single-family District. This will facilitate the construction of single-family houses on the land. They will also be voting […]