Year: 2021

Fox Cities Transit Commission Meeting 07/27/2021 – Will Review June Ridership Numbers And Key Performance Indicators

The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 07/27/2021 at 3PM. The two action items are approval of the June payments and appeoval of the temporary schedule adjustments. Information items include the June Financial Report, June Ridership and Revenue, and a Key Performance Indicators Report. View […]

Board Of Education Votes 4-2 To Begin Upcoming School Year With Student Masking Recommended But Optional

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education by a vote of 4-2 voted to approve the administrative team’s recommendation that the 2021-22 school year started out with masking recommended but optional. The word “flexibility” was used multiple times throughout the presentation, and the administrative […]

Utilities Committee Meeting 07/27/2021 – Will Vote On Increasing Two Stormwater Management Plan Review Contracts By $20,000 Each

The Utilities Committee is meeting 07/27/2021 at 5PM. They’ll be voting on requests to increase two Stormwater Management Plan Review contracts by $20,000 each. They’ll also be reviewing monthly wastewater treatment , water treatment, and water distribution reports for April, May, and June. Finally, they’ll […]

Allocation Of Funds For Brand Study And Implementation First Step In Process – Not Approval Of Contract; Metrics Of Success To Be Determined

I’ve had a couple readers express concerns regarding the city’s plans to spend half a million dollars on a rebranding effort. Although the mayor’s recommendations regarding the allocation of the excess fund balance was referred back to the Finance Committee due to the desire to […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 07/26/2021 – Will Hear Mid-Year Report, Pickleball Grant Presentation, And Reid Update

The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 07/26/2021 at 6:30PM. They have no action items 9n the agenda, but there are three information items that will be presented. 1) The Parks, Recreation, and Facilities Management 2021 Mid-Year Report. 2) The $500,000 grant to build a […]

Finance Committee Meeting 07/26/2022 – Will Vote On Transportation Study Resolution And Excess Fund Balance Allocations

The Finance Committee is meeting 07/26/2021 at 5:30 PM. The big item on the agenda is probably the Allocation Of Excess Funds Balance that was referred back to the committee during the 07/21/2021 Common Council meeting. Alderperson Chad Doran, with the support of Mayor Woodford, […]

Excess Fund Balance Allocations Referred Back To Finance Committee By Common Council After Attempt To Amend To Cover Cost Of Transportation Utility Study

The Common Council met 07/21/2021. The item that resulted in the most discussion was the allocation of excess General Funds. During the Finance Committee meeting, Alderperson Chad Doran (District 15) had requested that the allocations be changed to allow funding for the transit utility study […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 07/26/2021 – Will Discuss And Vote On Proposed Pole Building Ban And Updates To City’s Electrical Code

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 07/26/2021 at 4:30PM. They will be discussing and voting on a couple of returning items. The proposal to ban pole buildings in Appleton had been referred back by Alderperson Chad Doran (District 15) who said there were some other […]

Board Of Education Meeting 07/26/2021 – Will Vote On Covid-19 Mitigation Strategies For Upcoming School Year, Begin Process To Fill Vacancy Left By Gary Jahnke’s Resignation

The Appleton Area School District is holding two meetings on 07/26/2021. The first is a work session at 4pm that appears to be focused on updating the district’s financial policies. For ease of review by the public, I’ve taken the agenda and all of the […]