Safety And Licensing Committee Conducts Quick Meeting – Votes To Hold License Application That Has Issues, Receives Update On Core’s Lounge Noise Complaints

The Safety and Licensing Committee had a brief 12 minute meeting prior to the Common Council meeting on 07/07/2021. For me personally, the most interesting item was the update on the Core’s Lounge noise complaints. [***Spoiler Alert*** it sounded to me like any case against […]

City Plan Commission Approves Multiple Rezoning Requests And One Special Use Alcohol Permit – Coolidge Court Rezoning Request Receives Some Opposition From Neighbors

The City Plan Commission met 06/23/2021 and took up several rezoning requests and a special use permit request. Each of these items had a public hearing associated with them after which the commission took up the associated action item and voted which made things less […]

Climate Task Force Meeting 07/07/2021 – Will Discuss Possible “Sustainability Commission” As Successor To Task Force

The Taskforce On Resiliency, Climate Mitigation And Adaptation is meeting this evening, 07/07/2021, at 4:30PM in the City Council Chambers and via MS Teams. These meetings are not recorded and minutes have not been posted for the last couple meetings. They do have an interesting […]

Common Council Meeting 07/07/2021 – Agenda Items Include Allowing Accessory Dwelling Units, Banning Pole Buildings, And Banning The Display Of Campaign Signs On City Owned Property Leased By Private Entities

The Appleton Common Council is meeting 07/07/2021. It looks like Mayor Woodford will not be presenting any mayoral proclamations at this meeting. One never knows exactly which items will be pulled from the various committee recommendations to receive special attention and individual votes, but there […]

Community And Economic Development Committee and Safety And Licensing Committee Special Meetings Scheduled For 07/07/2021 – Will Award Neighborhood Development Contract And Review Core’s Lounge Noise Complaints

There are two special committee meetings scheduled for 07/07/2021 prior to the Common Council meeting that evening. The first one is a Community & Economic Development Committee meeting at 6:15PM. Their one action item is a “Request to award the project for the College Avenue […]

Municipal Services Committee Reviews Modified Bulky Overflow Collection Proposal, Learns What Will Happen When The Outagamie County Landfill Closes

During their 06/21/2021 meeting, the Municipal Services Committee reviewed the Department of Public Works proposed operation changes regarding bulky overflow collection. As you may recall, DPW had initially proposed the complete elimination of all free curbside bulky overflow collection, but after receiving community feedback, they […]