The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 06/22/2021 at 3PM. They will have the standard items such as approving payments, reviewing ridership and revenue numbers, and receiving a Covid-19 update, but the main item of interest for the meeting is the 2020 Audit Presentation. View […]
Year: 2021
Council Votes To Require A 24 Hour Notice Period For Remote Meeting Participation Due To Administrative Concerns
As previously reported, the Appleton Common Council updated its rules and a city ordinance to allow remote participation by alderpersons going forward. The Council guidelines that they approved included a requirement that an alderperson intending to appear remotely give written or emailed notice at least […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 06/20/2021
Coronavirus number from 06/18/2021-06/20/2021 are in. 0 confirmed cases, 1 probable case, and 0 deaths. Active cases dropped by 1 to 3, and cases out of isolation rose by 2 to 8,775. Over the last week Appleton had a total of 0 confirmed cases and […]
Common Council Approves Core’s Lounge Liquor License, Expresses Frustration About Their Inability To Do Otherwise And Unresolved Neighborhood Noise Complaints
The Appleton Common Council met 06/16/2021. The bulk of the meeting was taken up with discussion around the liquor license renewal for Core’s Lounge which was the only item separated out. They actually had to separate it out twice–first as part of a collection of […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 06/21/2021 – Will Consider Homeowner’s Request To Erect 6 Foot Fence Along Front Yard
The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 06/21/2021 at 7PM. The case before them is similar to the case last month in that it involves a homeowner who wants to erect a fence over 3 feet tall on the edge of their back yard which […]
Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting 06/21/2021 – Will Vote On Trout Museum Special Event, Receive May Financial Report For Reid Golf Course
The Appleton Parks And Recreation Committee is meeting 06/21/2021 at 6:30PM. The one action item on the agenda is voting on a request for the Trout Museum of Art to use Houdini Plaza for a private event. They will also be reviewing Reid Golf Course’s […]
Finance Committee Meeting 06/21/2021 – Will Review Recommendations Regarding Two Resolutions
The Finance Committee is meeting 06/21/2021 at 5:30 PM. Highlights from the agenda include… The 2020 Audit and Executive Summary will be presented. The agenda packet only includes the PowerPoint slides for the presentation which aren’t overly detailed, but they do seem to indicate that […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 06/21/2021 – Staff Will Recommend Cutting Back On Sidewalk Repair, Limiting Shed Options For Homeowners
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 06/21/2021 at 4:30PM. They will be voting on various street reconstruction projects. They will be voting on recommended updates to the city’s Sidewalk Maintenance Policy. It looks like the changes would provide more flexibility to the city to put […]
Board Of Building Inspections Meeting 06/21/2021 – Homeowner Seeks Solution To Non-Conforming Staircase
The Board of Building Inspections is meeting 06/21/2021 at 3PM. The issue before the Board is that a property is currently being remodeled but the existing stairs leading to the basement has one riser that is 9″ whereas the Uniform Dwelling Code requires risers to […]
Alderperson Schultz Makes Partial Response Regarding His Previous Statement About Conservative Backlash
Alderperson Alex Schultz (District 9) has publicly commented on the social media post he made in which he had expressed concerns about fellow alderpersons voicing “conservative family values”. In his public comments he confirmed that he believed the things he had posted but that his […]