Month: January 2022

Common Council Meeting 02/02/2022 – Alderperson Firkus Plans To Raise Issue Of Proposed Carwash On College Avenue And Kensington Drive

This week is a light week meeting-wise with no committee meetings taking place. However, the Common Council will be meeting 02/02/2022 at 7PM. Mayor Woodford will be presenting an Appleton Housing Authority appointment. Ariela Rosa is a New York City native who moved to Appleton […]

Finance Committee Votes To Approve Using $35,000 In Carry-Over Funds To Hire A Recruitment Firm To Find Candidates For Public Works Director Position

The Finance Committee met 01/24/2022. Most of the meeting was taken up with discussion about the city brand study and Resolution #2-R-22. They did, however, also discuss the status of the recruitment process for a new Public Works Director and a request from the Human […]

Board Of Education Discusses Timeline Of Superintendent Search, Creation Of Staff And Community Advisory Groups To Interview Candidates

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 01/24/2022.  One of the items on the agenda was an update on the Superintendent Search and Selection process. They spent some time going through the tentative schedule. On 02/21/2022 they plan to review all of the applications that […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Votes To Hold Intoxicated Bartender Resolution For 1 Month; Expresses Desire To Treat Intoxicated Bartending As License Violation Rather Than Criminal Issue

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 01/26/2022 and took up Resolution #1-R-22 Intoxicated Bartender Ordinance. If passed as written, the resolution would make it unlawful for a bartender to serve alcohol while intoxicated, and would give police the authority cite/arrest the individual as well as […]

Board Of Education Receives Update Regarding Second Round Of Referendum Focus Group Sessions

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 01/24/2022. AASD Chief Financial Officer Greg Hartjes gave them an update on the referendum focus group meetings that had taken place on Tuesday January 18th and Thursday January 20th. The focus group attendees had been asked […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Approves Neighborhood Restaurant Alpine Swift’s Beer and Wine License Application

Alpine Swift, a proposed neighborhood restaurant in District 2, is now one step closer to being able to open. After being granted a variance from the city’s off-street parking requirements and having its application for a special use permit approved by the City Plan Commission, […]

Resolution #2-R-22 Calls To Allocate $61,495 More Than Needed For Enhanced Crosswalk Program

In light of Resolution #2-R-22‘s call to take $225,000 originally allocated for the city brand study and brand implementation and reallocate it to the enhanced crosswalk program, I reached out to Director of Public Works Paula Vandehey to get some background on the enhanced crosswalk […]