The Safety and Licensing Committee met 04/13/2022. They spent the majority of the meeting reviewing evidence and testimony in the Alcohol License Revocation Hearing for Core’s Lounge, LLC – Kor Xiong, Agent. In total, the committee was in open session for nearly 2 hours and […]
Month: April 2022
Newly Elected Board Of Education Member Pheng Thao Appears To Have Violated Campaign Finance Laws
A reader had asked if I was going to post the campaign finance documents for the Appleton Area School District Board of Education candidates. You can download those all below: An interesting item of note, newly elected Board of Education member Pheng Thao appears to […]
Library Board Meeting 04/19/2022 – Will Receive Library Project Update And Talk About College North Neighborhood Plan
The Library Board is meeting 04/19/2022 at 4:45PM. They’ll be voting on some financial items and also on a Naming Rights policy. It looks like they’re creating a naming rights policy because of the capital campaign they will be conducting to raise funds for the […]
Common Council Informal Organizational Meeting 04/19/2022 – Will Discuss Potential Rule Changes
On 04/18/2022 at 5:15PM the recently elected alderpersons will be sworn in during a ceremony in Houdini Plaza. After that, at 6PM, they will hold an informal organizational meeting. This is an opportunity for them to review and discuss potential rule changes. They won’t vote […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 04/10/2022 – 04/16/2022
I have started pulling Covid numbers from the Wisconsin DHS website instead of from the City of Appleton. Last week from 04/09/2022 through 04/16/2022, Appleton recorded 50 confirmed cases and 12 probable cases. There were no new deaths reported last week, and no deaths added to previous […]
Board Of Zoning Meeting 04/18/2022 – Will Take Up Dumpster Enclosure Request That Was Held At Last Meeting
The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 04/18/2022 at 7PM. They will be taking up the item they put on hold last month which was a request regarding the planned Merge LLC development on the site where the Conway Hotel used to be. The applicant […]
Municipal Services Committee Approved 9 Action Items – Codifies Parking Stall Designation For Hilton Hotel, Discusses Intergovernmental Agreement With Outagamie County For County Road Projects, Approves Placement Of Parklet By Vacant Muncheez Building
The Municipal Services Committee met 04/11/2022. They had 9 action items, none of which were particularly controversial or out of the ordinary, although a few did warrant some brief discussion. The first three items were passed 4-0 without any discussion or questions. Request from All […]
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Mill City Public House Receives Special Use Permit
The City Plan Commission met 03/14/2022. It was a brief meeting not even 5 minutes long. The two items on the agenda were a public hearing for a special use permit for a restaurant with alcohol sales located at 1103 West College Avenue and then […]
CEA Review Committee Meets – Approves Pre-Payment For Fire Truck Purchase, Discusses Hybrid Vehicles In Appleton’s Fleet
The CEA (Central Equipment Agency) Review Committee met 04/11/2022. This committee meets infrequently, and last convened 08/23/2021. The first item they took up was the request to downgrade a landscape truck and upgrade a chipper when they are replaced in 2023 It was a straightforward […]