The Municipal Services Committee met 06/20/2022. One of the items they took up was the creation of a Transportation Utility. This had been an item for discussion during the 06/06/2022 committee meeting during which the committee members had generally expressed a desire to hold off […]
Month: June 2022
Municipal Services Committee Votes To Deny Appleton Downtown Inc’s Request To Place Dumpster In Jones Park Parking Lot Without A Dumpster Enclosure
The Municipal Services Committee met 06/20/2022. One of the items they took up was the request from Appleton Downtown Inc for a waiver to allow for dumpsters to be placed on the city-owned parking lot without the required dumpster enclosure. This item was discussed during […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 06/22/2022 – Will Take Up Convicted Felon’s Taxi Driver Application
The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 06/22/2022 at 5:30PM. They have several temporary alcohol license applications, a permanent premise amendment application, some mechanical amusement device license renewals, and a taxicab company license renewal. While most of the items seems pretty straightforward, the first action […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 06/22/2022 – Will Receive Presentation From Fox Cities Regional Partnership On Projects, Plans, Initiatives, And Direction
The Community and Economic Development Committee is meeting 06/22/2022 at 4:30PM. They will not be taking up any action items; however, the one information item on the agenda looks to be potentially interesting. The committee will be receiving a presentation from the Fox Cities Regional […]
League Of Wisconsin Municipalities Executive Director Gives Presentation To Common Council, Touches On Leagues Plans To Advocate For Shared Revenue Reform
The Appleton Common Council met 06/15/2022. During that meeting, they received a presentation from Jerry Duschane, the Executive Director of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities. Though not explicitly stated, my impression was that this presentation was prompted by the actions taken regarding the Water Main […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 06/12/2022 – 06/18/2022
I have started pulling Covid case and death numbers from the Wisconsin DHS website instead of from the City of Appleton. Last week from 06/12/2022 through 06/18/2022, Appleton recorded 102 confirmed cases and 22 probable cases for a total of 124. There were no new deaths reported […]
Fox Cities Transit Commission Meeting 06/21/2022 – Will Review May Ridership And Revenue, Receive Valley Transit II Update, Discuss Neenah Transit Center Relocation Study
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 06/21/2022 at 3PM. They only have one action item on the agenda which is the approval of the May 2022 payments. The other items are information items which include the May financial report and the May ridership report. […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 06/20/2022 – Will Consider Request To Build Garage In Front Yard
The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 06/20/2022 at 8PM. They will be taking up one variance request. A homeowner is requesting to construct a detached garage 5 feet from the front property line in front of an existing principal building; however, the Zoning Ordinance […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 06/20/2022 – Will Vote On Jones Park Dumpster Request From ADI
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 06/20/2022 at 4:30PM. They will, once again, take up the request from Appleton Downtown Inc. for a waiver to place dumpsters over the summer in the parking lot by Jones Park without the required dumpster enclosures. The committee initially […]
Wild Bird Covered In Mud
Here’s a Bird that’s seen better days. I’m sure there’s a story behind why it’s covered top to bottom in mud, but I doubt we will ever know exactly what that story is.