Month: June 2022

Utilities Committee Meeting 06/07/2022 – Will Vote On Contract Amendments, Receive April Water Main Break Report

The Utilities Committee is meeting 06/07/2022 at 4:30PM. The agenda is pretty basic. They’ll be voting on an amendment to the heat exchanger and blended sludge piping replacement project which will increase the total contract by $3,800. They’ll also be voting to increase the stormwater […]

Board Of Education Meeting 06/06/2022 – Will Review Community Survey Results Regarding Potential Referendum

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is holding a special meeting on 06/06/2022 at 7PM. The purpose of the meeting is to review the community survey results regarding the potential referendum. The preliminary results were reviewed at the 05/23/2022 Board of Education meeting, […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 06/06/2022 – Will Review Reid Golf Course Report For May, Receive Update On Projects

The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 06/06/2022 at 6:30PM. The agenda a minimal, consisting of only two information items, (1) the Reid Golf Course Participation & Revenue Report for May, 2022 and (2) a Project & Department update. It looks like Reid is about […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 06/06/2022 – Will Discuss Transportation Utility Next Steps, Receive May Bird E-Scooter Report

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 06/06/2022 at 4:30 PM. They will be voting on a couple parking change requests, one to implement changes already tested during a 6-month trial period and one to implement a 6-month trial period. They will also be considering and […]

In Narrow 6-8 Vote, Common Council Denies Soldier’s Square Revitalization Resolution

The Appleton Common Council met 06/01/2022. One of the items they took up was Resolution 6-R-22, the Soldier’s Square Resolution. The resolution was recommended for denial twice by the Municipal Services Committee, and the Common Council ended up also denying it by a narrow 6-8 […]

Bird Inc Double Checks Geofencing After Scooters Found In No-Ride And No-Park Zones

This is just a reminder that the Bird e-scooter program is in its second trial year. If you have any questions or notice any problems, you should feel free to contact the Department of Public Works with those questions or concerns. I just reached out […]

Mayoral Proclamations From 06/03/2022 – Pride Month, CPR And AED Awareness Week, Gun Violence Awareness Day, Juneteenth Celebration Day, And Refugee Day

During the 06/01/2022 Common Council meeting, Mayor Woodford presented 5 different mayoral proclamations. In the first he proclaimed June 2022 to be Pride Month in Appleton and urged “all citizens to honor, celebrate, and promote equal rights for all people, regardless of sexual orientation and […]

Alderperson Nate Wolff’s Invocation At 06/01/2022 Common Council Meeting – “[LGBTQ members believe] what the city and what activists around the city have done has helped them immensely, has saved lives, and will continue to make kids know that they are welcomed in our community, and that is something that we need to continue to push for.”

Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alder Wolff. Nate Wolff (District 12): I just wanna–okay we’re good. Thank you. All right. So this month is Pride Month. June. And I couldn’t be happier about the progress we’ve made over the past 6 years. […]

Transit Commission Receives Update On Valley Transit II – Service Has Sufficient Drivers But Is Struggling To Hire Dispatchers

The Fox Cities Transit Commission met 05/24/2022 and received a brief update on the Valley Transit II service for elderly and disabled people provided by Running, Inc. This service had struggled earlier in the year with long wait times and delays caused by a lack […]