The Municipal Services Committee met 07/25/2022. One of the information items they received, and the only one to actually be spoken about, was the June 2022 Bird E-Scooter Pilot Program Update. The report spoke for itself, and may have gone unremarked upon had not retired […]
Month: July 2022
Public Arts Committee Meeting 08/03/2022 – Will Discuss Selection Process For New Houdini Tower Artwork
The Public Arts Committee is meeting 08/03/2022 at 8:30AM. If this meeting is not cancelled, it will be their first meeting since March of this year. Outside of the housekeeping items of electing a chair and vice-chair, the main purpose of the meeting is to […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Votes To Approve Marijuana Referendum Resolution – Alderpersons Express Strong Support For Responding To Constituents’ Requests For Referendums
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 07/27/2022. The first item they took up was the resolution that, if passed, would add a non-binding referendum question to the November ballot asking voters to weigh in on the legalization of marijuana in Wisconsin. After amending the resolution […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Votes To Allow The City And The Trout Museum Of Art To Enter Into Discussion About Relocating The Museum To Ellen Kort Peace Park
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 07/25/2022. One of the items they took up was a request to hold discussions with the Trout Museum on the possibility of the Trout Muse relocating to a building built at the Ellen Kort Peace Park. The committee ended […]
Finance Committee Approves All Items – Alderperson Doran Suggests Using ARPA Funds To Pay For APD Mobile Command Center
The Finance Committee met 07/25/2022. It was a brief and relatively uneventful meeting. All of the items were approved, most with minimal discussion. Alderperson Chris Croatt (District 14), who was not a member of the committee but was present, did ask how the budget amendment […]
Muncheez Pizza Owner Sentenced To 6 Months In Prison For Tax Fraud; Let’s Not Forget The Time He Wrote A Character Reference Letter For A Parole-Violating Felon Who Tried To Have Sex With Two Teenage Girls
Per WBAY, Paul VanderLinden, the owner of the now closed Muncheez Pizza on College Avenue, has pleaded guilty to Filing False Individual Tax Returns and Failing to Collect, Account for, and Pay Over Payroll Taxes. He was sentenced to 6 months in prison and ordered […]
Municipal Services Committee Denies Request To Waive Snow Removal Assessment – Property Owner Claims He Removed The Snow, Not The City
The Municipal Services Committee met 07/25/2022. One of the items they voted on was a request to waive a nearly $400 snow removal assessment fee for the commercial property on South Oneida Street consisting of Houdini’s Escape and the lot that formerly housed Kokomo’s bar. […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Meeting 07/27/2022 – Will Receive Mid-Year Budget Reports, Update On Valley Transit Bus Driver Recruitment Bonus Program
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee is meeting tonight, 07/27/2022, at 6:30PM. There are no action items but they will be receiving several information items including the Human Resources 2022 Mid-Year Budget Report, the Information Technology 2022 Mid-Year Report, and update on the Valley […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 07/27/2022 – Will Vote On Marijuana Advisory Referendum Resolution
The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 07/27/2022 at 5:30PM. They have a number of licenses that they will be voting on, but the action item of most interest to the public is probably Resolution #8-R-22, an advisory referendum related to marijuana legalization for the […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 07/27/2022 – Will Vote On Request To Approve College North Neighborhood Plan
The Community and Economic Development Committee is meeting 07/27/2022 at 4:30PM. They will be voting on one action item which is a request to approve the College North Neighborhood Plan which was prepared by RDG Planning & Design. They will also be reviewing the Community […]