The City Plan Commission is meeting 07/27/2022 at 3:30 PM. They have no action items on the agenda and only one information item which is a presentation of the College North Neighborhood Plan which was prepared by RDG Planning & Design. View full meeting details […]
Month: July 2022
Municipal Services Committee Holds Off On Voting On Variance Request To Give Property Owner Time To Come Into Compliance
The Municipal Services Committee met 07/25/2022. One of the items they took up was a variance request from a property owner to allow their driveway to be widened more than four feet into their front yard. Apparently, the area was already paved without a permit […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 07/26/2022 – Will Vote On Eligibility Policy For Lead And Galvanized Steel Water Service Replacement Program
The Utilities Committee is meeting today, 07/26/2022, at 4:30 PM. The one action item on the agenda is a request to approve the Lead and Galvanized Steel Water Service Replacement Program Eligibility and Participation Policy. Alderperson Brad Firkus (District 3) talked a bit about this […]
Fox Cities Transit Commission Meeting 07/26/2022 – Will Receive 2021 Audit Presentation
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting today, 07/26/2022, at 3PM. There’s only one action item which is the regular approval of payments, but there are a number of information items. The item of perhaps most interest is the 2021 Audit Presentation. They will also […]
Common Council Receives Presentation On Departmental Key Performance Indicators, Reviews New KPI Dashboard
The Common Council met 07/20/2022. One of the items the Council received a presentation on was about departmental statistics and key performance indicators. Mayor Woodford started out by reminding the Council that back in July of 2021, that they had allocated $50,000 of the excess […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 07/17/2022 – 07/23/2022
I have started pulling Covid case and death numbers from the Wisconsin DHS website instead of from the City of Appleton. Last week from 07/17/2022 through 07/23/2022, Appleton recorded 127 confirmed cases and 8 probable cases for a total of 135. There were no new deaths recorded […]
Mayor Woodford Provides Common Council With Overview Of 2023 Budget Process
The Common Council met 07/20/2022. During the meeting, Mayor Woodford gave a brief high-level overview of the budget process. The budget feels like something that happens between October and mid-November; however, they are actually working on the budget almost year-round. The budget process really kicks […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 07/25/2022 – Will Discuss Request To Relocate Trout Museum Of Art To Ellen Kort Peace Park
The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 07/25/2022 at 6:30PM. There are two action items on the agenda. The first is a fairly straightforward request to approve a contract for just under $50,000 to purchase shade structures for Jones Park. The second looks like it […]
Board Of Education Meeting 07/25/2022 – Will Cover Updates To Library Media Curriculum, Student Harassment Policy, And Student Nondiscrimination Policy
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 07/25/2022. They will be holding a work session at 4PM and a regular meeting at 6PM. This is their first meeting since their work session on 06/30/2022. During the work session they will be going […]
Finance Committee Meeting 07/25/2022 – Will Receive Mid-Year Reports From Finance Department, Legal Services, And Parks, Recreation, And Facilities
The Finance Committee is meeting 07/25/2022 at 5:30PM. The committee will be voting on a number of budget amendments to record the use of grants, insurance payouts, etc. It looks like there were also issues with using ARPA funds to cover the lost revenue in […]