Utilities Committee Meeting 10/25/2022 – Will Vote On Utility Rate Hike, Review Watermain Break Report

[NOTE: This agenda item was posted on the All Things Appleton Facebook page, but was not successfully posted on the website on Monday the day before the meeting like it was supposed to be posted. I apologize for that.] The Utilities Committee is meeting 10/25/2022 […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 10/26/2022 – Will Vote On Request To Increase TIF Support For Merge Housing Development

The Community and Economic Development Committee is meeting 10/26/2022 at 4:30PM. The one item on the agenda is a request to amend the Development Agreement with URBANE 115, LLC for the Merge housing development that is being constructed on the corner of Washington Street and […]

City Plan Commission Meeting 10/26/2022 – Will Vote On Special Use Permit For Bar, Regulations Related To Combining Two Parcels

The City Plan Commission is meeting 10/26/2022 at 3:30PM. They just have a couple action items on the agenda. The first is a request for a special use permit for a bar/tavern on the corner of College Avenue and Perkins Street. Staff is recommending approval. […]

Transit Commission Meeting 10/25/2022 – Will Vote On Environmental Testing Contract For Transit Center Project, Review 2023 Budget

The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 10/25/2022 at 3PM. They will be voting to award a geotechnical and environmental services contract to Westwood Infrastructure, Inc. Westwood will install monitoring wells and conduct environmental testing on the Valley Transit Site which is a necessary step […]

Board Of Education Meeting 10/24/2022 – Will Vote To Adopt 2022-23 Budget

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 10/24/2022. They will have a public hearing for and receive an presentation on the annual budget at 6PM. After the Public Hearing, they will proceed with the regular board meeting at 6:45PM or upon the […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 10/24/2022 – Will Vote On Updated Park Pavilion Rental Fees, Review Proposed 2023 Parks and Recreation Budget

The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 10/24/2022 at 6:30PM. The one action item is a request to adopt a revised Park Pavilions and Special Areas Rental and Fee Schedule Policy. The agenda indicated there is a redlined policy which would show the changes, but […]

Finance Committee Meeting 10/24/2022 – Will Review 2023 Department Budgets, Go To Closed Session To Discuss Litigation

The Finance Committee is meeting 10/24/2022 at 5:30PM. There are no action items, but there are a number of information items. The committee will receive updates on change orders for four contracts. They will also receive the 2023 budgets for various department. Finally, the committee […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 10/24/2022 – Will Vote On Street Terrace Policy Modification Resolution

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 10/24/2022 at 4:30PM. The action item of most interest to the public is, I expect, the modifications to the City of Appleton Street Terrace Policy. Resolution 7-R-22 calls for modifying the city’s existing street terrace policy to allow residents […]

Common Council Approves Amendment To Comprehensive Plan Codifying Vision For Soldier’s Square

The Common Council met 10/19/2922. It was a relatively brief and uneventful meeting. One of the items separated out for an individual vote was a request to approve an amendment to the city’s Comprehensive Plan regarding the Soldier’s Square/YMCA Parking Ramp area. The change would […]

After Alderperson Doran’s Motion To Amend Is Ruled Out Of Order, Common Council Unanimously Approves 2023 Add-On Water Main Replacement Project List

The Appleton Common Council met 10/19/2022. It was not a long meeting, clocking it at just under 24 minutes long. When I posted the agenda for the meeting, I noted that there didn’t seem to be any particularly controversial items or even any items that […]