The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 10/12/2022. One of the items they discussed and voted on was the request to approve the 2023-2025 firefighter contract. Human Resources Director Jay Ratchman and Fire Chief Jeremy Hansen highlighted some of the changes in this most […]
Month: October 2022
2023 Budget Would Raise Taxes By 6.6%, Sewer Utility Rate By 4% – Mayor Woodford Makes High Level Presentation To Common Council On 2023 Executive Budget
A couple days ago the Post Crescent published a good high-level overview of the 2023 executive budget proposed by Mayor Woodford which you can read here: https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/local/2022/10/12/appletons-2023-budget-would-increase-city-property-taxes-6-6/8234248001/. The proposed budget includes a 6.6% property tax increase, which is an extra $116 on a home valued […]
Utilities Committee Reviews Water Main Break Report For August 2022
The Utilities Committee met 10/11/2022. One of the information items they received was the water main break report for August of 2022. Year-to-date water main breaks were up compared to 2021. Alderperson Alex Schultz (District 9) said that the numbers and estimates of water loss […]
Valley Transit General Manager Ron McDonald Talks To Redevelopment Authority About New Transit Center Project
The Appleton Redevelopment Authority met 10/12/2022. During that meeting, they went into closed session to discuss real estate negotiations regarding 222 N. Oneida Street (the former site of the old Menn Law Firm building next to the library and the transit center.) No vote was […]
Finance Committee Rejects One Project Bid, Approves Another Bid After Project Scope Reduced, Approves Budget Amendment Related To Library Project
The Finance Committee met 10/10/2022 and voted on a number of projects. Although staff was not requesting that they reject multiple bids as they did back on 08/22/2022 and again for the Library Project bids, there were still a couple projects that were indicative of […]
Utilities Committee Approves Erosion And Sediment Control Changes, Additions To 2023 Water Main Replacement Project List
The Utilities Committee met 10/11/2022 and took up three action items, only one of which resulted in any in-depth discussion. The first two action items were related, the first being a request to approve changes to Municipal Code Chapter 24, Erosion and Sediment Control and […]
Municipal Services Committee Holds Street Terrace Policy Modifications Resolution For Two More Weeks, Discusses Next Steps For Bird E-Scooter Program
The Municipal Services Committee met 10/10/2022. Although City Hall had indicated on its Facebook page that the meetings this week would not be streamed or recorded, it turns out that audio is available at least for some of them. The Municipal Services Committee meeting was […]
How Followers Can Support All Things Appleton
The other day, I posted about a fun way interested readers could support All Things Appleton. In response I was told by someone who apparently didn’t read, but in some way was still able to imbibe what I wrote, that I’m not a journalist and […]
Local Good Samaritan Issues Plea For AASD Student To Return Blanket
We can only hope and pray the blanket is returned to its rightful owner.
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Meeting 10/12/2022 – Will Vote On Fringe Benefit Policy Change, 2023-25 Fire Fighter Contract
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee is meeting 10/12/2022 at 6:30PM. The two action items on the agenda consist of a request to approve the Fire Fighter 2023-2025 contract and a request to approve the Fringe Benefit Policy Change. It looks like the main […]