The Finance Committee is meeting 10/10/2022 at 5:30PM. There are several city project contracts they have been requested to approve and one that staff is requesting they reject. Regarding the bids they are asked to reject, the city had $423,700 allocated for the project but […]
Month: October 2022
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 10/10/2022 – Will Vote On Two Street Reconstruction Projects, Receive September Bird E-Scooter Report
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 10/10/2022 at 4:30PM. It looks like it won’t be too eventful of a meeting. The committee was supposed to take up the resolution modifying the city’s street terrace policy. This resolution would have allowed residents to, among other things, […]
Recap Of Common Council Discussion And Vote Regarding Proposal To Relocated Trout Museum To Ellen Kort Peace Park
The Common Council met 10/05/2022 and ended up voting 8-7 to proceed with discussions on the Trout Museum of Art’s proposal to construct a new museum building within the Ellen Kort Peace Park. On 10/06/2022 I recapped the presentation the Trout Museum representatives gave to […]
How Readers Can Support All Things Appleton
From time to time, readers reach out to me, thank me for the service I provide through All Things Appleton, and ask if there’s any way to support the work I am doing. While I very much appreciate the kind words, I did not create […]
Common Council Approves Variance Allowing Property Owner To Install 12-Foot Driveway Extension Into Front Yard
The Common Council on 10/05/2022. One of the items they took up was a variance request from a property owner to install a 12-foot-wide driveway extension into their front yard. City code only allows 4-foot-wide driveway extensions into front yards, while 12-foot-wide extensions must be […]
Fall Leaf Collection Begins 10/10/2022 – New Collection Rules Will Be In Place, City Will Be Piloting The Vacuum Truck In Select Areas
Fall leaf collection starts the week of 10/09/2022. This will be the first season with new collection rules, and the city will also be rolling out the vacuum truck in certain areas as well.
Trout Museum Of Art Gives Presentation To Common Council On Proposal To Build Facility In Ellen Kort Peace Park, Provides Concept Drawing Of Museum Facility
The Common Council met 10/05/2022 in a special session. The purpose of the session was for the Council to receive a presentation from the Trout Museum of Art on their proposal to build a new museum building within Ellen Kort Peace Park and then vote […]
Common Council Votes 8-7 To Move Forward With Discussions About Building New Trout Museum Building In Ellen Kort Peace Park
On 10/05/2022 the Common Council received a presentation from the Trout Museum of Art on their proposal to build a new museum building within Ellen Kort Peace Park. After receiving the presentation, the Common Council voted 8-7 to allow the discussion process to continue. Discussions […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Discusses Rising Costs To Developers, Votes On Grant Application And Development Agreement Amendment Aimed At Helping Two Housing Developments Deal With Rising Costs
The Community and Economic Development Committee met 09/28/2022. They took up a couple action items related to housing developments within the city and the increased cost of labor, materials, and inflation. The first item was a request to authorize the submittal of a Community Development […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Discusses String Of Alcohol Law Violations
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 09/28/2022. During that meeting, they received an update on a number of alcohol law violations. 5 Appleton establishments received 80 point violations for selling alcohol to minors. Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim (District 13) wondered why they were seeing all of […]