Month: November 2022

Library Board Meeting 11/15/2022 – Will Conduct Library Director’s End Of Year Performance Review

The Library Board is meeting 11/15/2022 at 4:30PM. They have a lot of items on the agenda, but none of them stand out as particularly notable They’ll be voting on the October bill register, a budget amendment, some compliance documents for United Way, and 2023 […]

Common Council Votes Again Budget Amendment That Would Reallocate Council Training Budget To Concrete Reconstruction

The Common Council met 11/09/2022 and voted to adopt the 2023 Executive Budget. The budget was adopted without changes; however, four separate amendments were proposed during the meeting, none of which were approved. The first amendment which was to reduce the aldermanic parking pass benefit, […]

Board Of Education Meeting 11/14/2022 – Will Vote On Early College Credit Program, Receive Resignation Of District’s Diversity, Equite, And Inclusion Officer

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 11/14/2022 at 6:30PM. The Board will be voting to adopt the standards and curriculum for the Culture of Health Care course. This will be replacing the People Skills for Health Professionals course that is no […]

Common Council Votes 12-2 To Deny Budget Amendment To Reduce Aldermanic Parking Pass Benefit – Alderpersons Talk About The Value Of The Parking Pass Benefit

The Common Council met 11/09/2022 in a special session to adopt the 2023 Executive Budget. The Council ended up approving the 2023 budget with no amendments by a 14-0 vote. Although no amendments were approved, four amendments were made and deliberated on. The first amendment […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Approves 2023 Grant Allocations For Community Partners – Representatives From Pillars, Habitat, Rebuilding Together Fox Valley, And WWBIC All Express Gratitude

The Community and Economic Development Committee met 11/09/2022. The one item on the agenda was a request to approve the preliminary 2023-2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Community Partner Funding Allocations. This was approved 3-0. I’ve prepared a transcript of the full meeting which you […]

City Plan Commission Approves Special Use Permit For Holiday Gas Station On Calumet Street After Hearing Concerns From Neighboring Property Owner

The City Plan Commission met 11/09/2022. It was a brief meeting, lasting around 12 minutes, in which they took up one action item which was an application from Holiday Stationstores for a special use permit for gasoline sales and a carwash on the corner of […]

Municipal Services Discusses Update To Linwood Avenue Street Reconstruction, Approves Lease For Fence On Glenhurst Avenue

The Municipal Services Committee met 11/08/2022. It was a short meeting with the open portion of it lasting less than 10 minutes. I’ve prepared a transcript of the full meeting for your downloading pleasure. The item that garnered the most discussion was the approval of […]

Common Council Holding Special Session 11/09/2022 – Will Vote To Adopt 2023 Executive Budget

The Common Council is meeting 11/09/2022 at 6PM for a special session to adopt the 2023 executive budget. Alderpersons were asked to submit amendments ahead of time, and, per Alderperson Brad Firkus (District 3), three amendments have been offered thus far, two by Alderperson Chad […]