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 […]
Year: 2022
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 […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 07/25/2022 – Will Vote On Assessment Waiver Request, Variance Request For Driveway Extension; Receive Mid-Year Report, June E-Scooter Update
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 07/25/2022 at 4:30PM. While there’s nothing earth-shattering on the agenda, it is fairly heavy with 6 action items and 4 information items. A couple action items of interest are… (1) A request from a business to have their street […]
Follow-Up Regarding Reading And Math Proficiency Rates Of K-3 AASD Students
[Update: during the AGR report to the Board of Education, an AASD employee incorrectly equated a student reaching 100% of their targeted growth with achieving proficiency. Some of the actual proficiency rates for the District are similar to the percentage of AGR students who reached […]
Resolution To Put Marijuana Legalization Referendum On November Ballot Introduced At 07/20/2022 Common Council Meeting
The Common Council met 07/20/2022. During the meeting Resolution 8-R-22 was introduced. Sponsored by Alderpersons Alex Schultz (District 9), Vered Meltzer (District 2), Israel Del Toro (District 4), Joss Thyssen (District 8), Denise Fenton (District 6), Nate Wolff (District 12), and Vaya Jones (District 10), […]
Common Council Denies Jones Park Dumpster Request From Appleton Downtown Inc
The Common Council met 07/20/2022. The first 40 minutes of the 50-minute meeting was taken up with the Mayor’s Business. They only spent a few minutes at the end voting on the agenda’s action items. Two items got separated out. One of them was a […]
Appleton Sees An Increase In Property Crimes
The Appleton Police Department released a statement on Facebook regarding an increase in property crime in the city. APPLETON POLICE SEE AN INCREASE IN PROPERTY CRIME Over the past few weeks, the Appleton Police Department has seen an increase in property crimes impacting our community. […]
Alderperson Brad Firkus’ Invocation At 07/20/2022 Common Council Meeting – “Having humility and showing others grace in this world takes a lot of strength, more than these other so-called alpha traits, but it’s the change in attitude we need.”
Mayor Woodford: Oh, you’re already quiet. Do I even have to do the gavel? Good evening. I now call to order the Wednesday July 20th, 2022 meeting of the Appleton Common Council. Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alder Firkus. Alderperson Brad Firkus (District 3): […]