The City Plan Commission is meeting 06/08/2022 at 3:30PM. They have one action item on the agenda which is a request to approve a special use permit for a car wash at 3200 E. Express Court. This address is quite close to the old Applebees […]
Year: 2022
Water Main Resolution Passed After Being Stripped Of Language That Would Reallocate ARPA Dollars; Council Votes To Ask The State To Give The City $35.1 Million
On 06/01/2022 Resolution 5-R-22, the Water Main Resolution, was taken up first by a joint meeting of the Finance and Utilities Committee and then by the full Common Council. During the joint committee meeting, the resolution was amended to remove the language about reallocating American […]
Board Of Health Meeting 06/08/2022 – Will Receive 1st Quarter Report, Covid-19 Update Absent From Agenda
The Board of Health is meeting 06/08/2022 at 7AM. There are no action items of note, but the committee will, as an information item, be received the Quarter 1 report. Worthy of remark is the item that is not on the agenda. For the first […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 05/29/2022 – 06/04/2022
I have started pulling Covid case and death numbers from the Wisconsin DHS website instead of from the City of Appleton. Last week from 05/29/2022 through 06/04/2022, Appleton recorded 137 confirmed cases and 35 probable cases for a total of 172. There were no new deaths reported […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 06/07/2022 – Will Vote On Contract Amendments, Receive April Water Main Break Report
The Utilities Committee is meeting 06/07/2022 at 4:30PM. The agenda is pretty basic. They’ll be voting on an amendment to the heat exchanger and blended sludge piping replacement project which will increase the total contract by $3,800. They’ll also be voting to increase the stormwater […]
Board Of Education Meeting 06/06/2022 – Will Review Community Survey Results Regarding Potential Referendum
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is holding a special meeting on 06/06/2022 at 7PM. The purpose of the meeting is to review the community survey results regarding the potential referendum. The preliminary results were reviewed at the 05/23/2022 Board of Education meeting, […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 06/06/2022 – Will Review Reid Golf Course Report For May, Receive Update On Projects
The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 06/06/2022 at 6:30PM. The agenda a minimal, consisting of only two information items, (1) the Reid Golf Course Participation & Revenue Report for May, 2022 and (2) a Project & Department update. It looks like Reid is about […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 06/06/2022 – Will Discuss Transportation Utility Next Steps, Receive May Bird E-Scooter Report
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 06/06/2022 at 4:30 PM. They will be voting on a couple parking change requests, one to implement changes already tested during a 6-month trial period and one to implement a 6-month trial period. They will also be considering and […]
In Narrow 6-8 Vote, Common Council Denies Soldier’s Square Revitalization Resolution
The Appleton Common Council met 06/01/2022. One of the items they took up was Resolution 6-R-22, the Soldier’s Square Resolution. The resolution was recommended for denial twice by the Municipal Services Committee, and the Common Council ended up also denying it by a narrow 6-8 […]
Bird Inc Double Checks Geofencing After Scooters Found In No-Ride And No-Park Zones
This is just a reminder that the Bird e-scooter program is in its second trial year. If you have any questions or notice any problems, you should feel free to contact the Department of Public Works with those questions or concerns. I just reached out […]