The Public Arts Committee is meeting 02/01/2023 at 8:30AM. The one item on their agenda is to review the submissions for the “Images That Define Appleton” photo contest and pick 12 pictures and2 alternates to be displayed on the Houdini Plaza Welcome Tower. There are […]
Month: January 2023
Common Council Meeting 02/01/2023 – Will Vote On Public Land Dedication Rules, Awarding ARPA Grant To RISE Apartments, Transit Center Development Items
The Common Council is meeting 02/01/2023 at 7PM. Many of the committee meetings this last week were cancelled so there are not a lot of items on the agenda. One never knows exactly what if anything will be separated out for individual votes. Items that […]
Transit Commission Discusses Mixed-Use Public/Private Transit Center Development – Approves Pursuing $25 Million Grant, Hiring Stafford Rosenbaum LLP For Legal Representation
The Fox Cities Transit Commission met 01/24/2022. They discussed and voted on a couple items related to the potential mixed-use transit center project. The first was a request for authorization to pursue a $25 million discretionary grant from the Department of Transportation to fund the […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 02/01/2023 – Will Vote On Fire Department Request To Purchase Red Wave Threat ID Spectrometer
The Safety and Licensing Committee will be holding a special meeting on 02/01/2023 at 6:30PM prior to the Common Council meeting at 7PM. In addition to several alcohol license applications, the committee will be voting on two requests from the Fire Department. The first request […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/22/2023 – 01/28/2023
Per the Wisconsin DHS website, during the week of 01/22/2023 through 01/28/2023, Appleton recorded 29 confirmed coronavirus cases and 5 probable cases for a total of 34. No new deaths were recorded during this last week, but one was added to a previous week bringing the […]
Finance Committee Approves $1Million Affordable Housing ARPA Grant To RISE Apartments – Will Help Keep 48 Unit Affordable Housing Project Financially Solvent
The Finance Committee met 01/23/2023. A little over 20 minutes of that meeting was taken up with discussion on the request to award $1 million in American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) funds to RISE Apartments, LLC in the form of an affordable housing grant. The […]
Finance Committee Holds Two Items Until Next Meeting – Fire Station Floor Contract, Vosters Park Redevelopment Contract
The Finance Committee met 01/23/2023. The committee ended up holding two of the action items until their next meeting on 02/06/2023. One was a sole source contract for the floor epoxy in Fire Station #1’s rig room. The second was the Vosters Park redevelopment project. […]
Municipal Services Committee Approves Update To Municipal Code Clarifying Rules Around Driveway Extensions
The Municipal Services Committee met 01/23/2023. One of the action items they took up was a request to approve proposed changes to Municipal Code 19-91. These changes did not impact the way the code is currently enforced and were more intended to clarify the code […]
Municipal Services Committee Receives Presentation On College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration – Plan Would Reduce College Avenue To 2 Directional Lanes And 1 Center Turn Lane, Add Bike Lanes
The Municipal Services Committee met 01/23/2023. Most of the meeting was taken up with a presentation on the College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration Presentation. Essentially, the city plans to reduce College Avenue between State Street and Drew Street from 4 lanes (two in each direction) to […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/15/2023 – 01/21/2023
Per the Wisconsin DHS website, during the week of 01/15/2023 through 01/21/2023, Appleton recorded 36 confirmed coronavirus cases and 6 probable cases for a total of 42. No new deaths were leaving the total coronavirus deaths in Appleton since the beginning of the pandemic at 171. […]