The Common Council is meeting 03/01/2023 at 7:00 PM. There are not a lot of action items on the agenda, but there were a few items that garnered discussion at the committee level and may end up being separated out for individual votes. The scope […]
Month: February 2023
Safety And Licensing Committee Holding Special Meeting 03/01/2023
The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting holding a special meeting 03/01/2023 at 6:30PM ahead of the Common Council meeting at 7PM. This had originally been scheduled for 02/22/2023 but was cancelled and rescheduled. The agenda items from last week to this week are all […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 02/19-2023 – 02/25/2023
Per the Wisconsin DHS website, during the week of 02/19/2023 through 02/25/2023, Appleton recorded 37 confirmed coronavirus cases and 3 probable cases for a total of 40. No new deaths were recorded during this last week leaving the total coronavirus deaths in Appleton since the beginning […]
Library Board Meeting 02/28/2023 – Will Establish Library Director’s Goals For 2023, Review 2022 Annual Report
The Library Board is meeting 02/28/2023 at 4:30PM. It looks like it could potentially be a somewhat lengthy meeting because they will both be working on establishing the Library Director’s 2023 performance goals as well as receiving the 2022 Annual Report. They may go into […]
Appleton Avenue Of Ice 2023
Here are pictures from the 2023 Avenue of Ice. They seemed to have a tropical/vacation theme. I gotta say, I was not particularly feeling it this year. I guess it was fun enough, and there were a few fun designed; however, the sculptures overall come […]
Board Of Education Meeting 02/27/2023 – Will Receive Update On Referendum And A Report On Newcomers And Students With Refugee Background
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 02/27/2023 at 6PM. Actual Board business seems very nominal, consisting of approving educator new hires, resignations, and retirements. The Board will, however, be receiving a number of updates and presentations including an update on the […]
Finance Committee Approves Items Related To Valley Transit Grants, Discusses City’s Lead/Galvanized Line Replacement Program, Approves Redevelopment Contract For Vosters Park
The Finance Committee met 02/20/2023. The meeting was brief, clocking in at just over 15 minutes in length, and the committee unanimously approved all action items. I’ve prepared a complete transcript of the meeting for your downloading pleasure. Although it was a short meeting, several […]
Municipal Services Committee Approves Expansion Of Pedestrian Safety Study To A “Complete Streets” Study – Will Update And Consolidate Existing Policies, Create Street Design Guide, Prioritize 15 Locations For Enhancements
The Municipal Services Committee met 02/20/2023. One of the items they voted on was a request to approve the scope of Complete Streets pedestrian study. Back in March of 2022, the Common Council approved Resolution 2-R-22 which included allocating $75,000 in excess general fund dollars […]
Mayor Woodford Provides Further Details On Trout Museum’s Communication With The City – “Council was clear with us that they expected us to devote as little staff time as possible to this process and analysis to ensure minimum taxpayer expense. As such […] I opted to not engage staff and I, myself, was minimally engaged”
Last week, Mayor Woodford updated the Common Council on Trout Museum of Art’s proposal to build a museum on the grounds of the Ellen Kort Peace Park. In that update reported “The Trout Museum of Art had engaged Westwood Professional Services to conduct the Phase […]
Municipal Services Committee Holds Bird E-Scooter Vote Until 03/06/2023 Meeting – Indicates Desire To Change Agreement To 1-Year Instead of 2-Year, Wants To Learn More About How Bird Is Handling Parking And Safety Issues
The Municipal Services Committee met 02/20/2023. One of the items they took up was the request to approve a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Bird Rides, Inc for an electric scooter program within the city through December 31, 2024. The committee discussed some of […]