Given the quiet nature of this last week and the lack of committee meetings, I will be taking a 3 day weekend. See you on Monday.
Month: March 2023
Aldermanic District 7 Candidate Information
The April 4th spring general election is only a few days away. Outside of the Appleton Area School District Board of Education race there is only one other Appleton-specific race of note on the ballot and that is the race for the District 7 aldermanic […]
Utilities Committee Approves All Items, Receives February Water Main Break Report
The Utilities Committee met 03/21/2023. The meeting was brief, lasting only around 15 minutes. They took up a request for approve a root foaming contract as well as several requests related to utility equipment. All of the items were approved unanimously and none seemed to […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Reviews 2022 City Growth Report – Discusses Blighted Area On West College Avenue
The Community and Economic Development Committee met 03/22/2023. During that meeting they received the 2022 Growth Report for the City of Appleton. I’ve prepared a complete transcript of the discussion for download. Economic Development Specialist Matt Rehbein briefly went through the report, touching on the […]
No City Committee Or Council Meetings Scheduled For This Week
It is a quiet week in terms of local government meetings. The City of Appleton’s Council and committee meetings are run on a 4-week schedule which means that months with 5 weeks typically have no meetings during that final week. Outside of the Appleton Area […]
Board Of Education Meeting 03/27/2023 – Will Vote On Monitoring Reports Related To Asset Protection And Learning Environment/Student Behavior
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 03/27/2023 at 7PM. The Board will be receiving two reports including a Lease Update for the City Center Space as well as information on the Employee Handbook Revision regarding educator retirement. Currently, in order to […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Approves Reduction To Community Development Block Grant Funding To Community Partners
The Community and Economic Development Committee met 03/22/2023. The one action item they took up was a request to approve the revised Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for the 2023-2024 program year. When putting together the funding amounts for the various programs, city staff […]
Finance Committee Votes To Reject All Bids For 2023 Water Main Reconstruction Project – Project Came In $400,000 Over Budget, Will Be Reduced In Scope And Sent Out For Rebidding
The Finance Committee met 03/20/2023. The entire meeting lasted around 12 and a half minutes. Among the items the committee took up were a request to award the D-23 Sidewalk Construction contract, a request to award the E-23 Miscellaneous Concrete and Street Excavation, a request […]
Municipal Services Committee Votes Unanimously To Approve 18-Month College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration Pilot Program
The Municipal Services Committee met 03/20/2023. One of the items they took up was a request to approve the College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration Pilot Project. Staff was proposing restriping College Avenue to change it from 4 lanes to 3, 1 lane in either direction as […]
Municipal Services Committee Approves Agreement To Continue Bird Scooter Program For Another Year
The Municipal Services Committee met 03/20/2023. One of the items they took up was the requestion to approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Bird Rides, Inc for a dockless electric scooter program for 2023. This initially came before the committee on 02/20/2023 during which […]