The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 04/10/2023 at 6PM. They will be voting on revisions to the employee handbook pertaining to educator semester retirements. The District wants to move to a policy in which retiring educators will only be eligible for […]
Month: April 2023
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Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 04/10/2023 – Will Vote On Irish Fest, Updates To City Athletic Facility Rental Policy And Fee Schedule
The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 04/10/2023 at 6:30PM. They have two action items on the agenda. The first is to approve the request from Irish Fest to hold a ticketed, private, special event at Jones Park on September 15-16. The organizers are expecting […]
Finance Committee Meeting 04/10/2023 – Will Vote On Several Maintenance Contracts
The Finance Committee is meeting 04/10/2023 at 5:30PM. They will be voting on a number of maintenance contracts including the Unit X-23 Water Main Reconstruction contract that had to be reduced in scope and rebid after the initial bids all came in over budget. They […]
Common Council Approves Agreement With Bird Rides Inc For 2023 Scooter Program
The Common Council met 04/05/2023. The biggest portion of the meeting was spent on the College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration Pilot Project, but they also spent a little over 10 minutes discussing the Memorandum of Understanding with Bird Rides, Inc for a 2023 electric scooter program […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 04/10/2023 – Will Vote On Resolution To Eliminate No Mow May
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 04/10/2023 at 4:30PM. The item that will probably take up the most meeting time is Resolution 2-R-23, the resolution to eliminate No Mow May. The resolution, introduced by Alderperson Chad Doran (District 15), calls to eliminate No Mow May […]
Common Council Votes 14-1 To Approve College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration Pilot Project
The Common Council met 04/05/2023. One of the items they took up and the item that took up the largest part of the meeting was the request to approve the College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration pilot project. This project would spend approximately $130,000 to restripe College […]
Alderperson Israel Del Toro’s Invocation At 04/05/2023 Common Council Meeting – “As I look in this room, I don’t see a truly diverse representation of Appleton…yet. I don’t see a celebration of our diversity. Instead, I see the seeds of divisiveness.”
Mayor Jake Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alder Del Toro. Alderperson Israel Del Toro (District 4): First off, I want to congratulate my colleagues who were reelected to represent your districts last night, welcome our new colleague who has big shoes to fill, […]
Mayor Woodford Presents 7 Proclamations – Golden Rule Day, Hemophilia Awareness Day, Earth Day, Arbor Day, Public Health Week, Library Week, And Autism Acceptance Month
Yesterday during the 04/05/2023 Common Council meeting, Mayor Woodford presented 7 mayoral proclamations. With the first, he proclaimed 04/01/2023 to be Golden Rule Day in Appleton and encouraged “all residents to adhere to the Golden Rule, treating others the way they wish to be treated.” […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Grants Variance To Proposed Lawe Street Tavern Next To Jacobs Meat Market And Moon Water Cafe
The Board of Zoning Appeals met 03/20/2023. One of the items they took up was a request for a variance from the property at 602 N Lawe Street, which is the corner of Lawe and Pacific. The property is a house that has a commercial […]