The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 09/25/2023 at 6PM. They will be voting on two Operational Expectations Monitoring Reports—the Treatment of Community Stakeholders report and the Personnel Administration Report. They are compliant in all areas with the Treatment of Community Stakeholders […]
Month: September 2023
Common Council Votes Down Bird Safe Glass Resolution – Alderpersons Express Concerns Over $10,000 Cost Of Retrofitting Windows On City-Owned Buildings
The Common Council met 09/20/2023. One of the items they took up was Resolution 6-R-23, the bird safe glass resolution which they ended up voting down by a vote of 10-5. The resolution initially called for the creation of a bird safe glass ordinance in […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 09/25/2023 – Will Vote On Resolution Pertaining To Alternate Lawe Street Truck Route
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 09/25/2023 at 4:30PM. They have two action items on the agenda. The first is Resolution 10-R-22 regarding an alternate to the Lawe Street truck route. The resolution as written called for city staff to “explore removing the Truck Route […]
Common Council Votes 11-4 Against State Shared Revenue Allocation Resolution – Alderperson Wolff Calls Resolution “Garbage”
The Common Council met 09/20/2023. One of the items they separated out for an individual vote was Resolution 10-R-23 regarding the allocation of state shared revenue aid. This resolution was recommended for denial by a vote of 3-2 by the Finance Committee. The resolution called […]
Common Council Votes 12-3 To Approve Rezoning Of Land Next To Clearwater Creek, 11-4 To Approve Addition To The Subdivision
The Common Council met 09/20/2023. Two of the items they took up and separated out for individual votes were a request to rezone property located along the Clearwater Creek subdivision from agricultural to residential and then a request to add that land to the Clearwater […]
Common Council Approves Street Occupancy Permit Related To Fox Commons Development – Public Access To City Hall Drive-Through Window Will Still Be Available On Key Dates
The Common Council met 09/20/2023. One of the items they separated out for an individual vote was the street occupancy permit for perimeter fencing and staging related to the Fox Commons Development in City Center. This fencing was expected to stay up through 12/31/2023 and […]
Resolution Supporting Mental Health Awareness Referred Back To Board Of Health Because Recording Of Previous Board Of Health Discussion On The Resolution Was Unavailable
The Common Council met 09/20/2023. One of the items on the agenda was Resolution 9-R-23 the Resolution Supporting Mental Health Awareness and Services in the City of Appleton. The resolution had been recommended for approval with no changes by the Board of Health during their […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Approves Updates To Municipal Code Regarding The Fire Department – Moves To 2021 Edition Of International Fire Code, Updates Permit Fees, Keeps Annual Backyard Burn Permit At $30
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 09/13/2023. One of the items they took up were revisions to Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code which pertained to the Fire Department. The Fire Department wanted to adopt the 2021 edition of the International Fire Code because currently […]
Common Council Meeting 09/20/2023 – Will Vote On Clearwater Creek Addition, Resolutions On Shared Revenue, Bird Safe Glass, And Mental Health
The Common Council is meeting 09/20/2023 at 7PM. If I had to guess, I would say it has the potential to be one of the longer Council meetings of this year as there are a number of items that garnered discussion during the committee meetings. […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Approves Fee Increases For Clerks Office Licenses – Alderperson Schultz Votes Nay, Expresses Concern At $150 Increase To Class A Liquor License Fee
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 09/13/2023. One of the items they took up was a request to approve some of the Clerks Office’s licensing fees for 2024. These fee increases ranged as low as $5 to $150 not including the 10% overall increase to […]