Board Of Health Meeting 09/13/2023 – Will Vote On Mental Health Resolution, Tattoo Parlor And Mobile Home Ordinance Updates, Policy Regarding The Creation Of Policies

The Board of Health is meeting 09/13/2023 at 7AM. They have a pretty full slate consisting of a resolution, a couple proposed ordinance updates, a new policy related to the creation and maintenance of policies, and a noise variance for Madison Middle School Construction. Resolution […]

Utilities Committee Meeting 09/12/2023 – Will Vote On Amendment To Lightning Drive Contract, Review July Water Main Break Report

The Utilities Committee is meeting 09/12/2023 at 4:30PM. They have one action item on the agenda which is a request to amend the 2021D Stormwater Consulting Services Contract for Lighting Drive and increase the contract amount by $27,000. They will also be receiving information on […]

Transit Commission Meeting 09/12/2023 – Will Receive Update On Whitman Avenue Facility Remodel, Review July Ridership Numbers – Ridership Down By 18,000 Compared To Pre-Covid Numbers

The Transit Commission is meeting 09/12/2023 at 2:50PM. The one non-routine action item is a request for authorization to purchase office furniture for the Whitman Avenue facility. Staff is requesting approval to spend $236,533.77 to purchase office furniture. On top of that, they would like […]

AASD Board Of Education Meeting 09/11/2023 – Will Vote On Request To Form Student Attendance Committee

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 09/11/2023 at 6PM. There are not a lot of items on the agenda. The Board will be voting on educator contract changes, new hires, and resignations. They will also be considering and voting on a […]

Finance Committee Meeting 09/11/2023 – Will Vote On Shared Revenue Allocation Resolution Which Calls For All Additional Shared Revenue To Go To Infrastructure, But Mayor Wants To Spend Half On Other Items

The Finance Committee is meeting 09/11/2023 at 5:30PM. They have two action items on the agenda. One is a request to approve a change order for a raw water line project. The contingency is being decreased, but the overall contract is remaining the same. The […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 09/11/2023 – Will Vote On Permanent Street Occupancy Permit For Fox Commons Development, Receive August Bird E-Scooter Report

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 09/11/2023 at 4:30PM. They have one action item on the agenda which is a request from Boldt Company for a street occupancy permit for the Fox Commons City Center Plaza construction site perimeter fence and staging on Oneida Street […]

Fourth Addition To Clearwater Creek Subdivision Referred Back To City Plan Commission For Further Review After Neighbors Express Concerns Regarding Road Access, Water Access, Lack Of Park

The Common Council met 09/06/2023. The bulk of the meeting was taken up by the public hearing for a rezoning request related to the Clearwater Creek housing subdivision and a request to approve a fourth addition to the housing subdivision’s preliminary plat. These same items […]

Mayor Woodford Gives Budget Development Process Update, Discusses Inflationary Pressure On City

The Common Council met 09/06/2023. During that meeting, Mayor Woodford gave a brief budget development process update. He outlined some of the inflationary pressures the city is facing and indicated that of the $1.9 million the city had received in additional revenue sharing dollars the […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Denies Variance Request To Engage Orthodontics – Clinic Will Not Be Able To Add Additional Parking Stalls To Lot

Since it was a slow week last week in terms of city meetings, I had an opportunity to go back and listen to the July Board of Zoning Appeals meeting. They took up two variance requests. The first was a variance request to allow a […]

AASD Board Of Education Receives Mega-Results Monitoring Report, Discusses Graduation Rates

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 08/28/2023. They discussed and approved the R-1 Mega Results Monitoring Report. One member of the public spoke on the report. She believed that the report was “a fancy, feel-good list of goals” that were not easily […]