I had high hopes for these two recent weeks and had expected to be able to recap some older non-time-sensitive meetings and maybe cover some of the recent budget discussions. Instead, I was the lucky parent of an even luckier child who needed to visit […]
Month: November 2023
Municipal Services Committee Discusses Bird E-Scooters – Alderperson Siebers Expresses Concerns About Mess Of Scooters In District 1, Says Bird’s Communication Stank
The Municipal Services Committee met 11/20/2023. They had a brief but, I thought, interesting discussion about the Bird E-Scooter program. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download. Alderperson William Siebers (District 1) started the conversation out by saying that the scooters in District […]
Municipal Services Committee Approves Permit Extension For Perimeter Fence Around Fox Commons/City Center Development – Access To City’s Drive Up Finance Window To Be Limited Through 02/29/2024
The Municipal Services Committee met 11/20/2023. The item they spent the least amount of time discussing was the request from the Boldt Company for an extension to the existing street occupancy permit for the Fox Commons/City Center Plaza construction site perimeter fencing. The permit for […]
Municipal Services Committee Votes Unanimously To Approve Design Parameters As Proposed By Staff For Morrison Street Reconstruction Project
The Municipal Services Committee met 11/20/2023. The item they spent the most amount of time discussing was the design parameters for the Morrison Street reconstruction project between Glendale Avenue and Pershing Street. The proposed design included Three residents of the neighborhood spoke on the item. […]
Municipal Services Committee Holds Whitman Yard Waste Site Closure Resolution Until January, Provides Questions Related To Potential Closure For Staff To Research
The Municipal Services Committee met 11/20/2023. One of the items they took up was the Resolution to close the Whitman Street yard waste site. This resolution was submitted by Alderperson Chad Doran (District 15), and like the two other resolutions he recently submitted, this resolution […]
Appleton Redevelopment Authority Meeting 11/29/2023 – Will Vote On Remarketing Circular and Replacement Bonds
A few days ago, I noted that due to the Thanksgiving holiday and the fact that there was a 5th Wednesday in November, it was going to be a quiet couple of weeks in terms of committee and Council meetings. Since then, an additional meeting […]
Happy Thanksgiving
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Municipal Services Committee Approves Design Parameters For Perkins Street Reconstruction, Maintains Installation Of Sidewalks That Residents Opposed
The Municipal Services Committee met 11/20/2023. One of the items they took up was a request to approve the roadway design parameters for the Perkins Street reconstruction project. The proposed changes included: Residents along Perkins street had opposed the changes, and particularly objected to the […]
Finance Committee Holds Executive Budget Delivery Resolution And Flock Camera ARPA Funding Resolution Until 12/11/2023
The Finance Committee met 11/20/2023. Two of the action items on the agenda were resolutions. Resolution 14-R-23 would change the date of the presentation of the executive budget from the first Wednesday in October to the third Wednesday in September. Resolution 13-R-23 would reallocate $25,000 […]
Appleton Government Meetings Will Be Sparse For The Next Couple Weeks
We have a quiet couple of weeks ahead of us. The Thanksgiving holiday means that most of the committee meetings this week have been cancelled. And the fact that next week includes the 5th Wednesday of the month means that there will be no regularly […]