The Board of Zoning Appeals met 06/19/2023. They were initially slated to review two variance requests. The first pertained to a car wash that wanted to construct a drive-through in the front yard. That item, however, ended up being withdrawn. The board ended up only […]
Year: 2023
Mayor Woodford To Present 2 Mayoral Proclamations At 06/21/2023 Common Council Meeting – Pollinator Week And Make Music Day Appleton
Tonight during the 06/21/2023 Common Council meeting, Mayor Woodford will be presenting two mayoral proclamations. With the first he proclaims June 19-24, 2023, to be Pollinator Week in Appleton, noting Appleton is an affiliate of Bee City USA and Monarch City USA, and calls upon […]
Common Council Meeting 06/21/2023 – Will Vote On Bid Packages For Library Project, Resolution To Join Wisconsin Local Government Climate Coalition
The Common Council is meeting 06/21/2023 at 7PM. The items that result in the most attention and discussion will most likely be the request to approve the bid packages for the Library Project and the request to increase the contract payment to Skidmore, Owings, and […]
Finance Committee Unanimously Approves Bid Packages For Library Project
On 06/19/2023, the Finance Committee voted unanimously to approve the bid packages for the Library project. Video for the meeting has still not been posted, but the Post Crescent wrote an article that can be read here: https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/local/2023/06/19/bids-for-appleton-public-library-fit-within-40-4-million-budget/70335475007/ Per the article, “The current accounting for […]
City Plan Commission Approves Special Use Permits For Two Bars, Rezoning Request For Lawrence-Owned Properties That Will Facilitate Mixed-Use Development
The City Plan Commission met 06/14/2023. They took up four items, two were special use permits for a couple bars, and two were related to a rezoning request by Lawrence University for university-owned properties along College Avenue. Lawrence is looking to develop a mixed-use project […]
Library Board Meeting 06/20/2023 – Will Receive Updates On Library Project And Capital Campaign Process
The Library Board is meeting 06/20/2023 at 4:30PM. There are a number of action items including approval of the May bill register, a budget amendment, a request to hire two grant-funded part-time positions, an agreement with the United Way for funding in 2024-25, and the […]
Appleton Public Arts Committee Meeting 06/20/2023 – Will Vote On Final Design For Sexual Assault Survivors Monument At Ellen Kort Peace Park
The Appleton Public Arts Committee is meeting 06/20/2023 at 8:30AM. The committee will be voting on a request to approve the final design for a proposed Sexual Assault Survivors Monument to be located within Ellen Kort Peace Park. The installation and maintenance of the monument […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 06/19/2023 – Will Hear Variance Requests For Car Wash On Calumet, Lot Line Change For Residence On Memorial
The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 06/19/2023 at 7PM. They will be taking up two variance requests. The first request is related to the proposed car wash at 4029 E Calumet Street whose special use permit was recently approved by the City Plan Commission […]
Finance Committee Meeting 06/19/2023 – Will Vote On Library Project Bid Packages, Total Cost Comes In Just Shy Of $31 Million
The Finance Committee is holding a special meeting on 06/19/2023 at 5PM to review and vote on a request to approve the bid packages for the Library project. The taxpayer funded portion of the project was supposed to be no more than $26.4 million, but […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Votes To Hold Core’s Lounge Alcohol License Application Until June 28 Meeting
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 06/14/2023. It was a short meeting, clocking in at around 12 minutes, half of which was taken up with discussion about the Class B Beer License Application for Core’s Lounge. Alderperson William Siebers (District 1) initially moved to deny […]