The Safety and Licensing Committee is holding a special meeting on 04/05/2023 at 6:30PM ahead of the 7PM Common Council meeting. Most of the action items appear to be routine alcohol related applications and temporary premise amendments as well as a secondhand mall/flea license renewal. […]
Year: 2023
Alderperson Meltzer States That Anti- Pesticide And Fertilizer Resolution Restrictions Are Based On “Label Is The Law” Rules – Statement Raises Further Questions
The Anti- Pesticide, Herbicide, and Fertilizer Resolution is currently still undergoing review by city staff. If passed as written, it would explicitly ban the application of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizer on city terraces and, through the implementation of strict regulations regarding the conditions under which […]
All Things Appleton Taking Three Day Weekend – See You Monday
Given the quiet nature of this last week and the lack of committee meetings, I will be taking a 3 day weekend. See you on Monday.
Aldermanic District 7 Candidate Information
The April 4th spring general election is only a few days away. Outside of the Appleton Area School District Board of Education race there is only one other Appleton-specific race of note on the ballot and that is the race for the District 7 aldermanic […]
Utilities Committee Approves All Items, Receives February Water Main Break Report
The Utilities Committee met 03/21/2023. The meeting was brief, lasting only around 15 minutes. They took up a request for approve a root foaming contract as well as several requests related to utility equipment. All of the items were approved unanimously and none seemed to […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Reviews 2022 City Growth Report – Discusses Blighted Area On West College Avenue
The Community and Economic Development Committee met 03/22/2023. During that meeting they received the 2022 Growth Report for the City of Appleton. I’ve prepared a complete transcript of the discussion for download. Economic Development Specialist Matt Rehbein briefly went through the report, touching on the […]
No City Committee Or Council Meetings Scheduled For This Week
It is a quiet week in terms of local government meetings. The City of Appleton’s Council and committee meetings are run on a 4-week schedule which means that months with 5 weeks typically have no meetings during that final week. Outside of the Appleton Area […]
Board Of Education Meeting 03/27/2023 – Will Vote On Monitoring Reports Related To Asset Protection And Learning Environment/Student Behavior
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 03/27/2023 at 7PM. The Board will be receiving two reports including a Lease Update for the City Center Space as well as information on the Employee Handbook Revision regarding educator retirement. Currently, in order to […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Approves Reduction To Community Development Block Grant Funding To Community Partners
The Community and Economic Development Committee met 03/22/2023. The one action item they took up was a request to approve the revised Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for the 2023-2024 program year. When putting together the funding amounts for the various programs, city staff […]
Finance Committee Votes To Reject All Bids For 2023 Water Main Reconstruction Project – Project Came In $400,000 Over Budget, Will Be Reduced In Scope And Sent Out For Rebidding
The Finance Committee met 03/20/2023. The entire meeting lasted around 12 and a half minutes. Among the items the committee took up were a request to award the D-23 Sidewalk Construction contract, a request to award the E-23 Miscellaneous Concrete and Street Excavation, a request […]