The Board of Health met 06/12/2024. There were two items on the agenda that pertained to tuberculosis in the Fox Cities. One was an action item, which was to review and approve the city’s existing Tuberculosis Screening Policy. The second was an information item regarding […]
Month: June 2024
Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 06/17/2024 – Will Take Up Variance Requests From Two Property Owners Pertaining To Garages
The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 06/17/2024 at 7PM. They will be taking up variance requests for two properties. The first two variances are for a property on Leminwah Street. The property owner wants to build an attached garage closer to the side lot […]
Municipal Services Committee Holds Lil Taco Street Occupancy Permit Application For 2 Weeks – Seeks Feedback From Police Department On Advisability Of Allowing Picnic Tables To Be Placed Near State Street And College Avenue
The Municipal Services Committee met 06/10/2024. One of the items they took up was a request from Lil Taco for a street occupancy permit to place picnic tables on the sidewalk outside of their taco business on State Street near the intersection of State Street […]
Municipal Services Committee Votes To Stop Negotiations With Bird Inc, Create Ordinance Prohibiting Short-Term Scooter Rentals In City – Possibility Remains Open For Creating New Scooter Rental Program In Future
The Municipal Services Committee met 06/10/2024. One of the issues they took up and voted on was how to proceed with Bird scooters going forward. The committee ended up voting unanimously to cease negotiating with Bird Inc for a scooter program in 2024. This formalized […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Reviews Environmental Education Resolution – Votes To Hold It At Committee Indefinitely
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 06/12/2024. One of the items they took up was the Environmental Education Resolution. This resolution was authored by former Alderperson Israel Del Toro (formerly District 4) as well as current Alderpersons Vered Meltzer (District 2) and Alex […]
Board Of Health Receives 2 Dangerous Animal Declarations – Health Officer Sepers Reports That Both Animals Have Either Been Rehomed Or Destroyed
The Board of Health met 06/12/2024. They reviewed two dangerous animal declarations. Cedar, a Great Dane, was declared a dangerous animal after an incident on 05/13/2024 in which, unprovoked, he attacked another dog and two humans. Per the incident summary, “The severity of wounds sustained […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Takes Up Resolution Prohibiting Pesticide Use By City Workers – Amends It To Remove Ban And To Merely Require An Accounting Of Pesticide Purchases Moving Forward
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 06/10/2024. They spent 1 hour and 15 minutes discussing Resolution 4-R-24 which, as originally written, would have banned the use and purchase of certain pesticides by City of Appleton employees and contractors. It also included one sentence requiring the […]
Resolution To Rescind No Mow May Is Held For 2 Weeks At Committee
The resolution to rescind No Mow May was held at committee for two weeks and was neither discussed nor voted on due to time constraints. Alderperson Chris Croatt (District 14) one of the authors of the resolution posted about that briefly on Facebook, and also […]
Common Council Approves $2 Million In ARPA Grants To Local Non-Profits
The Common Council met 06/05/2024. One of the items separated out for an individual vote was the request to approve $2 million in American Recovery Plan Act grant awards to local non-profits focused on mental health, community wellness, childhood development, and family support. The largest […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Meeting 06/12/2024 – Will Vote On Environmental Education Resolution, Requests From Three Departments To Make Staffing Changes
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee is meeting 06/12/2024 at 6:30PM. They have 5 action items on their agenda. The first is Resolution 3-R-24 which, if passed as written, would require the city’s taskforce on resiliency, climate mitigation and adaptation to “work with the […]