The Board of Health is meeting 10/09/2024 at 7AM. They have one action item on their agenda which is a proposed update to the Municipal Code which would prohibit smoking around Valley Transit and the Public Library. [A little personal story here. After my grandfather, […]
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Finance Committee Meeting 10/07/2024 – Will Vote On Contract For Phase 3 Of Emergency Repairs For Green Ramp
The Finance Committee is meeting 10/07/2024 at 5:30PM. They have a number of action items on their agenda, none of which look particularly controversial. One item is a request to award a $228,000 contract for the Water Treatment Plant’s carbon dioxide system rehabilitation project. Three […]
CEA Review Committee Meeting 10/07/2024 – Will Vote On Police Department Request To Purchase Enclosed Trailer To Be Used For Crime Scene Processing
The Central Equipment Agency Review Committee is meeting 10/07/2024 at 4PM. They have one item on their agenda which is a request from the Police Department to purchase an enclosed trailer for the police department’s Identification Unit. Per the memo, the department’s current ID van/crime […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 10/07/2024 – Will Vote On Designs For 2026 Asphalt Reconstruction Projects
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 10/07/2024 at 4:30PM. There are five items on the agenda. The first 4 items are requests to approve the asphalt reconstruction designs for Alexander Street, Bell Avenue, Bellaire Court, and Melrose Avenue. The underground work on these streets is […]
Common Council Votes 10-4 To Allow Free On-Street Parking For Small Business Saturday 11/30/2024 – Declines To Allow Free Ramp Parking
The Common Council met 10/02/2024. One of the items they voted on was the request from Appleton Downtown Inc to allow free ramp and meter parking in downtown Appleton on Small Business Saturday, 11/30/2024. This item was also the focus of a special meeting of […]
Common Council Votes 12-2 To Deny Variance For Ballard Road Driveway Extension – Homeowner Will Have To Remove $2,500 Concrete Slab
The Common Council met 10/02/2024. One of the items on the agenda was a request from a Ballard Road homeowner for a variance that would allow him to keep a concrete slab that was installed for use as a turnaround for a car and also […]
Bartender License For Applicant With Recent Felony Conviction For Driving With A Prohibited Alcohol Content Level Referred Back To Safety And Licensing Committee For Further Discussion
The Common Council met 10/02/2024. One of the items that was on the agenda was the bartender/operator license for Cindy. Cindy’s bartender license was initially recommended for approval by a vote of 3-1 at the Safety and Licensing Committee, but at the Council meeting it […]
2026-27 Aldermanic Salary To Remain At $6,750 After 10-3-1 Vote By Common Council
The Common Council met 10/02/2024. One of the items they voted on was to set the aldermanic salary for the 2026-27 Council term. The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee unanimously recommended that no increase be implemented, and the Common Council voted 10 in favor, […]
City Plan Commission Reviews Proposed Code Amendments – Would Conform Code To State Statute, Streamline Processes, Allow Driveway Related Variance Requests To Be Heard By Board Of Zoning Appeals, Prevent Single-Family Homes From Being Built On Land Zoned For Agricultural Use
The City Plan Commission met 09/25/2024. As information items, they reviewed proposed changes and updates to the Municipal Code related to driveways, driveway extensions, parking pads, streets, sidewalks, and alcohol-related license, permits, and business regulations. For the most part, the changes would rearrange where in […]
Mayor Woodford To Present 7 Proclamations At 10/02/2024 Common Council Meeting – Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Fire Prevention Week, Indigenous Peoples Day, Mental Health Day, Coming Out Day, White Cane Safety Day, and Dysautonomia Awareness Week
This evening at the 10/02/2024 Common Council meeting, Mayor Woodford will be presenting 7 mayoral proclamations. With the first, he proclaims October 2024 to me Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Appleton and encourages “residents to take part in activities that honor the memory of those […]