The Common Council is meeting 10/02/2024 at 7PM. They don’t actually have a lot of action items on the agenda, but I would not expect it to be a short meeting. There are several items of business to be presented by the mayor including the […]
Year: 2024
Safety And Licensing Committee Recommends Bartender License Be Renewed For Woman With 4 Alcohol-Related Offenses Including One Felony – Rejects Denial Request From Police Department
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 09/25/2024. The first 40 minutes of the meeting was taken up with the discussion and vote on the bartender license for Cindy. Earlier this year, Cindy was convicted of operating a vehicle with a prohibited blood alcohol concentration level. […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 10/02/2024 – Will Vote On Request From ADI For Free Ramp And Meter Parking On Small Business Saturday
The Municipal Services Committee is holding a special meeting 10/02/2024 at 6:45PM just prior to the 7PM Common Council meeting. They have one item on their agenda which is a request from Appleton Downtown Inc. for free ramp and meter parking on Small Business Saturday, […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Approves $0 Increase To 2026-27 Aldermanic Salary – Will Keep Salary At Currently Level of $6,750 Per Year
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 09/25/2024. It was a brief meeting, 4 minutes of which was spent discussion and voting on the aldermanic salary for the 2026-27 aldermanic term. The committee voted 5-0 to keep the salary at the current level of […]
Transit Commission Receives Updates On Ridership Numbers And Staffing, Discusses Impact Of Service Hour Modifications And Logistics Of Using VT Connector Service
The Fox Cities Transit Commission met 09/24/2024. During that meeting they received the August Ridership Report, a staffing update, and an update on Valley Transit’s modifications to evening and Saturday service. I put all three of these reports together because they are all related. August’s […]
Utilities Committee Receives Final Update On 2022 Polymer Incident At Wastewater Treatment Plant
The Utilities Committee met 09/24/2024. They spent around 15 minutes receiving and discussing the final update pertaining to the 12/26/2022 Polymer Incident at the wastewater treatment plant. During that incident, 4-5 months’ worth of treatment chemicals were dumped into the wastewater treatment plant’s system which […]
Municipal Services Committee Conducts Design Hearing For 2026 Paving Projects – Residents Express Concern About Loss Of Trees, Loss Of Parking, And Accessibility Issues During Projects
The Municipal Services Committee met 09/23/2024. Around 45 minutes of the hour-long meeting was taken up with a public design hearing for 2026 street reconstruction projects. Multiple residents who lived in houses along the streets slated for reconstruction attended the meeting and expressed their concerns […]
Municipal Services Committee Votes 3-1 To Deny Ballard Road Driveway Extension Variance Request For Second Time
The Municipal Services Committee met 09/23/2024. One of the items on the agenda was a variance request for a driveway extension on a Ballard Road residential property. This item was initially recommended for denial by the Municipal Services Committee back in August. It was then […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Meeting 09/25/2024 – Will Vote On Aldermanic Salary For 2026-2027 Aldermanic Term
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee is meeting 09/25/2024. They have one action item on the agenda which is approval of the aldermanic salaries for the 2026-2027 aldermanic term. This item was put on hold at the 08/28/2024 committee meeting. Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim (District […]
Safety and Licensing Committee Meeting 09/25/2025 – Will Vote On Police Department Recommendation To Deny Bartender Renewal License To Applicant With Recent Felony Conviction For Operating With A Prohibited Alcohol Concentration Level
The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 09/25/2024 at 5:30PM. The item I would expect to result in the most discussion is the request to deny an operator/bartender renewal license for an applicant named Cindy. Between 1995 and 2007 she was convicted of separate misdemeanor […]