The Common Council met 08/21/2024. One of the items separated out for an individual vote was the renewal of the alcohol license for the Corner Pub. The business was closed for over a year after experiencing damage due to a broken water pipe and was […]
Year: 2024
Board Of Health Receives 2nd Quarter Report – Health Officer Sepers Highlights Increased STD Cases In Children Under 18, Decreased Rates Of Elevated Lead Levels
The Board of Health met 08/14/2024. One of the information items they received was the Health Departments 2nd quarter report. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download: Health Officer Charles Sepers highlighted a few of the data points. The city had seen a […]
Common Council Meeting 08/21/2024 – Will Vote On Wheel Tax Resolution, Alcohol License For Corner Pub, Reallocation Of ARPA Funds For City’s Strategic Plan
The Common Council is meeting 08/21/2024 at 7PM. They have a few items on the agenda that seem likely candidates to be separated out for an individual vote. The renewal of the Class B Beer and Malt Liquor license for the Corner Pub will, hopefully, […]
Finance Committee Approves Reallocation Of $45,000 In ARPA Funds To Cover Update Of City’s Strategic Plan
The Finance Committee met 08/12/2024. One of the items they voted on was a request to take $45,000 in American Recovery Plan Act dollars that were left over from other projects and put them toward funding the updating of the city’s Strategic Plan. The committee […]
$15,000 In Salary Overpayments Made To Common Council Since 2017
Since 2017 a total of over $15,000 in salary overpayments have made to members of the Appleton Common Council. This is the result of aldermanic salaries having been incorrectly increased 4 times either when the Common Council had not approved the increase at all or […]
Mayor Woodford To Present Women’s Equality Day Proclamation At 08/21/2024 Common Council Meeting
During the 08/21/2024 Common Council meeting Mayor Woodford will be presenting one mayoral proclamation. In this proclamation he proclaims August 26, 2024, as Women’s Equality Day in Appleton and encourages “all citizens to join in the commemoration of this historic day to honor all women […]
Library Board Meeting 08/20/2024 – Will Vote On Multiple Policies Including New Use Of AI Technology Policy
The Library Board is meeting 08/20/2024 at 4:30PM. They have a number of action items on the agenda including two 2025 agreements with the Outagamie Waupaca Library System, reports from the Library Board’s Finance Committee and Nominating Committee, and four different City of Appleton policies. […]
Board Of Health Approves Ordinance Update Excluding Backyard Chickens From Counting Toward Overall Limit Of Household Animals
The Board of Health met 08/14/2024. One of the items they voted on was an update to the city’s municipal code regarding the number of animals that a person or household is allowed to own. The update was intended to clarify that for households with […]
Board Of Health Receives Update On Prohibited Dangerous Animal Declaration – Retriever Lab Mix River Rehomed Outside Of Appleton
The Board of Health met 08/14/2024. One of the information items they received an update on was the order declaring the dog River to be a prohibited dangerous animal. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download: River had already been declared a dangerous animal […]
Municipal Services Committee Votes Unanimously To Deny Ballard Road Homeowner’s Variance Request For Driveway Extension
The Municipal Services Committee met 08/12/2024. One of the items they took up was a variance request from a property owner on N Ballard Road to allow him to maintain a 15’x15’ concrete slab that jutted off his driveway into his front yard that he […]