The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 08/26/2024 at 4:30PM. They will be taking up a request from an Appleton business owner to waive the $160 administrative fee they were charged in relation to high weeds on the property. On 06/13/2024 the city inspected the Appleton […]
Year: 2024
Common Council Approves Acceptance Of Federal Dollars For Valley Transit Projects, Alcohol License Premise Amendment For PAC Event, Amended Street Occupancy Permit For Fox Commons Development
The Common Council met 08/21/2024. In addition to the Corner Pub alcohol license and the re-obligation of ARPA dollars toward the cost of an update to the city’s Strategic Plan, the Council took up 4 additional items, all of which were approved and none of […]
Common Council Votes 9-1 To Approve Reallocation Of $45,000 In ARPA Funds Toward Cost Of Updating City’s Strategic Plan
The Common Council met 08/21/2024. One of the items they separated out for an individual vote was the request to take $45,000 of un-used American Recovery Plan Act funds and reallocate/re-obligate them to fund the Human Resources Strategic Planning project which would help the city […]
Common Council Votes 8-2 To Wait Until 09/04/2024 To Take Up Resolution That Would Require A Supermajority Vote To Increase Wheel Tax
The Common Council met 08/21/2024. One of the items on the agenda was Resolution 8-R-24 to require a super majority vote on wheel tax or wheel tax related fee increases. This resolution was recommended for approval by the Finance Committee by a vote of 3-1. […]
Common Council Votes 9-1 To Renew Corner Pub’s Alcohol License
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 […]
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 […]