Board Of Education Meeting 04/22/2024 – Will Discuss Graduation Rates, Review Debt Issuance For 2022 Referendum, Accept Assistant Superintendent Harrison’s Resignation

The Appleton Area School Board of Education is meeting 04/22/2024 at 6PM. Now that the 2024-2025 Board term is starting, they will be deciding which board members will serve as officers as well as appointing representatives for various committees and events. The board will be […]

Finance Committee Meeting 04/22/2024 – Will Vote On 2024 Sewer Pipe Lining Contract, New Generator For Parks And Recreation Department Facility

The Finance Committee is meeting 04/22/2024 at 5:30PM. Outside of housekeeping items such as electing a Vice Chair and designating a contact person, they have two action items on the agenda. The first is a request to award the O-24 Sanitary and Storm Sewer cured […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 04/22/2024 – Will Receive Parking Utility 2023 Annual Report

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 04/22/2024 at 4:30PM. They will be engaging in some new Council year housekeeping such as electing a Vice Chair and confirming the meeting date and time. They have three non-administrative action items on the agenda. The first is a […]

Common Council Accepts Firehouse Subgrant For $24,000 – Will Cover Purchase Cost Of 8 Video Laryngoscopes

The Common Council met 04/17/2024. One of the items that was separated out for an individual vote was the Fire Department request to accept a Firehouse Sub Grant for roughly $24,000 to cover the cost of eight McGrath video laryngoscopes. This item was spoken about […]

Common Council Receives New Committee Assignments For 2024-2025 Council Term

The new committee appointments for the 2024-2025 aldermanic term have been approved. I was interested in what the makeup of the new Safety and Licensing Committee was going to be given that the committee is still in the process of reviewing Miguel’s bartender/operator license. It […]

Common Council Approves Street Occupancy Permit For Trout Museum Project – Drew Street Will Remain Closed Even On Weekends During The Project

The Common Council met 04/17/2024. One of the items they separated out for an individual vote was the request from the Boldt Company for a street occupancy permit along College Avenue, Drew Street, and Kimball Alley pertaining to the Trout Museum project. This permit will […]

Common Council Approves Rezoning Of Parcel Near Midway/Plank Roundabout From Single-Family To Multi-Family Over Opposition From Neighbors

The Common Council met 04/17/2024. One of the items separated out for an individual vote was the request to rezone a parcel of land near the Midway/Plank Road roundabout from R1-A Single Family District to R-3 Multi-Family District. This rezoning was also the subject of […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Votes To Hold Alcohol License Premise Amendment From OB’s Brau Haus To Give Police Department More Time To Review Application

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 04/10/2024. One of the items that was briefly discussed was the Alcohol License Premise Amendment submitted by OB’s Brau Haus that is needed for them to be able to be able to provide outdoor dining in front of their […]

Mayor Woodford To Present 7 Proclamations At 04/17/2024 Common Council Meeting – Golden Rule Day, Autism Acceptance Month, Library Week, Arbor Day, Earth Day, Public Health Week, Hemophilia Awareness Day

This evening at the 04/17/2024 Common Council meeting Mayor Woodford will be presenting 7 mayoral proclamations. With the first he proclaims April 5, 2024 to be Golden Rule Day in Appleton and encourages “all residents to adhere to the Golden Rule, treating others the way […]

Common Council Meeting 04/17/2024 – Will Finalize Council Rules For New Council Year, Vote On Midway/Plank Rezoning Request Opposed By Neighbors, Preliminary Plat For Lumbini Estates Subdivision

The Common Council is meeting 04/17/2024. They will hold a formal organizational meeting at 6PM and then follow that up with the regular Common Council meeting at 7PM. At the organizational meeting, they will vote on the proposed rule changes they discussed informally during their […]