Board Of Health Receives 2 Dangerous Animal Declarations – Health Officer Sepers Reports That Both Animals Have Either Been Rehomed Or Destroyed

The Board of Health met 06/12/2024. They reviewed two dangerous animal declarations. Cedar, a Great Dane, was declared a dangerous animal after an incident on 05/13/2024 in which, unprovoked, he attacked another dog and two humans. Per the incident summary, “The severity of wounds sustained […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Takes Up Resolution Prohibiting Pesticide Use By City Workers – Amends It To Remove Ban And To Merely Require An Accounting Of Pesticide Purchases Moving Forward

The Parks and Recreation Committee met 06/10/2024. They spent 1 hour and 15 minutes discussing Resolution 4-R-24 which, as originally written, would have banned the use and purchase of certain pesticides by City of Appleton employees and contractors. It also included one sentence requiring the […]

Common Council Approves $2 Million In ARPA Grants To Local Non-Profits

The Common Council met 06/05/2024. One of the items separated out for an individual vote was the request to approve $2 million in American Recovery Plan Act grant awards to local non-profits focused on mental health, community wellness, childhood development, and family support. The largest […]

Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Meeting 06/12/2024 – Will Vote On Environmental Education Resolution, Requests From Three Departments To Make Staffing Changes

The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee is meeting 06/12/2024 at 6:30PM. They have 5 action items on their agenda. The first is Resolution 3-R-24 which, if passed as written, would require the city’s taskforce on resiliency, climate mitigation and adaptation to “work with the […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 06/12/2024 – Will Vote On Fire Department Mutual Aid Agreement Between Appleton And Fox Crossing, Review Proposal To Add Traffic Officer To Police Department

The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 06/12/2024 at 5:30PM. They have a full agenda, but most of it is simply license renewals as well as some temporary alcohol license applications all of which appear to be very routine. They will also be voting on […]

Community Development Committee Meeting 06/12/2024 – Will Vote On Final Community Development Block Grant Allocations, Request For Waiver To Southpoint Commerce Park Covenants

The Community Development Committee is meeting 06/12/2024 at 4:30PM. They will be voting on a request to approve the 2023 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report for the Community Development Block Grant Program. They will also be voting on a request to approve revised Community […]

City Plan Commission Meeting 06/12/2024 – Will Vote On Rezoning Request, Updates To Metropolitan Planning Organization

The City Plan Commission is meeting 06/12/2024 at 3:30PM. They have three action items on the agenda. The first is a rezoning request and associated public hearing to change a lot on N Owaissa Street and a lot of E Amelia Street from an R-1B […]

Board Of Health Meeting 06/12/2024 – Will Review City’s Tuberculosis Screening Policy

The Board of Health is meeting 06/12/2024 at 7AM. They have a few housekeeping action items on the agenda as well as a policy review of the city’s tuberculosis screening policy. They have a number of information items on the agenda. These include Table of […]

Utilities Committee Meeting 06/11/2024 – Will Vote On Electronic Compliance Maintenance Annual Report, Revised Agreements For Stormwater Ponds, Equipment Purchase For Water Filtration Plant

The Utilities Committee is meeting 06/11/2024 at 4:30PM. They will be voting on a request to approve the Electronic Compliance Maintenance Annual Report for 2023. They will also be voting on revised agreements for the stormwater ponds at Memorial Park and Reid Golf Course. Finally, […]