In-Person Absentee Voting Begins Ahead Of 04/02/2024 Election – District 4 And District 14 Aldermanic Races Are Competitive

In-person absentee voting has started today ahead of the 04/02/2024 spring election and will run every weekday through Friday 03/29/2924. Appleton residents who wish to cast in-person absentee ballots may do so at: City Hall, 6th Floor100 N Appleton StreetAppleton, WI 54911 Hours are as […]

City Attorney’s Office Answers Questions About Proposed Ordinance That Would Request Class B Licensed Establishments To Install Video Surveillance Equipment

As you may be aware, the Police Department put forward a proposed new ordinance that would require Class B establishments (essentially, bars and restaurants that serve alcohol) to, as part of maintaining their alcohol license, install surveillance cameras at the entrances and exits of their […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 03/20/2024 – Will Vote On Municipal Code Amendment Pertaining To False Alarm Fees

The Safety and Licensing Committee is holding a special meeting on 03/20/2024 at 6:45PM prior to the Common Council meeting at 7PM. They will be voting on a number of applications including liquor licenses, liquor premise amendments, and retail licenses. They will also be voting […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 03/20/2024 – Will Vote On Development Agreement To Renovate 222 Building And Turn It Into US Venture’s Corporate Headquarters

The Community and Economic Development Committee is holding a special meeting on 03/20/2024 at 6PM prior to the Common Council meeting at 7PM. They will be voting on a request to approve a development incentive agreement between the City of Appleton and US Ventures to […]

Library Board Meeting 03/19/2024 – Will Undergo Trustee Training, Receive Program And Project Updates

The Library Board is meeting 03/19/2024 at 4:30PM. The only action items are approval of the February bill register and approvement of a budget amendment for $100. There are several updates including Children’s Program updates, Community Partnerships updates, and the hiring process update, and the […]

Board Of Education Meeting 03/18/2024 – Will Vote On Summer School Courses, Discuss Science Instructional Materials For 6th Grade And High School

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 03/18/2024 at 7PM. They will be voting on 2024 Summer School Courses as well as a food service management company contract for the 2024-2025 school year. They will also be discussing the proposed adoption of […]

Board Of Health Approves Changes To Public Pool License Fees And Updates To Rodent Control Ordinance

The Board of Health met 03/13/2023. They had two action items on the agenda, neither of which took up much time. One was a request to update pool license fees and categories to align with new state categories and the other was a request to […]

Utilities Committee Approves 2024 Native Landscape Management Contract – Alderperson Del Toro Expresses Desire To Limit Herbicide Products Contractor Can Use To Non-Glyphosate Products

The Utilities Committee met 03/12/2024. The item which resulted in the most amount of discussion was the request to award a single source contract for 2024 native landscape management to NES Ecological Services. Alderperson Israel Del Toro (District 4) was concerned that the contract allowed […]

Municipal Services Committee Holds Overnight Parking Resolution Until 04/08/2024 Meeting – Hopes To Find Way To Meet DNR Stormwater Regulations While Also Allowing Overnight On-Street Parking

The Municipal Services Committee met 03/11/2024. One of the items they took up for discussion was Resolution 11-R-23 which calls for allowing overnight on-street parking with a monthly permit. This resolution was authored by Alderperson William Siebers (District 1) and was initially introduced back in […]

Municipal Services Committee Votes To Hold Street Vendor Ordinance Proposal Until 03/25/2024 Meeting – Expresses Hesitancy To Require Food Trucks To Close At Midnight Instead of 4AM

The Municipal Services Committee met 03/11/2024. One of the items they took up was the request to approve modifications to the Central Business District Street Vendors Ordinance. Currently, food trucks/street vendors in the downtown area are allowed to stay open until 4PM. The ordinance changes […]