Proposal To Change Yard Waste Operation Hours Fails At Common Council By 6-6 Vote – Mayor Woodford Reminds Council Of City’s Budgetary Constraints

The Common Council met 03/06/2024. One of the items separated out for an individual vote was the proposed changes to the hours of operation for the city’s two yard waste. This proposal would have maintained Friday through Monday summer service at the Glendale site while […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Receives Public Feedback On Proposed Video Surveillance Ordinance And Changes To Required Food Truck Closing Time

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 02/28/2024. The main item of discussion during that meeting was the public safety ordinance changes that had been proposed by the Police Department. The Police would like to create an ordinance that would require all bars and restaurants that […]

Mayor Woodford To Present 4 Proclamations At 03/06/2024 Common Council Meeting – Museums For All Hub City, Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Spread Goodness Day, MS Awareness Month

During the 03/06/3024 Common Council meeting, Mayor Woodford will be presenting 4 mayoral proclamations. With the first, he proclaims Appleton to be a Museums for All Hub City and encourages “all citizens to express their support and strive to increase access for individuals of all […]

Municipal Services Committee Votes 4-1 To Change Yard Waste Site Hours – Would Provide 7 Day A Week Service In Summer, Eliminate Weekend Hours In Winter

The Municipal Services Committee met 02/26/2024. They briefly took up a request from staff to modify the hours of operation for the city’s two yard waste sites. Currently, both the Glendale and Whitman sites are open Friday-Monday during the summer. During the winter the Glendale […]

Common Council Meeting 03/06/2024 – Will Vote On Proposed Changes To Yard Waste Site Hours, Request To Upgrade Lighting At College/Walnut Intersection, Install Kayak Rental Station At Telulah Park

The Common Council is meeting 03/06/2024 at 7PM. The agenda is not that heavy and they do not have a lot of items that would strike me as resulting in extended discussion or debate. There are a few items that seem like potential candidates for […]

Board Of Education Meeting 03/04/2024 – Will Receive Update On Student Math And ELA Scores Post-Covid

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 03/04/2024 at 6PM. They will be receiving an update on student math and ELA scores post-Covid. Per the PowerPoint slides, “AASD was one of three WI districts recognized for already scoring above our 2019 levels […]

Finance Committee Approves Contracts For Highview Trail Project, Telulah Park Pavilion Renovation – Discusses What Will Be Done With Remaining Funds After Bids Come In Under Budget

The Finance Committee met 02/26/2024. In addition to the request to accept funding to install a kayak rental station in Telulah Park, the committee took up 4 other action items, all of which were approved unanimously with minimal discussion. I’ve prepared a transcript of the […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Discusses Proposed Ordinance That Would Require Class B Bars And Restaurants To Install Video Surveillance Cameras And Make Footage Available To Police

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 02/27/2024. The meeting ran slightly more than 60 minutes, all but a couple of which were taken up with discussion about public safety ordinance changes proposed by Police Department. The Police would like to create an ordinance that would […]

Municipal Services Committee Approves Lighting Upgrades To Intersection Where Recent Shooting Took Place

The Municipal Services Committee met 02/26/2024. They took up two items related to improving safety in the downtown area, one was a request to utilize $15,000 in ARPA dollars to install updated lighting near the intersection of Walnut Street and College Avenue and the other […]

Finance Committee Approves Request To Fund Installation Of Kayak Rental Station In Telulah Park

The Finance Committee met 02/26/2024. The meeting was not long, and they spent around 10 minutes discussing the proposal to install a kayak rental station in Telulah Park. This item had been discussed at the 02/12/2024 Finance Committee meeting at which it was held in […]