Finance Committee Meeting 01/08/2024 – Will Vote On $186,000 Library Signage Package, Request To Write Off $90,000 In Unpaid Bills And Property Taxes

The Finance Committee is meeting 01/08/2024 at 5:30PM. They have a lot of items on their agenda, but I don’t know how many will prompt discussion versus just being routine contract items that get approved with minimal questions. There is a request to approve the […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 01/08/2024 – Will Vote On Resolution Calling For Closure Of Whitman Yard Waste Site, Resolution Calling For Study Of Downtown Parking Facilities

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 01/08/2024 at 4:30PM. They will be taking up two resolutions. The first is Resolution 12-R-23 which would close the Whitman Yard Waste Site. This resolution was discussed during the 11/20/2023 Municipal Services Committee meeting during which committee members provided […]

Public Arts Committee Finalizes Rules For Photo Contest To Fill Houdini Plaza Welcome Tower In 2024 – Theme Will Be “Recreation In Appleton”

The Appleton Public Arts Committee met 01/03/2024 and voted to finalize plans to select pictures to fill the Houdini Plaza Welcome Tower in 2024. They decided to hold a photo contest (something they have done several times in the past), this time with the theme […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Grants Variance To ThedaCare For Oversized Sign Along Highway 41, Denies Request For 280 Sq Foot Electronic Message Board

Back in September on 09/18/2023, the Board of Zoning Appeals met and took up two variance requests for a proposed sign on the ThedaCare/Encircle property. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download: Encircle had two signs along Highway 41, but with the Highway […]

Humane Officer Matt Fillebrown Reviews Dangerous Animal Declaration Process For Board Of Health

During the 09/13/2023 Board of Health meeting, Officer Matt Fillebrown, the Humane Officer at the Appleton Police Department gave a not-quite 15-minute presentation on how the city handles dangerous animals. The video for the meeting was a couple weeks late in being posted, so I […]