The Library Board met 01/30/2025. They had one item on the agenda which was a request to approve the Named Spaces associated with donors in the library. The meeting lasted less than 10 minutes, and, after making one amendment to the name to be displayed […]
Month: January 2025
CDBG Advisory Board Makes Preliminary Grant Allocation Recommendations – Awards Pillars Full Amount Requested, Decreased WWBIC Award To $0
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Advisory Board met 01/28/2025 and set the preliminary allocations for the 2025-2026 CDBG allocations for private community partners. City staff estimated that there would be approximately $145,000 available to be divided among non-public partners and provided the initial recommendations: […]
City Plan Commission Receives Update On Update To City’s Comprehensive Plan
It’s a quiet week this week with only a couple committee meetings, so I would like to go back to earlier this month to the 01/08/2025 City Plan Committee meeting. During that meeting the commission received an update on the current efforts to update the […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Holds Delaire’s Alcohol License Application Until 02/12/2025 Committee Meeting – Hold Will Give Time To Police Department To Conduct Further Investigation Into Gambling Concerns
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 01/22/2025. The largest portion of the meeting was taken up with a discussion about how to proceed with the alcohol license application for Delaire’s. Concerns have been raised that the owner, David Boulanger, plans to operate illegal gambling machines […]
Community Development Block Grant Advisory Board Meeting 01/28/2025 – Will Vote On Preliminary Allocations Of Grant Funds To Private Entities
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Advisory Board is meeting 01/28/2025 at 11AM. They will be discussing and voting on the preliminary 2025-26 community partner allocations of CDBG funds. The Community Development Committee already voted to approve a preliminary allocation of $443,231 of expected CDBG […]
Library Board Meeting 01/30/2025 – Will Vote On Request To Approve Named Spaces In Library
The Library Board is holding a special meeting 01/28/2025 at 9AM. They will be voting on a request to approve the named spaces in the library. Presumably they are holding this special meeting so that they can get the final approval from the Common Council […]
AASD Board Of Education Meeting 01/27/2025 – Will Vote On Expanded Edison Elementary Attendance Area, Policy Governing Board Members’ Electronic Communication
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 01/27/2025 at 6PM. Probably of most interest to the public, they will be voting on which school to send Columbus Elementary School students to for the 2025-26 school year after Columbus Elementary has been shut […]
Finance Committee Approves Use Of $134,180 Grant For Purchase Of Electric Vehicle And Charging Station After City Was Denied Request To Use It For Library Project’s Solar Panels
The Finance Committee met 01/20/2025. One of the items they took up was a request to approve a budget amendment related to a $134,180 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) the city had been awarded. City staff outlined plans to use that money to […]
After Being Convicted Of Dispensing Alcohol To Minors, Both Mr. Frogs And Broken Tree Pizza Decline To Send Representatives To The Safety And Licensing Committee To Explain What Steps They Are Taking To Prevent Further Alcohol Demerit Point Violations In The Future
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 01/22/2025. Two of the items on the agenda were public appearances by representatives of Mr. Frogs and Broken Tree Pizza to talk with the committee about what they were doing to decrease their risk of getting demerit point violations […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Votes 4-1 To Approve Bartender License For Applicant With History Of OWI – Committee Expects Additional Documentation Of Proof Of Rehabilitation Ahead Of Common Council Meeting
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 01/22/2025. One of the items they took up was the application for a bartender/operator license for Katherine. The police Department was requesting denial of the application because Katherine has a history of OWI offenses, the most recent of which […]