The Community Development Committee met 02/12/2025. One of the items they voted on was a request to approve the preliminary Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocations to community partners for the 2025-2026 program year. These preliminary allocations were set by the CDBG Advisory Board and now […]
Month: February 2025
Finance Committee Approves Request From Police Department To Open Coinbase Account To Facilitate Return Of Seized Cryptocurrencies To Scamming Victims
The Finance Committee met 02/10/2025. One of the items they voted on was a request from the Police Department to open a bank account to be used for returns of seized cryptocurrencies. The purpose of this would be to provide an avenue for scamming victims […]
Appleton Redevelopment Authority Receives Update On Expo Center Bonds – City On Track To Pay Off Bonds Much Earlier Than Scheduled
The Appleton Redevelopment Authority met 02/12/2025. They spent about 12 minutes receiving an update from Baird representative Brad Viegut on the bonds for the Fox Cities Exhibition Center. Per Mr. Viegut, “We’re clearly on track to retire these bonds much earlier than the original amortization […]
Appleton Redevelopment Authority Receives Update On Purchase Of Property At 222 N Oneida Street – After Over 18 Months, Valley Transit Has Finally Received Approval From Federal Government To Purchase Property
The Appleton Redevelopment Authority met 02/12/2025. During that meeting they received an update on the vacant lot at 222 N Oneida Street that the ARA owns and is in the process of selling to Valley Transit. Valley Transit has been under contract to purchase that […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Votes 3-1 To Recommend Denial Of Delaire’s Alcohol License – Committee Members And Attending Alderpersons Express Distrust Of Business Owner’s Intentions
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 02/12/2025. The agenda item that took up the vast majority of the meeting was the discussion on the alcohol license application for Delaire’s. The fate of this license has been in limbo since October as the committee has reviewed […]
Finance Committee Votes Unanimously To Approve Use Of $134,180 Grant For Purchase Of Electric Vehicle And Installation Of Charging Station
The Finance Committee met 02/10/2024. The item they spent the most time discussing was the request to accept a $134,180 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant to be used for the purchase of an electric vehicle and the installation of a charging station. After initially […]
Municipal Services Committee Approves $88,000 Sole Source Purchase For College Avenue Bridge Decorative Streetlight Poles – Requests That Staff Provide Information On Cost Of Plain Aluminum Poles Prior To Common Council Meeting
The Municipal Services Committee met 02/10/2025. The item that took up the bulk of the meeting was the discussion on the request to approve the sole source purchase of decorative streetlight poles for the College Avenue bridge at a cost of $88,592. The committee ended […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Receives Grounds 2024 Annual Report – Discusses Issues Surrounding Homeless Individuals In Parks
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 02/10/2025. One of the information items they received was the Grounds 2024 Annual Report. This ended up resulting in a discussion about some of the issues the Grounds Division and the Parks and Recreation Department more broadly was experiencing […]
Federal Changes To Title IX Regulations And Executive Orders Pertaining To Interpretation Of Sex-Protective Laws Result In Little Change At Local School District
Have the Trump Administration Executive Orders and policy changes pertaining to sex-based rights resulted in changes within the Appleton Area School District? At this point, there seem to be no substantive changes. President Donald Trump has recently signed an Executive Order focused on clarifying that […]
Safety and Licensing Committee Meeting 02/12/2025 – Will Vote On Alcohol License For Delaires Whose Owner Has Been Accused Of Planning To Install Illegal Gambling Machines
The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 02/12/2025 at 5:30PM. The first item on the agenda is the alcohol license for Delaires. This item has been before the Safety and Licensing Committee since October and has been held multiple times as the committee tries to […]