Safety And Licensing Committee Receives Public Comment On Truancy Resolution – Residents Express Concern About How A Truancy Ordinance Would Impact Students Who Are Low-Income, Neurodivergent, Depressed, Or Victims Of Bullying

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 03/26/2025. The item that took up the most amount of time was the discussion on the resolution calling for the creation of a truancy ordinance in the city. The resolution ended up being placed on hold until the 05/14/2025 […]

Common Council Votes 10-4 To Approve $200,000 Parking Utility Strategic Planning And Marketing Study

The Common Council met 04/02/2025. The one item separated out for an individual vote was the request to spend $200,000 to hire Walker Consultants to conduct a Parking Utility Strategic Planning and Marketing Study. The Council discussed the cost and value of the proposal, and […]

Finance Committee Reviews And Approves Multiple Project Contract Awards And Changes To Contracts Including Galvanized Water Line Replacement And Wastewater Treatment Plant Truck Scale Installation

The Finance Committee met 03/24/2025. They spent the first half of the meeting discussing 2024-2025 budget carryover requests. The second half was taken up with 8 remaining action items all of which were unanimously recommended for approval by the committee. I’ve prepared a transcript of […]

Fox Cities Transit Commission Receives Update On Funding For Whitman Avenue Facility Upgrade And New Transit Center Project

The Fox Cities Transit Commission met 03/25/2025. During the meeting they received a brief update on the funding for Valley Transit’s three big capital projects. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download: WHITMAN AVENUE FACILITY PHASE 1 – Valley Transit’s Whitman Avenue facility […]