The Community Development Committee met 07/09/2025. One of the items they took up was a request to allow the Appleton Housing Authority to take $37,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) dollars remaining from 2021 and direct it away from homeownership assistance and rehabilitation and […]
Month: July 2025
Parks And Recreation Committee Reviews Revenue And Expenses For Reid Golf Course – Deputy Director Flick Reports “The golf course is just rocking it.”
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 07/07/2025. One of the items they discussed was the Reid Golf Course Revenue and Expense Report for the month of June. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download: Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation Tom Flick was […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Approves Temporary Sculpture Made Of Pinecones And Sticks To Be Placed In Memorial Park
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 07/07/2025. The one action item on the agenda was a request from Hannah Ohayon, the Appleton Public Library’s current artist in resident with their Artist in Resident Program, to install a temporary sculpture in Veterans Memorial Park consisting of […]
Utilities Committee Recommends Approval For Digester Cleaning And Inspection Contract
The Utilities Committee met 07/08/2025. They had one item on the agenda which was a request to award the wastewater treatment plan digester cleaning and inspection support contract to Staab Construction Corporation for a total including contingency of $140,990. The committee voted unanimously to recommend […]
Municipal Services Committee Approves State/City Agreements For French Road/I-41 Overpass And Lawe Street Navigational Canal
The Municipal Services Committee met 07/07/2025. They took up four items related to two state/municipal joint projects. The first two were a financial agreement and a maintenance agreement between the city and the state pertaining to the 41/French Road overpass reconstruction project. The second two […]
Municipal Services Committee Approves Bench Placard Honoring Robert Rueckl, Placement Of Parklet Near Washington/Appleton Intersection
The Municipal Services Committee met 07/07/2025. During the meeting they took up two items related to downtown. One was a request from Heid Music to install a placard in a city owned bench located on Durkee Street to honor photographer Robert Rueckl. The other was […]
Finance Committee Unanimously Recommends All Items For Approval – Items Include Water Tower Booster Pump Improvements, Grading And Capping Mackville Quarry Site, New Police Radios Purchase, And New Phosphorus Analyzer Purchase
The Finance Committee met 07/07/2025. They had five action items on their agenda including a contract for water tower booster pump improvements, a contract for grading and capping the quarry in Mackville that Appleton owns, the sole source purchase of new police radios, the sole […]
AASD Board Of Education Discusses Different Categories Of Funding District Receives And Types Of Referendums They Could Pursue
In early June during the 06/09/2025 Appleton Area School District Board of Education meeting, the Board continued their ongoing discussion of how to address AASD’s $11 million structural budget deficit. This discussion followed their initial discussion on 05/12/2025 and was one in a series of […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 07/09/2025 – Will Hold Alcohol License Violation Appearances For 3 Establishments, Vote On Alcohol License Change Of Agent Application For Hank And Karen’s Pub And Grill, Receive Update On AASD Truancy Initiative
The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 07/09/2025 at 5:30PM. As action items mostly consist of license-related items. They have a lot of license renewals, one new license application, a few premise amendments related to Mile of Music, one liquor license change of agent application […]
Community Development Committee Meeting 07/09/2025 – Will Vote On Update To 2021 CDBG Action Plan, Variance Request For Northeast Business Park Property
The Community Development Committee is meeting 07/09/2025 at 4:30PM. They have two action items on the agenda. The first (which has an associated public hearing) is a request to amend the 2021 Community Development Block grant action plan to allow the Appleton Housing Authority to […]