Utilities Committee Approves 2025 Sole Source Native Landscape Management Contract, Reviews January Water Main Break Report

The Utilities Committee met 02/25/2025. They had two items on their agenda. One was a request to approve a $181,899.05 sole source native landscape management contract with NES. This was approved unanimously. The second was a review of the January 2025 water main break and […]

Community Development Committee Votes To Extend Blue Ramp Purchase Deadline To 05/01/2025 – Extension Will Give Developer Time To Raise Necessary Funds

The Community Development Committee met 02/26/2025. The one item on the agenda was a request from Merge, LLC to extend the purchase date of the lot that formerly housed the Blue Parking Ramp to 05/01/2025. The agreement originally called for the lot to be purchased […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Reviews Alcohol License Violation, Votes On Alcohol License For Bunnies On The Ave

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 02/26/2025. In addition to the three items related to Mr. Singh, they had two other items that they dealt with. One was an alcohol license violation appearance which was held and the other was an application for an alcohol […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Handles 3 Items Related To Badger Avenue Business Owner – Reviews Alcohol License Violations, Denies Amusement Device License, Approves Alcohol License For Associated Business

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 02/26/2025. The agenda included three items that pertained to a gentleman named Satbir Singh. One of them was a demerit point violation appearance, one of them was an application for a mechanical amusement device license which was denied, and […]

Finance Committee Approves All Items Unanimously – Approved Items Include Pierce Park Pavilion Renovation, Various Wastewater Treatment Plant Projects

The Finance Committee met 02/24/2025. They had 9 action items on the agenda, all of which they approved unanimously with minimal discussion during a 15-minute meeting. Items which might stand out most to the public were the request to award the Pierce Park Pavilion Renovation […]

Municipal Services Committee Approves All Items 5-0 Including Updated DPW Fee Schedule, Parking Changes Near High-Complaint Meade/Glendale Intersection

The Municipal Services Committee met 02/24/2025. Most of the meeting was taken up with a review and vote on the College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration project, but they also took up several other items including an update to the Department Of Public Works Fee Schedule for […]

Municipal Services Receives Final Report On College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration – Vote Unanimously To Maintain Changes

The Municipal Services Committee met 02/24/2025. They spent around 30 minutes reviewing and discussing the final update on the College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration project. The reconfiguration changed College Avenue from 4 lanes of traffic to 2 traffic lanes, a center turn lane, and bicycle lanes […]

Common Council Votes Unanimously To Update City Noise Ordinance Aimed At Making It Easier To Enforce With Hope That Noise On College Avenue Can Be Decreased

The Common Council met 02/19/2025. One of the items that was separated out for an individual vote was a request to approve changes to the city’s noise ordinance. These changes had been approved without discussion at the Board of Health meeting on 02/12/2025. The changes […]

AASD Board Of Education Pauses Enforcement Of 2024 Title IX Policy – Board Member Nick Ross Assures LGBTQ Students That They Will Still Be Able To Access Bathrooms Designated For Opposite Sex

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 02/24/2025. One of the items they voted on was the request to no longer enforce District Policy 411.4 (Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities) while 2020 Title IX regulations are in […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 02/26/2025 – Will Hold Two Demerit Point Violation Appearances, Vote On Request To Deny Amusement Device License, Vote On Alcohol License For Business Taking Over Speakeasy Location

The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 02/26/2025 at 5:30PM. They will be holding two demerit point violation appearances for two businesses that recently received demerits for alcohol license violations. Home Burger Bar received 40 demerit points for having no licensed operator on the premises. […]