The Board of Building Inspection is meeting 07/16/2025 at 10AM. They will be taking up what essentially appears to be an appeal by a resident of a determination made by the Inspections Division. The resident installed a 10’x12’ shed without a permit. After a complaint […]
Year: 2025
Community Development Committee Recommends Approval Of Variance For Property In Northeast Business Park To Have 8-Foot Parking Lot Setback Requirement Instead Of 15-Foot Requirement
The Community Development Committee met 07/09/2025. Most of the meeting was taken up with a Community Development Block Grant-related item, but they did also take up a request from a business within the Northeast Business Park for a variance to the business park’s deeds and […]
Library Board Meeting 07/15/2025 – Will Vote On Update To Circulation Policy That Appears To Place Rights Of 16-Year-Old Minors Above Rights Of Parents
The Library Board is meeting 07/15/2025 at 5PM. They will be voting on updates to four different library policies including the Space Use Policy (recognizing the installation of hearing loops), the Customer Service Policy (watering down language stating “Library staff will seek to meet patron […]
Board Of Education Meeting 07/14/2025 – Will Continue Discussion Of Estimated $12.5 Million Structural Deficit
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 07/14/2025 at 6PM. They will be voting on a number of materials purchases for English Language Arts and Social Studies as well as a price increase for paid school lunches. They will be reviewing a […]
AASD Board Of Education Discusses $11 Million Structural Deficit – Board Members Do Not Indicate Any Cuts They Are Willing To Pursue, Suggest That AASD Is Spending Too Little
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 06/23/2025. They continued their ongoing discussion about how to deal with the District’s $10-$12 million structural deficit. This discussion followed two previous discussions on the matter, one that took place on 05/12/2025 and one that took […]
Community Development Committee Approves Request From Appleton Housing Authority To Redirect 2021 CDBG Dollars Away From Homeownership Assistance/ Rehabilitation And Toward Rental Rehabilitation
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 […]
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 […]