The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 04/14/2025. One of the information items they received was an update on student attendance numbers, the District Leadership Team’s efforts to get a anti-truancy ordinance passed by the Common Council, and the Leadership Teams reasoning for […]
Year: 2025
Utilities Committee Meeting 04/22/2025 – Will Elect Committee Vice-Chair For New Council Year, Set Date And Time For Committee Meetings
The Utilities Committee is meeting 04/22/2025 at 4:30PM. It would not surprise me if they don’t actually end up meeting because, right now, the only action items on the agenda are housekeeping items related to the new Council year. They need to elect a Vice-Chair, […]
Fox Cities Transit Commission Meeting 04/22/2025 – Will Vote On Fare Capping Policy For New Fare Collection System
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 04/22/2025 at 2:50PM. They have a number of housekeeping items related to managing the commission during the new Council year. Beyond that, they will be voting on the monthly approval of payments and a request to approve the […]
Finance Committee Meeting 04/21/2025 – Will Vote On Budget Carryover Requests, Request To Establish Reserve Fund With $1.5 Million In Interest From ARPA Dollars
The Finance Committee is meeting 04/21/2025 at 5:30PM. Outside of housekeeping items related to the start of the new Council year, the committee has 5 action items on the agenda. They will be taking up the 2024-2025 budget carryover requests of $127,631 associated with 2024 […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 04/21/2025 – Will Vote On Two Long-Term Temporary Occupancy Permits, Contract Amendment For Bridge Inspections
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 04/21/2025 at 4:30PM. They have a couple housekeeping items on the agenda related to the start of the new Council year. Beyond those, they have three action items on the agenda. The first is a request to approve a […]
Library Board Receives Update On The Elimination Of The Institute of Museum and Library Services – Impact On Appleton Public Library Remains Unclear
The Library Board met 04/15/2025. One of the information items they received was an update on the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download: President Trump’s “Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy” Executive […]
Board Of Education Reviews Presentation On Causes Of AASD’s $11 Million Deficit And Impact $20 Million Referendum Would Have On Property Taxes
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 04/14/2025. One of the information items they received was a report on the District’s current financial outlook, the factors that have resulted in a structural deficit of $11 million, and the impact that a $20 million […]
Finance Committee Approves Contracts For Temporary Finance Department Worker, Glendale Avenue Municipal Services Site Cleanup And Improvement
The Finance Committee met 04/07/2025. They had three action items on their agenda, two of which were approved unanimously and one of which was held until the 04/21/2025 committee meeting. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download: ITEM 25-0340 Request to approve sole […]
Common Council Meeting 04/16/2025 – Will Vote On Trout Museum Request To Turn Two College Avenue Parking Stalls Into Loading Zone
The Common Council is meeting 04/16/2025 at 7PM. This will be the first regular meeting of the newly seated Council. There were only four committee meetings last week and most of the items resulted in minimal discussion. The one item that did prompt the most […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Reviews Fire Department 2024 Annual Report
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 04/07/2025. They had two items related to the Fire Department on their agenda, a request to apply for nearly $20,000 in grant dollars from Capital Credit Union to purchase a digital fire extinguisher trainer which was approved unanimously and […]