The Utilities Committee met 02/11/2025. The one action item on their agenda was the request to award the 2025 Ash Tree Removal Contract to Foley’s Tree Service in an amount not to exceed $425,000. This item was approved unanimously by the committee. I’ve prepared a […]
Year: 2025
Safety And Licensing Committee Approves Paramedic Service Level Resolution, Receives Update On Fire Department Hiring Process – New In-House Hiring Process Resulted In 60 Candidates For 4 Positions.
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 02/12/2025. There were two items on the agenda that pertained to the fire department. One was Resolution 1-R-25 regarding the Fire Department’s paramedic service level. This was approved unanimously by the committee. The second was the Fire Department hiring […]
Community Development Committee Approves 12 Month Extension To Chase Bank Development Deadline – Extension Includes Stipulation That Alleyway Will Be Dedicated To Public Use
The Community Development Committee met 02/12/2025. One of the items they took up was a request from the developer of the Chase Bank property on College Avenue for an amendment to the development agreement providing a 1 year extension to the completion date of the […]
Library Board Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting 02/20/2025 – Will Establish Library Director’s 2025 Performance Goals
The Library Board Personnel and Policy Committee is meeting 02/20/2025 at 2PM. They have one action item on the agenda which is to establish the Library Director’s 2025 performance goals. The board will be meeting in closed session, and they are also holding the meeting […]
Common Council Meeting 02/19/2025 – Will Vote On Delaire’s Alcohol License, Grant For Electric Vehicle Purchase, Sole Source Contract To Replace Light Poles On College Avenue Bridge, Consulting Contract To Investigate Creation Of Tax Increment Finance District For Thrivent Development
The Common Council is meeting 02/19/2025 at 7PM. As an information item, they will be receiving a presentation on the I-41 project. Among items they will be vote on are a few of note. They will be voting on the alcohol license application for Delaire’s. […]
Community Development Committee Approves $100,000 Reimbursement Agreement With Thrivent Related To Planned Development Of Thrivent Campus – Alderperson Hartzheim Expresses Concern About Consultant Services For Proposed Tax Incremental Financing District
The Community Development Committee met 02/12/2025. They took up two items related to Thrivent’s planned development on their property north of 41 and west of Ballard Road. The first was a request to enter into a $100,000 cost reimbursement agreement with Thrivent Finance for Lutherans […]
Community Development Committee Approves Preliminary Allocations Of Community Development Block Grant Funds To Community Partners
The Community Development Committee met 02/12/2025. One of the items they voted on was a request to approve the preliminary Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocations to community partners for the 2025-2026 program year. These preliminary allocations were set by the CDBG Advisory Board and now […]
Finance Committee Approves Request From Police Department To Open Coinbase Account To Facilitate Return Of Seized Cryptocurrencies To Scamming Victims
The Finance Committee met 02/10/2025. One of the items they voted on was a request from the Police Department to open a bank account to be used for returns of seized cryptocurrencies. The purpose of this would be to provide an avenue for scamming victims […]
Appleton Redevelopment Authority Receives Update On Expo Center Bonds – City On Track To Pay Off Bonds Much Earlier Than Scheduled
The Appleton Redevelopment Authority met 02/12/2025. They spent about 12 minutes receiving an update from Baird representative Brad Viegut on the bonds for the Fox Cities Exhibition Center. Per Mr. Viegut, “We’re clearly on track to retire these bonds much earlier than the original amortization […]
Appleton Redevelopment Authority Receives Update On Purchase Of Property At 222 N Oneida Street – After Over 18 Months, Valley Transit Has Finally Received Approval From Federal Government To Purchase Property
The Appleton Redevelopment Authority met 02/12/2025. During that meeting they received an update on the vacant lot at 222 N Oneida Street that the ARA owns and is in the process of selling to Valley Transit. Valley Transit has been under contract to purchase that […]