Mayor Woodford: Good evening. I now call to order the Wednesday, June 4, 2025 meeting of the Appleton Common Council. Please rise for the invocation, which will be delivered by Alder Hartzheim. Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim (District 13): Thank you, Chair. I asked for this invocation […]
Year: 2025
Common Council Approves 11 Acre Annexation, Soccer Tournament Special Events Permit, Farmers Market Beer Garden Trial Run
The Common Council met 06/04/2025. The bulk of the 1 hour 38 minute meeting was taken up discussing the request to not renew the alcohol license for Tandem Wine and Beer, a recap of which should be posted tomorrow. (Spoiler Alert: the license was renewed […]
Public Arts Committee Approves Red Parking Ramp Mural – Encourages The Artist To Make Sure Handicapped Parking Sign Is Easily Visible Against Painting
The Public Arts Committee met 06/04/2025. The main action item on the agenda was the request to approve a request from Neo Medina and the Trout Museum of Art to paint a mural inside the Red Parking Ramp on Superior Street in downtown Appleton. The […]
City Plan Commission Approves Annexation Of 11 Acres Into City, Acquistion Of 222 N Oneida Street For Transit Center Project
The City Plan Commission met 05/28/2025. In addition to approving a couple rezonings and approving the preliminary plat for the Thrivent development, the commission took up a request to annex 11 acres into the city and a request to approve the acquisition of the vacant […]
Common Council Meeting 06/04/2025 – Will Vote On Special Event Permit For Summer Shootout Soccer Tournament, Request To Not Renew Alcohol License For Tandem Wine And Beer
The Common Council is meeting 06/04/2025 at 7PM. Only a few committees met last week and those that did were fairly short, so there are not a lot of action items on the agenda, much less items that warrant being separated out for individual votes. […]
Mayor Woodford Presenting 8 Proclamations At 06/04/2025 Common Council Meeting – Pride Month, Scleroderma Awareness Month, Pollinator Week, CPR & AED Week, Gun Violence Awareness Day, Refugee Day, Make Music Day, Juneteenth Celebration Day
Mayor Woodford will be presenting 8 mayoral proclamations during the 06/04/2025 Common Council meeting. With the first, he proclaims June 1 – 7, 2025 to be CPR & AED Awareness Week in Appleton and calls “upon citizens to practice the two-step hands-only CPR method and […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Holding Special Meeting 06/04/2025 – Will Take Up Police Request To Not Renew Tandem Wine And Beer’s Alcohol License
The Safety and Licensing Committee is holding a special meeting 06/04/2025 at 6PM prior to the 7PM Common Council meeting. They will be taking up the alcohol license renewal application for Tandem Wine and Beer which the Police Department is requesting be denied. In April […]
Appleton Public Arts Committee Meeting 06/04/2025 – Will Vote On Request To Paint Mural Inside Red Parking Ramp
The Appleton Public Arts Committee is meeting 06/04/2025 at 8AM. They will be electing a Vice Chair, setting a meeting date and time, and designating a contact person, but the main purpose of the meeting is to vote on a request from Neo Medina and […]
City Plan Commission Approves Preliminary Plat For Thrivent Development
The City Plan Commission met 05/28/2025. One of the items they took up was the request to approve the Preliminary Plat for the Thrivent development. The commission voted unanimously to recommend that it be approved. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download: Last […]
City Plan Commission Approves Rezoning Requests – Will Facilitate Construction Of New House And Medical Clinic
The City Plan Commission met 05/28/2025. Two of the items on their agenda were rezoning requests, one rezoning a parcel from Commercial to Residential to facilitate the building of a house and one from Industrial to Commercial to facilitate the construction of a medical clinic. […]