The City Plan Commission is meeting 03/26/2025 at 3:30PM. They have two action items on the agenda. One of the items is the proposed selfie-sculpture that Appleton Downtown Inc had been seeking permission to install in Houdini Plaza. The aluminum sculpture featured locator pins with […]
Year: 2025
Utilities Committee Meeting 03/25/2025 – Will Receive Status Update On Northland-Bellaire Flood Study
The Utilities Committee is meeting 03/25/2024 at 4:30PM. They have one action item on the agenda which is a request to accept a $618,975 from the DNR Safe Drinking Water Loan Program for replacement of private lead service lines in Appleton. The loan includes 100% […]
Fox Cities Transit Commission Meeting 03/25/2025 – Will Vote On New Contracts With Running Inc and STAR Protection And Patrol, Receive Update On Funding For Capital Projects
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 03/25/2025 at 2:50PM. They will be voting on a request to purchase a maintenance support vehicle for $64,649.50. This vehicle will help staff provide support services including maintaining bus facilities, shelters, and bus stops. They will also be […]
Finance Committee Meeting 03/24/2025 – Will Vote On Acceptance Of $600,000 In WI DNR Funds For Lead Service Line Replacement, Request To Approve $1.5 Million Contract For Wastewater Treatment Plant Hardscape And Truck Scale Project
The Finance Committee is meeting 03/24/2025 at 5:30PM. They have a lot of action items but none of them look particularly controversial or likely to generate a lot of discussion. There is the annual 2024-2025 budget carryover request, some contracts for routine annual infrastructure projects, […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 03/24/2025 – Will Vote On $200,000 Contract For Parking Utility Strategic Planning and Marketing Study
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 03/24/2025 at 4:30PM. They will be voting on three temporary occupancy permits related to construction projects in the downtown area. They will be voting on a request to approve parking changes on Durkee Street by Einstein Middle School. These […]
Common Council Votes 11-3 To Approve New Emissions Reduction Goal For City – Resolution Viewed As A Statement Of Aspiration
The Common Council met 03/19/2025. One of the items separated out for an individual vote was Resolution 2-R-2025 which updated the city government’s emissions reduction goal to a target of reducing net emissions by 50% (13,600 metric tons of CO2e) by 2034 and maintaining as […]
Superintendent Greg Hartjes Gives Presentation To Common Council On Truancy Issues Within Appleton Area School District; Alderperson William Siebers Introduces Resolution To Bring Back Appleton’s Anti-Truancy Ordinance
The Common Council met 03/19/2025. Slightly less than 30 minutes were taken up with a presentation from Appleton Area School District Superintendent Greg Hartjes providing background on the District’s request for the Common Council to create an anti-truancy ordinance. The Council was not given an […]
Houdini Plaza Selfie Sculpture On Hold – ADI Executive Director Jennifer Stephany Reports That Price Of Materials Is Too High To Proceed With Existing Design And That The Groundswell Of Negative Feedback On Social Media Had Given Them Pause
The selfie sculpture the Appleton Downtown Inc was requesting to install in Houdini Plaza is on hold. ADI Executive Director Jennifer Stephany spoke at the Common Council meeting on 03/19/2025 and explained that the prices for materials had turned out to be too high to […]
Alderperson William Siebers Introduces Resolution To Bring Back Appleton’s Former Anti-Truancy Ordinance – Alderperson Katie Van Zeeland Expresses Concerns About Lack Of Data From AASD And Speed At Which Resolution Is Being Taken Up
During the 03/19/2025 Common Council meeting, the Common Council received a presentation from Appleton Area School District Superintendent Greg Hartjes requesting that the Common Council create a local anti-truancy ordinance. At the end of the meeting, Alderperson William Siebers (District 1) introduced a resolution to […]
Why AASD’s Lack Of A Written Policy On Sex-Based Privacy And Safeguarding Is Problematic
The Appleton Area School District is allowing members of the opposite sex to access formerly sex segregated spaces such as bathrooms and changing rooms. They also do not have a written policy posted on the District’s website explaining how the District handles sex-based versus gender […]