In-person absentee voting for the April 1 election started today, 03/18/2025. There are only two competitive local races in Appleton, the race for the District 11 aldermanic position and the Appleton Area School District Board of Education Race. DISTRICT 11 RACES Current District 11 Alderperson […]
Year: 2025
All Things Appleton Discusses Purpose, Value, And Associated Costs Of Proposed Emissions Reduction Resolution With Alderperson Smith A Supporter Of The Resolution
On 03/19/2025, the Common Council will be voting on the resolution setting the city’s emissions reduction goals. This resolution would update 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 […]
Common Council Meeting 03/19/2025 – Will Review Request From AASD To Create New Anti-Truancy Ordinance, Vote On Selfie-Sculpture And Emissions Reduction Resolution
The Common Council is meeting 03/19/2025 at 7PM. They will be receiving a presentation from the Appleton Area School District in which the school district will explain the negative impact of truancy and then request that the Common Council create a local ordinance that would […]
Library Board Meeting 03/18/2025 – Will Vote On 2025 Budget Items And Policy Updates
The Library Board is meeting 03/18/2025 at 5PM in the Cornerstone Conference Room in the Appleton Public Library. The action items look like fairly straightforward budget and policy related items. They will be voting on a number of Budget Year 2025 budget amendment requests and […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Votes Unanimously To Deny Commercial Solicitation Licenses To Vacuum Sales Company Accused Of High Pressure Tactics, Salesman With Criminal History
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 03/12/2025. They voted on two commercial solicitation licenses. Each license had been recommended for denial by city staff. Neither of the applicants appeared at the committee meeting to appeal the denial recommendations, and each of the license was recommend […]
Utilities Committee Approves $106,000 Meter Test Bench Upgrade Contract, 2024 Annual Stormwater Report
The Utilities Committee met 03/11/2025. They had two action items on their agenda, one to award the $106,787 Meter Test Bench Upgrade contract to Core & Main and the other the approve the 2024 Annual Stormwater Report. Both items were approved unanimously with minimal discussion. […]
Community Development Committee Approves Fee Increases, Municipal Code Updates, And No Change To Selling Price For Land In Southpoint Commerce Park
The Community Development Committee met 03/12/2025. The meeting was on the shorter side at only 15 minutes and the action items were all essentially housekeeping in which fees were updated and the Municipal Code clarified. 4 of the items were approved unanimously and one was […]
City Plan Commission Approves Special Use Permit For Auto Sales Display At Wisconsin Avenue Business – Approval Contingent On Landscaping Improvements
The city Plan Commission met 03/12/2025. Most of the meeting was taken up with discussion about the selfie sculpture that Appleton Downtown Inc is requesting permission to place in Houdini Plaza, but they also took up a request from Captain’s Auto Service on the corner […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Approves Renewal Of Appleton’s Bird City Designation – Alderperson Katie Van Zeeland Speaks Highly Of Recently Deceased Former Alderperson Joe Martin Who Spearheaded Original Bird City Designation
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 03/10/2025. One of the items they took up was the request to approve the renewal of Appleton’s Bird City Designation. Alderperson Katie Van Zeeland (District 5) took the opportunity to remember former Alderperson Joe Martin who passed away on […]
Unclear What Sources AASD Is Using For Decision-Making On Sex-Based Vs. Gender-Based Rights, School District Does Not Seem To Provide Any Publicly Accessible Information On How Students Can Maintain Sex-Based Privacy
As previously posted, President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders and the changes in regulations pertaining to Title IX protections have resulted in little change within AASD. Although AASD has paused enforcement of the Title IX policy it put in place at the prompting of the […]