Board Of Health Votes Unanimously To Ban Smoking In City Blocks Where Library And Transit Center Are Located

The Board of Health met 10/09/2024. They had one action item on their agenda which was a proposed update to the city’s Municipal Code which would ban smoking in the blocks on which the library and the Transit Center are located. Currently, smoking is already […]

Finance Committee Approves 2025-2029 Contract For Cleaning Services – Goes With Second Lowest Bidder Due To Size And Experience Of Company, Ability To Tracking Cleaning Schedule On App

The Finance Committee met 10/07/2024. One of the items on the agenda was the request to approve a contract with KleenMark to provide janitorial services to all City of Appleton facilities/locations for 2025-2029 starting at $463,883 for 2025 and increasing yearly to $522,105 in 2029. […]

Safety and Licensing Committee Meeting 10/09/2024 – Will Vote For Second Time On Bartender License For Applicant With 3 OWIs And 1 Felony Conviction For Elevated Blood Alcohol Level, Vote On New Special Events Policy

The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 10/09/2024 at 5:30PM. They will be reconsidering and voting on the operator/bartender license for Cindy Reed. Cindy had three OWI convictions between 1995 and 2007 and then in 2024 received a felony conviction for driving with a prohibited […]

Community Development Committee Meeting 10/09/2024 – Will Vote On 3 Proposed Text Amendments To Municipal Code, Review Community Development Department’s 2025 Budget

The Community Development Committee is meeting 10/09/2024 at 4:30PM. They have three action items on their agenda, all three of which are proposed text amendments to the Municipal Code. The first proposed amendment would clarify that structures, in addition to buildings, require a building permit […]

City Plan Commission Meeting 10/09/2024 – Will Vote On Municipal Code Amendments That Will Conform Code To State Statute, Streamline Processes, Allow Driveway-Related Variance Requests To Be Heard By Board Of Zoning Appeals, And Prevent Single-Family Homes From Being Built On Land Zoned For Agricultural Use

The City Plan Commission is meeting 10/09/2024 at 3:30PM. They have three public hearings on their agenda as well as three associated actions items. All three of those items are proposed changes to the Municipal Code that were brought before the commission as information items […]

Board Of Building Inspection Meeting 10/09/2024 – Will Vote On Variance Request For House From 1800s With Existing Stairs That Are Too Narrow

The Board of Building Inspection is meeting 10/09/2024 at 2PM. They have one item on the agenda which is a request from a property owner to be able to maintain a 30” wide staircase to the second floor of the house even though the Uniform […]

Appleton Redevelopment Authority Meeting 10/09/2024 – Will Discuss Update To City’s Comprehensive Plan And Sub Area Maps

The Appleton Redevelopment Authority is meeting 10/09/2024 at 9AM. They have no action items on the agenda but they do have one information item which is an ARA review and next steps pertaining to the update of the city’s Comprehensive Plan and sub area maps. […]

Board Of Health Meeting 10/09/2024 – Will Vote On Proposed Public Smoking Ban In Area Around Library And Transit Center

The Board of Health is meeting 10/09/2024 at 7AM. They have one action item on their agenda which is a proposed update to the Municipal Code which would prohibit smoking around Valley Transit and the Public Library. [A little personal story here. After my grandfather, […]

Finance Committee Meeting 10/07/2024 – Will Vote On Contract For Phase 3 Of Emergency Repairs For Green Ramp

The Finance Committee is meeting 10/07/2024 at 5:30PM. They have a number of action items on their agenda, none of which look particularly controversial. One item is a request to award a $228,000 contract for the Water Treatment Plant’s carbon dioxide system rehabilitation project. Three […]

CEA Review Committee Meeting 10/07/2024 – Will Vote On Police Department Request To Purchase Enclosed Trailer To Be Used For Crime Scene Processing

The Central Equipment Agency Review Committee is meeting 10/07/2024 at 4PM. They have one item on their agenda which is a request from the Police Department to purchase an enclosed trailer for the police department’s Identification Unit. Per the memo, the department’s current ID van/crime […]