Finance Committee Meeting 09/09/2024 – Will Vote On Sole Source Contracts For Police Workstations And Wastewater Treatment Plant Project

The Finance Committee is meeting 09/09/2024 at 5:30PM. They have two action items on the agenda. The first is a request to award the Police Station Additional Workstations contract to Nordon Business Environments for a total of $48,100.37. This will cover the cost of two […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 09/09/2024 – Will Vote On Ballard Road Driveway Extension Variance For Second Time

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 09/09/2024 at 4:30PM. They have four action items on the agenda. The first is the variance request for a driveway extension on Ballard Road. This variance request was recommended for denial by the committee on 08/21/2024 but then referred […]

Common Council Approves Rezoning And Update To Future Land Use Map That Paves Way For Multi-Decade Thrivent Development Project

The Common Council met 09/04/2024. During the meeting they held public hearings for several items related to the proposed development of the Thrivent land on the north side of the city between Ballard and Meade Street and then voted on the associated action items. As […]

Common Council Votes 3-10 To Reject Resolution That Would Have Required Supermajority Of Council To Enact Wheel Tax Increases

The Common Council met 09/04/2024. One of the items they took up was a resolution to require changes to wheel tax fees be implemented only upon approval by 2/3 of the Common Council. This resolution was recommended for approval by the Finance Committee by a […]

Mayor Woodford To Present 6 Proclamations At 09/04/2024 Common Council Meeting – Senior Center Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Day Of Peace, Rail Safety Week, Diaper Need Awareness Week

This evening at the 09/04/2024 Common Council meeting, Mayor Woodford will be presenting 6 mayoral proclamations. With the first, he proclaims September 2024 to be Senior Center Month in Appleton and encourages “all citizens to recognize the critical contributions of senior centers in the Fox […]

Common Council Meeting 09/04/2024 – Will Vote On Wheel Tax Resolution, Items Related To Proposed Thrivent Development, Lawe Street Concrete Reconstruction Plans

The Common Council is meeting 09/04/2024 at 7PM. There are a few items on the agenda that stand out. As an information item, they will be receiving an update on downtown traffic noise. As an action item, they will be voting on the resolution to […]

Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Approves Wastewater Treatment Plan Table Of Organization Changes – Changes Aimed At Attracting And Retaining Employees

The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 08/28/2024. One of the items they took up was the Wastewater Treatment Plant Table of Organization change proposal submitted by Utilities Director Chris Stempa. He submitted a 5-page memo in which he outlined a proposal to take […]

Utilities Committee Meeting 09/04/2024 – Will Vote On Outstanding Action Items, Update To Summer Sewer Credit Policy

The Utilities Committee is holding a special meeting on 09/04/2024 at 6:30PM prior to the 7PM Common Council meeting. They met on 08/27/2024 during which they were scheduled to receive a final update on the wastewater treatment plant Polymer Incident as well as vote on […]

Community Development Committee Discusses Process For Managing 2025 Community Development Block Grant Funding, Plan To Create 5-Year CDBG Consolidated Plan

The Community Development Committee met 08/28/2024. They held two public hearings with two related informational discussions pertaining to the Community Development Block Grant Program. Nobody spoke at either of the public hearings, but the committee did spend time discussion both the CDBG notice of funding […]