Mayor Jake Woodford: Good evening. I now call to order the Wednesday, May 21 2025 meeting of the Appleton Common Council. Do we have an invocation this evening? Okay. Alder Stancil-Martin will deliver the invocation. Please rise. Adrian Stancil-Martin (District 11): Thank you, Chair. Thank […]
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Common Council Votes 11-3 To Approve Taking $107,000 Left Over From Pavilion Roof Replacement Project And Using It To Hire Climate Action Consultant – Mayor Woodford Pushes Back On Concerns Raised About Timing Of Proposal
The Common Council met 05/21/2025. The item that took up the majority of their time was the discussion and vote on the request to take $107,000 left over from a 2024 park pavilion roofing project and use it to hire a consultant to put together […]
Board Of Education Discusses Strategies To Deal With $11 Million Structural Deficit
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 05/12/2025. One of the items they discussed was strategies for how to deal with the District’s increasing deficit. During the 2023-2024 school year AASD had a deficit of over $12 million. For the 2024-2025 school year […]
Two Mayoral Proclamations Presented At 05/21/2025 Common Council Meeting – Drinking Water Week And Hmong American Day
Yesterday evening during the 05/21/2025 Common Council meeting, two mayoral proclamations were presented. With the first, Mayor Woodford proclaimed May 4-10, 2025 to be Drinking Water Week in Appleton. Although proclamations usually include at the end a request or encouragement for residents to engage in […]
Municipal Services Committee Approves Parking Changes Near Kaleidoscope, Street Occupancy Permit Associated With Brewery In Chase Bank Redevelopment, Two-Way Street Conversion Necessitated By Confused Drivers At Mosaic Family Health
The Municipal Services Committee met 05/12/2025. In addition to voting to increase the contract with Alta Planning + Design to conduct a Complete Streets review of the proposed Thrivent Development and approving changes to create a safe walking path to Sandy Slope elementary school, the […]
Municipal Services Committee Approves $20,000 Increase To Alta Planning + Design To Perform A Complete Streets Plan Review Of Thrivent Development – Cost To Be Paid By Thrivent
The Municipal Services Committee met 05/12/2025. One of the items they took up was the request to approve an amendment to the contract with Alta Planning + Design for a Complete Streets plan review of the Thrivent Development. The increase is for $20,220 increasing to […]
Municipal Services Committee Approves Safe Walking Route For Sandy Slope Elementary
The Municipal Services Committee met 05/12/2025. One of the items they took up was the request to approve a school route plan for Sandy Slope Elementary that provides walking routes to the school that avoid having to cross busy streets at uncontrolled intersections. The plan […]
Common Council Meeting 05/21/2025 – Will Vote On Request To Us $107,000 In Borrowed Funds Left Over From Park Project To Hire Climate Action Consultant
The Common Council is meeting 05/21/2025 at 7PM. They will be taking up the request to take $107,000 left over from a 2024 park pavilion roofing project and spend it on hiring a consultant to create a climate action plan for the city. This item had been […]
Library Board Meeting 05/20/2025 – Will Vote On City’s Social Media Policy, Receive Updates On New Building, New Librarian, And 1st Quarter Information
The Library Board is meeting 05/20/2025 at 5PM. They will be voting on some routine items including the May Bill Register and some minor Budget Amendments for May. They will also be voting on the City of Appleton Social Media Policy. This was recommended for […]
Board Of Zoning Meeting This Evening 05/19/2025 – Will Vote On Variance Request For Memorial Drive With 6-Foot Fence Along Front Yard Property Line
The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting later this evening 05/19/2025 at 7PM. They will be taking up one variance request. A homeowner on Memorial Drive is requesting a variance to allow them to keep a 6 foot tall fence that they erected along the […]