The Common Council met 11/13/2024 for a special meeting to adopt the 2025 executive budget and service plan. Mayor Woodford presented an overview of the budget on 10/02/2024. It was reviewed and voted on by the Finance Committee on 11/02/2024 during which all departmental budgets were approved […]
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Board Of Health Unanimously Upholds Prohibited Dangerous Animal Declaration Against Bear The Dog – Owner Does Not Appear Before Board To Support Appeal He Initiated
The Board of Health met 11/13/2024. The first item they took up was an appeal of a prohibited dangerous animal declaration for a dog named Bear. Bear had been declared a dangerous animal back in 2023 and was, therefore, subject to various restrictions including leash […]
Transit Commission Approves Valley Transit Request To Purchase And Implement New Fare Collection System – First Year Cost For Implementation And Software Management Expected To Cost $153,305
The Fox Cities Transit Commission met 11/12/2024. The one action item on their agenda was to vote on a request to approve the installation of the WisGo Fare Collection System on its buses. Valley Transit’s old fare collection system is obsolete and needs to be […]
Municipal Services Receives Update On College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration Project
The Municipal Services Committee met 11/11/2024. The item that took up most of the meeting was the status update on the College Avenue Lange Reconfiguration pilot, which the committee voted to accept and file. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download: The update […]
Common Council Meeting 11/13/2024 – Will Vote On Adoption Of 2025 Executive Budget And Service Plan
The Common Council is holding a special session on 11/13/2024 at 6PM. They will be voting on the adoption of the 2025 Executive Budget and Service Plan. Mayor Woodford presented an overview of the budget on 10/02/2024. It was reviewed and voted on by the […]
City Plan Commission Meeting 11/13/2024 – May Go Into Closed Session To Discuss Land Acquisition In Industrial Park
The City Plan Commission is meeting 11/13/2024 at 3:30PM. They will be voting on a request to approve the land acquisition of certain real estate located with the city’s industrial park. The agenda packet provides no further details on that proposed land acquisition, and the […]
Board Of Health Meeting 11/13/2024 – Will Review And Vote On Appeal Of Prohibited Dangerous Animal Declaration
The Board of Health is meeting 11/13/2024 at 7AM. Three of their action items look to be updates to Appleton Health Department policies. The action item that I would expect to take up the most time is an appeal of a prohibited dangerous animal declaration. […]
Board Of Education Meeting 11/11/2024 – Will Vote On Course And Curriculum Updates And Changes, Creation Of Two New District Policies
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 11/11/2024 at 6PM. They will be voting on various courses and curriculum updates and changes including new humanities courses, high school music and theater updates, business and marking pathways curriculum, and early college credit classes. […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 11/12/2024 – Will Vote On 3 Stormwater-Related Contracts
The Utilities Committee is meeting 11/12/2024 at 4:30PM. They have three action items on the agenda. The first two are requests to award single source contracts to Brown and Caldwell for stormwater quality modeling service in the amount of $53,620 and stormwater evaluation services in […]
Transit Commission Meeting 11/12/2024 – Will Vote On $154,000 Purchase Of New Fare Collection System To Replace Obsolete Existing System
The Transit Commission is meeting 11/12/2024 at 2:30PM. They have one action item which is a request to award a contract for a fare collection system to WisGO. Valley Transit’s old fare collection system is obsolete and needs to be replaced. This new system would […]