The Finance Committee is meeting 11/11/2024 at 5:30PM They will be voting on two wastewater treatment plant related purchase requests, one for sludge density meters and one for four high service pump check valves. They will also be voting on a request to approve a […]
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Municipal Services Committee Meeting 11/11/2024 – Will Receive Update On College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration Trial
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 11/11/2024 at 4:30PM. They will be receiving the August 2023 – July 2024 report on the College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration trial. They will also be voting on 5 other action items. The first is a request to approve a […]
Common Council Votes 11-2 To Approve Smoking Ban Around Public Library City Block
The Common Council met 11/06/2024. One of the items they took up was the request to take the smoking prohibition that currently exists around Valley Transit Center and extend it around the entire block that the public library is located on. The smoking prohibition was […]
Common Council Votes 12-1 To Approve New Special Events Policy That Will Allow The City To Recoup 25% Of Its Costs For Special Events And Negotiate Service Agreements With Organizers Of Large Scale Events
The Common Council met 11/06/2024. One of the items they separated out for an individual vote was the proposed new Special Events Policy to go into effect in January of 2025. This new policy would create one application deadline 45 days before an event for […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Approves Variance Request For 6-Foot Tall Front Yard Fence For Corner Lot With Two Front Yards And Trapezoidal Shape
The Board of Zoning Appeals met 10/21/2024. The one variance request they took up that evening was a request from the owner of a residential property on Stratford Lane to erect a 6-foot tall fence one foot from the edge of the front lot line. […]
Library Board Personnel And Policy Committee Meeting 11/07/2024 – Will Conduct Library Director Performance Review, Vote On 3 Library Policies
The Library Board Personnel and Policy Committee is meeting 11/07/2024 at 10AM. They will be conducting Library Director Colleen Rortvedt’s end of year performance evaluation. This will be conducted in Closed Session. In Open Session, they will be discussing and voting on an update to […]
Mayor Woodford To Present 7 Proclamations At 11/06/2024 Common Council Meeting – Lung Cancer Awareness, Youth HOPE, Native American Heritage, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Awareness, High Schools DECA, Crash Responder Safety, and Small Business Saturday
During the 11/06/2024 Common Council meeting, Mayor Woodford will be presenting 7 mayoral proclamations. With the first, he proclaims November to be Lung Cancer Awareness Month in Appleton an encourages “all residents to raise awareness, support early detection and treatment efforts, and honor those we […]
Common Council Meeting 11/06/2024 – Will Reconsider Library Smoking Ban; Vote On New Special Events Policy, Request To Spend $985K In ARPA Funds On Expo Center, Request To Increase Wastewater Utility Rate By 9%, Request To Hire Consultant To Study Police Department Workload And Organization
The Common Council is meeting 11/06/2024 at 7PM. There are a number of items on the agenda that seem like they might be separated out for individual votes. The Council will be reconsidering the request to update the Municipal Code to ban smoking around the […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Votes 3-1 To Approve New Special Events Policy – Policy Would Allow City To Recoup 25% Of Its Costs For Special Events, Enter Into One-On-One Negotiations With Organizers Of Large Scale Events To Determine Service Agreements
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 10/23/2024. They spent around 45 minutes discussing the new proposed Special Events Policy which would allow the city to recoup up to 25% of the costs the city spends on staff and resources for special events. Currently, the city […]
Common Council Holding Public Hearing On 11/06/2024 For Proposed 2025 Executive Budget And Service Plan
The Common Council is meeting 11/06/2024 at 6PM. They will be holding a public hearing on the proposed 2025 Executive Budget and Service Plan. This is an opportunity of members of the community to provide feedback on the 2025 budget prior to the final vote […]