The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 10/09/2023 at 4:30PM. They will be discussing and voting on for the second time the Lawe Street Truck Route Resolution. This resolution does not itself determine whether or not Lawe Street should maintain its truck route designation, but if […]
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Mayor Woodford Presents 2024 Executive Budget To Common Council – Highlights Increased Shared Revenue, 2% Net New Construction, Talks About Plans To Mitigate 18% Increase In Health Insurance Costs
The Common Council met 10/04/2023. During that meeting, Mayor Woodford gave a 25 minute presentation on the 2024 Executive Budget and Service Plan. I’ve prepared a PDF download of the Power Point slides, as well as a transcript of the presentation. In some respects, the […]
Common Council Approves Final Plat Of Fourth Addition To Clearwater Creek Subdivision By 11-4 Vote
The saga of the fourth addition to the Clearwater Creek subdivision has come to an end with the Common Council voting 11-4 to approve the final plat of the fourth addition. This item was not even originally separated out for an individual vote by any […]
Lawe Street Truck Route Resolution Referred Back To Committee – Staff Report Indicates If Truck Route Designation Is Removed The City Could Lose $2.8 Million In Grant Funds For Reconstruction Project
The Common Council met 10/04/2023. Five members of the public spoke during the time of public participation. They all spoke about Resolution 10-R-22 which calls for city staff to investigate removing the truck route designation from Lawe Street between College Avenue and Hancock Street. The […]
AASD Board Of Education Approves The Creation Of Student Attendance Committee – In Light Of Recent Increase In Student Attendance Issues, Committee Will Focus On Solutions To Support Students And Families
It’s been a pretty quiet couple of weeks in terms of City of Appleton meetings, so I thought I would go back to the 09/11/2023 Appleton Area School District Board of Education meeting in which they discussed the creation of a student attendance committee. The […]
Board Of Review Meeting 10/04/2023 – Will Review Two Objections To Property Assessments
The Board of Review is meeting 10/04/2023 at 9AM. It looks like they will be reviewing two objections to assessments. The first is for the property at 2501 E Enterprise Dr. This commercial building, visible from Highway 41, houses businesses including the Menn Law Firm, […]
Common Council Meeting 10/04/2023 – Will Receive 2024 Budget Presentation, Vote On Lawe Street Truck Route Resolution And Green Bicycle Company Consulting Contract
The Common Council is meeting 10/04/2023 at 7PM. Although there are not very many action items on the agenda, the meeting still has the potential to be on the longer side. The Mayor’s Business portion of the meeting is fairly full. Mayor Woodford will be […]
Mayor Woodford To Present 5 Mayoral Proclamations At 10/04/2023 Common Council Meeting – Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Mental Health Day, Coming Out Day, White Cane Awareness Day, Fire Prevention Week, And Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Mayor Woodford will be presenting 6 mayoral proclamations at the 10/04/2023 Common Council meeting. With the first, he proclaims October 9, 2023 to be Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Appleton and urges “all residents to celebrate and value to Indigenous’ Peoples of Appleton, participate in the […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Approves Contract With Green Bicycle Company To Provide Consulting Services To Newly Created Appleton Housing Task Force
The Community and Economic Development Committee met 09/27/2023. The one item on the agenda was consideration of a contract award to Green Bicycle Company to work with a newly created housing task force. The task force, which consists of members from the Home Builder’s Association […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Approves Sole Source Purchase Request For Automatic License Plate Readers – Chief Olson Outlines The Investigative Benefits Of The Cameras
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 09/27/2023. It was a short meeting only lasting around 14 minutes. Most of it was taken up with discussion on the Police Department’s sole source request for Flock Safety Automatic License Plate Readers Cameras. These cameras were an investigative […]