The Common Council met 05/07/2025. It was one of the shortest meetings on record, lasting only 9 minutes. One item was separated out. This was the request to take $107,000 left over from a 2024 park pavilion roofing project and spend it on hiring a […]
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Common Council Meeting 05/07/2025 – Will Vote On Request To Spend $107,000 To Hire Climate Action Consultant, Go Into Closed Session To Discuss Matters Associated With July 2024 Flooding
The Common Council is meeting 05/07/2025 at 7PM. There are a few things that might be separated out for individual votes. The most likely item is the request to take $107,000 left over from a roof replacement project and use it to hire a climate […]
Common Council Approves Alcohol License Agent Change For Tandem Wine And Beer, Creation Of Loading Zone On College Avenue For Trout Museum Of Art, Annexation Of 95 Acres From Grand Chute Into Appleton
The Common Council met 04/16/2025. They separated three action items out for individual votes—the alcohol license change of agent application for Tandem Wine and Beer, the request from the Trout Museum of Art to turn two on-street parking stalls on College Avenue into a loading […]
Common Council Meeting 04/16/2025 – Will Vote On Trout Museum Request To Turn Two College Avenue Parking Stalls Into Loading Zone
The Common Council is meeting 04/16/2025 at 7PM. This will be the first regular meeting of the newly seated Council. There were only four committee meetings last week and most of the items resulted in minimal discussion. The one item that did prompt the most […]
Common Council Holding Informal And Formal Organizational Meetings On 04/15/2025 And 04/16/2025 – Will Set Rules And Procedures For 2025-2026 Common Council Term
The Common Council will be holding an informal organizational meeting on 04/15/2025 at 6PM and then a formal organizational meeting on 04/16/2025 at 6PM. These meetings will take place after the Council members who were elected earlier this month are sworn in. The meetings provide […]
Appleton Sustainability Advisory Panel Member Ron Jones Speaks In Favor Of Taking $107,625 Left Over From A Park Pavilion Roof Replacement Project And Putting It Toward Hiring A Consultant To Create A Sustainability And Climate Action Plan For Appleton
The Finance Committee is meeting later today and will be discussing the request to take $107,625 of funds left over from the 2024 Park Pavilion Roof Replacement Project and direct it toward hiring a consultant to create a sustainability and climate action plan for Appleton. […]
Common Council Votes 10-4 To Approve $200,000 Parking Utility Strategic Planning And Marketing Study
The Common Council met 04/02/2025. The one item separated out for an individual vote was the request to spend $200,000 to hire Walker Consultants to conduct a Parking Utility Strategic Planning and Marketing Study. The Council discussed the cost and value of the proposal, and […]
Common Council Meeting 04/02/2025 – Will Vote On $200,000 Parking Utility Planning And Marketing Study, Carryover Requests For Climate Consultant And City Center Signage
The Common Council is meeting 04/02/2025 at 7PM. There are two items that stand out to me as likely to be separated out for individual votes. The first is the request to approve a $200,000 contract with Walker Consultants to perform a DPW Parking Utility […]
Common Council Approves Renewal Of Appleton’s Bird City Designation – Alderperson Denise Fenton Take Time To Remember Deceased Alderperson Joe Martin Who Cared Very Much About Pollinator Designations
The Common Council met 03/19/2025. One of the items they separated out for an individual vote was the request to renew Appleton’s Bird City designation. During the Parks and Recreation Committee meeting there had been a question as to how much the renewal cost. During […]
Common Council Votes 11-3 To Approve New Emissions Reduction Goal For City – Resolution Viewed As A Statement Of Aspiration
The Common Council met 03/19/2025. One of the items separated out for an individual vote was Resolution 2-R-2025 which updated the city government’s emissions reduction goal to a target of reducing net emissions by 50% (13,600 metric tons of CO2e) by 2034 and maintaining as […]