Common Council Approves Updated Park Rule Restricting Alcoholic Beverages Within 20 Feet Of Pavilion Or Playground – Pavilion Restriction Does Not Apply During Special Events

The Common Council met 05/21/2025. Although they spent the bulk of the meeting discussing the request to take $107,000 left over from the 2024 budget and spend it on hiring a climate action consultant, they did separate out one additional action item which was the […]

Alderperson Adrian Stancil-Martin’s Invocation At 05/21/2025 Common Council Meeting – “Be Brief, Baby. Be brief.”

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Alderperson Vered Meltzer’s Invocation At 05/07/2025 Common Council Meeting – “[The Tao Te Ching] gives me comfort. When things don’t make sense, it helps me make sense of them.”

Mayor Jake Woodford: I now call to order the Wednesday, May 7, 2025 meeting of the Appleton Common Council. Please rise for the invocation which will be delivered by Alder Meltzer. Alderperson Vered Meltzer (District 2): Thank you. I am going to read a selection […]

Common Council Votes To Hold Request To Spend $107,000 To Hire Climate Action Consultant Until 05/21/2025 Council Meeting

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 […]

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 […]