Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be offered by Alder Fenton. Alderperson Denise Fenton (District 6): Thank you, and happy National Wisconsin Day to those who celebrate. Last Sunday…. Mayor Woodford: Move your mic a little closer. Alderperson Fenton: Better? Last Sunday, I watched the Super […]
Category: Common Council
Common Council Approves State/City Funding Agreement For Lawe Street Reconstruction, 6-Month Parking Trial On Prospect Avenue Near Oneida Street
The Common Council met 02/15/2023. It was a shorter meeting clocking in at under 30 minutes. The first half of the meeting was taken up by Business Presented By The Mayor including updates on the Trout Museum/Ellen Kort Peace Park and the 12/26/2022 Polymer Incident […]
Mayor Woodford Provides Council With Update On 12/26/2022 Polymer Incident – Praises The Hard Work Of Staff Which Helped Avoid A More Serious Issue
The Common Council met 02/15/2023. In addition to the update on the Trout Museum/Ellen Kort Peace Park proposal, Mayor Woodford also provided an update on the Polymer Incident that the wastewater treatment plan experienced on 12/26/2022. I’ve provided a complete transcript of the discussion for […]
Mayor Woodford Provides Statement On Status Of Trout Museum/Ellen Kort Peace Park Proposal – Trout Currently Reviewing Environmental Assessment Report
The Common Council met 02/15/2023. At that meeting, Mayor Woodford provided an update on where the Trout Museum is in its journey to gain approval to construct a museum building on the grounds of Ellen Kort Peace Park. This was touched on briefly during the […]
Common Council Meeting 02/15/2023 – Will Receive Updates On Trout Museum/Ellen Kort Peace Park Proposal, The 12/26/2022 Polymer Incident At Wastewater Treatment Plant
The Common Council is meeting 02/15/2023 at 7PM. The committee meetings last week were all pretty tame, so I would not expect any of them to result in long drawn-out discussions in the Council meeting, although some, such as the Legal Services reorganization, may be […]
Common Council Approves Updated Municipal Code Language Regarding Driveways, Approves Next Steps In Mixed-Use Transit Center Development Project
The Common Council met 02/01/2023. As noted on the Legistar meeting details page, “Due to equipment failure, there is currently no audio/video available for this meeting.” Per the meeting minutes, four action items were separated out for individual votes, two from the Transit Commission and […]
Common Council Meeting 02/01/2023 – Will Vote On Public Land Dedication Rules, Awarding ARPA Grant To RISE Apartments, Transit Center Development Items
The Common Council is meeting 02/01/2023 at 7PM. Many of the committee meetings this last week were cancelled so there are not a lot of items on the agenda. One never knows exactly what if anything will be separated out for individual votes. Items that […]
Common Council Approves Sole Source Purchase Request For Downtown Street Reconstruction Streetscape Elements – Alderperson Hartzheim Expresses Concern That Style Guide Unnecessarily Locks City Into Sole Source Contracts
The Common Council met 01/18/2023. One of the action items separated out for an individual vote was a critical timing 2023 sole source purchase request for Downtown streetscape elements for the Oneida/Lawrence/Durkee/Morrison street reconstruction project. This item was the subject of a special meeting of […]
Common Council Approves Moving District 12 Polling Place To St. Pius Church Within District 6’s Boundaries
The Common Council met 01/18/2023 and unanimously approved the relocation of the District 12 polling place from St. John’s Church in District 12 to St. Pius Church in District 6. This item specifically as well as some of the issues in finding polling places and […]
Common Council Votes 13-2 To Approve Chase Bank Development Agreement – 2 Alderpersons Oppose Citing Affordable Housing Concerns
The Common Council met 01/18/2022. Almost an hour of the meeting was taken up with a presentation on the new reduced-scope design of the Appleton Public Library project; however, after that was over, the Council did separate out several action items for individual votes. The […]