Mayor Jake Woodford: Good evening I now call to order the Wednesday December 21 meeting of the Appleton Common Council. Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alder Thao. Alderperson Maiyoua Thao (District 7): Nyob Zoo Xyoo Tshiab. Happy New Year. In our Hmong culture the […]
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Mayor Woodford Gives Brief Library Project Update – “There’s been considerable adjustment to the scope of the project to get the project within the available budget.”
Video of the 12/21/2022 Common Council meeting has finally been posted. During the meeting, Mayor Woodford gave a brief update on the Library Project. SOM, the architect, and the Boldt Company, the construction manager, continue working on the project. Mayor Woodford stated, “There’s been considerable […]
Common Council Meeting 12/21/2022 – Will Vote On Resolution To Eliminate Council Parking Pass Benefit, Receive Library Project Update
The Common Council is meeting 12/21/2022 at 7PM. There will be several items of business presented by the Mayor. Regarding items taken up by the Council, I would expect that the Resolution to Eliminate Council Parking Passes for 2023 will be separated out for an […]
Alderperson Vaya Jones’ Invocation At 12/07/2022 Common Council Meeting – “As you go about the month, I urge you: return your cart. Literally metaphorically, symbolically. Take that extra step to show others grace and kindness.”
[I don’t often comment on alderperson invocations, but I must say I never in a million years expected to hear an Appleton alderperson give an invocation that could have come straight from Matt Walsh. Some issues truly are completely non-partisan.] Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will […]
Common Council Approves $5 Increase To Monthly Parking Pass Fee, Public Facility Needs Assessment
The Appleton Common Council met 12/07/2022. It was a brief meeting lasting around 20 minutes. Only two items were separated out for individual votes: (1) the Public Works Fee Schedule and (2) the Public Facility Needs Assessment. Both items were approved, the Facility Needs Assessment […]
Alderpersons Hartzheim, Croatt, And Doran Introduce Resolution To Eliminate Council Parking Pass Benefit
The Common Council met 12/07/2022. During that meeting, Resolution 12-R-22 Eliminate Council Parking Passes was submitted. It was sponsored by Alderpersons Sheri Hartzheim (District 12), Chris Croatt (District 14), and Chad Doran (District 15). If passed as written, it would eliminate the parking pass benefit […]
Common Council Meeting 12/07/2022 – Will Receive Mayoral Recommendation For New Community And Economic Development Director
The Common Council is meeting 12/07/2022 at 7PM. The agenda is not heavy, and none of the items stand out to me as particularly controversial. Mayor Woodford will be recommending to the Council that Kara J. Homan be hired as the new Community and Economic […]
Common Council Meets Briefly – Votes To Keep 2024 Aldermanic Salary Unchanged, Approves Special Use Permit For Holiday Gas Station And Car Wash On Calumet Street
The Common Council met 11/16/2022. It was a very brief meeting with only two items separated out. The first was the special use permit for the Holiday Gas station and carwash on the corner of Calumet and Schaefer Street that had been discussed and approved […]
Common Council Votes Down Amendment That Would Have Reduced Departments Operating Budgets And Increased Concrete Paving Budget
The Common Council met 11/09/2022 and approved the 2023 Executive Budget. Although the budget ended up being approved without any changes, four amendments were introduced, all of which were voted down. The first amendment was a proposal to reduce the aldermanic parking pass benefit budget […]
Common Council Votes Down Amendment To Reduce City Employee Pay Raise From 5% To 4%
The Common Council met 11/09/2022 and adopted the 2023 Executive Budget. They made no changes to the budget during the meeting; however, four amendments were offered all of which were voted down. The first amendment was a proposal to reduce the aldermanic parking pass benefit […]