During the 03/19/2025 Common Council meeting, the Common Council received a presentation from Appleton Area School District Superintendent Greg Hartjes requesting that the Common Council create a local anti-truancy ordinance. At the end of the meeting, Alderperson William Siebers (District 1) introduced a resolution to […]
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Common Council Meeting 03/19/2025 – Will Review Request From AASD To Create New Anti-Truancy Ordinance, Vote On Selfie-Sculpture And Emissions Reduction Resolution
The Common Council is meeting 03/19/2025 at 7PM. They will be receiving a presentation from the Appleton Area School District in which the school district will explain the negative impact of truancy and then request that the Common Council create a local ordinance that would […]
Alderperson Denise Fenton’s Invocation At 03/05/2025 Common Council Meeting – “My wish for us in this time of fear and uncertainty is that we can be like Frodo, who accepts his assignment saying, ‘I will do now what I must.'”
Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alder Fenton. Please rise. Alderperson Denise Fenton (District 6): Good evening. I usually ask to give an invocation during Women’s History Month. And although the theme for this year “Moving Forward Together – Women Educating and Inspiring […]
Common Council Approves Two Alcohol Licenses For Businesses Owned By People With Prior License Violations – Alderperson Chad Doran Expresses Concern
The Common Council met 03/05/2024. Two of the items they separated out for individual votes were alcohol licenses, one for the Pizzeria Pub and Bar run by Satbir Singh and one for Bunnies on the Ave run by Luis Santiago Ledezma. Each of these items […]
Common Council Unanimously Approves $450K Contract For Pierce Park Pavilion Renovations – Project Scheduled To Be Completed Before Summer Activities Begin
The Common Council met 03/05/2025. One of the items separated out for an individual vote was the request to approve a $449,995 contract with RJM Construction for the 2025 Pierce Park Renovation project to be paid in part by a carryover of $38,867 in left […]
Common Council Votes 12-0 To Make College Avenue Lane Changes Permanent – One Downtown Business Owner Voices Opposition, States Changes Resulted In 20-30% Decrease In Business
The Common Council met 03/05/2025. One of the items separated out for a vote was the request to make permanent the College Avenue lane reconfiguration in downtown Appleton. College Avenue used to have two lanes of traffic going each way. In July of 2023, the […]
Common Council Meeting 03/05/2025 – Will Vote On Request To Approve College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration, Alcohol License Applications For Pizzeria Pub And Bar And Bunnie On The Ave
The Common Council is meeting 03/05/2025 at 7PM. Nothing stands out to me as likely to result in a lot of discussion but there are a few items that I could see being separated out for individual votes even if they aren’t the subject of […]
Common Council Votes Unanimously To Update City Noise Ordinance Aimed At Making It Easier To Enforce With Hope That Noise On College Avenue Can Be Decreased
The Common Council met 02/19/2025. One of the items that was separated out for an individual vote was a request to approve changes to the city’s noise ordinance. These changes had been approved without discussion at the Board of Health meeting on 02/12/2025. The changes […]
Common Council Votes To Approve Cost Reimbursement Agreement Between City And Thrivent – Alderperson Wolff Votes Against Amendment That Clarified TID Creation For Thrivent Development Was Not A Given
The Common Council met 02/19/2025. They separated out two items related to the proposed development of the Thrivent property west of Ballard Road and just north of 41. One of these items was a cost reimbursement agreement between Thrivent and the city in which Thrivent […]
Alderperson Patrick Hayden Introduces Resolution To Change City’s Carbon Emission Reduction Goals
During the 02/19/2025 Common Council meeting, Alderperson Patrick Hayden (District 7) introduced resolution 2-R-25 entitled “Appleton Sustainability Advisory Panel’s Emissions Reduction Recommendation.” The city currently has a goal to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or earlier. If passed as written, this resolution would […]