The Common Council is meeting 06/01/2022 at 7PM. Mayor Woodford will be presenting a number of proclamations including Pride Month, CPR & AED Awareness Week, Gun Violence Awareness Day, Juneteenth Celebration, and Refugee Day. It was a fairly light committee week. One item of note […]
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Common Council Receives Overview Of Library Project – Director Gazza Discusses Budget Challenges
The Common Council met 05/18/2022. Nearly an hour of the meeting was taken up by a presentation on the library project which Mayor Woodford wanted to do to bring the new council members up to speed on the project and make sure that all the […]
Common Council Votes To Approve Issuance Of $15.53 Million In General Obligation Promissory Notes And $11.71 Million In Sewerage System Revenue Bonds
On 05/18/2022 the Common Council voted to approve the issuance of $15,530,000 General Obligation Promissory Notes and $11,710,000 Sewerage System Revenue Bonds. This borrowing is an annual thing that the city does and is used to fund the Capital Improvement Plan and utility projects. During […]
Soldier’s Square Resolution Referred Back To Committee
The Appleton Common Council met 05/18/2022. Most of the meeting was taken up by the Mayor’s Business, particularly an update on the Library Project. They did not even get to the action items until over an hour into the meeting. Perhaps for that reason, only […]
Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim’s Invocation at 05/18/2022 Common Council Meeting – “Each of us has to choose the next right step in everyday decisions that we make in our lives.”
Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Hartzheim. Alderperson Hartzheim: Thank you, Chair. Every year at around this time, I think about graduations. Mostly about how long it’s been since I graduated from college. And let’s not even talk about high school. But […]
Common Council Meeting 05/18/2022 – Will Vote On Bond Issuance, Recommendation For New Public Works Director, Soldier’s Square Resolution, Redistricting Modifications
The Common Council is meeting 05/17/2022 at 7PM. Mayor Woodford will be making a recommendation for a new Public Works Director to replace retiring current director Paula Vandehey. The city was having such a difficult time finding qualified candidates that they ended up hiring an […]
Alderperson Maiyoua Thao’s Invocation At 05/04/2022 Common Council Meeting – “It is so important that each one of us remember our heritage.”
Council President Van Zeeland: Our invocation this evening will be given by Alderperson Thao. Alderperson Maiyoua Thao (District 7): Thank you, Council President. Good evening, everyone. May marks Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a time to celebrate and share the history and contribution […]
Common Council Vote To Approve Contract Amendment With Lamers Bus Lines For Trolley Service; Council Members Express Frustration With Situation Lamers Put City In
The Common Council met 05/04/2022. They spent around 30 minutes of the hour-long meeting discussing the request from Lamers Bus Lines to amend their contract with Valley Transit to run the trolley service over the summer. This item was discussed by both the Transit Commission […]
Common Council Approves Alcohol License Application For Mill City Public House
Things seem to be progressing nicely for Mill City Public House. Back in March, they had to apply for a special use permit for their establishment because the previous special use permit only ran with the Elks Club that had formerly occupied their building. On […]
Common Council Votes To Allow The Withdrawal Of Anti-Pipeline Resolution
On 05/04/2022, the Appleton Common Council voted to allow anti-pipeline Resolution 4-R-22, the Clean Water and Treaty Rights Resolution, to be withdrawn by its authors. This resolution was introduced at the 03/02/2022 Common Council meeting. Due to its subject matter and lack of overlap with […]