Alderperson Matt Reed’s Invocation At 12/01/2021 Common Council Meeting – “We’re not unique in our generation to experience struggles.”

Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Reed. Alderperson Matt Reed: Thank you, Mayor. So, I wanted to share something brief from a gentleman who you’re probably all at least somewhat familiar with. He was from mid-20th century. He was a English professor […]

Common Council Voted To Double Food Truck Licenses, Ban Parking Within 50 Feet of Brick And Mortar Restaurants

The Appleton Common Council met 12/15/2021. The item that garnered the most discussion was the proposed changes to the street vendor regulations, specifically as they relate to food trucks. The item as received from the Municipal Services Committee increased the number of food truck licenses […]

Common Council Meeting 12/15/2021 – Will Vote On Food Truck Regulations, Tee Tee’s Nachos Licenses, And Alcohol License Demerit Points System

The Appleton Common Council is meeting 12/15/2021 at 7PM. This will be the last Council meeting of the year as they only meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month. Alderperson Brad Firkus (District 3) has also noted on his aldermanic blog that […]

Alderperson Michael Smith Introduces Resolution To Review And Amend Appleton’s Alcohol License Demerit Point System

During the 12/01/2021 Common Council meeting one resolution was submitted. Alderperson Michael Smith (District 10) submitted Resolution #16-R-21 regarding the city’s alcohol license demerit point system. As currently written, the resolution calls for the city’s demerit point system as laid out in Section 9-54 of […]

Alderperson Vered Meltzer’s Invocation At 11/17/2021 Common Council Meeting — “How many names will be on [the list of trans people lost to anti-trans violence] before it stops growing? How many years until there are no new names to add?”

Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Meltzer. Alderperson Vered Meltzer (District 2): November 20th marks the 22 annual observance called Transgender Day of Remembrance which honors the memory of transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. In 2021 […]

District 8 Alderperson Matt Reed Announces He Will Not Seek Re-election In 2022

Appleton Common Council President and District 8 Alderperson Matt Reed has decide not to run for Common Council again in the 2022 election. If anyone in District 8 is interested in running for Council he would be happy to meet with them and discuss his […]

Common Council Members’ Responses To Question About Library Project Budget

As previously posted, Mayor Woodford recently issued a press release indicating that although the current cost of the library project was estimated to be $39 million, the taxpayer funded portion of it remains set at $26.4 million. Prior to that press release, prompted by the […]

Alderpersons Meltzer And Schultz Introduce Honeybee Rescue Resolution At 11/17/2021 Common Council Meeting

During the 11/17/2021 Common Council meeting Alderpersons Vered Meltzer (District 2) and Alex Schultz (District 9) submitted Resolution #15-R-21, the Honeybee Rescue Resolution. If passed, this resolution would update the section of the city’s Municipal Code related to the keeping of bees. Currently city code […]