During the 04/21/2021 Common Council meeting the Council voted to approve the resolution banning the sale of cars and dogs by pet stores. At the previous Common Council meeting, Alderperson Michael Smith (District 10) had referred it back to the Safety and Licensing committee. During […]
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Resolution Condemning Racism And Violence Against The Asian American and Pacific Islander Community Referred Back To Committee
The Resolution Condemning Xenophobia, Racism, and Violence Against The Asian Pacific Islander Desiamerican (APIDA) Community was on the agenda for the 04/21/2021 Common Council meeting. There were some concerns about this item raised during the Safety and Licensing committee meeting and it only made it […]
Common Council Meetings Scheduled for 04/21/2021 At 6PM and 7PM
The Common Council will be meeting 04/21/2021 at 7PM. This meeting will immediately follow the formal organizational meeting at 6PM. Some items of note. During the organizational meeting the committee members and committee chairs will be appointed; the Council members will elect a president and […]
Alderpersons Coenen and Otis Make Farewell Statements At 04/07/2021 Common Council Meeting
In addition to outgoing Alderperson Kyle Lobner giving a farewell speech, departing alderpersons Patti Coenen and Corey Otis both made farewell statements also at the 04/07/2021 Common Council meeting. Patti Coenen: “Thank you. Just a few words. I really appreciate everyone’s help through all the […]
Alderperson Swearing In Ceremony Followed By Informal Organizational Meeting Scheduled For 04/20/2021
The swearing in ceremony for the newly elected Common Cluncil members will take place Tuesday April 20 at 5:15PM in Houdini Plaza. The event is open to all members of the public After that, they’ll move over to the Council chambers at City Hall for […]
Alderperson Kyle Lobner’s Farewell Speech – “I am very excited to be taking a step back from public life for a little while, but I’m not going anywhere”
I’m a bit behind on this, but I did want to post the video of Alderperson Kyle Lobner’s farewell speech. It’s relevent obviously because he’s served a long time on the Council and put a great deal of thought into his speech. It’s also relevent […]
Common Council Denies Michael An Alcohol Operator’s License
Although not of major importance to the city of Appleton as a whole, one of the things I was interested in seeing was whether Michael would show up to the 04/07/2021 Common Council and appeal the Safety and Licensing Committee’s denial of his alcohol operator’s […]
Common Council Approves Pilot Program With Bird, Inc For A Dockless, Stand-up Electric Scooter Program
During the 04/07/2021 Common Council meeting, the Common Council voted to approve a “Memorandum of Understanding with Bird Rides, Inc to initiate a Dockless, Stand-up Electric Scooter Pilot Program for 2021”. You can read the full MOU here: The one change they made was an […]
Resolution Banning The Sale Of Dogs And Cats By Pet Stores In Appleton Referred Back To Committee
The Common Council, during the 04/07/2021 Council meeting, was going to vote on the Resolution banning the sale of cats and dogs by pet stores; however, Alderperson Michael Smith (District 10) asked for the item to be referred back to committee for reasons recapped below. […]
Common Council Meeting Scheduled For 04/07/2021
The Appleton Common Council is meeting 04/07/2021 at 7PM. Amongst other things, there will be a Covid-19 update. It will be interesting to see if Michael appears to plead his case in the hopes of being granted a license to sell alcohol so he can […]