The Common Council is meeting 12/16/2020 at 7pm. There is one mayoral proclamation wherein Mayor Woodford declares September through December of 2020 to be Hmong New Year Season. The mayor will be presenting some Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee Reappointments. I seem to recall Appleton putting […]
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Recap of 12/02/2020 Common Council Meeting
The Common Council met on 12/02. The meeting was quite short (only 17 minutes), which I suspect is probably fairly normal for a December meeting and something I certainly won’t fault them for. After they voted on some committee reappointments, Mayor Woodford mentioned that the […]
Common Council Meeting Scheduled For 12/02/2020
The Common Council is meeting 12/02/2020 at 7pm. Surprisingly, there appear to be no mayoral proclamations. There will be the ubiquitous Covid update. Of interest is the fact that they are reporting that Appleton’s burden is down to 901. They appear to be using both […]
Common Council Meeting Agenda For 11/18/2020
The Common Council is meeting 11/18 at 7pm. On the agenda is the ever ubiquitous Covid update as well as two new mayoral proclamations. There are multiple requests from Tilson Technology Management regarding 5G infrastructure. There are multiple alcohol license requests. They’ll also be looking […]
Common Council Special Session Scheduled 11/11/2020
The Common Council is holding a special session on 11/11/2020 at 6pm to adopt the 2021 budget. You can view the meeting details and agenda here: https://cityofappleton.legistar.com/DepartmentDetail.aspx?ID=21236&GUID=5195F776-2598-4DA1-AEC9-17332BBCE3AC
Common Council Meeting 11/04/2020
The Common Council is meeting 11/04 at 7pm. There will be the standard Covid update and mayoral proclamations as well as, amongst other things, some rezoning requests and other requests related to housing developments. Of interest is the resolution to re-form the “Ellen Kort Peace […]
Public Hearing On Appleton’s 2021 Budget
On 11/04/2020 at 6pm there will be a public hearing on Appleton’s 2021 proposed executive budget. View details here: https://cityofappleton.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=811370&GUID=44AD3B9B-46C0-40FE-95C3-704F49764FF0&Options=info|&Search=
Budget Saturday Is 10/31/2020
Tomorrow, 10/31/2020, is Budget Saturday. This is the day when the 2021 budget gets fully hashed out and approved. Riveting stuff. I believe engagement with local government is very important, but, in all honesty, I don’t fault anyone for not being thrilled about watching a […]
Marijuana Fines Reduced
On 10/21 the Common Council voted to decrease the municipal fines for marijuana possession. The original resolution had called for the fines to be reduced to $5 for a first offense and $15 for a 2nd and 3rd offense. The Safety and Licensing committee amended […]
Trick or Treating Is Officially Still On In Appleton
Trick or Treating is still officially happening in Appleton. The Common Council spent an hour deliberating over it. Discussion was had about how the Council lacked the authority to “cancel” a holiday and that they did not intend to post police officers all over the […]