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
Category: Common Council
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 […]
Appleton Common Council Agenda For 10/21/2020
The Common Council is meeting 10/21 at 7pm. The agenda is 8 pages long; you can download it here: There will be the ever ubiquitous Covid update. The city’s burden is now up to 1,121. I’d also like to draw attention to the fact that […]