Municipal Services Committee Meeting 05/04/2022 – Will Vote On Soldier’s Square Resolution, Receive First Report Of Season On Bird E-Scooter Pilot Program

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 05/09/2022 at 4:30PM. They will be once again taking up the Soldier’s Square Resolution. This resolution was discussed extensively during the 04/25/2022 committee meeting and was held until this meeting to give staff time to provide an estimate of […]

Municipal Services Committee Votes To Hold Soldier’s Square Resolution Until Next Committee Meeting

The Municipal Services Committee met 04/25/2022 and took up Resolution 6-R-22, the Soldier’s Square Resolution. The committee ultimately ended up voting to hold the item for two weeks until the next Municipal Services Committee meeting to give time for staff to provide some cost estimates […]

Director Vandehey And Alderperson Doran Respond To Questions About Water Main Resolution – Staff Recommendations Estimated To Be Ready By Mid-May

I reached out to Director of Public Works Paula Vandehey and Alderperson Chad Doran (District 15) regarding the Water Main Resolution that Alderperson Doran recently submitted. The resolution was referred to staff and I wanted to know when we could expect it to come before […]

Municipal Services Committee Votes To Deny Variance Request For Property Owner To Park RV In Front Yard, Install Driveway Extension

The Municipal Services Committee met 04/25/2022. One of the items it took up was a request from a resident named Kurt for a variance to Section 19-91 (c) to park his RV Camper (longer than 26 feet) in the front yard and a variance to […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 04/25/2022 – Will Vote On Soldier’s Square Resolution, Consider Variance Request From Homeowner

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 04/25/2022 at 4:30PM. Because this is the first committee meeting of the new Council year, they will be electing a Vice-Chair and electing a Central Equipment Agency Board member. There are two other, non-housekeeping, action items. The first is […]

Municipal Services Committee Approved 9 Action Items – Codifies Parking Stall Designation For Hilton Hotel, Discusses Intergovernmental Agreement With Outagamie County For County Road Projects, Approves Placement Of Parklet By Vacant Muncheez Building

The Municipal Services Committee met 04/11/2022. They had 9 action items, none of which were particularly controversial or out of the ordinary, although a few did warrant some brief discussion. The first three items were passed 4-0 without any discussion or questions. Request from All […]

Municipal Services Committee Reviews Three Soldier’s Square Redesign Options – Does Not Indicate Next Steps Because The Project Is Not In Appleton’s 5 Year Project Plan

The Municipal Services Committee met 04/11/2022. One of the information items on the agenda was a presentation of three possible design options for Soldier’s Square. The committee had spent some time during the 03/23/2022 meeting discussing Soldier’s Square, with the discussion revolving around the number […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 04/11/2022 – Will Review 3 Soldier’s Square Design Options

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 04/11/2022 at 4:30PM. The business on the agenda seems pretty routine. There are a few street occupancy permits, some intergovernmental agreements with Outagamie County for reconstruction projects on JJ, E, and EE, some parking restriction changes, and a request […]

Municipal Services Committee Discusses Possible Redesign of Soldier’s Square – Makes No Decision And Votes On Nothing

During the 03/23/2022 Municipal Services Committee, the committee discussed the desired process for a possible redesign of Soldier’s Square per Resolution #5-R-19. This was an information item and they neither reached any decisions nor voted on anything. And, as was mentioned several times in the […]

Municipal Services Committee Denies Recommendation To Implement Permanent Parking Restrictions By The Harris And Mason Streets Intersection

The Municipal Services Committee met 03/21/2022. The item that took up the most amount of time was the request to “Approve Parking restriction change on the 1300 block of W. Harris Street (west of Mason Street). Follow-Up to Six-Month Trial Period.” This request resulted in […]