Municipal Services Committee Receives Update On Transportation Utility Funding Study

On 02/21/2022 the Municipal Services Committee received a very brief update on the Transportation Utility Funding Study. The committee had spent much of their time discussing the No Mow May resolution and was running short on time so this update was perhaps more truncated than […]

Municipal Services Committee Denies Resident’s Appeal Of $75 Tire Collection Fee

The Municipal Services Committee met 02/21/2022. Much of the meeting was taken up by discussion of the No Mow May resolution, but they did also handle other business one item of which was an appeal by a resident for a $75 fee he received after […]

Municipal Services Committee Holds “No Mow May” Resolution Until Next Committee Meeting

The Municipal Services Committee met 02/21/2022. The item that took up the most amount of time was Resolution 3-R-22 regarding Municipal Code Chapter 12, Article III, Weeds and Wild Growth. There was one member in the audience who wanted to speak about this item. Israel […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 02/21/2022 – Will Vote On Resident’s Tire Fee Appeal, Consider “No Mow May” Resolution, Review Enhanced Crosswalk Flow Chart, Receive Update On Transportation Utility Study

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 02/21/2022 at 4:30PM. They have a packed agenda, but many of the items seem minor such as awarding a plan review services contract for large projects to E-Plan Exam, a request to replace hotel signage on the College Avenue […]

Municipal Services Approves 3 Items And Receives Update On Changes to Leaf And Bulky Overflow Collection

The Municipal Services Committee met 02/07/2022. In addition to approving the Memorandum of Understanding with Bird, Inc to conduct a second e-scooter pilot program and receiving an update on the city’s Pedestrian Crosswalk Enhancement Program, they also approved 3 other action items and received two […]

Municipal Services Committee Approves Second Pilot Program For Bird E-Scooters

The Municipal Services Committee met 02/07/2022. One of the items they took up was the request to approve a Memorandum of Understanding with Bird Rides, Inc. to initiate a Dockless, Stand-up Electric Scooter Pilot Program for 2022. Director of Public Works Paula Vandehey told the […]

Municipal Services Committee Receives Update On The Pedestrian Crosswalk Enhancement Program

The Municipal Services Committee met 02/07/2022. During that meeting, they received an update on the Pedestrian Crosswalk Safety Enhancement Program. Director of Public Works Paula Vandehey told the committee that the program had been very successful. She thought that because it was so successful there […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 02/07/2022 – Will Vote On Second Bird E-Scooter Pilot Program, Receive Report On Enhanced Crosswalk Program

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 02/07/2022 at 4:30PM. I suspect that the item of most interest to the public will be the request to approve a second Bird e-scooter pilot program for 2022. Per the memo to the committee the 2021 Bird pilot program […]

Alderperson Hartzheim Expresses Interest In Making The Sidewalk Poetry Program Selection Process More Public

The City of Appleton is currently accepting submissions for its Sidewalk Poetry Program. The city will pick up to 5 poems to be stamped into the sidewalk in various locations around the city. The deadline is February 18, 2022. Public Works Director Paula Vandehey mentioned […]

Municipal Services Committee Reviews Appleton’s Salt Usage History And Updated Yard Waste Site Hours

The Municipal Services Committee met 01/24/2022. In addition to the report on the annual update to the city’s 5-Year Bike Lane and Trail Plan, the committee received a couple updates on some Department of Public Work’s functions, the city’s salt usage history and the new […]