Safety And Licensing Committee Discusses Proposed Anti Asian Hate Resolution And The Appropriate Scope Of City Statements

There was a pretty interesting discussion that happened during the 04/14/2021 Safety and Licensing Committee meeting surrounding the Resolution Condemning Xenophobia, Racism, and Violence Against The Asian Pacific Islander DesiAmerican (APIDA) Community. The discussion revolved around what the appropriate scope of the Common Council is […]

Muncheez Pizza Employee’s Alcohol Operator’s License Application Put On Hold

The Alcohol Operator’s license requests have been interesting recently. We just finished the tale of Michael and his failed quest to get a permit. The 04/14/2021 Safety and Licensing Committee featured another convicted felon hoping to be granted an Alcohol Operator’s permit. Chief Thomas spoke […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Votes To Approve Updating The International Fire Code Used By Fire Department To 2018 Version

Appleton’s Safety and Licensing Committee met 03/24/2021. After denying a request for an alcohol operator’s license and voting to approve a resolution that would ban the sale of cats and dogs by pet stores, they moved on to the “Request from the Appleton Fire Department […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Approves Resolution Banning The Sale Of Cats And Dogs By Pet Stores

On 03/24/2021 Appleton’s Safety and Licensing Committee took up Resolution #3-R-21 “Prohibition on Large Scale Commercial Dog and Cat Breeding”. This resolution was submitted by Alderpersons Maiyoua Thao (District 7), Denise Fenton (District 6), and Vered Meltzer (District 2) and states that “no pet store […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Votes To Recommend Denying Michael An Alcohol Operator’s License

One of the things I find most interesting about following the proceedings of local government is the stories of random people as they, in whatever way, butt up against local ordinances and regulations. That’s why the Board of Zoning Appeals is so interesting, and, of […]

Police Chief’s Plan For Mental Health Response Team To Be Presented At Safety Licensing Committee Meeting 12/09/2020

The Safety and Licensing committee is meeting 12/09/2020 at 5:30pm. There are the typical beer, wine, and liquor license applications. One item of interest is the information item about the police Department’s intention to create a Victim Service Officer position and also form a Mental […]