The Utilities Committee met 11/07/2023. The item which took up almost all of the roughly 40 minute meeting was a discussion regarding whether or not the City of Appleton should opt out of the PFAS contamination class action settlements against 3M and DuPont. If it […]
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Utilities Committee Meeting 11/07/2023 – Will Vote On Whether City Will Participate In PFAS Class Action Lawsuit
The Utilities Committee is meeting 11/07/2023 at 4:30PM. They have two action items on the agenda. The first is a request to approve a single source contract for stormwater consulting services to raSmith for the Lightning Drive extension project. raSmith has been working on the […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 10/24/2023 – Will Review 2024 Utilities Budget
The Utilities Committee is meeting 10/24/2023 at 4:30PM. They have no action items on the agenda but they will be receiving a few information items. I would assume that the main focus of discussion will be the Utilities Department 2024 budget. The committee will also […]
Utilities Committee Approves 7% Residential And Industrial Wastewater Rate Increase For 2024
The Utilities Committee met 10/10/2023. One of the items they took up was a 7% wastewater rate increase for general service and hauled waste service to be effective 01/01/2024. This rate increase would affect both residential and industrial customers. The utility had initially projected that […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 10/10/2023 – Will Vote On 7% 2024 Wastewater Rate Increase, Discuss 2024 Utilities Budget
The Utilities Committee is meeting 10/10/2023 at 4:30PM. They have three action items on the agenda. The first is to approve a $50,000 single source award for stormwater consulting services pertaining to the Interstate 41 reconstruction project. The contractor, Brown and Caldwell, has already done […]
Utilities Director Shaw Explains The Impact Of Weather On The Wastewater Treatment Plant – Appleton’s Moderate Drought Has Resulted In Around $800,000 In Increased Revenue To Utility
The Utilities Committee met 09/12/2023. Much of the meeting was taken up by a presentation from Utilities Director Chris Shaw about the weather impact on the Appleton Wastewater Treatment Plant. The basic premise was that, in some respects, less rain is good for the water […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 09/12/2023 – Will Vote On Amendment To Lightning Drive Contract, Review July Water Main Break Report
The Utilities Committee is meeting 09/12/2023 at 4:30PM. They have one action item on the agenda which is a request to amend the 2021D Stormwater Consulting Services Contract for Lighting Drive and increase the contract amount by $27,000. They will also be receiving information on […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 08/08/2023 – Will Vote On Contract For Water Treatment Facility Project, Receive 2022 Consumer Confidence Report
The Utilities Committee is meeting 08/08/2023 at 4:30PM. They have one action item on the agenda which is a request to award the engineering services contract for the Appleton Water Treatment Facility’s Clearwells and Lindbergh Standpipe Project. They will also be receiving as information items […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 07/25/2023 – Will Vote On Stormwater Management Plan Review Contract Increase, Payments To City For Stormwater Ponds At Reid Golf Course And Memorial Park
The Utilities Committee is meeting 07/25/2023 at 4:30PM. The agenda includes three action items. The first is a request to amend the 2023A Stormwater Management Plan Review contract to increase to total contract by $20,000. Per the memo, “Due to the number of stormwater management […]
Utilities Committee Receives Update On December 2022 Polymer Incident – Attorney Abshire Does Not Know If A Formal Report About The Incident Will Be Provided To The Committee
The Utilities Committee met 06/12/2023. One of the items they received an update on was the wastewater treatment plant Polymer Incident of 12/26/2022. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download. During that incident 4-5 months’ worth of treatment chemicals were dumped into the […]