The Utilities Committee is meeting 09/10/2024 at 4:30PM. They have no action items on the agenda, but they do have two information items. The first is the final update on the 12/26/2022 Wastewater Treatment Plan Polymer Incident. This item has been on at least 2 […]
Board Of Education Meeting 09/09/2024 – Will Vote On Superintendent Compensation Increase, Receive Report On District Score Card And Summary Of 2023-24 Fiscal Year
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 09/09/2024 at 6PM. They will be voting on some high school English Language Arts materials purchases and course curriculum and also voting on a Superintendent compensation increase for the 2024-2025 school year. The 3.11% increase […]
Common Council Approves Lawe Street Concrete Reconstruction Design
The Common Council met 09/04/2024. One of the items separated out for an individual vote was the Lawe Street concrete reconstruction design. The plan includes bike lanes between College and Wisconsin and raised median pedestrian crossings at North Street and Pacific Street. The Municipal Services […]
Finance Committee Meeting 09/09/2024 – Will Vote On Sole Source Contracts For Police Workstations And Wastewater Treatment Plant Project
The Finance Committee is meeting 09/09/2024 at 5:30PM. They have two action items on the agenda. The first is a request to award the Police Station Additional Workstations contract to Nordon Business Environments for a total of $48,100.37. This will cover the cost of two […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 09/09/2024 – Will Vote On Ballard Road Driveway Extension Variance For Second Time
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 09/09/2024 at 4:30PM. They have four action items on the agenda. The first is the variance request for a driveway extension on Ballard Road. This variance request was recommended for denial by the committee on 08/21/2024 but then referred […]
Common Council Approves Rezoning And Update To Future Land Use Map That Paves Way For Multi-Decade Thrivent Development Project
The Common Council met 09/04/2024. During the meeting they held public hearings for several items related to the proposed development of the Thrivent land on the north side of the city between Ballard and Meade Street and then voted on the associated action items. As […]
Common Council Votes 3-10 To Reject Resolution That Would Have Required Supermajority Of Council To Enact Wheel Tax Increases
The Common Council met 09/04/2024. One of the items they took up was a resolution to require changes to wheel tax fees be implemented only upon approval by 2/3 of the Common Council. This resolution was recommended for approval by the Finance Committee by a […]
Mayor Woodford To Present 6 Proclamations At 09/04/2024 Common Council Meeting – Senior Center Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Day Of Peace, Rail Safety Week, Diaper Need Awareness Week
This evening at the 09/04/2024 Common Council meeting, Mayor Woodford will be presenting 6 mayoral proclamations. With the first, he proclaims September 2024 to be Senior Center Month in Appleton and encourages “all citizens to recognize the critical contributions of senior centers in the Fox […]
Common Council Meeting 09/04/2024 – Will Vote On Wheel Tax Resolution, Items Related To Proposed Thrivent Development, Lawe Street Concrete Reconstruction Plans
The Common Council is meeting 09/04/2024 at 7PM. There are a few items on the agenda that stand out. As an information item, they will be receiving an update on downtown traffic noise. As an action item, they will be voting on the resolution to […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Approves Wastewater Treatment Plan Table Of Organization Changes – Changes Aimed At Attracting And Retaining Employees
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 08/28/2024. One of the items they took up was the Wastewater Treatment Plant Table of Organization change proposal submitted by Utilities Director Chris Stempa. He submitted a 5-page memo in which he outlined a proposal to take […]