The City Plan Commission is meeting 11/13/2024 at 3:30PM. They will be voting on a request to approve the land acquisition of certain real estate located with the city’s industrial park. The agenda packet provides no further details on that proposed land acquisition, and the […]
Board Of Health Meeting 11/13/2024 – Will Review And Vote On Appeal Of Prohibited Dangerous Animal Declaration
The Board of Health is meeting 11/13/2024 at 7AM. Three of their action items look to be updates to Appleton Health Department policies. The action item that I would expect to take up the most time is an appeal of a prohibited dangerous animal declaration. […]
Board Of Education Meeting 11/11/2024 – Will Vote On Course And Curriculum Updates And Changes, Creation Of Two New District Policies
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 11/11/2024 at 6PM. They will be voting on various courses and curriculum updates and changes including new humanities courses, high school music and theater updates, business and marking pathways curriculum, and early college credit classes. […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 11/12/2024 – Will Vote On 3 Stormwater-Related Contracts
The Utilities Committee is meeting 11/12/2024 at 4:30PM. They have three action items on the agenda. The first two are requests to award single source contracts to Brown and Caldwell for stormwater quality modeling service in the amount of $53,620 and stormwater evaluation services in […]
Transit Commission Meeting 11/12/2024 – Will Vote On $154,000 Purchase Of New Fare Collection System To Replace Obsolete Existing System
The Transit Commission is meeting 11/12/2024 at 2:30PM. They have one action item which is a request to award a contract for a fare collection system to WisGO. Valley Transit’s old fare collection system is obsolete and needs to be replaced. This new system would […]
Finance Committee Meeting 11/11/2024 – Will Receive Update On City’s Use Of ARPA Funds
The Finance Committee is meeting 11/11/2024 at 5:30PM They will be voting on two wastewater treatment plant related purchase requests, one for sludge density meters and one for four high service pump check valves. They will also be voting on a request to approve a […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 11/11/2024 – Will Receive Update On College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration Trial
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 11/11/2024 at 4:30PM. They will be receiving the August 2023 – July 2024 report on the College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration trial. They will also be voting on 5 other action items. The first is a request to approve a […]
Common Council Votes 11-2 To Approve Smoking Ban Around Public Library City Block
The Common Council met 11/06/2024. One of the items they took up was the request to take the smoking prohibition that currently exists around Valley Transit Center and extend it around the entire block that the public library is located on. The smoking prohibition was […]
Common Council Votes 12-1 To Approve New Special Events Policy That Will Allow The City To Recoup 25% Of Its Costs For Special Events And Negotiate Service Agreements With Organizers Of Large Scale Events
The Common Council met 11/06/2024. One of the items they separated out for an individual vote was the proposed new Special Events Policy to go into effect in January of 2025. This new policy would create one application deadline 45 days before an event for […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Approves Variance Request For 6-Foot Tall Front Yard Fence For Corner Lot With Two Front Yards And Trapezoidal Shape
The Board of Zoning Appeals met 10/21/2024. The one variance request they took up that evening was a request from the owner of a residential property on Stratford Lane to erect a 6-foot tall fence one foot from the edge of the front lot line. […]