The City Plan Commission met 09/25/2024. As information items, they reviewed proposed changes and updates to the Municipal Code related to driveways, driveway extensions, parking pads, streets, sidewalks, and alcohol-related license, permits, and business regulations. For the most part, the changes would rearrange where in […]
Mayor Woodford To Present 7 Proclamations At 10/02/2024 Common Council Meeting – Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Fire Prevention Week, Indigenous Peoples Day, Mental Health Day, Coming Out Day, White Cane Safety Day, and Dysautonomia Awareness Week
This evening at the 10/02/2024 Common Council meeting, Mayor Woodford will be presenting 7 mayoral proclamations. With the first, he proclaims October 2024 to me Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Appleton and encourages “residents to take part in activities that honor the memory of those […]
Common Council Meeting 10/02/2024 – Will Receive Executive Budget Presentation, Vote On Aldermanic Salaries, Ballard Road Driveway Variance, Bartender License Police Department Recommended Be Denied, Free Downtown Parking For Small Business Saturday
The Common Council is meeting 10/02/2024 at 7PM. They don’t actually have a lot of action items on the agenda, but I would not expect it to be a short meeting. There are several items of business to be presented by the mayor including the […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Recommends Bartender License Be Renewed For Woman With 4 Alcohol-Related Offenses Including One Felony – Rejects Denial Request From Police Department
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 09/25/2024. The first 40 minutes of the meeting was taken up with the discussion and vote on the bartender license for Cindy. Earlier this year, Cindy was convicted of operating a vehicle with a prohibited blood alcohol concentration level. […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 10/02/2024 – Will Vote On Request From ADI For Free Ramp And Meter Parking On Small Business Saturday
The Municipal Services Committee is holding a special meeting 10/02/2024 at 6:45PM just prior to the 7PM Common Council meeting. They have one item on their agenda which is a request from Appleton Downtown Inc. for free ramp and meter parking on Small Business Saturday, […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Approves $0 Increase To 2026-27 Aldermanic Salary – Will Keep Salary At Currently Level of $6,750 Per Year
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 09/25/2024. It was a brief meeting, 4 minutes of which was spent discussion and voting on the aldermanic salary for the 2026-27 aldermanic term. The committee voted 5-0 to keep the salary at the current level of […]
Transit Commission Receives Updates On Ridership Numbers And Staffing, Discusses Impact Of Service Hour Modifications And Logistics Of Using VT Connector Service
The Fox Cities Transit Commission met 09/24/2024. During that meeting they received the August Ridership Report, a staffing update, and an update on Valley Transit’s modifications to evening and Saturday service. I put all three of these reports together because they are all related. August’s […]
Utilities Committee Receives Final Update On 2022 Polymer Incident At Wastewater Treatment Plant
The Utilities Committee met 09/24/2024. They spent around 15 minutes receiving and discussing the final update pertaining to the 12/26/2022 Polymer Incident at the wastewater treatment plant. During that incident, 4-5 months’ worth of treatment chemicals were dumped into the wastewater treatment plant’s system which […]
Municipal Services Committee Conducts Design Hearing For 2026 Paving Projects – Residents Express Concern About Loss Of Trees, Loss Of Parking, And Accessibility Issues During Projects
The Municipal Services Committee met 09/23/2024. Around 45 minutes of the hour-long meeting was taken up with a public design hearing for 2026 street reconstruction projects. Multiple residents who lived in houses along the streets slated for reconstruction attended the meeting and expressed their concerns […]
Municipal Services Committee Votes 3-1 To Deny Ballard Road Driveway Extension Variance Request For Second Time
The Municipal Services Committee met 09/23/2024. One of the items on the agenda was a variance request for a driveway extension on a Ballard Road residential property. This item was initially recommended for denial by the Municipal Services Committee back in August. It was then […]