During the 12/06/2023 Common Council meeting, one new resolution. Authored by Alderperson Chad Doran (District 15), Resolution 15-R-23 would, if passed, direct a parking facility strategic plan to be created. Part of that strategic plan would include a study assessing the value and conditions of […]
Common Council Meeting 12/06/2023 – Will Vote On Design Parameters Of Perkins And Morrison Reconstruction Projects, Go Into Closes Session To Discuss The US Ventures Development Project
The Common Council is meeting 12/06/2023 at 7PM. There are only a few items on the agenda. The Council will be voting on the design parameters for the Perkins Street reconstruction project and the Morrison Street reconstruction project. Both of these items received pushback from […]
Appleton Public Arts Committee Meeting 12/06/2023 – Will Discuss Possible Themes For New Houdini Plaza Welcome Tower Pictures
The Appleton Public Arts Committee is meeting 12/06/2023 at 8:00AM. There are no action items on the agenda but they do have several information items. First they will be accepting the resignation of committee member Kim Kolbe Ritzow who has taken on new work responsibilities […]
Posting Will Be Sporatic Through 12/08/2023
I had high hopes for these two recent weeks and had expected to be able to recap some older non-time-sensitive meetings and maybe cover some of the recent budget discussions. Instead, I was the lucky parent of an even luckier child who needed to visit […]
Municipal Services Committee Discusses Bird E-Scooters – Alderperson Siebers Expresses Concerns About Mess Of Scooters In District 1, Says Bird’s Communication Stank
The Municipal Services Committee met 11/20/2023. They had a brief but, I thought, interesting discussion about the Bird E-Scooter program. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download. Alderperson William Siebers (District 1) started the conversation out by saying that the scooters in District […]
Municipal Services Committee Approves Permit Extension For Perimeter Fence Around Fox Commons/City Center Development – Access To City’s Drive Up Finance Window To Be Limited Through 02/29/2024
The Municipal Services Committee met 11/20/2023. The item they spent the least amount of time discussing was the request from the Boldt Company for an extension to the existing street occupancy permit for the Fox Commons/City Center Plaza construction site perimeter fencing. The permit for […]
Municipal Services Committee Votes Unanimously To Approve Design Parameters As Proposed By Staff For Morrison Street Reconstruction Project
The Municipal Services Committee met 11/20/2023. The item they spent the most amount of time discussing was the design parameters for the Morrison Street reconstruction project between Glendale Avenue and Pershing Street. The proposed design included Three residents of the neighborhood spoke on the item. […]
Municipal Services Committee Holds Whitman Yard Waste Site Closure Resolution Until January, Provides Questions Related To Potential Closure For Staff To Research
The Municipal Services Committee met 11/20/2023. One of the items they took up was the Resolution to close the Whitman Street yard waste site. This resolution was submitted by Alderperson Chad Doran (District 15), and like the two other resolutions he recently submitted, this resolution […]
Appleton Redevelopment Authority Meeting 11/29/2023 – Will Vote On Remarketing Circular and Replacement Bonds
A few days ago, I noted that due to the Thanksgiving holiday and the fact that there was a 5th Wednesday in November, it was going to be a quiet couple of weeks in terms of committee and Council meetings. Since then, an additional meeting […]
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