The Common Council met 10/81/2023. One of the items separated out for an individual vote was the request to award approximately $80,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds through the Neighborhood Grant Program to pay for upgrades to the Columbus Elementary School playground. Those […]
Common Council Passes Amended Lawe Street Truck Route Resolution – Accepts Existing Staff Reports As Having Fulfilled The Requirements Of The Resolution
The Common Council met 10/18/2023. One of the items they took up was Resolution 10-R-22, the Lawe Street Truck Route resolution. This resolution called for city staff to investigate removing the truck route designation on Lawe Street from College Avenue to Hancock Street. Even without […]
Request For Free Ramp And Meter Parking On Small Business Saturday Referred Back To Committee For Further Discussion
The Common Council met 10/18/2023. One of the items on the agenda was the request from Appleton Downtown Incorporated for the city to provide free ramp and meter parking on Small Business Saturday, November 25, 2023. This item was approved unanimously with no discussion by […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Approves $80,000 Neighborhood Grant To Upgrade Columbus Elementary Playground
The Community and Economic Development Committee met 10/11/2023. The one action item on their agenda was a request to award approximately $80,000 in neighborhood grant funds to the Historic Central Neighborhood to help fund improvements to the playground at Columbus Elementary School. A number of […]
Common Council Meeting 10/18/2023 – Will Vote On Lawe Street Truck Route Resolution, Mental Health Awareness Resolution, Wastewater Utility Rate Increase, Salary Increases For Mayor And City Attorney
The Common Council is meeting 10/18/2023 at 7PM. One never knows exactly what items if any will be separated out for individual votes by the Common Council, but there are a number of items of note from the committee meetings last week. The resolution regarding […]
Finance Committee Meeting 10/18/2023 – Will Vote On $1 Million ARPA Grant Award To Thompson Center, Grant Part Of Agreement To Relocate Temporary Library Location To Thompson Center For 2024
The Finance Committee is holding a special meeting on 10/18/2023 at 6PM. They will be voting on a request to award a $1 million ARPA grant to the Thompson Center on Lourdes (TCoL). This grant award was prompted by the potential upcoming relationship between the […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Approves Salary Increases For Mayor And City Attorney
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 10/11/2023. During that meeting they voted on salary increases for the positions of the City Attorney and the Mayor for the 2024 term. Both of these positions are elected positions and their 4-year terms begin May 1, […]
Library Board Meeting 10/17/2023 – Will Vote On Furniture Contract, Table Of Organization Change, And Request To Submit Grant Application
The Library Board is meeting 10/17/2023 at 4:30PM. Items of note include… As information items, the library will be receiving an update on the building project and reviewing upcoming dates related to the 2024 budget adoption process. View full meeting details here: https://cityofappleton.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1123568&GUID=36A47EC6-ED03-40DE-8A8D-8747036F644A
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 […]
Board Of Health Approves Mental Health Awareness Resolution After Amending To Require $1 Million In ARPA Funds Be Provided As Grants To Local Mental Health Organizations – Amendment Opposed By Mayor Woodford And Alderperson Jones
The Board of Health met 10/11/2023. They spent around 40 minutes discussing the Mental Health Awareness and Services Resolution which signaled Appleton’s support of increased access to mental health services and also called Appleton to continue to work collaboratively with to identify gaps in services […]