The Safety and Licensing Committee met 03/12/2025. They voted on two commercial solicitation licenses. Each license had been recommended for denial by city staff. Neither of the applicants appeared at the committee meeting to appeal the denial recommendations, and each of the license was recommend […]
Utilities Committee Approves $106,000 Meter Test Bench Upgrade Contract, 2024 Annual Stormwater Report
The Utilities Committee met 03/11/2025. They had two action items on their agenda, one to award the $106,787 Meter Test Bench Upgrade contract to Core & Main and the other the approve the 2024 Annual Stormwater Report. Both items were approved unanimously with minimal discussion. […]
Community Development Committee Approves Fee Increases, Municipal Code Updates, And No Change To Selling Price For Land In Southpoint Commerce Park
The Community Development Committee met 03/12/2025. The meeting was on the shorter side at only 15 minutes and the action items were all essentially housekeeping in which fees were updated and the Municipal Code clarified. 4 of the items were approved unanimously and one was […]
City Plan Commission Approves Special Use Permit For Auto Sales Display At Wisconsin Avenue Business – Approval Contingent On Landscaping Improvements
The city Plan Commission met 03/12/2025. Most of the meeting was taken up with discussion about the selfie sculpture that Appleton Downtown Inc is requesting permission to place in Houdini Plaza, but they also took up a request from Captain’s Auto Service on the corner […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Approves Renewal Of Appleton’s Bird City Designation – Alderperson Katie Van Zeeland Speaks Highly Of Recently Deceased Former Alderperson Joe Martin Who Spearheaded Original Bird City Designation
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 03/10/2025. One of the items they took up was the request to approve the renewal of Appleton’s Bird City Designation. Alderperson Katie Van Zeeland (District 5) took the opportunity to remember former Alderperson Joe Martin who passed away on […]
Unclear What Sources AASD Is Using For Decision-Making On Sex-Based Vs. Gender-Based Rights, School District Does Not Seem To Provide Any Publicly Accessible Information On How Students Can Maintain Sex-Based Privacy
As previously posted, President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders and the changes in regulations pertaining to Title IX protections have resulted in little change within AASD. Although AASD has paused enforcement of the Title IX policy it put in place at the prompting of the […]
City Plan Commission Unanimously Approves Placement Of Selfie Sculpture In Houdini Plaza – Discussion Emphasizes That Piece Is Not Intended To Be “Fine Art”
The City Plan Commission met 03/12/2025. The item they spent the most time discussing was the request from Appleton Downtown Inc (ADI) to install a selfie-sculpture or selfie-station in Houdini Plaza. Jennifer Stephany, ADI’s executive director, stressed that the sculpture was not intended to be […]
Alderperson Denise Fenton’s Invocation At 03/05/2025 Common Council Meeting – “My wish for us in this time of fear and uncertainty is that we can be like Frodo, who accepts his assignment saying, ‘I will do now what I must.'”
Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alder Fenton. Please rise. Alderperson Denise Fenton (District 6): Good evening. I usually ask to give an invocation during Women’s History Month. And although the theme for this year “Moving Forward Together – Women Educating and Inspiring […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Votes 3-1 With 1 Abstention To Approve Houdini Plaza Selfie Sculpture – Discusses Purpose, Value, And Location Of “Selfie Station”
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 03/10/2025. One of the items they took up was the request from Creative Downtown Appleton, Inc to install a selfie sculpture in Houdini Plaza. There was some discussion about the purpose and value of the piece as well as […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Unanimously Approves Resolution Setting Goal Of 50% Reduction In City’s CO2 Emissions By 2034 – Questions Remain As To Cost And Strategy To Reach That Goal
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 03/10/2025. The item they spent the most amount of time discussing was Resolution 2-R-25 regarding the City of Appleton’s emissions reduction goals. Currently, Appleton has a target of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or earlier. This was […]