The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 04/09/2025 at 5:30PM. They have two items on the agenda that were held at the previous committee meeting. One is the liquor license change of agent application for Tandem Wine and Beer. The current license holder appears to […]
City Plan Commission Meeting 04/09/2025 – Will Vote On Special Use Permit, Rezoning, Annexation, and Lundgaard Park Pavilion
The City Plan Commission is meeting 04/09/2025 at 3:30PM. They have four action items on the agenda, two of which have associated public hearings. The first action item with a public hearing is a request to approve a special use permit for a landscape business […]
Finance Committee Meeting 04/07/2025 – Will Vote On Use Of 2024 Budget Carryover Funds To Hire Climate Action Consultant And Install Signage In City Center
The Finance Committee is meeting 04/07/2025. They will be taking up the 2024-2025 budget carryover requests of $127,631 associated with 2024 Facilities Capital Projects. City staff wants to take $107,625 of funds left over from the 2024 Park Pavilion Roof Replacement Project and direct it […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 04/07/2025 – Will Vote On Trout Museum Loading Zone Request Opposed By Neighboring Business, Contract Awards For Parking Light Design And Engineering Services And Ramp Security Services
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 04/07/2025 at 4:30PM. They will be taking up the request to approve the creation of a loading zone on College Avenue next to the Trout Museum/Lawrence University housing development. It would result in the loss of two parking stalls […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Receives Public Comment On Truancy Resolution – Residents Express Concern About How A Truancy Ordinance Would Impact Students Who Are Low-Income, Neurodivergent, Depressed, Or Victims Of Bullying
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 03/26/2025. The item that took up the most amount of time was the discussion on the resolution calling for the creation of a truancy ordinance in the city. The resolution ended up being placed on hold until the 05/14/2025 […]
Common Council Votes 10-4 To Approve $200,000 Parking Utility Strategic Planning And Marketing Study
The Common Council met 04/02/2025. The one item separated out for an individual vote was the request to spend $200,000 to hire Walker Consultants to conduct a Parking Utility Strategic Planning and Marketing Study. The Council discussed the cost and value of the proposal, and […]
Finance Committee Reviews And Approves Multiple Project Contract Awards And Changes To Contracts Including Galvanized Water Line Replacement And Wastewater Treatment Plant Truck Scale Installation
The Finance Committee met 03/24/2025. They spent the first half of the meeting discussing 2024-2025 budget carryover requests. The second half was taken up with 8 remaining action items all of which were unanimously recommended for approval by the committee. I’ve prepared a transcript of […]
Fox Cities Transit Commission Receives Update On Funding For Whitman Avenue Facility Upgrade And New Transit Center Project
The Fox Cities Transit Commission met 03/25/2025. During the meeting they received a brief update on the funding for Valley Transit’s three big capital projects. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download: WHITMAN AVENUE FACILITY PHASE 1 – Valley Transit’s Whitman Avenue facility […]
Common Council Meeting 04/02/2025 – Will Vote On $200,000 Parking Utility Planning And Marketing Study, Carryover Requests For Climate Consultant And City Center Signage
The Common Council is meeting 04/02/2025 at 7PM. There are two items that stand out to me as likely to be separated out for individual votes. The first is the request to approve a $200,000 contract with Walker Consultants to perform a DPW Parking Utility […]
City Plan Commission Approves Special Use Permit For Stand-alone Parking Lot Next To Chase Bank Redevelopment Project – Mayor Woodford Expresses Desire That Site Can Be Further Developed In The Future
The City Plan Commission met 03/26/2025. The one action item they voted on was a request from the redeveloper of the Chase Bank redevelopment project for a special use permit to allow for a stand-alone off-street parking lot located at the southwest corner of Appleton […]