Recap Of Public Participation And Common Council’s Deliberation On Oklahoma Street Reconstruction Design – Council Votes 8-4 To Reconstruct Street At 26′ Width And Remove Parking On One Side

The Common Council met 08/20/2025. The item that took up most of the meeting was the public comment and Council deliberation on the design for the Oklahoma Street reconstruction project. City staff was recommending that the street be narrowed from 32-feet-wide to 26-feet-wide which would […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Reviews Alcohol License Violations By 5 Local Businesses Convicted Of Dispensing Alcohol To Minors

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 08/13/2025. During that meeting they held public appearances for 5 local businesses that had recently been convicted of dispensing alcohol to minors. Each of the businesses received 80 demerit points on their alcohol licenses and were asked to appear […]

Common Council Votes 8-4 To Reconstruct Oklahoma Street At 26 Feet And Remove Parking From One Side – Mayor Acknowledges Residents’ Concerns About Process And Lack Of Dialogue

The Common Council met 08/20/2025 and voted on the design for the Oklahoma Street reconstruction. Nearly 50 residents of the street had signed a petition for the street to be reconstructed at a width of 32 feet so that parking on both sides of the […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Discusses Truancy Initiative With AASD Representatives, Reviews AASD’s Recommended Dispositions For Potential Truancy Ordinance

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 08/13/2025. They spent slightly over an hour receiving an update from Appleton Area School District staff and asking questions regarding the push to implement a new municipal truancy ordinance. AASD Superintendent Greg Hartjes presented some information on the number […]

Common Council Meeting 08/20/2025 – Will Vote On Oklahoma Street Reconstruction Design

The Common Council is meeting 08/20/2025 at 7PM. They had a full slate of committee meetings last week, most of which I did not recap because I was on vacation. In briefly reviewing the videos, it appears that most meetings were fairly short and there […]

Municipal Services Committee Votes On Oklahoma Street Reconstruction Design – Amends Design To Maintain 32′ Street Width But Then Fails To Pass Amended Item; Proposal Will Go To Council With A Recommendation To Deny

The Municipal Services Committee met 08/11/2025. The meeting ran for 90 minutes and almost all of that time was taken up with public feedback and committee discussion about the proposed design for the Oklahoma Street reconstruction project. As proposed by staff, the design would narrow […]

Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Meeting 08/13/2025 – Will Vote On Labor Agreement With Fire Fighter’s Union, Receive Mid-Year Reports

The Human Resources And Information Technology Committee is meeting 08/13/2025 at 6:30PM. They will be voting on a request to approve a labor agreement with the fire fighters union for 2026-2028. They will also be voting on updates to the city’s Fringe Benefits Policy. Unless […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 08/13/2025 – Will Receive AASD Truancy Ordinance Initiative Update, Conduct Public Appearances For Businesses Convicted Of Dispensing Alcohol To Minors

The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 08/13/2025 at 5:30PM. The action items all appear to be routine license-related items. The main items of interest at the meeting will probably be the information items. They will be receiving an update on the AASD Truancy Ordinance […]

Community Development Committee Meeting 08/13/2025 – Will Receive Mid-Year Community Development Budget Report

The Community Development Committee is meeting 08/13/2025 at 4:30PM. They have no action items on the agenda but they do have two information items. The first is the Inspection Division Permit Summary Report for July. The second is the Community Development Department Mid-Year 2025 Budget […]