The City Plan Commission is meeting 08/09/2023 at 3:30PM. They have two action items on the agenda both related to the Clearwater Creek development. The first is a request to rezone the vacant land south of E Spartan Drive and east of N Haymeadow Avenue […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Approves City Website Redesign And Management Contract With Revize
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 08/03/2023 and took up the request to award the city’s website redesign and servicing contract to Revize. The contract was a four-year contract. The initial year one cost for creating the website and getting it up and […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 08/08/2023 – Will Vote On Contract For Water Treatment Facility Project, Receive 2022 Consumer Confidence Report
The Utilities Committee is meeting 08/08/2023 at 4:30PM. They have one action item on the agenda which is a request to award the engineering services contract for the Appleton Water Treatment Facility’s Clearwells and Lindbergh Standpipe Project. They will also be receiving as information items […]
Finance Committee Meeting 08/07/2023 – Will Vote On Sale Of $20.2 Million General Obligation Promissory Notes, Partial Refund Of Dental Associates’ Property Tax Payments For 2021 and 2022
The Finance Committee is meeting 08/07/2023 at 5:30PM. They will be receiving a presentation from Brad Viegut, the city’s Baird representative, on the 2023 General Obligation Notes Sale. After that presentation, the committee will be voting on a request to approve the sale of $20.2 […]
Common Council Approves $6,180 In Reimbursements To Riverside Cemetery For The Maintenance Of Veterans’ Graves, Refers Back St. Joseph’s Cemetery Reimbursement Request For Further Review
The Common Council met 08/02/2023. Outside of Resolution 7-R-23, two other action items were separated out for an individual vote, both related to the maintenance of veteran graves. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download. The first item was a reimbursement request from […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 08/07/2023 – Will Receive Complete Streets Study Presentation From ALTA, Vote On Terrace Occupancy Permit From Homeowner Seeking To Maintain Existing Fence In Terrace
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 08/07/2023 at 4:30PM. They will be receiving a presentation from ALTA on the Complete Streets Planning and Design Study. Back in February of this year, ALTA was awarded a sole source contract to review and update the city’s Complete […]
City Assessor Provides Common Council With Overview Of Property Revaluation Process, Reviews Situations In Which A Property’s Taxes Will Go Up, Decrease, Or Remain The Same After Revaluation
The Common Council met 08/02/2023. One of the items they received was a presentation from City Assessor Matthew Tooke providing an overview of the city-wide property reevaluation process that will be taking place this year. In fact, reassessment letters are expected to start going out at […]
Common Council Votes Down Resolution Expressing Thanks For Passage Of Act 12; Mayor Woodford Recognizes Efforts Of League Of Women Voters And Appleton Concerned Taxpayers In Getting Act 12 Approved
The Common Council met 08/02/2023. There were two WI Act 12 related items on the agenda. Act 12 was the recently passed legislation that, among other things, increased the amount of shared tax revenue dollars that local municipalities receive from the state. The low amount […]
Common Council Votes 15-0 To Approve The Creation Of The Appleton Conservancy – Dedicates City Owned Land In Southpoint Commerce Park For Parkland, Trailhead, And Trail
Resolution 8-R-23 was approved unanimously by the Common Council on 08/02/2023. The resolution created the Appleton Conservancy inside Southpoint Commerce Park and dedicated city-owned property inside Southpoint Commerce Park for parkland, trailhead, and trail. As discussed during the 07/24/2023 Parks and Recreation Committee meeting, the […]
Update On Bird Safe Glass Resolution – Resolution Still Undergoing Review, City Attorney Recommending Refraining From Action Until Legal Challenges Associated With Similar City Of Madison Ordinance Are Resolved
Resolution 6-R-23, the resolution which would add bird safe glass requirements to Appleton’s Municipal Code, was introduced during the 06/07/2023 Common Council meeting and has been undergoing review by city staff since that time. I thought it would be worthwhile to check in on how […]