The Safety and Licensing Committee met 09/13/2023. One of the items they took up were revisions to Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code which pertained to the Fire Department. The Fire Department wanted to adopt the 2021 edition of the International Fire Code because currently […]
Common Council Meeting 09/20/2023 – Will Vote On Clearwater Creek Addition, Resolutions On Shared Revenue, Bird Safe Glass, And Mental Health
The Common Council is meeting 09/20/2023 at 7PM. If I had to guess, I would say it has the potential to be one of the longer Council meetings of this year as there are a number of items that garnered discussion during the committee meetings. […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Approves Fee Increases For Clerks Office Licenses – Alderperson Schultz Votes Nay, Expresses Concern At $150 Increase To Class A Liquor License Fee
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 09/13/2023. One of the items they took up was a request to approve some of the Clerks Office’s licensing fees for 2024. These fee increases ranged as low as $5 to $150 not including the 10% overall increase to […]
Library Board Meeting 09/19/2023 – Will Vote On 3 Contracts Related To New Library Project
The Library Board is meeting 09/19/2923 at 4:30PM. They will be voting on a number of action items some of which include… The 2024 Outagamie Waupaca Counties Library System (OWLS) Resource Library Agreement and the 2024 OWLS Service Agreement. A request to award the library’s […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 09/18/2023 – Will Vote On Two Variance Requests From ThedaCare For An Oversized Sign
The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 09/18/2023 at 7PM. They will take up two variance requests related to signage for the ThedaCare/Encircle Campus on Capitol Drive. ThedaCare is wanting to install a very large sign with an electronic signboard element that will be visible […]
City Plan Commission Unanimously Approves Clearwater Creek Rezoning And Addition – Reviews Emergency Vehicle Response Times, Parkland Acquisition Process, Wetland Review Process
The City Plan Committee met 09/13/2023 and ran for more than an hour and 20 minutes. Slightly more than 60 minutes was spent on the two items related to the Clearwater Creek subdivision—the request to rezone a portion of land from Agricultural to Residential and […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Amends Bird Safe Glass Resolution, Removes Requirement To Create Bird Safe Glass Ordinance – Alderperson Denise Fenton Voices Concern Over Creating Stringent New Building Requirements That Could Potentially Impact Affordable Housing Development
The Community and Economic Development Committee met 09/13/2023. The one item on their agenda was Resolution 6-R-23, the Bird Safe Glass Resolution. This resolution was based on an ordinance from Madison that is currently the subject of legal challenges. Arguments on the legality of the […]
Utilities Director Shaw Explains The Impact Of Weather On The Wastewater Treatment Plant – Appleton’s Moderate Drought Has Resulted In Around $800,000 In Increased Revenue To Utility
The Utilities Committee met 09/12/2023. Much of the meeting was taken up by a presentation from Utilities Director Chris Shaw about the weather impact on the Appleton Wastewater Treatment Plant. The basic premise was that, in some respects, less rain is good for the water […]
Finance Committee Votes 3-2 To Deny Shared Revenue Allocation Resolution – Majority Of Committee Views Resolution As Unnecessary
The Finance Committee met 09/11/2023. The item which took up the majority of the meeting was Resolution 10-R-23 regarding the allocation of state shared revenue funds. As written, the resolution called for the entire amount of the $1,926,000 that the city received in additional shared […]
Common Council Approves Installation Of Streetlight On Weiland Lane, Purchase Of Waste-To-Heat Generators To Be Installed At Wastewater Treatment Plant
The Common Council met 09/06/2023. In addition to the items related to the Clearwater Creek rezoning and fourth addition which took up much of the meeting, the Council voted on two other items that had been separated out from the rest of the agenda. Â The […]