The Common Council met 04/05/2023. One of the items they took up and the item that took up the largest part of the meeting was the request to approve the College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration pilot project. This project would spend approximately $130,000 to restripe College […]
Alderperson Israel Del Toro’s Invocation At 04/05/2023 Common Council Meeting – “As I look in this room, I don’t see a truly diverse representation of Appleton…yet. I don’t see a celebration of our diversity. Instead, I see the seeds of divisiveness.”
Mayor Jake Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alder Del Toro. Alderperson Israel Del Toro (District 4): First off, I want to congratulate my colleagues who were reelected to represent your districts last night, welcome our new colleague who has big shoes to fill, […]
Mayor Woodford Presents 7 Proclamations – Golden Rule Day, Hemophilia Awareness Day, Earth Day, Arbor Day, Public Health Week, Library Week, And Autism Acceptance Month
Yesterday during the 04/05/2023 Common Council meeting, Mayor Woodford presented 7 mayoral proclamations. With the first, he proclaimed 04/01/2023 to be Golden Rule Day in Appleton and encouraged “all residents to adhere to the Golden Rule, treating others the way they wish to be treated.” […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Grants Variance To Proposed Lawe Street Tavern Next To Jacobs Meat Market And Moon Water Cafe
The Board of Zoning Appeals met 03/20/2023. One of the items they took up was a request for a variance from the property at 602 N Lawe Street, which is the corner of Lawe and Pacific. The property is a house that has a commercial […]
CEA Review Committee Approves All Vehicle Requests, Discusses Supply Chain Issues And Longer Than Normal Vehicle Delivery Time Frames
The CEA Review Committee met 03/20/2023. You can read a little more about the Central Equipment Agency on the City of Appleton’s website. Essentially, they’re in charge of maintaining the city’s fleet of vehicles and acquiring new vehicles when needed. The review committee does not […]
Common Council Meeting 04/05/2023 – Will Vote On 1-Year Bird Scooter Agreement, College Avenue Lane Change
The Common Council is meeting 04/05/2023 at 7PM. The action items are for the most part routine, but there are a couple of items of note. The Council will be voting on a recommendation to approve a 1-year agreement with Bird Rides, Inc for an […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 04/05/2023 – Will Received 2022 Annual Police Department Report
The Safety and Licensing Committee is holding a special meeting on 04/05/2023 at 6:30PM ahead of the 7PM Common Council meeting. Most of the action items appear to be routine alcohol related applications and temporary premise amendments as well as a secondhand mall/flea license renewal. […]
Alderperson Meltzer States That Anti- Pesticide And Fertilizer Resolution Restrictions Are Based On “Label Is The Law” Rules – Statement Raises Further Questions
The Anti- Pesticide, Herbicide, and Fertilizer Resolution is currently still undergoing review by city staff. If passed as written, it would explicitly ban the application of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizer on city terraces and, through the implementation of strict regulations regarding the conditions under which […]
All Things Appleton Taking Three Day Weekend – See You Monday
Given the quiet nature of this last week and the lack of committee meetings, I will be taking a 3 day weekend. See you on Monday.
Aldermanic District 7 Candidate Information
The April 4th spring general election is only a few days away. Outside of the Appleton Area School District Board of Education race there is only one other Appleton-specific race of note on the ballot and that is the race for the District 7 aldermanic […]