The Board of Zoning Appeals met 12/18/2023. One of the variance requests they took up was a request from a property owner on Badger Avenue to maintain a 4-foot-tall fence that was along the front yard property line. The local zoning ordinance limits front yard […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Approves Variance Request For Seymour Street Residence Allowing 6 Foot Fence To Be Built 13 Feet From Front Yard Property Line
The Board of Zoning Appeals met 12/18/2023. One of the variance requests they took up was a request from the owner of a property on W Seymour Street to erect a 6-foot-tall fence 13 feet from what was technically the front yard property line even […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Grants Variance Allowing Garage To Be Located 1 Foot Closer To House Than Allowed By Code
The Board of Zoning Appeals met 12/18/2023. The variance request I was most interested in watching was the request from a homeowner on Clara Street whose contractor had built his new garage 4 feet away from the house rather than the required minimum of 5 […]
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Alderperson Schultz Asks People During The Holidays To Remember People Held In Captivity By Hamas
During the “Other Business” portion of the Common Council meeting, Alderperson Alex Schultz (District 9) took a moment to briefly mention the 8 Americans and 130 other people currently being held in captivity by Hamas. Mayor Jake Woodford: Alder Schultz. Alderperson Alex Schultz (District 9): […]
Common Council Votes 8-4 To Deny Resolution That Would Have Used ARPA Dollars To Fund 10 Flock License Plate Reader Cameras
The Common Council met 12/20/2023. The agenda item that took up the most amount of discussion was Resolution 13-R-23 which would have reallocated $125,000 in ARPA funds to pay for the 5-year lease and maintenance of 10 additional Flock license plate reader cameras. [The initial […]
Common Council Votes 11-1 To Deny Resolution That Would Have Bumped Up Deadline To Deliver Executive Budget By 2 Weeks
The Common Council met 12/20/2023. One of the items they took up was Resolution 14-R-23 which, if passed, would have bumped up the deadline for the delivery of the Executive Budget to the Common Council by a couple of weeks from the first Wednesday in […]
Downtown Parking Facility Study Resolution Referred Back To Municipal Services Committee For Second Look
It looks like we will have to wait until 2024 to find out what happens with Resolution 15-R-23, the Parking Facilities and Management Study Resolution. If passed, this resolution would direct city staff to seek the services of a consultant to help them conduct a […]
Finance Committee Approves Transfer Of An Additional $244,000 In ARPA Funds To City Parking Utility To Cover Lost Revenue
The Finance Committee met 12/11/2023. One of the items they voted on was a request to approve a budget amendment authorizing an additional $244,000 be transferred from the city’s ARPA funds and moved to the city’s Parking Utility to cover lost revenue by the parking […]
Common Council Meeting 12/20/2023 – Will Vote On Three Resolutions: Parking Facility Management Study, ARPA Funding For Flock Cameras, Timeline Change For Budget Delivery
The Common Council is meeting 12/20/2023 at 7PM. They have a full agenda both including business presented by the mayor as well as committee items that the Council will be voting on. Mayor Woodford will be recognizing Utilities Director Chris Shaw who is retiring as […]