The City Plan Commission met 08/27/2025. Much of the meeting was taken up with and overview and discussion of the draft update to the city’s Comprehensive Plan. Members of the public can review and comment on that here: https://www.planappleton.org/ Other than that, the commission took […]
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Common Council Approves Bench Placard Honoring Robert Rueckl, Installation Of Parklet Near Library, Parking Changes Behind Acoca Coffee
The Common Council met 07/16/2025. It was a short meeting, the bulk of which was taken up with giving out awards associated with the Flag Day Parade. When it came time to vote on items from committees, the Council approved everything unanimously. They did separate […]
Municipal Services Committee Approves Bench Placard Honoring Robert Rueckl, Placement Of Parklet Near Washington/Appleton Intersection
The Municipal Services Committee met 07/07/2025. During the meeting they took up two items related to downtown. One was a request from Heid Music to install a placard in a city owned bench located on Durkee Street to honor photographer Robert Rueckl. The other was […]
Common Council Approves 11 Acre Annexation, Soccer Tournament Special Events Permit, Farmers Market Beer Garden Trial Run
The Common Council met 06/04/2025. The bulk of the 1 hour 38 minute meeting was taken up discussing the request to not renew the alcohol license for Tandem Wine and Beer, a recap of which should be posted tomorrow. (Spoiler Alert: the license was renewed […]
Public Arts Committee And Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 04/02/2025 – Will Receive Notice That Houdini Plaza Selfie-Sculpture Proposal Has Been Withdrawn
The Public Arts Committee is meeting 04/02/2025 at 8AM and the Parks, and Recreation Committee is holding a special meeting 04/02/2025 at 6:45PM just prior to the Common Council meeting at 7PM. Each meeting agenda only contains one item which is the selfie sculpture that […]
City Plan Commission Meeting 03/26/2025 – Will Vote On Selfie Sculpture Withdrawal Request, Special Use Permit For Parking Lot Behind Chase Bank Development
The City Plan Commission is meeting 03/26/2025 at 3:30PM. They have two action items on the agenda. One of the items is the proposed selfie-sculpture that Appleton Downtown Inc had been seeking permission to install in Houdini Plaza. The aluminum sculpture featured locator pins with […]
Houdini Plaza Selfie Sculpture On Hold – ADI Executive Director Jennifer Stephany Reports That Price Of Materials Is Too High To Proceed With Existing Design And That The Groundswell Of Negative Feedback On Social Media Had Given Them Pause
The selfie sculpture the Appleton Downtown Inc was requesting to install in Houdini Plaza is on hold. ADI Executive Director Jennifer Stephany spoke at the Common Council meeting on 03/19/2025 and explained that the prices for materials had turned out to be too high to […]
Common Council Meeting 03/19/2025 – Will Review Request From AASD To Create New Anti-Truancy Ordinance, Vote On Selfie-Sculpture And Emissions Reduction Resolution
The Common Council is meeting 03/19/2025 at 7PM. They will be receiving a presentation from the Appleton Area School District in which the school district will explain the negative impact of truancy and then request that the Common Council create a local ordinance that would […]
City Plan Commission Unanimously Approves Placement Of Selfie Sculpture In Houdini Plaza – Discussion Emphasizes That Piece Is Not Intended To Be “Fine Art”
The City Plan Commission met 03/12/2025. The item they spent the most time discussing was the request from Appleton Downtown Inc (ADI) to install a selfie-sculpture or selfie-station in Houdini Plaza. Jennifer Stephany, ADI’s executive director, stressed that the sculpture was not intended to be […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Votes 3-1 With 1 Abstention To Approve Houdini Plaza Selfie Sculpture – Discusses Purpose, Value, And Location Of “Selfie Station”
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 03/10/2025. One of the items they took up was the request from Creative Downtown Appleton, Inc to install a selfie sculpture in Houdini Plaza. There was some discussion about the purpose and value of the piece as well as […]