Common Council Approves Special Use Permit For Tavern On Badger Avenue, New Roadway Design Parameters For Emerald Valley Subdivision, Parklet Placement By Library

The Common Council met 05/01/2024. In addition to the Bartender/Operator License for Miguel and the premise amendment for OB’s Brau Haus, the Council separated out three additional items for individual votes. Those three items were: None of the items generated much discussion and all three […]

Municipal Services Committee Approves Summer Placement Of Parklet Near Library

The Municipal Services Committee met 04/22/2024. One of the items they voted on was a request from Appleton Downtown Inc to install a parklet near the northwest corner of Washington Street and Appleton Street from May 30 – October 31. This was the same location […]

Municipal Services Committee Approves Street Occupancy Permits For Avenue Of Ice And Fox Commons Project

The Municipal Services Committee met 01/22/2024. At the beginning of the meeting, prior to dealing the 2024 traffic control sole source requests or the 2024 contract for security in the parking ramp, they briefly took up two more easily handled items. I’ve prepared a transcript […]

Common Council Approves Free Meter Parking In Downtown Appleton On Small Business Saturday 11/25/2023

The Common Council met 11/01/2023. One of the items they separated out for an individual vote was the request from Appleton Downtown Inc. for free ramp and meter parking in downtown Appleton on Small Business Saturday, 11/25/2023. ADI had initially requested both free ramp and […]

Stymied By Logistical Issues Of Allowing Free Ramp Parking On Small Business Saturday, Municipal Services Committee Votes To Allow Free Parking In On-Street Metered Stalls – Committee Members Express Desire For Creation Of More Concrete Policy Going Forward

The Municipal Services Committee met 10/23/2023. They spent almost 40 minutes discussing the request from Appleton Downtown Inc for free meter and ramp parking in downtown Appleton on Small Business Saturday, 11/25/2023. The request had originally been recommended for approval with no discussion but, after […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 10/23/2023 – Will Vote On Small Business Saturday Free Parking Request, Permitted Over-Night Parking Resolution, Variance For Driveway Extension

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 10/23/2023 at 4:30PM. There are three items on the agenda that I could see resulting in detailed discussion. The first is the request from Appleton Downtown Inc for free ramp and meter parking on Small Business Saturday. This item […]

Request For Free Ramp And Meter Parking On Small Business Saturday Referred Back To Committee For Further Discussion

The Common Council met 10/18/2023. One of the items on the agenda was the request from Appleton Downtown Incorporated for the city to provide free ramp and meter parking on Small Business Saturday, November 25, 2023. This item was approved unanimously with no discussion by […]

Alderperson Schultz Expresses Desire To Increase Amount Of Sponsorship Dollars City Pays To Appleton Downtown Inc

The Common Council met 12/21/2022. They separated out for individual votes four items, three of which have already been recapped on this page: The remaining item of business that was separated out was a request to approve recommended funding of $15,000 for 2023 sponsorships for […]

Common Council Approves Installation Of Edison-Style Lightbulb Strands On College Avenue – Appleton Downtown Inc Still Working On Logistics

The Common Council met 09/07/2022. One of the items separated out for an individual vote was the request from Appleton Downtown Inc to be allowed to hang Edison style lightbulbs across some of the intersections of downtown College Avenue on the lines from which Christmas […]

Municipal Services Committee Approves Hanging Of Edison Bulb Style Light Strands On Several College Avenue Intersections Pending Safety Review

The Municipal Services Committee met 08/22/2022. One of they items they voted on was a request from Appleton Downtown Inc. for a street occupancy permit to install permanent Edison bulb style LED light strands at the College Avenue intersections of Superior, Appleton, Oneida and Morrison. […]