Common Council Meeting 10/18/2023 – Will Vote On Lawe Street Truck Route Resolution, Mental Health Awareness Resolution, Wastewater Utility Rate Increase, Salary Increases For Mayor And City Attorney

The Common Council is meeting 10/18/2023 at 7PM. One never knows exactly what items if any will be separated out for individual votes by the Common Council, but there are a number of items of note from the committee meetings last week. The resolution regarding […]

Finance Committee Meeting 10/18/2023 – Will Vote On $1 Million ARPA Grant Award To Thompson Center, Grant Part Of Agreement To Relocate Temporary Library Location To Thompson Center For 2024

The Finance Committee is holding a special meeting on 10/18/2023 at 6PM. They will be voting on a request to award a $1 million ARPA grant to the Thompson Center on Lourdes (TCoL). This grant award was prompted by the potential upcoming relationship between the […]

Library Board Meeting 10/17/2023 – Will Vote On Furniture Contract, Table Of Organization Change, And Request To Submit Grant Application

The Library Board is meeting 10/17/2023 at 4:30PM. Items of note include… As information items, the library will be receiving an update on the building project and reviewing upcoming dates related to the 2024 budget adoption process. View full meeting details here: https://cityofappleton.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1123568&GUID=36A47EC6-ED03-40DE-8A8D-8747036F644A

Utilities Committee Approves 7% Residential And Industrial Wastewater Rate Increase For 2024

The Utilities Committee met 10/10/2023. One of the items they took up was a 7% wastewater rate increase for general service and hauled waste service to be effective 01/01/2024. This rate increase would affect both residential and industrial customers. The utility had initially projected that […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 10/11/2023 – Will Vote On $80,000 Neighborhood Grant Request To Improve Columbus Elementary School Playground

The Community and Economic Development Committee is meeting 10/11/2023 at 6:30PM. There is one action item on the agenda which is a request to approve the Neighborhood Grant Program request from the Historic Central Neighborhood. The Historic Central Neighborhood in partnership with the Appleton Area […]

Human Resources Information Technology Committee Meeting 10/11/2023 – Will Vote On Pay Increases For City Attorney And Mayor

The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee is meeting 10/11/2023 at 4:30PM. They have three action items on the agenda. The first is a request to over hire for a Police Lieutenant position. The Police Department is going to be losing 2-3 supervisors over the […]

City Plan Commission Meeting 10/11/2023 – Will Vote On Rezoning Request For St Therese Property, Change Will Facilitate Multi-Family/Mixed-Use Redevelopment

The City Plan Commission is meeting 10/11/2023 at 3:30PM. They have two public hearings related to two action items on the agenda. Those action items are an amendment to the city’s Future Land Use Map to facilitate the rezoning of the St. Therese Church property […]

Appleton Redevelopment Authority Meeting 10/11/2023 – Will Vote On Contract Extension For Valley Transit’s Purchase Of Property At 222 N Oneida Street

The Appleton Redevelopment Authority is meeting 10/11/2023 at 9:30AM. They have one action item on the agenda which is a request to approve the Amendment to the Offer to Purchase from Valley Transit for 222 N Oneida Street. The existing contract to purchase expires on […]

Board Of Health Meeting 10/11/2023 – Will Vote On Mental Health Awareness Resolution, Review 2024 Health Department Budget

The Board of Health is meeting 10/11/2023 at 7AM. They have one action item on the agenda which is Resolution 9-R-23, the Mental Health Awareness and Services resolution. Amongst other things, this resolution calls for the City of Appleton to recognize and promote mental health […]

Utilities Committee Meeting 10/10/2023 – Will Vote On 7% 2024 Wastewater Rate Increase, Discuss 2024 Utilities Budget

The Utilities Committee is meeting 10/10/2023 at 4:30PM. They have three action items on the agenda. The first is to approve a $50,000 single source award for stormwater consulting services pertaining to the Interstate 41 reconstruction project. The contractor, Brown and Caldwell, has already done […]