The Common Council met 09/03/2025. One of the items they separated out for an individual vote was an application for a special event permit by the organizer of the World Peace Festival event scheduled to take place in Pierce Park on 09/13/2025. The application had […]
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Alderperson Alex Schultz’s Invocation At 09/03/2025 Common Council Meeting – “When we practice empathy with one another, we mirror what we wish to see on the global stage—dialog instead of silence, compassion instead of suspicion, and cooperation instead of conflict.”
Mayor Woodford: Good evening. I now call to order the Wednesday, September 3, 2025 meeting of the Appleton Common Council. Please rise for the invocation which will be delivered by Alder Schultz. Alderperson Alex Schultz (District 9): It happens in this job, the occasional constituent […]
Mr. Frogs License Surrendered Prior To Vote On Revocation – Maneuver Opens Path For Business To Acquire A New License And Reopen Under New Management
The Common Council met 09/03/2025. One of the items separated out for an individual vote was the license revocation for Mr. Frogs. The Safety and Licensing Committee voted unanimously to recommend the license be revoked both (1) because the business had racked up at least 265 alcohol […]
Common Council Approve Veterans Park Renaming Process That Disregards City’s Existing Park Naming Policy – Mayor Woodford Indicates Need For Follow-Up To Set New Naming Parameters
The Common Council met 09/03/2025. One of the items they separated out for an individual vote was the request to approve the renaming process for the neighborhood park that currently holds the name Veterans Park. This name change is necessary to avoid confusion now that Memorial […]
Alderperson Nate Wolff’s Invocation At 08/06/2025 Common Council Meeting – “[Now is] the time to get back to work and to help the constituents of Appleton, as we all love to do.”
My apologies. I just realized I never posted Alderperson Nate Wolff’s invocation given at the 08/06/2025 Common Council meeting. Although it’s a month late, I believe his message is still applicable in the days after Labor Day. Mayor Woodford: Good evening. I now call to […]
Common Council Meeting 09/03/2025 – Will Vote On Renaming Process For Veterans Park, Revocation Of Mr. Frogs’ Alcohol License, APD Table Of Organization Update Prompted By Recently Completed Staffing Study
The Common Council is meeting 09/03/2025 at 7PM. There are a few action items that stand out as candidates to be separated out for individual votes. The first is the process for renaming the neighborhood park that current is named Veterans Parks. This name change […]
Alderperson Vaya Jone’s Invocation At 08/20/2025 Common Council Meeting – “Let us also remember the many people who make our city thrive, our families, our friends, our neighbors, and may we honor their trust through our service.”
Mayor Woodford: Good evening. I now call to order the Wednesday, August 20, 2025 meeting of the Appleton Common Council. Please rise for the invocation, which will be delivered by Alder Jones. Alderperson Vaya Jones (District 10): Good evening. As we gather tonight, let us […]
Recap Of Public Participation And Common Council’s Deliberation On Oklahoma Street Reconstruction Design – Council Votes 8-4 To Reconstruct Street At 26′ Width And Remove Parking On One Side
The Common Council met 08/20/2025. The item that took up most of the meeting was the public comment and Council deliberation on the design for the Oklahoma Street reconstruction project. City staff was recommending that the street be narrowed from 32-feet-wide to 26-feet-wide which would […]
Common Council Votes 8-4 To Reconstruct Oklahoma Street At 26 Feet And Remove Parking From One Side – Mayor Acknowledges Residents’ Concerns About Process And Lack Of Dialogue
The Common Council met 08/20/2025 and voted on the design for the Oklahoma Street reconstruction. Nearly 50 residents of the street had signed a petition for the street to be reconstructed at a width of 32 feet so that parking on both sides of the […]
Common Council Meeting 08/20/2025 – Will Vote On Oklahoma Street Reconstruction Design
The Common Council is meeting 08/20/2025 at 7PM. They had a full slate of committee meetings last week, most of which I did not recap because I was on vacation. In briefly reviewing the videos, it appears that most meetings were fairly short and there […]