The Common Council met 03/19/2025. One of the items they separated out for an individual vote was the request to renew Appleton’s Bird City designation. During the Parks and Recreation Committee meeting there had been a question as to how much the renewal cost. During […]
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Common Council Votes 11-3 To Approve New Emissions Reduction Goal For City – Resolution Viewed As A Statement Of Aspiration
The Common Council met 03/19/2025. One of the items separated out for an individual vote was Resolution 2-R-2025 which updated the city government’s emissions reduction goal to a target of reducing net emissions by 50% (13,600 metric tons of CO2e) by 2034 and maintaining as […]
Superintendent Greg Hartjes Gives Presentation To Common Council On Truancy Issues Within Appleton Area School District; Alderperson William Siebers Introduces Resolution To Bring Back Appleton’s Anti-Truancy Ordinance
The Common Council met 03/19/2025. Slightly less than 30 minutes were taken up with a presentation from Appleton Area School District Superintendent Greg Hartjes providing background on the District’s request for the Common Council to create an anti-truancy ordinance. The Council was not given an […]
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 […]
Alderperson William Siebers Introduces Resolution To Bring Back Appleton’s Former Anti-Truancy Ordinance – Alderperson Katie Van Zeeland Expresses Concerns About Lack Of Data From AASD And Speed At Which Resolution Is Being Taken Up
During the 03/19/2025 Common Council meeting, the Common Council received a presentation from Appleton Area School District Superintendent Greg Hartjes requesting that the Common Council create a local anti-truancy ordinance. At the end of the meeting, Alderperson William Siebers (District 1) introduced a resolution 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 […]
Alderperson Denise Fenton’s Invocation At 03/05/2025 Common Council Meeting – “My wish for us in this time of fear and uncertainty is that we can be like Frodo, who accepts his assignment saying, ‘I will do now what I must.'”
Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alder Fenton. Please rise. Alderperson Denise Fenton (District 6): Good evening. I usually ask to give an invocation during Women’s History Month. And although the theme for this year “Moving Forward Together – Women Educating and Inspiring […]
Common Council Approves Two Alcohol Licenses For Businesses Owned By People With Prior License Violations – Alderperson Chad Doran Expresses Concern
The Common Council met 03/05/2024. Two of the items they separated out for individual votes were alcohol licenses, one for the Pizzeria Pub and Bar run by Satbir Singh and one for Bunnies on the Ave run by Luis Santiago Ledezma. Each of these items […]
Common Council Unanimously Approves $450K Contract For Pierce Park Pavilion Renovations – Project Scheduled To Be Completed Before Summer Activities Begin
The Common Council met 03/05/2025. One of the items separated out for an individual vote was the request to approve a $449,995 contract with RJM Construction for the 2025 Pierce Park Renovation project to be paid in part by a carryover of $38,867 in left […]
Common Council Votes 12-0 To Make College Avenue Lane Changes Permanent – One Downtown Business Owner Voices Opposition, States Changes Resulted In 20-30% Decrease In Business
The Common Council met 03/05/2025. One of the items separated out for a vote was the request to make permanent the College Avenue lane reconfiguration in downtown Appleton. College Avenue used to have two lanes of traffic going each way. In July of 2023, the […]