The Common Council met 05/17/2023. One of the items they separated out for an individual vote was a request from a resident to have the $75 snow removal assessment she was charged by the city waived. This item was recommended 3-1 for denial by the […]
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Items related to the Appleton Common Council
Common Council Unanimously Approves Rezoning Of Seville Properties Annexation From Ag Agricultural District To R-3 Multifamily District
The Common Council met 05/17/2023. One of the items that garnered public feedback and was separated out for an individual vote was the request to rezone the Seville Properties annexation near the corner of Ballard and Werner roads from Temporary AG Agricultural district to an […]
Common Council Meeting 05/17/2023 – Will Vote On College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration Pavement Marking Contract
The Common Council is meeting 05/17/2023 at 7PM. Mayor Woodford will be presenting 3 mayoral proclamations as well as submitting a reappointment and a new appointment to the Fox Cities Area Room Tax Commission. The action items on the agenda do not appear to contain […]
Common Council Votes 15-0 To Approve $200,000 Grant To Habitat For Humanity After Alderperson Hartzheim Suggests Money Could Instead Be Used For City Infrastructure
The Common Council met 04/03/2023. One of the items separated out for an individual vote was the request to award $200,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funds to Habitat for Humanity. This was separated out for an individual vote by Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim (District 13). […]
Common Council Approves Acceptance Of $134,000 Energy Efficiency Grant, Declines To Allocate It For The Library Project
The Common Council met 05/03/2023. One of the items separated out for an individual vote was the request to approve the grant allocation for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program of $134,180. This item had been approved unanimously at the Finance Committee meeting. It […]
A Look At The Claims Of Lies And Defamation Surrounding The Resolution To Eliminate No Mow May And The Council Rule Change That Was Proposed In Response To That Resolution
Back on 04/18/2023 and 04/19/2023, the Common Council held first an informal organizational meeting and then a formal organizational meeting. The purpose of these meetings was to update the Council rules for the new Council year. The formal organizational meeting was the meeting in which […]
Common Council Meeting 05/03/2023 – Will Vote On Street Light Installation Policy Resolution, Chadwick’s Bar Alcohol License Stipulation
The Common Council is meeting 05/03/2023 at 7PM. An updated agenda was posted yesterday, and, in addition to the 6 mayoral proclamations I posted about, Mayor Woodford will also be presenting a proclamation proclaiming 05/17/2023 as Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day in which he encourages “all citizens […]
Common Council Votes 11-3 To Uphold No Mow May
The Common Council met 04/19/2023. The item which took up the largest part of the meeting was the discussion and vote on Resolution 2-R-23, the Resolution To Eliminate No Mow May. This resolution was discussed extensively at the 04/10/2023 Municipal Services Committee meeting during which […]
Alderperson Denise Fenton Gives Last Invocation Under Old Common Council Rules – Highlights Earth Day And Appleton’s History Of Environmental Stewardship
During the 04/19/2023 Common Council organizational meeting, the Council voted to change how invocations will be given. Going forward, instead of having individual alderpersons choosing their own statements to make, the invocation will consist of the following set phrase: “We gather together to listen and […]
Two Resolutions Introduced At 04/19/2023 Common Council Meeting – One Would Have Staff Re-Examine City Street Light Policy, Other Would Have Ellen Kort Peace Park Left Unmowed During May
Two resolutions were introduced at the 04/19/2023 Common Council meeting. Alderperson Nate Wolff (District 12) was the primary sponsor for both of them. Resolution 3-R-23 notes that the City of Appleton leases over 90% of the streetlights in the city at a cost of over […]