Common Council Approves Increased Fees For Clerk’s Office And Fire Department

The Common Council met 09/20/2023. Two of the items that were separated out for individual votes were the Clerk’s Office License Fee Changes and the updates to Chapter 6 of the municipal code related to the Fire Department which included moving to the 2021 International […]

Common Council Votes Down Bird Safe Glass Resolution – Alderpersons Express Concerns Over $10,000 Cost Of Retrofitting Windows On City-Owned Buildings

The Common Council met 09/20/2023. One of the items they took up was Resolution 6-R-23, the bird safe glass resolution which they ended up voting down by a vote of 10-5. The resolution initially called for the creation of a bird safe glass ordinance in […]

Common Council Votes 11-4 Against State Shared Revenue Allocation Resolution – Alderperson Wolff Calls Resolution “Garbage”

The Common Council met 09/20/2023. One of the items they separated out for an individual vote was Resolution 10-R-23 regarding the allocation of state shared revenue aid. This resolution was recommended for denial by a vote of 3-2 by the Finance Committee. The resolution called […]

Common Council Votes 12-3 To Approve Rezoning Of Land Next To Clearwater Creek, 11-4 To Approve Addition To The Subdivision

The Common Council met 09/20/2023. Two of the items they took up and separated out for individual votes were a request to rezone property located along the Clearwater Creek subdivision from agricultural to residential and then a request to add that land to the Clearwater […]

Common Council Approves Street Occupancy Permit Related To Fox Commons Development – Public Access To City Hall Drive-Through Window Will Still Be Available On Key Dates

The Common Council met 09/20/2023. One of the items they separated out for an individual vote was the street occupancy permit for perimeter fencing and staging related to the Fox Commons Development in City Center. This fencing was expected to stay up through 12/31/2023 and […]

Resolution Supporting Mental Health Awareness Referred Back To Board Of Health Because Recording Of Previous Board Of Health Discussion On The Resolution Was Unavailable

The Common Council met 09/20/2023. One of the items on the agenda was Resolution 9-R-23 the Resolution Supporting Mental Health Awareness and Services in the City of Appleton. The resolution had been recommended for approval with no changes by the Board of Health during their […]

Common Council Meeting 09/20/2023 – Will Vote On Clearwater Creek Addition, Resolutions On Shared Revenue, Bird Safe Glass, And Mental Health

The Common Council is meeting 09/20/2023 at 7PM. If I had to guess, I would say it has the potential to be one of the longer Council meetings of this year as there are a number of items that garnered discussion during the committee meetings. […]

Common Council Approves Installation Of Streetlight On Weiland Lane, Purchase Of Waste-To-Heat Generators To Be Installed At Wastewater Treatment Plant

The Common Council met 09/06/2023. In addition to the items related to the Clearwater Creek rezoning and fourth addition which took up much of the meeting, the Council voted on two other items that had been separated out from the rest of the agenda.  The […]

Fourth Addition To Clearwater Creek Subdivision Referred Back To City Plan Commission For Further Review After Neighbors Express Concerns Regarding Road Access, Water Access, Lack Of Park

The Common Council met 09/06/2023. The bulk of the meeting was taken up by the public hearing for a rezoning request related to the Clearwater Creek housing subdivision and a request to approve a fourth addition to the housing subdivision’s preliminary plat. These same items […]

Mayor Woodford Gives Budget Development Process Update, Discusses Inflationary Pressure On City

The Common Council met 09/06/2023. During that meeting, Mayor Woodford gave a brief budget development process update. He outlined some of the inflationary pressures the city is facing and indicated that of the $1.9 million the city had received in additional revenue sharing dollars the […]