During the 12/21/2022 Common Council meeting, Mayor Woodford presented a Certificate of Appreciation to retiring Community and Economic Development Director Karen Harkness. Below is a transcription of his statement of appreciation and her acceptance speech. Mayor Woodford: Karen E. Harkness, you became Appleton’s Director of […]
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Alderperson Schultz Expresses Desire To Increase Amount Of Sponsorship Dollars City Pays To Appleton Downtown Inc
The Common Council met 12/21/2022. They separated out for individual votes four items, three of which have already been recapped on this page: The remaining item of business that was separated out was a request to approve recommended funding of $15,000 for 2023 sponsorships for […]
Common Council Approves Environmental Health Fee Schedule For 2023 – Some Alderpersons Express Concern Over Rate Of Increase
The Common Council met 12/21/2022. One of the items separated out for an individual vote was the Environmental Health Fee Schedule Proposal. If I understood correctly, these are the fees that business are charged for the licensing inspections they undergo. The proposal increased the fees […]
Common Council Votes 14-0 To Maintain $480 Parking Pass Benefit, Allocate Any Unused Funds To Police Department For Assistance To Homeless Individuals
The Common Council met 12/21/2022. One of the items they took up was Resolution 12-R-22, the resolution to eliminate the Council parking passes. Currently, sitting alderpersons receive an annual parking pass worth $480 per alderperson. As initially written, this resolution would have eliminated that parking […]
Common Council Approves 2023 Pool Fee Schedule – Removes $20 Increase For Youth Swim Pass, Discusses Fee Waiver Option Currently Available For Families
The Common Council met 12/21/2022. One of the items that was separated out for an individual vote was the request for approval of the Aquatic Fees and Charges Policy. The updates to the policy included increases to all the fees except for children 3 and […]
Alderperson Maiyoua Thao’s Invocation At 12/21/2022 Common Council Meeting – “I would like to dedicate this new year to my late mother”
Mayor Jake Woodford: Good evening I now call to order the Wednesday December 21 meeting of the Appleton Common Council. Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alder Thao. Alderperson Maiyoua Thao (District 7): Nyob Zoo Xyoo Tshiab. Happy New Year. In our Hmong culture the […]
Mayor Woodford Gives Brief Library Project Update – “There’s been considerable adjustment to the scope of the project to get the project within the available budget.”
Video of the 12/21/2022 Common Council meeting has finally been posted. During the meeting, Mayor Woodford gave a brief update on the Library Project. SOM, the architect, and the Boldt Company, the construction manager, continue working on the project. Mayor Woodford stated, “There’s been considerable […]
Common Council Meeting 12/21/2022 – Will Vote On Resolution To Eliminate Council Parking Pass Benefit, Receive Library Project Update
The Common Council is meeting 12/21/2022 at 7PM. There will be several items of business presented by the Mayor. Regarding items taken up by the Council, I would expect that the Resolution to Eliminate Council Parking Passes for 2023 will be separated out for an […]
Alderperson Vaya Jones’ Invocation At 12/07/2022 Common Council Meeting – “As you go about the month, I urge you: return your cart. Literally metaphorically, symbolically. Take that extra step to show others grace and kindness.”
[I don’t often comment on alderperson invocations, but I must say I never in a million years expected to hear an Appleton alderperson give an invocation that could have come straight from Matt Walsh. Some issues truly are completely non-partisan.] Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will […]
Common Council Approves $5 Increase To Monthly Parking Pass Fee, Public Facility Needs Assessment
The Appleton Common Council met 12/07/2022. It was a brief meeting lasting around 20 minutes. Only two items were separated out for individual votes: (1) the Public Works Fee Schedule and (2) the Public Facility Needs Assessment. Both items were approved, the Facility Needs Assessment […]