Apparently, residents have been contacting the Common Council with questions and concerns about the possibility of the Trout Museum building a facility on the grounds of the Ellen Kort Peace Park. Council President Katie Van Zeeland (District 5) posted on her Facebook page to let […]
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Common Council Meeting 08/03/2022 – Will Vote On Marijuana Advisory Referendum Resolution, College North Neighborhood Plan, Request To Discuss Building Trout Museum Facility On Grounds Of Ellen Kort Peace Park
The Common Council is meeting 08/03/2022 at 7PM. Mayor Woodford will be presenting a couple proclamations. Other than that, there is no Business Presented by the Mayor which will be a change from the last Common Council meeting, much of which was taken up with […]
Common Council Receives Presentation On Departmental Key Performance Indicators, Reviews New KPI Dashboard
The Common Council met 07/20/2022. One of the items the Council received a presentation on was about departmental statistics and key performance indicators. Mayor Woodford started out by reminding the Council that back in July of 2021, that they had allocated $50,000 of the excess […]
Mayor Woodford Provides Common Council With Overview Of 2023 Budget Process
The Common Council met 07/20/2022. During the meeting, Mayor Woodford gave a brief high-level overview of the budget process. The budget feels like something that happens between October and mid-November; however, they are actually working on the budget almost year-round. The budget process really kicks […]
Resolution To Put Marijuana Legalization Referendum On November Ballot Introduced At 07/20/2022 Common Council Meeting
The Common Council met 07/20/2022. During the meeting Resolution 8-R-22 was introduced. Sponsored by Alderpersons Alex Schultz (District 9), Vered Meltzer (District 2), Israel Del Toro (District 4), Joss Thyssen (District 8), Denise Fenton (District 6), Nate Wolff (District 12), and Vaya Jones (District 10), […]
Common Council Denies Jones Park Dumpster Request From Appleton Downtown Inc
The Common Council met 07/20/2022. The first 40 minutes of the 50-minute meeting was taken up with the Mayor’s Business. They only spent a few minutes at the end voting on the agenda’s action items. Two items got separated out. One of them was a […]
Alderperson Brad Firkus’ Invocation At 07/20/2022 Common Council Meeting – “Having humility and showing others grace in this world takes a lot of strength, more than these other so-called alpha traits, but it’s the change in attitude we need.”
Mayor Woodford: Oh, you’re already quiet. Do I even have to do the gavel? Good evening. I now call to order the Wednesday July 20th, 2022 meeting of the Appleton Common Council. Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alder Firkus. Alderperson Brad Firkus (District 3): […]
Common Council Meeting 07/20/2022 – Will Receive Budget Process Overview
The Common Council is meeting 07/20/2022 at 7PM. Although it’s been a month since the Council last met, it doesn’t look like a particularly eventful agenda. The committee meetings that have taken place were all fairly uncontroversial, and nothing really stands out as something that […]
League Of Wisconsin Municipalities Executive Director Gives Presentation To Common Council, Touches On Leagues Plans To Advocate For Shared Revenue Reform
The Appleton Common Council met 06/15/2022. During that meeting, they received a presentation from Jerry Duschane, the Executive Director of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities. Though not explicitly stated, my impression was that this presentation was prompted by the actions taken regarding the Water Main […]
Common Council Approves Apostolic Truth Church Rezoning Request – 5 Alderpersons Abstain From Voting, Giving No Indication As To Why
The Common Council met 06/15/2022. The only items of business underwent individual votes, both of which were related to the building of a new building for the Apostolic Truth Church (ATC) on the north side of Appleton. One item was an amendment to the city’s […]