Common Council Approves Alcohol License Premise Amendment For OB’s Brau Haus Allowing Outdoor Food And Beverage Service On College Avenue

The Common Council met 05/01/2024. One of the items they separated out for an individual vote was the Liquor License Premise Amendment application from OB’s Brau Haus that was needed to allow them to provide outdoor service during the day on the College Avenue amenity […]

Resolution To Increase Wheel Tax By $10 Submitted By Alderpersons Wolff And Firkus, Referred To Finance Committee For Review

During the 05/01/2024 Common Council meeting, one resolution was introduced. Resolution 5-R-24 would raise the wheel tax by $10 beginning 120 after the date of passage. It was authored by Alderperson Nate Wolff (District 12) and cosigned by Alderperson Brad Firkus (District 3). It has […]

Common Council Votes 8-6 To Approve Bartender License For Applicant With 5 OWI Convictions

The Common Council met 05/01/2024. One of the items they separated out for individual discussion was the Bartender/Operator License application for Miguel. This item was in and out of the Safety and Licensing Committee a couple times over the last month as the committee worked […]

Common Council Meeting 05/01/2024 – Will Vote On Bartender License For Applicant With History Of OWI, Liquor License Premise Amendment For OB’s Brau Haus, Placement Of Parklet By Library

The Common Council is meeting 05/01/2024 at 7PM. They do not have a lot of items on the agenda and most of them do not seem likely to result in must discussion. One item that I would expect to be separated out is the Bartender/Operators […]

Common Council Votes Down Resolution That Would Have Merged Utilities Committee With Municipal Services Committee

The Common Council held an organizational meeting prior to the regular Council meeting on 04/17/2024. One of the items they took up was Resolution 2-R-24. This resolution was introduced by Alderperson Chad Doran (District 15) back in February of this year and called for the […]

Common Council Votes On Proposal To Remove Recitation Of Pledge Of Allegiance At Committee Meetings – Proposal Fails By 7 – 7 Vote

The Common Council met 04/17/2024 and held an organizational meeting at 6PM prior to the regular meeting of the Council at 7PM. During that meeting they took up and voted on several rule changes for the 2024-2025 Council term. The item that resulted in the […]

Common Council Accepts Firehouse Subgrant For $24,000 – Will Cover Purchase Cost Of 8 Video Laryngoscopes

The Common Council met 04/17/2024. One of the items that was separated out for an individual vote was the Fire Department request to accept a Firehouse Sub Grant for roughly $24,000 to cover the cost of eight McGrath video laryngoscopes. This item was spoken about […]

Common Council Receives New Committee Assignments For 2024-2025 Council Term

The new committee appointments for the 2024-2025 aldermanic term have been approved. I was interested in what the makeup of the new Safety and Licensing Committee was going to be given that the committee is still in the process of reviewing Miguel’s bartender/operator license. It […]

Common Council Approves Street Occupancy Permit For Trout Museum Project – Drew Street Will Remain Closed Even On Weekends During The Project

The Common Council met 04/17/2024. One of the items they separated out for an individual vote was the request from the Boldt Company for a street occupancy permit along College Avenue, Drew Street, and Kimball Alley pertaining to the Trout Museum project. This permit will […]

Common Council Approves Rezoning Of Parcel Near Midway/Plank Roundabout From Single-Family To Multi-Family Over Opposition From Neighbors

The Common Council met 04/17/2024. One of the items separated out for an individual vote was the request to rezone a parcel of land near the Midway/Plank Road roundabout from R1-A Single Family District to R-3 Multi-Family District. This rezoning was also the subject of […]