Tag: Common Council

Items related to the Appleton Common Council

Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim’s Invocation At 02/16/2022 Common Council Meeting – “[The phrase “God Bless You”] can and does still do a great deal for the human race as it spreads a message of care and well wishes for fellow human beings through the invocation of God’s blessing, and that is something desperately needed in today’s world of division.”

Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Hartzheim. Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim (District 13): Thank you, Chair. On this day February 16th in 600 AD Pope Gregory the First also known as Gregory the Great issued a papal decree requiring all Christians to use […]

Common Council Approves 12 Month Extension Of Development Agreement With Bela Development LLC

The Common Council met 02/16/2022. One of the items that was separated out for an individual vote was the “request to amend the Development Agreement with Bela Development LLC located at 513 W. College Avenue in Tax Increment Financing District No. 12 to provide the […]

Alderperson Denise Fenton’s Invocation At 02/02/2022 Common Council Meeting – “As we move forward with plans for our new library let us…take the advice of the American Library Association and oppose censorship in the partnership of our citizens and the professionals who curate collections that serve the information needs of all their users.”

Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Fenton. Alderperson Denise Fenton (District 6): I’m a reader. I come from a family of readers. When I was a child, I would hide in my closet with a towel stuffed under the door to hide […]

Common Council Meeting 02/16/2022 – Mayor Will Recommend Retiring Finance Director Be Replaced With Deputy Director, Present Certificates Of Appreciation To Finance Director Tony Saucerman And Interim Health Officer Sonja Jensen

The Common Council is meeting 02/16/2022 at 7PM. One never knows for sure which action items if any will be separated out for individual votes. There aren’t a lot of items on the agenda that garnered much discussion during committee meetings. Resolution 2-R-22 which would […]

Alderperson Alex Schultz’s Invocation At 01/19/2022 Common Council Meeting – “What should I do with all this anger [about the pandemic] and how do I channel it into something positive and something productive?”

I apologize for the lateness in getting this Alderperson invocation video posted. This is from the 01/19/2022 Common Council meeting. Before viewing it, you may benefit from watching this clip from the movie “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles” which Alderperson Schultz references: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSUgqLI88OY Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s […]

Common Council Approves Three Items – Special Use Permit For Club Car Wash, Alcohol License For Alpine Swift Restaurant, And New Parklet Policy

The 02/02/2022 Common Council was a short meeting under 30 minutes in length. Three items were separated out for individual votes, but none of those items took very long to discuss. The three items in question were (1) the Special Use Permit #1-22 for a […]

Common Council Receives Covid-19 Update – Breakthrough Cases Seem To Be Holding Steady At 20-25% Of Total Cases

During the 02/02/2022 Common Council meeting, the Council members received a brief Covid-19 update. Interim Health Officer Sonja Jensen reviewed the standard pack of slides presenting Covid-19 related data. During the previous week, Appleton had had 685 total confirmed and probable cases, then was down […]

Common Council Meeting 02/02/2022 – Alderperson Firkus Plans To Raise Issue Of Proposed Carwash On College Avenue And Kensington Drive

This week is a light week meeting-wise with no committee meetings taking place. However, the Common Council will be meeting 02/02/2022 at 7PM. Mayor Woodford will be presenting an Appleton Housing Authority appointment. Ariela Rosa is a New York City native who moved to Appleton […]