For the second time item 21-0873 which would update Municipal Code Section 4-392 related to electrical work by a home owner has been referred back to the Municipal Services committee. It was first referred back by Alderperson Alex Schultz (District 9) at the 07/07/2021 Common […]
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Common Council Meeting 08/04/2021 – Will Vote On The Excess General Fund Balance Allocations And The Transportation Utility Resolution
The Common Council is meeting 08/04/2021 at 7PM. Typically, the mayor will present some recently signed proclamations, but he has no proclamations for this meeting. He will however be presenting certificates of recognition for the Boegenschutz Family and the Emergency Operations Center. He’ll also be […]
Alderperson Alex Schultz’s Invocation At 07/21/2021 Common Council Meeting – “This speaks to the challenges we face as representatives of all of our constituents…and trying to keep our heads in a centrist space and listen to all the voices that are speaking to us.”
Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Schultz. Alderperson Schultz: Thank you, Chair. As it was a little bit of a short notice to step up for invocation tonight, I thought it would be proper to read a short poem. This speaks to […]
Common Council Approves Issuance Of $30 Million Of Bonds; Refinancing Of 2011 Debt Results In Over $600,000 Of Savings
On 07/21/2021 the Common council voted to approve over $30 million worth of promissory notes and bonds. Prior to the Council meeting, the Finance Committee met briefly to review the final interest rate figures and vote on whether or not to recommend moving forward on […]
A Tale Of Two Rezonings – Family Video Application Granted, Coolidge Court Application Tabled Until 08/04/2021 Common Council Meeting
During the 07/21/2021 Common Council meeting, the Council dealt with several rezoning requests. The request to rezone the Commercial Horizons property on N. Alvin Street from P-I (Public Institutional District) to C-2 (General Commercial District) sailed through without discussion. The rezoning requests for the Family […]
Excess Fund Balance Allocations Referred Back To Finance Committee By Common Council After Attempt To Amend To Cover Cost Of Transportation Utility Study
The Common Council met 07/21/2021. The item that resulted in the most discussion was the allocation of excess General Funds. During the Finance Committee meeting, Alderperson Chad Doran (District 15) had requested that the allocations be changed to allow funding for the transit utility study […]
Common Council Votes To Implement Changes To Leaf, Yard Waste, And Bulky Overflow Pickup
The Common Council voted to implement changes to how the Department Of Public Works collects leaves, yard waste, and bulky overflow. The Post Crescent has a nice write up which you can read here: https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/local/2021/07/21/appleton-makes-changes-leaf-collection-bulky-item-pickup-2022/8031143002/
Common Council Meeting 07/21/2021 – Will Vote On Issuing Bonds, The Allocation Of Over $5 Million General Fund Dollars, And Possibly A Transportation Utility Study
The Common Council is meeting 07/21/2021 at 7PM. The Mayor will be presenting two proclamations, appointing two people to the Library Board, and recommending that current Deputy Human Resources Director Jay Ratchman who is currently serving as the interim director be hired to serve as […]
Alderperson Denise Fenton’s Invocation At 07/07/2021 Common Council Meeting – “Kindness without justice fails in compassion. It cannot mean a lack of accountability for causing harm.”
[Note: this invocation was given at the second Common Council meeting held after Mayor Woodford’s statement to to the alderpersons at the 06/15/2021 Informal Organizational Meeting and seems to be connected to some of the same issues he raised.] Council President Matt Reed: Tonight’s invocation […]
Appleton Alderperson Joe Martin Confirms He Will Not Be Seeking Another Term
Alderperson Joe Martin (District 4) mentioned during the 07/07/2021 Common Council meeting that he was not running for reelection next year. He is in the middle of his seventh term, so once it’s over he will have served as alderperson for the City of Appleton […]