Mayor Woodford: Please rise for the invocation, which will be delivered by Alder Meltzer. Alderperson Vered Meltzer (District 2): As days get shorter and nights get longer, we look forward to the coldest and darkest part of the year. It inspires reflection. When we’re confronted […]
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Common Council Approves Contracts For Water Rate Study Consultant And Strategic Vision Plan Consultant, Discusses And Approves Relocation Order Pertaining To Lawe Street Reconstruction Project
The Common Council met 12/18/2024. They separated 3 items out for individual votes. Those items were the approval of a consultant to conduct a water rate study, the approval of a consultant to update the city’s strategic plan, and the request to approve relocation order […]
Common Council Meeting 12/18/2024 – Parade Committee Awards To Be Presented
The Common Council is meeting 12/18/2024 at 7PM. Mayor Woodford will be presenting Parade Committee Awards. He will also be submitting a recommendation for Jenny Krikava to be appointed to the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Board. She is an employee at the Community Foundation […]
Common Council Meeting 12/04/2024 – Will Vote On 3 Action Items From Committees
The Common Council is meeting 12/04/2024 at 7PM. I would expect it to be a brief meeting because they will only be voting on a few action items that will be voted on at special meetings of the Finance and Parks and Recreation Committees in […]
Alderperson Alex Schultz’s Invocation At 10/16/2024 Common Council Meeting – What made Tom Grade such a great community leader, one that will be dearly missed by those of Menasha and the wider Fox Valley.
Mayor Jake Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alder Schultz. Alderperson Alex Schultz (District 9): [You] say that with some trepidation. Fair warning, no word count, but we won’t need it. On Sunday, I attended the memorial service for a dear friend and fellow […]
Common Council Votes Unanimously To Approve $300,000 Study Of Northland Creek And Bellaire Watersheds – Residents Recount Experiences Of Catastrophic Flooding
The Common Council met 11/20/2024. The item that took up most of the meeting was the public comment and then discussion and vote on the request to award a $300,000 contract to Brown and Caldwell to perform and evaluation on the Northland Creek and Bellaire […]
Alderperson Kristin Alfheim’s Invocation At 11/06/2024 Common Council Meeting – “If we believe in autonomy of feelings and self, then it requires us, by default, to respect the identity and autonomy of others.”
Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alder Alfheim. Alderperson Kristin Alfheim (District 11): In 1987 I wrote the shortest of poems. It read, “I am me. No one else the same. I wish to be that way, and so I’ll remain.” It was […]
Common Council Meeting 11/20/2024 – Will Vote On $300,000 Stormwater Evaluation Contract Covering Area Impacted By July Flooding, New Fare Collection System For Valley Transit
The Common Council is meeting 11/20/2024 at 7PM. There are two items on the agenda that stand out as possible candidates to be separated out for individual votes. The first is the request to approve a $300,000 single-source contract with Brown and Caldwell to perform […]
Common Council Unanimously Approves Adoption Of 2025 Executive Budget And Service Plan
The Common Council met 11/13/2024 for a special meeting to adopt the 2025 executive budget and service plan. Mayor Woodford presented an overview of the budget on 10/02/2024. It was reviewed and voted on by the Finance Committee on 11/02/2024 during which all departmental budgets were approved […]
Common Council Meeting 11/13/2024 – Will Vote On Adoption Of 2025 Executive Budget And Service Plan
The Common Council is holding a special session on 11/13/2024 at 6PM. They will be voting on the adoption of the 2025 Executive Budget and Service Plan. Mayor Woodford presented an overview of the budget on 10/02/2024. It was reviewed and voted on by the […]