Common Council Approves Pilot Program With Bird, Inc For A Dockless, Stand-up Electric Scooter Program

During the 04/07/2021 Common Council meeting, the Common Council voted to approve a “Memorandum of Understanding with Bird Rides, Inc to initiate a Dockless, Stand-up Electric Scooter Pilot Program for 2021”. You can read the full MOU here: The one change they made was an […]

Resolution Banning The Sale Of Dogs And Cats By Pet Stores In Appleton Referred Back To Committee

The Common Council, during the 04/07/2021 Council meeting, was going to vote on the Resolution banning the sale of cats and dogs by pet stores; however, Alderperson Michael Smith (District 10) asked for the item to be referred back to committee for reasons recapped below. […]

Alderpersons Patti Coenen And Corey Otis’s Invocation At 03/17/2021 Common Council Meeting – Advice And Gratitude As They Prepare To Step Down From The Council

The 03/17/2021 Appleton Common Council meeting was the last Council meeting before the election. Alderpersons Patti Coenen and Corey Otis are not seeking reelection, so they gave a joint invocation as a way of saying goodbye. Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderpersons […]

Common Council Approves The Donation Of 200 Unused Hospital Beds Purchased For The Pandemic

During the 03/17/2021 Common Council meeting the Common Council took up the proposal to get rid of the 200 surplus hospital-style beds the city purchased in the early days of the pandemic through the WG&R “Brighter Dreams” program. The city would get refunded 25% of […]