During the 02/19/2025 Common Council meeting, Alderperson Patrick Hayden (District 7) introduced resolution 2-R-25 entitled “Appleton Sustainability Advisory Panel’s Emissions Reduction Recommendation.” The city currently has a goal to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or earlier. If passed as written, this resolution would […]
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Alderperson Martyn Smith’s Invocation At 02/19/2025 Common Council Meeting – “[T]here are principles that are larger than our small moment in time, and when it comes to those principles, we should ourselves be fortified walls of bronze.”
Mayor Woodford: Please rise for the invocation which will be delivered by Alder Smith. Alderperson Martyn Smith (District 4): This term, I’m teaching a course on the Hebrew Bible, and we spent some weeks reading through the great writing prophets. This time around, I read […]
Common Council Authorizes City Staff To Negotiate An Agreement With Wisconsin Entertainment Group To Manage City’s Independence Day Celebration
The Common Council met 02/19/2025. One of the items they took up was a request to approve a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Appleton and Wisconsin Entertainment Group, LLC to manage the City of Appleton Independence Day Celebration. The item was confusingly worded. […]
Common Council Approves Use Of $134,180 Grant To Purchase Electric Vehicle And Install Charging Station
The Common Council met 02/19/2025. One of the items they voted on was a request to accept a $134,180 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant to be used for the purchase of an electric vehicle and the installation of a charging station. The city had […]
Common Council Approves $88,000 Sole Source Purchase Of Decorative Galvanized Streetlight Poles For College Avenue Bridge – City Staff Expect New Poles To Last 25-40 Years
The Common Council met 02/19/2025. One of the items they took up was a request from city staff for a $88,592 sole source contract to replace the decorative streetlight poles on the College Avenue Bridge. The Municipal Services Committee voted to recommend this item be approved with […]
Common Council Votes 13-2 To Deny Alcohol License For Delaire’s – “My Name Has Been Dragged Through The Mud” Claims Business Owner
The Common Council met 02/19/2025. One of the things they voted on was the alcohol license application for Delaire’s. This license application has been outstanding since October of 2024 and has bounced back and forth between the Safety and Licensing Committee and placed on hold […]
Alderperson Brad Firkus’ Invocation At 02/05/2025 Common Council Meeting – “There are a lot of different ways we can express our love that show that certain things have more meaning than just a passing feeling of joy that we get from them.”
Mayor Woodford: Please rise for the invocation, which will be delivered by Alder Firkus. Alderperson Brad Firkus (District 3): Thank you. Next week is Valentine’s Day, a holiday that brings the topic of love to the forefront. While Valentine’s Day is primarily focused on love […]
Common Council Meeting 02/19/2025 – Will Vote On Delaire’s Alcohol License, Grant For Electric Vehicle Purchase, Sole Source Contract To Replace Light Poles On College Avenue Bridge, Consulting Contract To Investigate Creation Of Tax Increment Finance District For Thrivent Development
The Common Council is meeting 02/19/2025 at 7PM. As an information item, they will be receiving a presentation on the I-41 project. Among items they will be vote on are a few of note. They will be voting on the alcohol license application for Delaire’s. […]
Alderperson William Siebers Submits Resolution That Would Signal The Common Council’s Support For The Appleton Fire Department’s Move To Paramedic Non-Transport Medical Service Level
One resolution was submitted during the 02/05/2025 Common Council Meeting. Resolution 1-R-25 entitled “Fire Department Paramedic Service Level” was authored by Alderperson William Siebers (District 1). If approved it would signal the Common Council’s support for the Fire Department’s application to the State of Wisconsin, […]
Common Council Votes 12-2 To Accept $274,000 Grant For Library Project – Denies Amendment That Would Have Confirmed Funds Would Not Be Used To Increase Overall Project Budget
The Common Council met 02/05/2025. One of the items that was separated out for an individual vote was the request to accept a $274,000 grant for the library project. During the Finance Committee meeting on 01/20/2025, Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim (District 13) had proposed an amendment […]