The Common Council met 10/18/2023. One of the items they took up was Resolution 10-R-22, the Lawe Street Truck Route resolution. This resolution called for city staff to investigate removing the truck route designation on Lawe Street from College Avenue to Hancock Street. Even without […]
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Request For Free Ramp And Meter Parking On Small Business Saturday Referred Back To Committee For Further Discussion
The Common Council met 10/18/2023. One of the items on the agenda was the request from Appleton Downtown Incorporated for the city to provide free ramp and meter parking on Small Business Saturday, November 25, 2023. This item was approved unanimously with no discussion by […]
Common Council Meeting 10/18/2023 – Will Vote On Lawe Street Truck Route Resolution, Mental Health Awareness Resolution, Wastewater Utility Rate Increase, Salary Increases For Mayor And City Attorney
The Common Council is meeting 10/18/2023 at 7PM. One never knows exactly what items if any will be separated out for individual votes by the Common Council, but there are a number of items of note from the committee meetings last week. The resolution regarding […]
Mayor Woodford Presents 2024 Executive Budget To Common Council – Highlights Increased Shared Revenue, 2% Net New Construction, Talks About Plans To Mitigate 18% Increase In Health Insurance Costs
The Common Council met 10/04/2023. During that meeting, Mayor Woodford gave a 25 minute presentation on the 2024 Executive Budget and Service Plan. I’ve prepared a PDF download of the Power Point slides, as well as a transcript of the presentation. In some respects, the […]
Common Council Approves Final Plat Of Fourth Addition To Clearwater Creek Subdivision By 11-4 Vote
The saga of the fourth addition to the Clearwater Creek subdivision has come to an end with the Common Council voting 11-4 to approve the final plat of the fourth addition. This item was not even originally separated out for an individual vote by any […]
Lawe Street Truck Route Resolution Referred Back To Committee – Staff Report Indicates If Truck Route Designation Is Removed The City Could Lose $2.8 Million In Grant Funds For Reconstruction Project
The Common Council met 10/04/2023. Five members of the public spoke during the time of public participation. They all spoke about Resolution 10-R-22 which calls for city staff to investigate removing the truck route designation from Lawe Street between College Avenue and Hancock Street. The […]
Common Council Meeting 10/04/2023 – Will Receive 2024 Budget Presentation, Vote On Lawe Street Truck Route Resolution And Green Bicycle Company Consulting Contract
The Common Council is meeting 10/04/2023 at 7PM. Although there are not very many action items on the agenda, the meeting still has the potential to be on the longer side. The Mayor’s Business portion of the meeting is fairly full. Mayor Woodford will be […]
Recap Of Public Comments At 09/20/2023 Common Council Meeting Regarding Clearwater Creek Development
The Common Council met 09/20/2023 and during that meeting listened to around 50 minutes of public comment, almost all of which was related to the Clearwater Creek subdivision. The developer was wanting to rezone some adjacent land from agricultural to residential and then add that […]
Common Council Approves Increased Fees For Clerk’s Office And Fire Department
The Common Council met 09/20/2023. Two of the items that were separated out for individual votes were the Clerk’s Office License Fee Changes and the updates to Chapter 6 of the municipal code related to the Fire Department which included moving to the 2021 International […]
Common Council Votes Down Bird Safe Glass Resolution – Alderpersons Express Concerns Over $10,000 Cost Of Retrofitting Windows On City-Owned Buildings
The Common Council met 09/20/2023. One of the items they took up was Resolution 6-R-23, the bird safe glass resolution which they ended up voting down by a vote of 10-5. The resolution initially called for the creation of a bird safe glass ordinance in […]