Common Council Votes 8-7 To Move Forward With Discussions About Building New Trout Museum Building In Ellen Kort Peace Park

On 10/05/2022 the Common Council received a presentation from the Trout Museum of Art on their proposal to build a new museum building within Ellen Kort Peace Park. After receiving the presentation, the Common Council voted 8-7 to allow the discussion process to continue. Discussions […]

Common Council Holding Special Session 10/05/2022 – Will Receive Presentation On Trout Museum Proposal, Vote On Whether To Proceed

The Common Council is holding a special session 10/05/2022 at 6pm. They will be receiving a presentation from Trout Museum representatives on their request to locate a new museum building withing the Ellen Kort Peace Park. Trout representatives will be presenting An explanation of strategic […]

Common Council Votes 10-4 To Approve Process Map To Continue Discussions With Trout Museum Regarding Relocating To Ellen Kort Peace Park

The Common Council met 09/21/2022. The item that garnered the most public comment and resulted in the most discussion was the request to approve a process map to guide discussions and votes on the request from the Trout Museum to construct a new museum building […]

After Making Amendments, Parks And Recreation Department Approves Process Map For Discussion On Trout Museum/Ellen Kort Peace Park Proposal

The Parks and Recreation meeting met 09/12/2022. The item which took up a majority of the meeting was a request to approve a process map for the proposal by the Trout Museum to co-locate a new museum in Ellen Kort Peace Park. The committee ended […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Unanimously Approves Process Map For Trout Museum/Ellen Kort Peace Park Discussions

The Parks and Recreation Committee voted unanimously to approve a process map for discussions regarding locating the Trout Museum within Ellen Kort Peace Park. WBAY published an article about it which you can read here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/appleton-develops-plan-for-trout-museum-relocation-discussions/ar-AA11KRmk I will hopefully be able to get a recap […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 09/12/2022 – Will Vote On Process Plan For Trout Museum/Ellen Kort Peace Park Discussion

The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 09/12/2022 at 6:30PM. They only have a couple action items but both are noteworthy. The first item, and the one that I would expect has the most interest to the public, is a request to approve a process […]

Common Council Approves Holding Discussions Between City And Trout Museum About Building A Trout Museum Facility Within Ellen Kort Peace Park

The Common Council met 08/03/2022. One of the items they took up was the request for staff and Trout Museum of Art representatives to hold discussions on the possibility of building a new Trout Museum facility within the grounds of Ellen Kort Peace Park. This […]

Alderperson Van Zeeland Reminds Residents That The Council Vote This Evening On The Request To Discuss Building A Trout Museum Facility In Ellen Kort Peace Park Is Only A Vote To Discuss It Not To Approve Such A Project – “There is no project at this time”

Apparently, residents have been contacting the Common Council with questions and concerns about the possibility of the Trout Museum building a facility on the grounds of the Ellen Kort Peace Park. Council President Katie Van Zeeland (District 5) posted on her Facebook page to let […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Votes To Allow The City And The Trout Museum Of Art To Enter Into Discussion About Relocating The Museum To Ellen Kort Peace Park

The Parks and Recreation Committee met 07/25/2022. One of the items they took up was a request to hold discussions with the Trout Museum on the possibility of the Trout Muse relocating to a building built at the Ellen Kort Peace Park. The committee ended […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 07/25/2022 – Will Discuss Request To Relocate Trout Museum Of Art To Ellen Kort Peace Park

The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 07/25/2022 at 6:30PM. There are two action items on the agenda. The first is a fairly straightforward request to approve a contract for just under $50,000 to purchase shade structures for Jones Park. The second looks like it […]