Common Council Approves Use Of $134,000 In Grant Funds For Library Project – Declines To Clarify That The Funds Will Not Be Used To Increase Project’s Scope

The Common Council met 02/07/2024. One of the items they separated out for an individual vote was Resolution 1-R-24 which called to utilize $134,180 in Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant funds for the library project. The Finance Committee had recommended this resolution for approval by […]

Finance Committee Approves $195,000 Signage Contract For New Library

The Finance Committee met 01/09/2024. One of the items they discussed was the request to approve the “Library Signage Package” contract to  Seating Concepts Inc., in the amount of $185,994.61 with a contingency of $10,000 for a project total not to exceed $195,994.61. The committee […]

Finance Committee Meeting 10/18/2023 – Will Vote On $1 Million ARPA Grant Award To Thompson Center, Grant Part Of Agreement To Relocate Temporary Library Location To Thompson Center For 2024

The Finance Committee is holding a special meeting on 10/18/2023 at 6PM. They will be voting on a request to award a $1 million ARPA grant to the Thompson Center on Lourdes (TCoL). This grant award was prompted by the potential upcoming relationship between the […]

Library Board Meeting 09/19/2023 – Will Vote On 3 Contracts Related To New Library Project

The Library Board is meeting 09/19/2923 at 4:30PM. They will be voting on a number of action items some of which include… The 2024 Outagamie Waupaca Counties Library System (OWLS) Resource Library Agreement and the 2024 OWLS Service Agreement. A request to award the library’s […]

Library Board Meeting 07/18/2023 – Will Vote On Request To Close Temporary Library Location So Staff Can Attend Library Groundbreaking Ceremony On 07/25/2023

The Library Board is meeting 07/18/2023 at 4:30PM. They will be voting on a request to approve a closure of the temporary library location from 1-5PM on 07/25/2023 for the Library Groundbreaking ceremony. Library Director Colleen Rortvedt recognizes this will cause some disruption for patrons […]

Common Council Meeting 06/21/2023 – Will Vote On Bid Packages For Library Project, Resolution To Join Wisconsin Local Government Climate Coalition

The Common Council is meeting 06/21/2023 at 7PM. The items that result in the most attention and discussion will most likely be the request to approve the bid packages for the Library Project and the request to increase the contract payment to Skidmore, Owings, and […]

Finance Committee Unanimously Approves Bid Packages For Library Project

On 06/19/2023, the Finance Committee voted unanimously to approve the bid packages for the Library project. Video for the meeting has still not been posted, but the Post Crescent wrote an article that can be read here: https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/local/2023/06/19/bids-for-appleton-public-library-fit-within-40-4-million-budget/70335475007/ Per the article, “The current accounting for […]

Finance Committee Meeting 06/19/2023 – Will Vote On Library Project Bid Packages, Total Cost Comes In Just Shy Of $31 Million

The Finance Committee is holding a special meeting on 06/19/2023 at 5PM to review and vote on a request to approve the bid packages for the Library project. The taxpayer funded portion of the project was supposed to be no more than $26.4 million, but […]