The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 10/10/2022 at 4:30PM. It looks like it won’t be too eventful of a meeting. The committee was supposed to take up the resolution modifying the city’s street terrace policy. This resolution would have allowed residents to, among other things, […]
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Municipal Services Committee Votes 3-1 To Approve Variance Request For 12 Foot Driveway Extension Into Front Yard
During the 09/12/2022 and the 09/26/2022 Municipal Services Committee, the committee took up and deliberated on a variance request from a resident on Glendale Avenue to install a 12-foot driveway extension to provide more parking space for the 5 adults who lived in the home, […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 09/26/2022 – Will Vote On Variance Request For Driveway Extension
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 09/26/2022 at 4:30PM. They have three action items they will be voting on including a request to award the 2022-2027 contract for sidewalk and crosswalk snow removal services and a request to approve a handicap-accessible parking stall on the […]
Municipal Services Committee Allows Homeowner To Withdraw Driveway Extension Variance Request
The saga of Michael’s driveway extension looks like it is drawing to an end. Although he himself did not appear at the 09/12/2022 Municipal Services Committee meeting, he had been in communication with the Department of Public Works. Public Works Director Danielle Block told the […]
Municipal Services Committee Votes To Hold Street Terrace Policy Modifications Until October 10 Meeting – Will Give Time For Staff To Answer Questions And Work On Changes
The Municipal Services Committee met 09/12/2022. Around 40 minutes of the meeting was taken up with discussion about the proposed changes to the Street Terrace Policy. This had been referred back to the committee during the 09/07/2022 Common Council meeting. At the time, the refer […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 09/12/2022 – Will Vote On Street Terrace Policy Modifications, Two Driveway Extension Issues
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 09/12/2022 at 4:30PM. They will be taking up a couple of ongoing items. The street terrace policy modifications item was referred back to the committee to give them the opportunity to discuss safety concerns raised by some residents. They […]
Municipal Services Committee Approves Hanging Of Edison Bulb Style Light Strands On Several College Avenue Intersections Pending Safety Review
The Municipal Services Committee met 08/22/2022. One of they items they voted on was a request from Appleton Downtown Inc. for a street occupancy permit to install permanent Edison bulb style LED light strands at the College Avenue intersections of Superior, Appleton, Oneida and Morrison. […]
Municipal Services Committee Approves Changes To Street Terrace Policy Allowing Residents To Plant Gardens And Vegetation Up To 3 Feet High In Terraces
The Municipal Services Committee met 08/22/2022. One of the items they took up was recommendations for modifications to the city’s street terrace policy. The terrace is the typically grassy area in between the sidewalk and the street. Back in June, Alderperson Israel Del Toro (District […]
Driveway Extension Variance Saga Continues – Municipal Services Committee Votes To Hold Item Until 09/12/2022 Meeting
The saga of Michael and his unpermitted driveway extension which violates city code rolls on. Basically, Michael is in the process of fixing up his property and had a large portion of his front yard stretching from his driveway to his front walkway paved with […]
Municipal Services Committee Receives July 2022 Bird E-Scooter Report – Discusses Decrease In Complaints
The Municipal Services Committee met 08/08/2022. Most of the meeting was taken up by the discussion and vote on a variance request for a driveway extension at a Packard Street residence. During the last few minutes, however, they reviewed the July 2022 Bird E-Scooter report. […]