The Parks and Recreation Committee met 06/09/2025 and spent nearly 90 minutes discussion Resolution 4-R-25 which calls for Appleton Memorial Park to be renamed “Veteran’s Memorial Park” and for a plan to be developed to relocate select existing memorials to the park and to add […]
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Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 06/09/2025 – Will Vote On Resolution To Rename Memorial Park To “Veteran’s Memorial Park”
The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 06/09/2025 at 6PM. They have one action item on their agenda which is Resolution 4-R-25 which would rename Memorial Part to Veteran’s Memorial Park, calls for the creation of a plan to move various existing memorials to the […]
Common Council Approves Updated Park Rule Restricting Alcoholic Beverages Within 20 Feet Of Pavilion Or Playground – Pavilion Restriction Does Not Apply During Special Events
The Common Council met 05/21/2025. Although they spent the bulk of the meeting discussing the request to take $107,000 left over from the 2024 budget and spend it on hiring a climate action consultant, they did separate out one additional action item which was the […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Approves Update To Park Rules Banning Alcoholic Beverages Within 20′ Of Pavilions And Playgrounds
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 05/12/2025. Outside of electing a vice-chair, setting the date and time of the committee meetings, and setting a designated contact person, they took up two action items. The first was a request to approve Irish Fest’s request to hold […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 05/12/2025 – Will Vote On Request To Prohibit Alcohol Consumption Within 20′ Of Park Pavilions And Playgrounds
The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 05/12/2025 at 6PM. This is its first meeting since 03/10/2025. They will be electing a vice chair, setting a committee meeting time, and designating a contact person. They have two main action items they will be voting on. […]
Public Arts Committee And Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 04/02/2025 – Will Receive Notice That Houdini Plaza Selfie-Sculpture Proposal Has Been Withdrawn
The Public Arts Committee is meeting 04/02/2025 at 8AM and the Parks, and Recreation Committee is holding a special meeting 04/02/2025 at 6:45PM just prior to the Common Council meeting at 7PM. Each meeting agenda only contains one item which is the selfie sculpture that […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Approves Renewal Of Appleton’s Bird City Designation – Alderperson Katie Van Zeeland Speaks Highly Of Recently Deceased Former Alderperson Joe Martin Who Spearheaded Original Bird City Designation
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 03/10/2025. One of the items they took up was the request to approve the renewal of Appleton’s Bird City Designation. Alderperson Katie Van Zeeland (District 5) took the opportunity to remember former Alderperson Joe Martin who passed away on […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Votes 3-1 With 1 Abstention To Approve Houdini Plaza Selfie Sculpture – Discusses Purpose, Value, And Location Of “Selfie Station”
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 03/10/2025. One of the items they took up was the request from Creative Downtown Appleton, Inc to install a selfie sculpture in Houdini Plaza. There was some discussion about the purpose and value of the piece as well as […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Unanimously Approves Resolution Setting Goal Of 50% Reduction In City’s CO2 Emissions By 2034 – Questions Remain As To Cost And Strategy To Reach That Goal
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 03/10/2025. The item they spent the most amount of time discussing was Resolution 2-R-25 regarding the City of Appleton’s emissions reduction goals. Currently, Appleton has a target of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or earlier. This was […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 03/10/2025 – Will Vote On Resolution Changing City’s Emissions Reduction Target, Selfie Sculpture, Renewal Of Bird City Designation
The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 03/10/2025 at 6:15PM. They have three items on their agenda. The first is Resolution 2-R-25 regarding the city’s carbon emissions reduction target. Currently, Appleton has a target of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or earlier. This […]