The Common Council is meeting 05/17/2022 at 7PM. Mayor Woodford will be making a recommendation for a new Public Works Director to replace retiring current director Paula Vandehey. The city was having such a difficult time finding qualified candidates that they ended up hiring an […]
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Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Discusses Recruitment Status For Public Works Director and Police Chief Positions
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 04/27/2022. One of the information items they discussed was the Recruitment Status report, specifically the status on the search for a new Director of Public Works and their expectations on finding a new police chief, since Chief […]
Common Council Approves Water Bill Credit Adjustment By 9-5 Vote
The Common Council met 02/16/2022. Two items were separated out for individual votes. The first was the request to extend the development agreement with Bela Development, LLC by 12 months. The second was a request from a property owner for a credit adjustment for water […]
Director Of Public Works Provides More Details On AquaHawk Water Usage Monitoring System And City’s Water Leak Policy
I have some follow-up information on the AquaHawk water usage monitoring service that is available to City of Appleton utility customers. Director of Public Works Paula Vandehey was helpful enough to answer the questions I had about the AquaHawk service and the city’s Water Leak […]
Municipal Services Approves 3 Items And Receives Update On Changes to Leaf And Bulky Overflow Collection
The Municipal Services Committee met 02/07/2022. In addition to approving the Memorandum of Understanding with Bird, Inc to conduct a second e-scooter pilot program and receiving an update on the city’s Pedestrian Crosswalk Enhancement Program, they also approved 3 other action items and received two […]
Municipal Services Committee Reviews Appleton’s Salt Usage History And Updated Yard Waste Site Hours
The Municipal Services Committee met 01/24/2022. In addition to the report on the annual update to the city’s 5-Year Bike Lane and Trail Plan, the committee received a couple updates on some Department of Public Work’s functions, the city’s salt usage history and the new […]
Finance Committee Votes To Approve Using $35,000 In Carry-Over Funds To Hire A Recruitment Firm To Find Candidates For Public Works Director Position
The Finance Committee met 01/24/2022. Most of the meeting was taken up with discussion about the city brand study and Resolution #2-R-22. They did, however, also discuss the status of the recruitment process for a new Public Works Director and a request from the Human […]
Common Council Approves Summit Street Reconstruction With Narrow 7-6 Vote
On 08/18/2021 the Summit Street reconstruction was approved by the Common Council on a very narrow vote. Off the top of my head, I can’t think of any other street reconstruction that has resulted in such a vote. As explained in the recap of the […]
“Road Reconstruction 101” Presented To Municipal Services Committee
During the 08/23/2021 Municipal Services Committee meeting, Director of Public Works Paula Vandehey gave a Road Reconstruction 101 presentation to the committee. She put it together after receiving some questions from alderpersons and thought that the community might have similar questions and find value in […]
Director Vandehey Confirms Appleton’s Fire Hydrants Are Painted To Indicate Flow Rate
During the 07/28/2021 Safety and Licensing Committee meeting, the Fire Department’s Chief Jeremy Hansen told the committee that although there is a nationally recognized color coding scheme for fire hydrant flow to indicate the water flow rate, the city of Appleton does not do that […]