The Common Council met 09/20/2023. One of the items they took up was Resolution 6-R-23, the bird safe glass resolution which they ended up voting down by a vote of 10-5. The resolution initially called for the creation of a bird safe glass ordinance in […]
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Common Council Meeting 09/20/2023 – Will Vote On Clearwater Creek Addition, Resolutions On Shared Revenue, Bird Safe Glass, And Mental Health
The Common Council is meeting 09/20/2023 at 7PM. If I had to guess, I would say it has the potential to be one of the longer Council meetings of this year as there are a number of items that garnered discussion during the committee meetings. […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Amends Bird Safe Glass Resolution, Removes Requirement To Create Bird Safe Glass Ordinance – Alderperson Denise Fenton Voices Concern Over Creating Stringent New Building Requirements That Could Potentially Impact Affordable Housing Development
The Community and Economic Development Committee met 09/13/2023. The one item on their agenda was Resolution 6-R-23, the Bird Safe Glass Resolution. This resolution was based on an ordinance from Madison that is currently the subject of legal challenges. Arguments on the legality of the […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 09/13/2023 – Will Vote On Bird Safe Glass Resolution
The Community and Economic Development Committee is meeting 09/13/2023 at 6:30PM. The one item on the agenda is Resolution 6-R-23 which would add bird safe glass requirements to the Appleton City Municipal Code and require all city windows that meet the size requirements to be […]
Alderperson Meltzer Responds To Questions Regarding Bird Safe Glass Resolution – Economic Impact And Number Of Birds Effected Locally Still Unknown
Resolution 6-R-23, the Bird Safe Glass resolution, is currently working its way through the committee process, and will be coming before the Community and Economic Development Committee for a vote on 09/13/2023. If passed as written, the resolution would create bird-safe glass building requirements for […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Votes To Hold Bird Safe Glass Resolution Until September 13 To Give Resolution’s Authors Time To Consider Amendments
The Community and Economic Development Committee met 08/09/2023. Resolution 6-R-23, which would add bird safe glass requirements to the municipal code, appeared on the agenda, but the committee did not discuss it in detail but rather voted to hold it until the September 13 committee […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 08/09/2023 – Will Take Up Bird Safe Glass Resolution, Mayor And City Attorney Both Recommend Waiting Until Legal Issues On Madison Ordinance Are Resolved
The Community and Economic Development Committee is meeting 08/09/2023 at 6:30PM. They have one action item on the agenda which is Resolution 6-R-23, the Bird Safe Glass resolution. As outlined last week, this resolution has issues regarding legality and unknown financial and economic impact. In […]
Update On Bird Safe Glass Resolution – Resolution Still Undergoing Review, City Attorney Recommending Refraining From Action Until Legal Challenges Associated With Similar City Of Madison Ordinance Are Resolved
Resolution 6-R-23, the resolution which would add bird safe glass requirements to Appleton’s Municipal Code, was introduced during the 06/07/2023 Common Council meeting and has been undergoing review by city staff since that time. I thought it would be worthwhile to check in on how […]
Two Resolutions Introduced At 06/07/2023 Common Council Meeting – First Asks For City To Join Wisconsin Local Government Climate Coalition, Second Would Require Creation Of City Ordinance Requiring “Bird-Safe” Glass
Two resolutions were introduced during the Common Council meeting on 06/07/2023. Resolution 5-R-23, the resolution regarding joining the Wisconsin Local Government Climate Coalition (WLGCC) points to the City of Appleton’s history of focusing on environmentalism issues and would require the city to officially join the […]