Municipal Services Committee Vote 3-1 To Approve Terrace Occupancy Permit For Fence In Public Right-Of-Way

The Municipal Services Committee met 05/22/2023. One of the items they took up was a request from a resident under the recently updated Street Terrace Policy for a Terrace Occupancy Permit. Under the updated Street Terrace Policy guidelines, residents have the option to install fences […]

Common Council Approves Updated Street Terrace Policy Allowing Residents To Plant Vegetable Gardens In Terraces

The Common Council met 11/02/2022. One of the items they took up was the request to approve modifications to the City of Appleton Street Terrace Policy. The main modifications being voted on were to allow residents to plant vegetable gardens up to 36” high and […]

Municipal Services Committee Votes 4-1 To Recommend Approval Of Updated Street Terrace Policy

The Municipal Services Committee met 10/24/2022. One of the items they took up was the modifications to the city’s street terrace policy. These modifications were prompted by Alderperson Israel Del Toro’s (District 4) Resolution 7-R-22 which, if passed, would allow residents to grow vegetable gardens […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 10/24/2022 – Will Vote On Street Terrace Policy Modification Resolution

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 10/24/2022 at 4:30PM. The action item of most interest to the public is, I expect, the modifications to the City of Appleton Street Terrace Policy. Resolution 7-R-22 calls for modifying the city’s existing street terrace policy to allow residents […]

Municipal Services Committee Holds Street Terrace Policy Modifications Resolution For Two More Weeks, Discusses Next Steps For Bird E-Scooter Program

The Municipal Services Committee met 10/10/2022. Although City Hall had indicated on its Facebook page that the meetings this week would not be streamed or recorded, it turns out that audio is available at least for some of them. The Municipal Services Committee meeting was […]

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 […]

Common Council Narrowly Votes To Refer Street Terrace Policy Modifications Back To Municipal Services Committee For Further Discussion

It looks like the residents of Appleton will have to wait a little longer before the city’s street terrace policy is modified. During the 09/07/2022 Common Council meeting the proposed modifications to the city’s Street Terrace Policy was referred back to the Municipal Services Committee […]

Common Council Meeting 09/07/2022 – Will Vote On Modifications To Street Terrace Policy, Allocation Of 2021 Excess General Fund Balance

The Common Council is meeting 09/07/2022 at 7PM. There are not a lot of items on the agenda though there are a few that may warrant being separated out for an individual vote. The first is the modifications to the street terrace policy. These changes […]

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 […]