Safety And Licensing Committee Holds Truancy Resolution Until 05/14/2025 Committee Meeting – Alderpersons Express Desire For More Details Prior To Moving Forward

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 03/26/2025. The item that took up the most amount of time was the anti-truancy resolution. During the 03/19/2025 Common Council meeting, Appleton Area School District Superintendent Greg Hartjes had given a presentation on truancy rates in AASD high schools […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 03/26/2025 – Will Take Up Resolution Calling For Creation Of Anti-Truancy Ordinance

The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 03/26/2025 at 5:30PM. They will be taking up Resolution 3-R-25 which, if approved as written, would “enact an ordinance prohibiting a person under 18 years of age from being a habitual truant” and keep this ordinance in place […]

Common Council Votes 11-3 To Approve New Emissions Reduction Goal For City – Resolution Viewed As A Statement Of Aspiration

The Common Council met 03/19/2025. One of the items separated out for an individual vote was Resolution 2-R-2025 which updated the city government’s emissions reduction goal to a target of reducing net emissions by 50% (13,600 metric tons of CO2e) by 2034 and maintaining as […]

Superintendent Greg Hartjes Gives Presentation To Common Council On Truancy Issues Within Appleton Area School District; Alderperson William Siebers Introduces Resolution To Bring Back Appleton’s Anti-Truancy Ordinance

The Common Council met 03/19/2025. Slightly less than 30 minutes were taken up with a presentation from Appleton Area School District Superintendent Greg Hartjes providing background on the District’s request for the Common Council to create an anti-truancy ordinance. The Council was not given an […]

Alderperson William Siebers Introduces Resolution To Bring Back Appleton’s Former Anti-Truancy Ordinance – Alderperson Katie Van Zeeland Expresses Concerns About Lack Of Data From AASD And Speed At Which Resolution Is Being Taken Up

During the 03/19/2025 Common Council meeting, the Common Council received a presentation from Appleton Area School District Superintendent Greg Hartjes requesting that the Common Council create a local anti-truancy ordinance. At the end of the meeting, Alderperson William Siebers (District 1) introduced a resolution to […]

All Things Appleton Discusses Purpose, Value, And Associated Costs Of Proposed Emissions Reduction Resolution With Alderperson Smith A Supporter Of The Resolution

On 03/19/2025, the Common Council will be voting on the resolution setting the city’s emissions reduction goals. This resolution would update the city government’s emissions reduction goal to a target of reducing net emissions by 50% (13,600 metric tons of CO2e) by 2034 and maintaining […]

Common Council Meeting 03/19/2025 – Will Review Request From AASD To Create New Anti-Truancy Ordinance, Vote On Selfie-Sculpture And Emissions Reduction Resolution

The Common Council is meeting 03/19/2025 at 7PM. They will be receiving a presentation from the Appleton Area School District in which the school district will explain the negative impact of truancy and then request that the Common Council create a local ordinance that would […]

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 […]

Alderperson Patrick Hayden Introduces Resolution To Change City’s Carbon Emission Reduction Goals

During the 02/19/2025 Common Council meeting, Alderperson Patrick Hayden (District 7) introduced resolution 2-R-25 entitled “Appleton Sustainability Advisory Panel’s Emissions Reduction Recommendation.” The city currently has a goal to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or earlier. If passed as written, this resolution would […]