Common Council Votes Unanimously To Rescind No Mow May And Retain 8 Inch Maximum Height Limit For Grass – Also Directs Staff To Provide Educational Resources To Public Regarding Slow Mow Summer

The Common Council met 07/17/2024. One of the items they separated out for individual discussion and a vote was the resolution to rescind No Mow May. The Municipal Services Committee had voted to recommend rescinding No Mow May but also increasing the maximum allowable height […]

Common Council Meeting 07/17/2024 – Will Vote On Resolution To Rescind No Mow May, Request To Not Renew Alcohol License For Corner Pub

The Common Council is meeting 07/17/2024 at 7PM. Because the Common Council meeting on 07/03/2024 was cancelled due to the 4th of July holiday, the Council now had two weeks’ worth of committee items to vote on. The main item of discussion will probably be […]

Municipal Services Committee Approves Amended No Mow May Resolution – New Version Would Rescind No Mow May But Increase Allowable Height Of Grass From 8″ to 10″

The Municipal Services Committee met 06/24/2024. They spent nearly an hour and a half discussing the resolution to rescind the No Mow May ordinance language in the city’s Municipal Code. Right now, the city has an 8-inch height restriction on the grass on developed properties […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 06/24/2024 – Will Vote On Resolution To Rescind No Mow May, Request From Lil Taco To Place Picnic Tables On Street

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 06/24/2024 at 4:30PM. They will be voting on a street occupancy permit for the Rise apartment development. The building is built up directly to the lot line. They would like to install a front door that swings outward onto […]

Common Council Votes To Direct Staff To Organize Their Records Of Pesticide Usage Under The Umbrella Of The Turf Management Policy

The Common Council met 06/19/2024. One of the items they separated out for individual discussion and a vote was the resolution regarding pesticide use by city staff and contractors. In its original form, this resolution prohibited the use of chemical pesticides by city staff and […]

Common Council Meeting 06/19/2024 – Will Vote On Wheel Tax Resolution, Pesticide Prohibition Resolution, Proposal To Create Ordinance Banning Short Term Rental Of Scooters In Appleton

The Common Council is meeting 06/19/2024 at 7PM. Last week was a week with full committee meetings so there is a lot on the agenda including two resolutions. They will be taking up the resolution to increase the wheel tax. This resolution was held at […]

Municipal Services Committee Discusses Pesticide Prohibition Resolution – Votes To Hold Item For 2 Weeks To Give Staff Time To Provide More Details On Pesticide Use By The City

The video for the Municipal Services Committee meeting on 06/10/2024 was posted Thursday of last week, and I have been able to prepare a transcript of the discussion regarding Resolution 4-R-24, the resolution which would prohibit the use by city staff and contractors of a […]

Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Reviews Environmental Education Resolution – Votes To Hold It At Committee Indefinitely

The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 06/12/2024. One of the items they took up was the Environmental Education Resolution. This resolution was authored by former Alderperson Israel Del Toro (formerly District 4) as well as current Alderpersons Vered Meltzer (District 2) and Alex […]