The Resolution Condemning Xenophobia, Racism, and Violence Against The Asian Pacific Islander Desiamerican (APIDA) Community was on the agenda for the 04/21/2021 Common Council meeting. There were some concerns about this item raised during the Safety and Licensing committee meeting and it only made it […]
Tag: Resolutions
Safety And Licensing Committee Discusses Proposed Anti Asian Hate Resolution And The Appropriate Scope Of City Statements
There was a pretty interesting discussion that happened during the 04/14/2021 Safety and Licensing Committee meeting surrounding the Resolution Condemning Xenophobia, Racism, and Violence Against The Asian Pacific Islander DesiAmerican (APIDA) Community. The discussion revolved around what the appropriate scope of the Common Council is […]
Finance Committee Votes To Hold Resolution Banning The Display Of Political Signs On City Owned Property So Attorney’s Office Can Research
The Appleton Finance Committee met 04/12/2012. This was Alderperson Kyle Lobner’s (District 13) last time chairing the Finance Committee before he departs the Common Council after having lost the recent election by two votes to incoming District 13 Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim. The recent campaign season […]
Finance Committee Meeting Scheduled For 04/12/2021
The Finance Committee is meeting 04/12/2021 at 5:30PM. Amongst other items, the agenda includes… A budget adjustment for consulting services. This is related to ongoing plans to convert the closed Mackville Landfill from an active gas extraction system to a passive one, a change that, […]
Resolution Banning The Sale Of Dogs And Cats By Pet Stores In Appleton Referred Back To Committee
The Common Council, during the 04/07/2021 Council meeting, was going to vote on the Resolution banning the sale of cats and dogs by pet stores; however, Alderperson Michael Smith (District 10) asked for the item to be referred back to committee for reasons recapped below. […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Approves Resolution Banning The Sale Of Cats And Dogs By Pet Stores
On 03/24/2021 Appleton’s Safety and Licensing Committee took up Resolution #3-R-21 “Prohibition on Large Scale Commercial Dog and Cat Breeding”. This resolution was submitted by Alderpersons Maiyoua Thao (District 7), Denise Fenton (District 6), and Vered Meltzer (District 2) and states that “no pet store […]
City Plan Commission Meeting 01/26/2021
The city Planning Commission is meeting 01/26/2021 at 4pm. On the agenda are… 2 rezoning requests: A request to approve a Marsden Park plat that is located in Grand Chute. Consideration of Resolution 1-R-21 to allow the construction of Accessory Dwelling Units. [That may be […]
Alderperson Matt Reed’s Speech On The Non-Partisan Redistricting Referendum – “These People Are Not Accountable To The Voters”
Although District 8’s alderperson Matt Reed voted in favor of putting the non-partisan redistricting referendum on the April 6 ballot, he did express concerns about the actual aims of the referendum and the practical ramifications of implementing a non-partisan redistricting process. He was concerned that […]
More Details On Citizen Push For Non-Partisan Redistricting Referendum
Alderperson Denise Fenton was kind enough to go into more detail about the citizen push that prompted the Common Council to put the nonpartisan redistricting referendum question on the April 6 ballot. Former State Assembly Representative Penny Bernard Schaber and an additional person proactively reached […]
Common Council Votes To Put Non-Partisan Redistricting Referendum On April 6 Ballot
[CORRECTION: I had speculated that the Appleton representative that Alderperson Denise Fenton had referenced was Amanda Stuck. Alderperson Fenton has since said that Amanda Stuck was not among the people who reached out to her. It was actually Penny Bernard Schaber.] The Common Council met […]