The Appleton Common Council met 10/19/2022. It was not a long meeting, clocking it at just under 24 minutes long. When I posted the agenda for the meeting, I noted that there didn’t seem to be any particularly controversial items or even any items that […]
Tag: Utilities
Utilities Committee Approves Erosion And Sediment Control Changes, Additions To 2023 Water Main Replacement Project List
The Utilities Committee met 10/11/2022 and took up three action items, only one of which resulted in any in-depth discussion. The first two action items were related, the first being a request to approve changes to Municipal Code Chapter 24, Erosion and Sediment Control and […]
Utilities Commitee Receives Report On Covid-19 Levels In Appleton’s Wastewater
The Utilities Committee met 08/23/2022. The meeting was very brief, clocking it at under 10 minutes. The four action items on the agenda were all approved with no questions or discussion. The item that involved the most discussion was the Wastewater Covid-19 Report. Utilities Director […]
Utilities Committee Receives Update On AquaHawk Water Use Monitoring System
The Utilities Committee met 02/22/2022 and received a brief update regarding the AquaHawk water usage monitoring system that the city has made available to residents and the questions that had been raised during the previous Utilities Committee meeting. A female staff member confirmed that a […]
Common Council Approves Water Bill Credit Adjustment By 9-5 Vote
The Common Council met 02/16/2022. Two items were separated out for individual votes. The first was the request to extend the development agreement with Bela Development, LLC by 12 months. The second was a request from a property owner for a credit adjustment for water […]
Director Of Public Works Provides More Details On AquaHawk Water Usage Monitoring System And City’s Water Leak Policy
I have some follow-up information on the AquaHawk water usage monitoring service that is available to City of Appleton utility customers. Director of Public Works Paula Vandehey was helpful enough to answer the questions I had about the AquaHawk service and the city’s Water Leak […]
Utilities Committee Approves $65.98 Water Bill Credit Adjustment For Property Owner, Discusses How Residents Are Informed Of AquaHawk Water Use Monitoring System
I’m going to start off this post by telling all City of Appleton property owners that they can sign up for an AquaHawk account here: https://www.appleton.org/residents/water/customer-portal Based on what I observed in this meeting, it sounds like something you should strongly consider as it will […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 10/12/2021 – Will Vote On Requested Wastewater Utility Rate Increase of 4% After Already Increasing The Rate By 20% In 2021
The Utilities Committee is meeting 10/12/2021 at 5PM. They have two action items on the agenda. One is a request to approve a change order to a storm water services contract. The item I would expect to be of the most interest to Appleton residents […]
Utilities Committee Meets 07/27/2021 – Discusses Increase In Water Main Breaks
The Utilities Committee met on 07/27/2021. It was a 5 minute long meeting but still had a discussion of some interest. The two actions items on the agenda were increasing two Stormwater Management Plan Review contracts by $20,000 each. Staff had nothing to add to […]
Request To Change Utility Employee Status
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee is meeting 01/06/2021. The only action item on the agenda is a request by the Utilities Department to convert one full time Solids Operator to 1 full time Utility Worker. Essentially, they have 1 too many Solids Operators […]