The Utilities Committee met 01/10/2023. Much of the meeting was taken up with discussion of the Polymer Incident of December 26, 2022. I’ve prepared a complete transcript of the discussion for your downloading pleasure. I find it all very interesting, but because I don’t know […]
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Wastewater Treatment Chemicals Increase 2 Times More Than Expected For 2023; Utilities Director Shaw Discusses Plans To Keep Within Budget
The Utilities Committee met 12/13/2022. The meeting was only 14 minutes long and none of the items were contentious. All action items were approved unanimously without any questions. The information items, however, resulted in more discussion, particularly the joint chemical consortium quotation awards item because […]
Finance Committee Approves Sole Source GIS Contract, Waste Water Treatment Plant Equipment Upgrades Project
The Finance Committee met 11/21/2022. The meeting was brief and the two action items were approve unanimously. I’ve prepared a complete transcript of the meeting for download. The request to approve a sole-source contract for a three-year license with ESRI for GIS services was approved […]
After Alderperson Doran’s Motion To Amend Is Ruled Out Of Order, Common Council Unanimously Approves 2023 Add-On Water Main Replacement Project List
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 […]
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 […]