The Fox Cities Transit Commission met 05/27/2025. The entire meeting took only around 11 minutes. During the meeting the commission approved the purchase of the vacant lot just north of the downtown transit center for $150,000 and also approved updates to Valley Transit’s Title VI […]
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Transit Commission Meeting 05/27/2025 – Will Vote On Request To Complete Purchase Of Vacant Lot Next To Transit Center Needed For Construction Of New Transit Center
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 05/27/2025 at 2:50PM. The item probably of most interest to the public is that they will be voting on a request for authorization to execute an offer to purchase the vacant lot at 222 N Oneida Street which […]
Human Resouces And Information Technology Committee Approves Wage Increase For Valley Transit Master Mechanics, Creation Of Shop Foreperson Position
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 05/14/2025. One of the items they took up was a request to approve a side letter agreement with the Teamsters Local Union #662 which will update the collective bargaining agreement for Valley Transit employees to increase the […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Meeting 05/14/2025 – Will Vote On Changes In Parking Utility, Finance Department, And Valley Transit
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee is meeting 05/14/2025 at 6:30PM. They will be voting on requests to reorganize the Department of Public Works Parking Utility and the Department of Finance. For the Parking Utility, city staff would like to create a new position […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Receives Updates On ADP Staffing Study And Valley Transit Bus Driver Staffing Levels
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 04/23/2025. In addition to receiving an update on the city’s conversion from its old enterprise resource planning system to Tyler Munis, they reviewed four additional information items including the Police Department staffing study, Valley Transit staffing levels, […]
Finance Committee Approves Award Of Lungaard Park Pavilion Project Contract To Milbach Construction After Receiving Assurances There Will Be No Issues With Subcontractors, Approves Creation Of Reserve Fund For $1.5 Million In Interest Earned On ARPA Dollars
The Finance Committee met 04/21/2025. Most of the meeting was taken up with discussion on the request to spend $107,000 to hire a climate action consultant and the request to allocate $20,000 for signage in the City Center/Fox Commons complex; however, they also took up […]
Transit Commission Discusses New Fare Collection System, Sets Daily And Monthly Caps On Fares
The Fox Cities Transit Commission met 04/22/2025. They received an update on the implementation of Valley Transit’s new collection system and voted to approve daily and monthly fare caps for riders. Going forward, riders will pay for no more than two rides per day even […]
Fox Cities Transit Commission Receives Update On Funding For Whitman Avenue Facility Upgrade And New Transit Center Project
The Fox Cities Transit Commission met 03/25/2025. During the meeting they received a brief update on the funding for Valley Transit’s three big capital projects. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download: WHITMAN AVENUE FACILITY PHASE 1 – Valley Transit’s Whitman Avenue facility […]
Fox Cities Transit Commission Meeting 02/25/2025 – Will Receive 2024 Year End Performance Report, Review Ridership Numbers
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 02/25/2025 at 2:50PM. They have two action items on the agenda. The first is the routine approval of payments for November, December, and January. The second is a request to extend their 2020 contract with Red Shoes Inc […]
Appleton Redevelopment Authority Receives Update On Purchase Of Property At 222 N Oneida Street – After Over 18 Months, Valley Transit Has Finally Received Approval From Federal Government To Purchase Property
The Appleton Redevelopment Authority met 02/12/2025. During that meeting they received an update on the vacant lot at 222 N Oneida Street that the ARA owns and is in the process of selling to Valley Transit. Valley Transit has been under contract to purchase that […]