Alderperson· 2025-04-15 – 2027-04-28 (current office record start 2025-04-15 and end 2027-04-28 per Legistar OfficeRecords for the Common Council body [cityofappleton.legistar.com], published by the City Clerk)
Denis Dougherty
Appleton
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 1
- Total speaking time
- 0:18
- Avg per meeting
- 0:18
- Segments
- 4
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Top issues during term (20)(Parks Rec)
Veterans Park Renaming
Mostly signage and administrative costs, if any; no major dollar figure given.
Reid Golf Course September finances
The course is about $60,000 ahead of last year in gross revenue, easing pressure on city support.
College Avenue tree planter uplighting
Electricity and maintenance costs fall on ADI and the participating businesses, not the city.
Strategic Plan Review and Update Process
Holiday Closure Schedule for 2027
2027 Special Revenue Funds and conservancy funding
No special revenue fund expenditures requested for 2027.
Sensory Room Policy
Children's Area Use Policy
Integrated Library System migration
Public Art in Ellen Kort Peace Park
No cost to the city beyond minimal installation work the parks crew can largely do in-house.
Rally for Equality special event
Library closure August 14 for strategic planning
Grant funding from the Friends' Community Vision Fund is covering the Spanish-language outreach work.
Neighbors in Action Workshop
$80,000 in ARPA funds funded the workshops; about $3,000 per year in general fund money supports small neighborhood grants.
Library Strategic Plan
Children's summer program success
Draft library policies from Personnel & Policy Committee
Federal funding threats could hit Wisconsin's state library support, where 19 of 21 division staff are federally funded.
Reid Golf Course record revenue
Record August revenue with steady expenses means a strong financial year for the golf course.
Veterans Memorial Concept Plan
Funding for the memorial will be raised in future phases; no cost was set tonight.
Veterans Memorial Park South Pond agreement with Grand Chute
Appleton saves 20% on maintaining the pond thanks to Grand Chute's cost share.
Denial of downtown pop-up disc golf special event
No city cost; the applicant had paid event fees and reported buying 21 baskets at $242 each.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Dougherty was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Parks Rec.
Voting record (0)(Parks Rec)
No votes found matching Parks Rec.