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Susan Garcia Franz, representing Winnebago County Public Health, described the county’s Public Health Week activities and said the vending machine outside the county office in Neenah was “used continuously” over the weekend and had to be reloaded. She described PIN-based access for items in the machine and said the PIN can be issued immediately and is typically valid for a three-month window.

Separately, Samuel Roth, a Neenah resident, asked the council to direct the election office to provide a convenient file of registered voter and turnout data broken down by ward for each election dating back to February 2007 and for future elections. Roth said he had requested data from the Winnebago County clerk, who provided turnout back to 1990 but not at the ward granularity used in city reporting. City staff said Roth’s request was being handled as an open-records request and that if a particular record does not exist the city does not have to provide it.

Council members asked clarifying questions. Alderman Lundrum visited the vending machine and confirmed it is outside the Social Services building; staff clarified the PIN is issued immediately so users can obtain Narcan at the time of request. The clerk noted the voter-data request was being processed under open-records procedures and that staff would provide available data if it exists.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","04-02-2025 Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Public commenters highlighted public-health outreach during Public Health Week and asked the city to provide ward-level registered voter turnout data for past elections and going forward.","taxTitle","Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin","taxId",51879,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6267951,"Council ratifies $150,302 EMS funding award; minutes approval postponed to April 15",164,2646000,2810000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3060873-e95456a6d73e901d524537f1376d3474&start=2646&end=2810","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3060873-e95456a6d73e901d524537f1376d3474/thumbnail_2646000.jpg","/articles/6267951/Neenah/Winnebago-County/Wisconsin/Council-ratifies-150302-EMS-funding-award-minutes-approval-postponed-to-April-15","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6267951-4f25250aca5c517aa2487193114d151d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770946041&Signature=RRvvT6eQpOTlmNWM4~jjcWnsr-J2kn35ibpO-JtED8MkejNeM7j6WIuFmk-EtkgUmSZrK-lxyecMKjWIzolrnl98pXTN00S3m0-KTadhnt0SEmHUKh0JmYsN~W8Ikn8u0tRTRPLUN2zx9mVhIYdlKmcqZvHlOGgKJc83Eq2axsOQ6WNcN1R06xAB60DlL9RncSQgdzDitIsQEZ-t2Po-IZyWQoXCRpGbCFdxmDMV8VXi67LI6iI6ykzXPU5t8ULOCpVAXKEbq6lU8Ws5a7d-s47C0B8~FH9dCT1dWNbQv3D2n2EFWKUeoFl41UyqyurnhRNVu-UVJfkNG3bTYsRkow__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Neenah Common Council on April 2 voted to ratify acceptance of a $150,302.12 award from the state EMS Funding Assistance Program for Neenah Menasha Fire Rescue.

Alderman Kathy Boyette reported that the joint Neenah-Menasha committee recommended both councils ratify the award. Boyette moved the recommendation; Alderman Ellis seconded. G.T. Shek, representing Neenah Menasha Fire Rescue, explained the recent state changes that expanded eligibility and increased the funding pool, allowing departments that provide on-scene care (but do not operate transporting ambulances) to apply. Shek said the award must be used for EMS-related purposes and cannot be used to reduce existing budgeted funds. The motion passed 7–0.

Separately, the council approved by unanimous consent postponing approval of the council minutes and proceedings from March 19 until the April 15 meeting. When asked, the clerk explained the postponement would move the vote to the next regular meeting; no roll-call vote was recorded for that consent action.

There were no other formal ordinances, resolutions or bids adopted during the meeting.","The Neenah Common Council ratified acceptance of a $150,302.12 EMS Funding Assistance Program award for Neenah Menasha Fire Rescue and, by unanimous consent, postponed approval of March 19 council minutes to April 15.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6267955,"Neenah outlines 5-year plan for Carpenter Preserve, schedules volunteer tree-planting and sheep grazing",1737,110000,1847000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3060873-e95456a6d73e901d524537f1376d3474&start=110&end=1847","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3060873-e95456a6d73e901d524537f1376d3474/thumbnail_110000.jpg","/articles/6267955/Neenah/Winnebago-County/Wisconsin/Neenah-outlines-5-year-plan-for-Carpenter-Preserve-schedules-volunteer-tree-planting-and-sheep-grazing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6267955-6f9f7e8309d35f3cd24007da1e116b32/orig.mp4?Expires=1770946041&Signature=Hy8CCaCUZxX2BwPRWrqEypZU03eII-twK6z5cPkolSLRUltTC2kAtGwTTzbJgoO7AlE3ZLKZ2XzHorgyM7lNX3Os5dDLkWglDXn~OiiZaGJiEF4yWUjHjyzzRwhUPBmcZiW-pokmztlO7SUqblHPpPZ3o1q2Tw2UJLupY102Gzp0Fbje-FO04indhRnidYDtqUxZ5XJ5LwiRmh6cJ3kuEY47XgLpaxGwpEZmH0i7IbX5xkRZezFajAWta3U9kn2bdEwedqOfwXZCaukYv8kywFVkSthXoz-EgFsFjoTpGMquDR9nTiFNc-u8H1z~YEaAugZAsLGOTn4CKPktZLeUlA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Neenah’s parks director presented a revised master plan for Carpenter Preserve on April 2, detailing a phased five-year implementation schedule, a $100,000 budget request for 2025, and community volunteer events to support restoration work.

Michael Kading, Neenah director of parks and recreation, told the Common Council the revised plan follows a wetland delineation submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in June 2024 and public input in 2023. Kading said the plan breaks projects into year-by-year phases and “that’s the game plan we needed to get to.”

The plan covers work across the preserve’s roughly 103 acres, noting that 30 acres were first purchased in 1996 and 71 acres in 1999. Kading described the project as a multi-year effort to remove invasive species, replant native trees and build a connected trail between Highway G and the Belle Breezewood area. He said the city requested $100,000 in 2025 to fund the year’s tasks and that the numbers for later years are preliminary estimates to be refined through the capital-improvement process.

Kading announced several community and implementation details. The Park and Recreation Commission authorized a contract with a grazing vendor; “the sheep are coming,” he said, explaining a Woolly Green Grazers flock will graze on a rotational basis May through September on about 6 acres identified in the plan. He also said the city will purchase a trailer to store volunteer equipment and that Fox Cities Greenways has established a donor-advised fund and set aside $120,000 to support Carpenter Preserve work.

The city scheduled a volunteer workday for Saturday, May 3 (8 a.m.–noon) to plant roughly 1,100 native seedlings; Kading said the exact planting location would be announced by April 23. He asked for volunteers to help plant and to support ongoing maintenance through a core volunteer group and neighborhood liaisons. Kading and volunteers said the preserve’s work will include buckthorn removal, tree replacement and trail stabilization.

Public comment during the meeting included Frank Cuthbert, a Neenah resident and longtime volunteer, who said he supported the plan and praised staff and volunteers for prior work removing buckthorn and planting trees. “I would like to speak in favor of the work that has been done and the planning and work that is going to be done for the Carpenter Preserve,” Cuthbert said.

Council members asked about maintenance, timeline and outreach. Alderman Lee Hillstrom, who served on the originally drafted 2002 master plan, asked why the city chose sheep rather than goats; Kading said site characteristics and vegetation height informed the vendor’s recommendation and that goats could be brought in later if needed. Alderman Lundrum asked about the feasibility of planting 1,100 seedlings in a single four-hour shift; staff said volunteers and prior site prep make the schedule reasonable.

Kading said staff will return with updates and refined CIP numbers in late summer or fall and will hold additional public meetings, including a late-April spring information meeting and a planned fall update. He described the preserve plan as evolutionary and dependent on continued volunteer engagement and outside funding.

The presentation and subsequent public comment did not include a council vote on the plan; council members asked staff to provide periodic updates and to return with more detailed budget figures for future action.","City staff presented a revised master plan for Carpenter Preserve, outlined a 2025 work program and budget request, and announced volunteer events including a May 3 tree-planting for 1,100 trees and rotational sheep grazing on about 6 acres.","actionData","errors"]

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