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Committee backs free downtown parking for Small Business Saturday with ADI contribution

5907283 · October 6, 2025
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The Municipal Services Committee recommended council approval of free parking downtown for Small Business Saturday 2025, with Appleton Downtown Incorporated offering $1,600 toward metered parking; the measure passed 5-0 and will go to council next week.

The Municipal Services Committee on Oct. 6 recommended council approval of free parking downtown for Small Business Saturday 2025, with Appleton Downtown Incorporated (ADI) offering $1,600 toward metered parking. The committee voted 5-0 to forward the request to the full City Council.

The request, presented by Abby Novak, marketing director with Appleton Downtown Incorporated, asked the city to waive parking fees for the one-day event to encourage shoppers to visit downtown businesses. "This is a nationally recognized day of shopping that supports a wide range of small businesses from…

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