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Oshkosh Common Council approves zone change, sewer and other measures in unanimous votes
Summary
The Oshkosh Common Council on Jan. 14 approved a series of ordinances and resolutions, voting unanimously on zoning, sewer fee, transit and subdivision items.
The Oshkosh Common Council on Jan. 14 approved a slate of routine land‑use and administrative items in roll‑call votes, including an ordinance rezoning part of 240 Algoma Boulevard and a resolution approving a preliminary plat for an 18‑lot single‑family subdivision at the former Washington School site.
Council members present voted unanimously in favor of each item that reached the floor. Roll calls recorded the same six votes (Eslinger, Flom, Stevenson, Nichols, Larson and Bulow) for each approval noted below.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda: Adopted by voice/roll call; items not specified individually in the meeting record; outcome: carried, recorded roll call all Aye (6–0).
- Ordinance 2517: Approved a zoning change from Institutional District to Urban Mixed Use District for part of 240 Algoma Boulevard. Planning Commission had recommended approval. Outcome: approved (roll call recorded Aye — 6–0).
- Resolution 25‑18: Amend the fee schedule for sanitary sewer use charges for hauled waste. Outcome: approved (roll call Aye — 6–0).
- Resolution 25‑19: Approve amendment to agreement between City of Oshkosh / GO Transit and Fox Valley Technical College extending the student ridership term through Dec. 31, 2025. Outcome: approved (roll call Aye — 6–0).
- Resolution 25‑20: Approve a preliminary plat to create an 18‑lot single‑family residential subdivision at the former Washington School property, 929 Winnebago Avenue. The Planning Commission recommended approval. Outcome: approved (roll call Aye — 6–0).
- Resolution 25‑21: Approve installation of new sidewalks on Bayshore Drive (south side) from Broad Street to Mill Street and on Bay Street both sides from Bayshore Drive to Lake Winnebago. Outcome: approved (roll call Aye — 6–0).
- Resolution 25‑22: Determination of necessity to acquire and execute a relocation order for partial land acquisitions at 3277 and 3290 Meadowbrook Drive. Outcome: approved (roll call Aye — 6–0).
Motion and roll procedures
Where motions were made, the meeting record shows members calling “Move it” and “Second.” The roll calls were taken by the city clerk for each item; motions passed without recorded dissent. The council’s recorded vote for each item listed the six present members as voting Aye.
No ordinance or resolution on tonight’s agenda failed; no recorded abstentions or recusals were logged for these items.
Timing and context
Most of these items were advanced from the Planning Commission or staff recommendation and were taken together without extended debate. The 18‑lot preliminary plat drew some positive comment from Council Member Nichols and city staff about architectural variety and partnerships with Habitat for Humanity for roughly half of the lots. No further conditions or amendments were recorded in the meeting transcript.
