Votes at a glance: council approves street vacation, purchases, appointments and election resolution

At its Sept. 5 meeting, the Superior Common Council approved multiple consent and standing committee recommendations, including street vacation, equipment purchases, property acquisition, and appointments.

Key actions taken by voice vote: the council approved a Plan Commission resolution to vacate and discontinue a portion of East 17th Street and an adjacent alley at the request of Superior Water, Light and Power; it approved miscellaneous licenses and Kwik Trip Inc.’s appointment of Mark Whaley as agent for a store at 1419 Banks; it authorized purchase of a 2018 Chevrolet plow truck at the state net bid including options for $56,791; the council approved awarding a bid to Lee Sims for parcels near Albany Avenue and North 57th Street and authorized purchase of 1029 Ogden Avenue for $175,500 for future development.

The council also approved a waiver to city code section 62.18 to permit pesticide application related to the Faxon interceptor sewer project, reappointed and appointed members to several boards and commissions, adopted a resolution declaring intent to use special assessment powers under Wisconsin statutes for alley blacktopping, and passed a resolution supporting LRB bills related to in‑person voting and machine scanning of absentee ballots.

One item — the repeal and recreation of chapter 74 article 3 (hotel/motel room tax ordinance) — was tabled after a council motion. Most votes were recorded by voice as ‘Aye’ and motions carried; the transcript does not include roll‑call vote tallies for these items.