The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 03/08/2021 at 4:30 pm. There are several action items including Review Driveway Opening Policy to possibly delete requirement #5 regarding neighboring property owners. This was prompted by an appeal for a second curb cut that recently came before the […]
Month: March 2021
Coronavirus Numbers For 03/06/2021
On 03/06/2021 Appleton reported 1 new confirmed case and 5 new probable cases. Active cases rose by 5. Cases out of isolation increased by 1. There were no new deaths. Including probable cases, 10.73% of Appleton residents are known to have had coronavirus. 0.37% currently […]
Homeowner Granted Second Curb Cut
The human interest story of the 03/03/2021 Common Council meeting was whether or not Tyler was going to be granted his request for a second curb cut. I honestly find things like this to be some of the more interesting things to watch local government […]
Parks and Rec Committee Scheduled To Meet 03/08/2021
The Appleton Parks and Rec Committee is meeting 03/08/2021 at 6:30pm. They have one action item which is to “Award the City of Appleton’s ‘2021 Appleton Pickleball Complex Design Project’ Contract to JSD Professional Service, Inc. in an Amount not to Exceed $27,000.” [Side Note: […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 03/05/2021
On 03/05/2021 Appleton reported 0 new confirmed cases and 13 new probable cases. Active cases dropped by 10. Cases out of isolation increased by 23. There were no new deaths.
Finance Committee Meeting Scheduled For 03/08/2021
The Finance Committee is meeting on 03/08/2021 at 5:30pm. Perhaps the most noteworthy item is that they will be voting on awarding a design and construction contract for the library project. This is still a very early step in the process–the precursor to actually having […]
Covid-19 Update At The 03/03/2021 Common Council Meeting
At the 03/03/2021 Health Officer Kurt Eggebrecht gave a Covid-19 update. On 03/03 Appleton hit a milestone of 8,000 cases to date since the beginning of the pandemic. On 03/03 Appleton had 279 currently active cases, meaning people who were at home in isolation. Unfortunately, […]
Two Members of AASD Leadership Team Retiring; Board of Education To Enter Closed Session To Discuss Professional Staff Contract Matters
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education Meeting scheduled for 03/08/2021 at 7pm promises to be interesting. Two members of the leadership team members are retiring–James Huggins the Assistant Superintendent in charge of the middle schools and Ben Vogel the assistant superintendent in charge […]
Appleton Police And Fire Departments Receive Mental Health Grants
During the 03/03/2021 Appleton Common Council meeting former Alderperson Curt Konetzke appeared and presented two grants from the International Association of Clear Thinking, one to the Appleton Police Department and the other to the Fire Department, to provide mental health services to their officers and […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 03/04/2021
On 03/04/2021 Appleton reported 1 new confirmed case and 7 new probable cases. Active cases rose by 5. Cases out of isolation rose by 3. There were no new deaths.