Mayor Woodford To Present Arbor Day and Earth Day Proclamations At 04/21/2021 Common Council Meeting

Mayor Woodford will be presenting two proclamations at the 04/21/2021 Common Council meeting. In the first, he declares April 30, 2021 to be Arbor Day in Appleton and encourages “residents to celebrate Arbor Day, support efforts to protect our trees and woodlands, and plant trees […]

Alderpersons Coenen and Otis Make Farewell Statements At 04/07/2021 Common Council Meeting

In addition to outgoing Alderperson Kyle Lobner giving a farewell speech, departing alderpersons Patti Coenen and Corey Otis both made farewell statements also at the 04/07/2021 Common Council meeting. Patti Coenen: “Thank you. Just a few words. I really appreciate everyone’s help through all the […]

Alderperson Swearing In Ceremony Followed By Informal Organizational Meeting Scheduled For 04/20/2021

The swearing in ceremony for the newly elected Common Cluncil members will take place Tuesday April 20 at 5:15PM in Houdini Plaza. The event is open to all members of the public After that, they’ll move over to the Council chambers at City Hall for […]

Alderperson Kyle Lobner’s Farewell Speech – “I am very excited to be taking a step back from public life for a little while, but I’m not going anywhere”

I’m a bit behind on this, but I did want to post the video of Alderperson Kyle Lobner’s farewell speech. It’s relevent obviously because he’s served a long time on the Council and put a great deal of thought into his speech. It’s also relevent […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Discusses Proposed Anti Asian Hate Resolution And The Appropriate Scope Of City Statements

There was a pretty interesting discussion that happened during the 04/14/2021 Safety and Licensing Committee meeting surrounding the Resolution Condemning Xenophobia, Racism, and Violence Against The Asian Pacific Islander DesiAmerican (APIDA) Community. The discussion revolved around what the appropriate scope of the Common Council is […]

Emmanuel United Methodist Church Seeks Zoning Variance To Erect A Second Sign Advertising Appleton Music Academy’s Presence In Their Building

The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 04/19/2021 at 7PM. I kind of love stuff like this. I find it really interesting to see some of the problems and issues that arise from local ordinances and how those issues are responded to. The last Board […]

April 14 Board of Health Meeting Taken Up With Covid Update – Concerns Expressed About Covid Variants and Vaccine Hesitancy

The Covid Update took up the bulk of the 04/14/2021 Board of Health meeting. Health Officer Kurt Eggebrecht reviewed the case numbers. As of that meeting, over the two weeks prior they had had 93 total weeks cases followed by 116 weekly cases, which resulted […]