Appleton Faced With Sudden Life Guard Shortage Due To Discovery That Staff Members Are Not Fully Certified

The City of Appleton has just reported on their Parks and Recreation Facebook page that they are facing staffing shortages at Mead Pool. Apparently, they just learned yesterday that not all of the lifeguards they hired were property certified. Parks and Rec pulled all non-certified […]

Emmanuel United Methodist Church Erects Second Sign After Being Granted Variance By Board Of Zoning Appeals

Back in April the Board of Zoning Appeals granted Emmanuel United Methodist Church a variance to erect a second sign on their property so they could advertise the fact that Appleton Music Academy was located at their facility. The actual placement of the sign, however, […]

Common Council Votes To Implement Changes To Leaf, Yard Waste, And Bulky Overflow Pickup

The Common Council voted to implement changes to how the Department Of Public Works collects leaves, yard waste, and bulky overflow. The Post Crescent has a nice write up which you can read here: https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/local/2021/07/21/appleton-makes-changes-leaf-collection-bulky-item-pickup-2022/8031143002/

Recap Of 07/14/2021 Safety And Licensing Committee – Denial Of Mr. Taco’s Liquor License Application, Mid-Year Reports From Police And Legal Services

The Safety and Licensing Committee met on 07/14/2021. It was a relatively short meeting, not quite 20 minutes long. The first item they took up was the liquor license application for Los Amigos, LLC, doing business as Mr. Taco Chief Thomas said that the memo […]

Mayor To Present Two Proclamations – Parks and Recreation Month and Children’s Week In Appleton

Tonight at the 07/21/2021 Common Council meeting, Mayor Jake Woodford will be presenting two proclamations. In the first, he proclaims the month of July 2021 to be Parks and Recreation Month in Appleton and urges “all citizens to join with other communitites in recognizing that […]

Municipal Services Committee Votes To Approve The Department Of Public Works Modified Operations Plan; Does Not Amend It Although Some Alderpersons Mull Changes

On 07/12/2021 the Municipal Services Committee discussed and voted on the Department of Public Works’ modified operation plan which will go into effective April 1, 2022. This item had already been before the committee as an information item, so Public Works Director Paula Vandehey did […]

Common Council Meeting 07/21/2021 – Will Vote On Issuing Bonds, The Allocation Of Over $5 Million General Fund Dollars, And Possibly A Transportation Utility Study

The Common Council is meeting 07/21/2021 at 7PM. The Mayor will be presenting two proclamations, appointing two people to the Library Board, and recommending that current Deputy Human Resources Director Jay Ratchman who is currently serving as the interim director be hired to serve as […]