Month: September 2021

Alderperson Brad Firkus’ Invocation At 09/15/2021 Common Council Meeting – “We keep paddling, doing what we can to move ourselves and our community closer to the end of the pandemic. Even if everyone’s not paddling in the same direction, and some of those people are fighting to make reaching the finish line harder than it has to be, we keep paddling, because on the other end of this is where we want to be standing, and standing still doesn’t get us there.”

Alderperson Brad Firkus delivered the invocation at the 09/15/2021 Appleton Common Council meeting. Mayor Woodford: “Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Firkus.” Firkus: “Thank you. For a time in my early 20s I worked as a cook. I had worked in a kitchen since […]

Board Of Education Meeting 09/27/2021 – Will Receive Presentation On CRT Vs CLR And Vote On Emergency Superintendent Succession Plan

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 09/27/2021 at 6PM. As already posted, the meeting will include a presentation and discussion on “Distinguishing the Differences Between Critical Race Theory (CRT) vs. Culturally and Linguistically Responsive (CLR) Education Practices”. There are other information […]

Appleton Redistricting Committee Meeting 09/27/2021 – Will Review 3 Redistricting Proposals

The Appleton Redistricting Committee is meeting 09/27/2021 at 4PM. Normally there are not any committee or Council meetings during the 5th week of the month, but due to the limited timeframe the city has to complete its redistricting, the Redistricting Committee is meeting this week […]

Appleton Redistricting Committee Holds First Meeting – Reviews Redistricting Principles and Guidelines

Appleton’s redistricting committee met 09/20/2021. This was an informational meeting at which  no action was taken. The committee consists of City Clerk Kami Lynch, City Attorney Christopher Behrens, Mayor Jake Woodford, City GIS Specialist Jess Schneider, City Assessor DeAnn Brosman, Alderperson and Council President Matt […]

AASD Board Of Education To Receive Presentation Explaining How The Culturally And Linguistically Responsive Education Practices Adhered To By AASD Differ From Critical Race Theory

During the Appleton Area School District Board of Education meeting on 09/27/2021, the administrative team will be providing a presentation entitled “Distinguishing the Differences Between Critical Race Theory (CRT) vs. Culturally and Linguistically Responsive (CLR) Education Practices”. Although Assistant Superintendent Steve Harrison initially indicated that […]

Finance Committee Approves Transportation Utility Study Contract And 2021-2023 City Auditing Services Contract

The Appleton Finance Committee met 09/20/2021 and took up a number of items. Although they voted on 4 separate items, the meeting still came in slightly under 10 minutes. Committee members William Siebers (District 1), Vered Meltzer (District 2), Brad Firkus (District 3), and Matt […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Grants Variance Request For Homeowner To Erect 4-Foot-Tall Fence Along Front Yard

The Board of Zoning Appeals met 09/20/2021 and took up William’s request for a variance to install a 4-foot-high fence along the front yard of his property even though city code only allows front yard fences to be three feet high. As he explained in […]

Common Council Receives Covid-19 Update At 09/15/2021 Common Council Meeting – Between September 1 And September 15, Breakthrough Cases In Fully Vaccinated Appleton Residents Accounted For 30% Of Cases

During the 09/15/2021 Common Council meeting Interim Health Officer Sonja Jensen presented a Covid-19 Update. I won’t run through the various numbers she gave regarding cases and vaccination rates because those will already be out of date other than to note that community vaccination rates […]