Mayor Woodford has declared September 12-18 to be “Arts In Education Week” here in Appleton and has asked the public to “observe the week with appropriate activities.” To that end, I have been posting artwork every day this week. I thought perhaps here on Day […]
Month: September 2021
Coronavirus Numbers For 09/14/2021
On 09/14/2021 Appleton recorded 27 confirmed coronavirus cases and 4 probable cases. Active cases rose by 15 to153. Cases out of isolation increased by 16 to 9,659. Deaths remained unchanged at 68. The current 7-day running average for confirmed and probable cases is 20.86 and […]
Board Of Building Inspection Meeting 09/15/2021 – Will Take Up Request From Fox Valley Lutheran High School To Build Athletic Storage Building With Non-Conforming Stairs
The Board of Building Inspection is meeting today, 09/15/2021, at 3PM. Fox Valley Lutheran High School is seeking a variance to build an athletic storage building with stairs that are only 8″ high and 9″ deep. However, “Section 4-136 of the Municipal Code (IBC 1011.5.2 […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 09/13/2021
On 09/13/202 Appleton recorded 2 confirmed coronavirus cases and 5 probable cases. There continues to be a system performance issue which, per the dashboard, is resulting in artificially low data. It will be interesting to see how much they jump up once the issue is […]
David Bowie Rock The Vote Mural (Day 3 – Arts In Education Week)
It is day 3 of Arts In Education Week, as proclaimed by Mayor Woodford. Mayor Woodford has asked the public to “observe the week with appropriate activities,” and what better way to do so than to highlight some of the primo art that can be […]
Common Council Meeting 09/15/2021 – Will Vote On Afghani Refugee Resolution And Alderperson Salary Increase
The Appleton Common Council is meeting 09/15/2021 at 7PM. Amongst other things, there will be a library project update and a Covid-19 update as well as two reappointments (one to the Appleton Redevelopment Authority and one to the City Plan Commission). Although one never knows […]
Recap Of The Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Discussion About Alderperson Salary Increase
On 09/08/2021 the Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met and both discussed and voted on Alderperson salaries for 2023. The full Common Council will be voting on this tomorrow (09/15/2021), so I wanted to get this recap finished before then. All 5 committee members […]
Photos From The Masks Optional Press Conference And Protest (09/13/2021)
Here are some pictures from Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim’s (District 13) press conference and anti-mask protest outside the Appleton Area School District’s Leadership Office in downtown Appleton. I estimate that, over the course of the event there were 60-70 people who appeared on the “masks optional” […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 09/12/2021
Coronavirus numbers are now available for September 11 and 12, 2021. The numbers for 09/12/2021 appear to be artificially low which is due to a “system performance issue”. On 09/12/2021, Appleton recorded 4 confirmed coronavirus cases and 10 probable cases. Although the numbers for 09/11/2021 […]
Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim Speaks Out Against AASD’s “Discriminatory And Indiscriminate” Masking Policy; Is Barred From The Board Of Education Meeting Unless She Puts On A Mask
On 09/13/2021 Appleton Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim (District 13) held a press conference outside the Appleton Area School District’s Leadership Center in Downtown Appleton and called on the District’s administrative team and Board of Education to stop their discriminatory masking policy and accommodate religious and personal […]