Month: September 2021

Afghani Resettlement Resolution And Vehicle Noise Resolution Introduced At 09/01/2021 Common Council Meeting – Alderperson Firkus Incorrectly Listed As Cosponsor On Afghani Resettlement Resolution

Two resolutions were submitted at the 09/01/2021 Common Council meeting. The first was Resolution #13-R-21 Support for Resettlement of Afghanistan Parolees in Appleton. There was a slight hiccup with this resolution. Alderperson Brad Firkus (District 3) was initially listed as being a cosponsor of the […]

Common Council Approves Scavenging Resolution And Long-Term Lease For “Stairway To The Stars” Sculpture

During the 09/01/2021 Common Council meeting, the Council separated two items out for individual votes. The first item was Resolution 10-R-21 regarding the scavenging of solid waste/recyclables. The Municipal Services Committee had voted unanimously to recommend for approval updated language that would permit the scavenging […]

Common Council Receives Covid-19 Update – 65.7% Of Appleton Residents Fully Vaccinated, Cases In Residents Under 18 Rose Less Sharply Than In Overall Population

During the 09/01/2021 Common Council meeting Interim Health Officer Sonja Jensen provided a Covid-19 update. She reviewed the case counts. Appleton had 315 total cases over the two weeks prior to the 09/01/2021 Common Council meeting—160 cases over the past week and 155 cases the […]

Common Council Approves Mayor’s Appointments To Appleton’s Redistricting Committee

On 09/01/2021 the Common Council voted 14-0 to approve Mayor Woodford’s recommended appointments to the Appleton Redistricting Committee. As outlined in his memo to the Council, the committee is composed of 10 members, 5 of whom serve by virtue of their roles and 5 alderpersons […]

Alderperson Vered Meltzer’s Invocation At 09/01/2021 Common Council Meeting – “Instead of asking how soon we can stop wearing masks, let’s ask how long we are willing to wear masks.”

The issue of masking has been talked about a lot recently due to the Health Officer resolution, the recent AASD mask mandate, and the start of the school year. Alderperson Vered Meltzer (District 2) gave the invocation during the 09/01/2021 Common Council meeting and took […]

Mayor Woodford Presents 5 Proclamations At 09/01/2021 Common Council Meeting – Senior Center Month, Childhood Cancer Month, Hmong New Year, Arts In Education Week, and September 11 Remembrance Day

On 09/01/2021 during the Common Council meeting, Mayor Woodford presented 5 mayoral proclamations. In the first, he proclaimed September to be “Senior Center Month” and encouraged “all citizens to recognize the important contributions of senior centers in the Fox Cities.” In the second he proclaimed […]

Common Council Passes Amended Health Officer Resolution On 8-5 Vote

On 08/18/2021 the Appleton Common Council took up and ultimately approved Resolution 12-R-21 regarding health mandates and the hiring of a health officer. This resolution was sponsored by Alderpersons Joe Martin (District 4), Matt Reed (District 8), Sheri Hartzheim (District 13), and Chad Doran (District […]