Appleton Area School District Superintendent Judy Baseman is retiring in June of 2022. Her departure is the latest in a wave of high level departures over the last year that included Assistant Superintendents James Huggins and Ben Vogel and Board of Education members Leah Olson, […]
Month: November 2021
Finance Committee Receives Library Project Update – Director Gazza Explains Reasons For Cost Increase, Reiterates That Taxpayer Obligation Remains At $26.4 Million
The Finance Committee met 11/22/2021. Alderperson William Siebers (District 1) who in the committee chair opened the meeting up with a moment of silence for the victims at the Waukesha parade. The bulk of the 40 minute meeting was taken up by an update on […]
District 8 Alderperson Matt Reed Announces He Will Not Seek Re-election In 2022
Appleton Common Council President and District 8 Alderperson Matt Reed has decide not to run for Common Council again in the 2022 election. If anyone in District 8 is interested in running for Council he would be happy to meet with them and discuss his […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 11/23/2021
On 11/23/2021 Appleton recorded 51 confirmed cases and 27 probable cases. Active cases decreased by 51 to 359. Cases out of isolation increased by 129 to 12,233. Deaths remained unchanged at 74. Appleton’s current 7-day running average for confirmed cases is 41.14 and for confirmed […]
Municipal Services Committee Discusses Bird E-Scooter Pilot Program Issues
During the 11/08/2021 Municipal Services Committee meeting, the committee spent over 50 minutes receiving a presentation on the Bird E-Scooter pilot program and then discussing the issues that had come up through the pilot program. Last week I recapped Bird representative Adam Blau’s presentation to […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 11/22/2021
On 11/22/2021 Appleton recorded 22 confirmed cases and 11 probable cases. Active cases decreased by 27 to 410. Cases out of isolation increased by 60 to 12,104. (My assumption is that the person who entered the information on the dashboard inadvertently transposed the “Active” and […]
Board Of Education President Gives No Time-Frame For Return To Public Attendance At Meetings
I reached out to the Appleton Area School District Board of Education and asked them what the time-frame was for a return to in-person public attendance at meetings. I also asked them if they had consulted with the City of Appleton about how the city […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 11/19/2021-11/21/2021
Over the weekend fro, 11/19/2021-11/21/2021 Appleton recorded 75 confirmed cases on Friday, 44 on Saturday, and 34 on Sunday for a total of 153. We also recorded 12 probable cases on Friday, 10 on Saturday, and 4 on Sunday for a total of 26. Active […]
Board Of Education Meeting 11/22/2021 – Will Receive Update On State Report Card Score, Vote On Masking, Discuss Timeline For New School Building Referendum
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 11/22/2021. They will be holding a Board work session at 4PM and the Board meeting proper at 6PM At the work session they will be reviewing the district’s 202-2021 state report cards. Although AASD’s graduation […]
Finance Committee Meeting 11/22/2021 – Will Receive Update On Library Project; Director Dean Gazza States Appleton’s Borrowing Commitment Remains Unchanged At $26.4 Million
The Finance Committee is meeting 11/22/2021 at 5:30PM. The committee will be voting on two lighting project contracts and two change orders for existing contracts. They will also be voting on a request to approve the write-off of obsolete and no longer needed parts from […]