During the 01/11/2021 Board of Education meeting, the Board considered the 10 resolutions that the Delegate Assembly of the Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) will be voting on during the annual state education convention held online this year from January 20-22. Each school district, […]
Year: 2021
Safety and Licensing Committee Meeting 01/13/2021
The Safety and Licensing committee is meeting 01/13/2021 at 5:30pm. On the agenda are the standard alcohol licenses as well as some cigarette licenses. There will also be some reports including one from the Police Chief who will be giving a hiring update and introducing […]
Appleton Redevelopment Authority Meeting 01/13/2021
The Appleton Redevelopment Authority is meeting 01/13/2021 at 9am. Download the agenda packet here: On the agenda is an update on city-wide business enhancement grants as well as a presentation on development updates and opportunities. Honestly, the presentation might be worth tuning in to if […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/11/2021
On 01/11/2021 Appleton reported 19 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 12 new probable cases. Active cases decreased by 12. Cases out of isolation increased by 43. There were no new deaths. We have now gone 12 days without a new coronavirus death.
Ed Ruffolo Still Running For School Board
The Post Crescent got a hold of Edward Ruffolo. Per their article, “because Ruffolo had already filed for candidacy in the April election, his name will remain on the ballot. Ruffolo said he does not plan to do any campaigning. He said he’s received ‘threatening […]
Dan Wilson Resigns From Transit Commission
As some of you may recall, there were some fireworks at the 12/08/2020 Fox Cities Transit Commission meeting. As I wrote in December, “Commission member Daniel Wilson was concerned that Valley Transit has not been following the correct procedures when making purchases of Covid-related supplies […]
Board of Health Meeting Scheduled For 01/13/2021
The Board of Health is meeting 01/13/2021 at 7am. Literally the only thing on the agenda is a Covid update. [While that should make for a hopefully short meeting, I do find it somewhat concerning that the Health Department’s focus on Covid seems to have […]
Edward Ruffolo Declined To Fill Board of Education Vacancy
The Board of Education met in closed session for around 3 hours. When they returned to open session, Board President Kay Eggert gave the following statement: “I have a brief announcement regarding the vacant seat on the Board of Education. As the public is aware, […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/10/2021
On 01/10/2021 Appleton reported 20 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 2 new probable cases. Active cases decreased by 11. Cases out of isolation increased by 33. There were no new deaths. Over the last week we had 298 total confirmed cases and 88 total probable […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 01/11/2021 At 4:30
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 01/11/2021 at 4:30pm. On the agenda are a couple street reconstructions. There seems to be a lot of neighborhood opposition to the current proposed design of the Owaissa Street reconstruction. There’s also a request to attached a driveway to […]