During the 11/03/2021 Appleton Common Council meeting, the Council members discussed and eventually approved the recommended 2021 allocations for the American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) funds and approved the related 2021 budget amendment. Alderperson Chad Doran (District 15) asked for the item to be separated […]
Year: 2021
Three Items Referred Back Or Held By Common Council – Tee Tees Nachos Referred Back To Committee, Votes On The Collective Sculpture And River Tyme Bistros Premise Amendment Put Off Until 11/17/2021
During the 11/03/2021 Common Council meeting, several items were either referred back or held for the 11/17/2021 Common Council meeting. Alderperson Katie Van Zeeland (District 5) requested that the Class “A” Beer and “Class A” Liquor License application for Tee Tees Nachos LLC be referred […]
Coronavirus Numbers for 11/04/2021
Appleton’s Covid-19 dashboard was finally updated earlier today after not being updated yesterday. Appleton recorded 30 confirmed cases on 11/04/2021 and 31 confirmed cases on 11/03/2021. It also recorded 1 probable case on 11/04 and 2 probable cases on 11/03. Active cases dropped by 11 […]
Common Council Receives Covid 19 Update – Hospitalizations Down, Breakthrough Cases Lower Than In September
It is now the evening of 11/04/2021 but Appleton’s Covid Dashboard has not yet been updated, so I have no daily Covid numbers to post. I can however, recap the Covid-19 update that was given at the 11/03/2021 Common Council meeting. Interim Health Officer Sonja […]
Mayor Woodford Presents 4 Proclamations – High Schools DECA Week, Native American Heritage Month, Runaway And Homeless Youth Prevention Month, And Small Business Saturday
During the 11/03/2021 Common Council meeting, Mayor Jake Woodford presented four mayoral proclamations. The first proclaimed November 1-7, 2021 to be Appleton High Schools DECA Week. Mayor Woodford encouraged “residents, businesses, and organizations to become familiar with the services and benefits offered by Appleton’s high […]
Finance Committee Discusses 2021 ARPA Allocations And Associated Budget Amendment
Due to my illness last month, I was not able to recap most if any of the financial discussions that led up to the budget being passed. I did want to recap the discussion at the 10/25/2021 Finance Committee meeting regarding the request to approve […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 11/02/2021
Appleton did not update its Covid dashboard yesterday. When I checked this morning it still was not updated. I’m not sure if they ever put up the November 1 numbers, but the November 2 numbers are now available. On 11/02/2021 Appleton recorded 19 confirmed cases […]
Parks And Recreation Employee Who Oversaw Lifeguard Certification No Longer Working For City Of Appleton
Here’s a little bit of an update regarding the Parks and Recreation Department. Back in June, Parks and Recreation Director Dean Gazza was praising then new employee Olivia for the work she was doing managing the pools. At the end of July it was discovered […]
Common Council Meeting 11/03/2021 – Will Hold Public Hearing For 2022 Budget, Vote On Lease Extension For The Collective Sculpture
The Common Council is meeting 11/03/2021. They will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2022 Executive Budget at 6PM and then will hold the Council meeting proper at 7PM. They will be voting on the 2021 ARPA allocations and associated budget amendment. They will […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Votes To Recommend Premise Amendment Application For River Tyme Bistro Be Approved Contingent On Approval By All Departments – Would Allow Restaurant To Expand Outdoor Seating Into Parking Lot
The Safety And Licensing Committee met 10/27/2021. In addition to considering the alcohol license applications for Tee Tees Nachos they took up a permanent premise amendment application for River Tyme Bistro. Apparently, their patio has structural issues and they were asking to expand their outdoor […]