On 09/15/2021 the Appleton Common Council voted 10-3 to increase the Alderperson salary from $6,221 per year to $6,750 per year effective April of 2023. Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim (District 13) who had chaired the Human Resources and Information Technology Committee meeting from which this recommendation […]
Year: 2021
Coronavirus Numbers For 09/17-2021 – 09/19/2021
From 09/17-2021-09/19/2021 Appleton recorded 85 confirmed coronavirus cases and 37 probable. (The daily case count on the dashboard screenshot only shows the daily change in cases from 09/18-09/19 but if you look at the total number of cases the change from Friday to Monday was […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 09/20/2021 – Will Vote On Contract For New Trail Design And Engineering
The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 09/20/2021 at 6:30PM. It should be a short meeting since it’s only scheduled for 30 minutes. There is one action item on the agenda which is to award a Design, Engineering, and Permitting Services contract for the WE […]
Common Council Approves Afghani Refugee Resolution – Council Members Discuss Differing Philosophies On Resolution-Writing
On 09/15/2021 the Appleton Common Council took up Resolution #13-R-21 “Support for Resettlement of Afghanistan Parolees in Appleton”. The discussion revolved around two main issues (1) what, if any call to action did the resolution have, and (2) a more philosophical debate about the value, […]
Finance Committee Meeting 09/20/2021 – Will Vote On Awarding Transportation Utility Study Contract And Annual City Auditing Contract
The Finance Committee is meeting 09/20/2021 at 5:30PM. They will be voting on requests… (a) To approve the Apple Fields Development Agreement (b) To award the Transportation Utility Funding Study to Ehlers/raSmith not to exceed $72,187 – This is in line with the $75,000 that […]
Redistricting Committee Meeting 09/20/2021 – Will Review Guidelines, Population Changes, And County Maps
Appleton’s redistricting committee is meeting 09/20/2021 at 3:30PM. This is an informational meeting only with no action items. They will be reviewing… Redistricting Principles and Guidelines Population Changes Proposed County Supervisory District Maps Redistricting Principles include compactness, continuity, and ideal population. The city is facing […]
Superintendent Baseman Provides Clarification On Accomodations Available To Members Of The Public Wishing To Speak At Board Of Education Meetings
As you no doubt recall, Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim (District 13) and several other parents sought to give in-person public comments at the 09/13/2021 Appleton Area School District Board of Education meeting and were denied entry when they declined to wear masks. During the interaction between […]
Mayor Proclaims September 15 – October 15 To Be Hispanic Heritage Month In Appleton
During the 09/15/2021 Common Council meeting Mayor Woodford noted that on Saturday, 09/11/2021, he had attended an event at Pierce Park where he had presented the Hispanic Heritage Month proclamation. In other years, this would have been Latinofest, but this year Casa Hispana reimagined it […]
The Collective, Spectacular Sculptures, And The Collective’s Better Looking Sibling (Day 7 – Arts In Education Week)
Today is day 7, the final day, of Arts In Education Week here in Appleton as proclaimed by Mayor Woodford and what better way to celebrate by featuring Appleton’s most famous sculpture, “The Collective” by Paul Bobrowitz. It seemed particularly important for me to highlight […]
In A Normal Year, Before The Pandemic, Between 33% and 50% Of AASD High School Students Received At Least One D Or One F On Their Report Card Depending On The School They Attended
Back on July 10, I posted about the number of high schoolers who received at least one D or one F during the 2020-21 school year. I specifically included Ds and not just Fs because I thought it would give a fuller picture of the […]