The Safety and Licensing Committee met 09/08/2021. The main item on the agenda was Resolution 14-R-21 regarding excessive vehicle noise. Although they decided fairly early on that they wanted to refer the item to staff for more research and work, they still spent most of […]
Year: 2021
Aerial Landscape by Rolph Westphal (Day 1 – Arts In Education Week)
Mayor Woodford has declared September 12-18 to be Arts In Education Week in Appleton, and has called “on all City residents to observe the week with appropriate activities.” I thought an appropriate activity to show appreciation for art would be to spend the week highlighting […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Votes To Recommend An 8.5% Alderperson Salary Increase Effective April 2023
I have not yet had an opportunity to listen to and recap the Human Resources and Information Technology Committee meeting that was held on 09/08/2021, but I did want to draw attention to the fact that the committee did discuss the Alderperson salaries and voted […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Votes Unanimously To Approve Afghani Refugee Resolution
On 09/08/2021 the Community and Economic Development Committee took up Resolution #13-R-21 “Support for Resettlement of Afghanistan Parolees in Appleton”. It seems a little sad that, on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 I’m posting a recap of a meeting focused on the resettlement of refugees […]
September 11, 2001 Remembrance Day
Today is the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Mayor Woodford has proclaimed today September 11, 2001 Remembrance Day in Appleton and has commended “all citizens to remember with eternal respect those whose lives were suddenly and mercilessly taken from them on September […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 09/09/2021
On 09/09/2021 Appleton recorded 21 confirmed coronavirus cases and 2 probable cases. Active cases dropped by 23 to 124. Cases out of isolation increased by 45 to 9,588. Deaths increased by 1 to 68. Appleton’s current 7-day running average of confirmed and probable cases combined […]
Exposition Center Advisory Committee Receives Report On Fox Cities Tourism Industry – Spending At 2011 Levels; Rebound May Be On Pause Due To Delta Variant
The Exposition Center Advisory Committee met 09/08/2021. In addition to the presentation specifically about the Paper Valley Hotel and the Exposition Center, they also received a report about the state of the local tourism industry in general. This was presented by Pam Seidl, the Executive […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 09/08/2021
On 09/08/2021 Appleton recorded 13 confirmed coronavirus cases and 10 probable cases. Active cases dropped by 35 to 147. Cases out of isolation increased by 58 to 9,543. Deaths remained unchanged at 67. Our current 7-day running average of confirmed and probable cases is 20 […]
At This Time AASD Does Not Believe They Have Denied Any Medical Masking Exemption Requests
I have heard back from the Appleton Area School District regarding medical exemptions for masking. As I posted about previously, Superintendent Judy Baseman had stated very plainly, “The District will not be determining which health issues/concerns ‘legitimately warrant being able to go mask free’. That […]
Board Of Health Receives Covid-19 Update – Discusses Vaccination Rates, School Vaccination Clinics, Options For Increasing Free Testing Availability
On 09/08/2021 The Board of Health met. There were no action items on the agenda. The meeting was only 17 minutes long and it was almost exclusively taken up with a Covid-19 Update. Appleton’s Interim Health Officer Sonja Jensen reviewed the standard set of slides […]