Year: 2021

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 09/08/2021 – Will Take Up Afghani Refugee Resettlement Resolution

The Community And Economic Development Committee is meeting 09/08/2021 at 4:30PM. The main item of interest is probably Resolution #13-R-21 which shows support for the resettlement of Afghanistan refugees in Appleton. Although in 2019, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that would have given […]

City Plan Commission Meeting 09/08/2021 – Will Take Up Schaefer Street Rezoning Request

The City Plan Commission is meeting 09/08/2021 at 3:30 PM. They have one rezoning request and one request to approve the Apple Fields final plat. The rezoning request seems somewhat involved. The property at 2121 South Schaefer Street was part of the Calumet Street Planned […]

Appleton Redevelopment Authority Committee Meeting 09/08/2021 – Will Receive Updates On Library Project And College Avenue North Neighborhood Plan

The Appleton Redevelopment Authority Committee is meeting 09/08/2021 at 9:00AM. The two action items on the agenda are the basic business of electing a chair and a vice chair. Information items include An update on the College Avenue North Neighborhood Plan. The city awarded a […]

Board Of Health Meeting 09/08/2021 – Will Receive a Covid-19 Update And A Report On Approved Noise Variances

The Board of Health is meeting 09/08/2021 at 7:00AM. The agenda is sparse with no action items and only two information items. The Board will be receiving a Covid-19 update as well as a report on approved noise variance requests. View full meeting details here: […]

Appleton Redevelopment Authority Exhibition Center Advisory Committee Meeting 09/07/2021 – Items Of Interest Include Sale Of Paper Valley Hotel To Hilton, Visitor Spending Dropped To 2011 Levels

The Appleton Redevelopment Authority Exhibition Center Advisory Committee is meeting 09/07/2021 at 1pm. There are no action items on the agenda, but there are several information items. The Red Lion Paper Valley Hotel will soon become the Hilton Appleton Paper Valley Hotel. Linda Garvey will […]

Afghani Resettlement Resolution And Vehicle Noise Resolution Introduced At 09/01/2021 Common Council Meeting – Alderperson Firkus Incorrectly Listed As Cosponsor On Afghani Resettlement Resolution

Two resolutions were submitted at the 09/01/2021 Common Council meeting. The first was Resolution #13-R-21 Support for Resettlement of Afghanistan Parolees in Appleton. There was a slight hiccup with this resolution. Alderperson Brad Firkus (District 3) was initially listed as being a cosponsor of the […]

Common Council Approves Scavenging Resolution And Long-Term Lease For “Stairway To The Stars” Sculpture

During the 09/01/2021 Common Council meeting, the Council separated two items out for individual votes. The first item was Resolution 10-R-21 regarding the scavenging of solid waste/recyclables. The Municipal Services Committee had voted unanimously to recommend for approval updated language that would permit the scavenging […]

Common Council Receives Covid-19 Update – 65.7% Of Appleton Residents Fully Vaccinated, Cases In Residents Under 18 Rose Less Sharply Than In Overall Population

During the 09/01/2021 Common Council meeting Interim Health Officer Sonja Jensen provided a Covid-19 update. She reviewed the case counts. Appleton had 315 total cases over the two weeks prior to the 09/01/2021 Common Council meeting—160 cases over the past week and 155 cases the […]

Common Council Approves Mayor’s Appointments To Appleton’s Redistricting Committee

On 09/01/2021 the Common Council voted 14-0 to approve Mayor Woodford’s recommended appointments to the Appleton Redistricting Committee. As outlined in his memo to the Council, the committee is composed of 10 members, 5 of whom serve by virtue of their roles and 5 alderpersons […]