On 08/09/2021 the Municipal Services Committee took up Resolution 10-R-21 related to Scavenging of Solid Waste and Recyclables. This resolution was introduced by Alderperson Michael Smith (District 10) and, if passed, would repeal Appleton’s anti Scavenging ordinance and allow people to legally collect items left […]
Year: 2021
Library Board Meeting 08/17/2021 – Will Receive Building Project Update From Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill
The Library Board is meeting 08/17/2021 at 4:30PM. Some highlights include: A Building Project Update by the design firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. An update on the library’s masking policy. As of August 5th, the Appleton Public Library, along with all city facilities instituted a […]
Alderperson Joe Prohaska’s Invocation At 08/04/2021 Common Council Meeting – “May we have a spirit of comaraderie in this room and work together on our shared mission.”
Alderperson Joe Prohaska (District 14) gave the invocation at the 08/04/2021 Common Council meeting. This was given shortly after Mayor Woodford reinstituted the masking while inside city facilities guidelines which you can read about more here. Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson […]
Board Of Health Takes Up Resolution On Covid Mandates And Health Officer Hiring – Amends Every Single Section
On 08/11/2021 the Board of Health took up and voted on Resolution 12-R-21. The discussion started out with Chairperson Cathy Spears asking, “Can I have a motion to get it on the table for discussion?” and another board member saying, “So moved.” [Normally when an […]
Common Council Votes To Allow Pole Buildings On Residential Properties With No Specific Limitations
There was a very quiet end to the saga of whether or not to allow Appleton homeowners to erect pole buildings as accessory structures on their property. The Municipal Services committee had initially voted to recommend that pole buildings on residential properties be banned in […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 08/12/2021
On 08/12/2021 Appleton recorded 2 confirmed coronavirus cases and 0 probably cases. Active cases rose by 2 to 109. Cases out of isolation remained unchanged at 8,946. Of particular note is the fact that Appleton has now gone 100 days without a death which is […]
Director Vandehey Confirms Appleton’s Fire Hydrants Are Painted To Indicate Flow Rate
During the 07/28/2021 Safety and Licensing Committee meeting, the Fire Department’s Chief Jeremy Hansen told the committee that although there is a nationally recognized color coding scheme for fire hydrant flow to indicate the water flow rate, the city of Appleton does not do that […]
Sculpture Going Up On Lawrence Campus
They’ve been working on erecting this sculpture over by the art building on the Lawrence campus for over a week. Hopefully we won’t have to wait too much longer for the finished product.
Coronavirus Numbers For 08/11/2021
On 08/11/2021 Appleton recorded 12 confirmed coronavirus cases and 9 probable cases. Active cases rose by 3 to 107. Cases out of isolation increased by 18 to 8,946. Deaths remained unchanged at 65 for the 99th day in a row. We’ll see if we make […]
Board Of Health Receives Covid-19 Update
The Board of Health met on 08/11/2021. The first item they took up was the Covid-19 update. Given that it was a Covid-19 update, they talked extensively about Covid-19, so I am posting this update only to the website and not directly to the All […]