The Safety and Licensing Committee met 07/28/2021. There were a few alcohol license applications that were approved, but the majority of the meeting was taken up with information items, in particular the Fire Department’s 2021 Mid-Year Report. Fire Chief Jeremy Hansen went over it with […]
Year: 2021
Alderperson Alex Schultz’s Invocation At 07/21/2021 Common Council Meeting – “This speaks to the challenges we face as representatives of all of our constituents…and trying to keep our heads in a centrist space and listen to all the voices that are speaking to us.”
Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Schultz. Alderperson Schultz: Thank you, Chair. As it was a little bit of a short notice to step up for invocation tonight, I thought it would be proper to read a short poem. This speaks to […]
Board Of Building Inspection Meeting 08/02/2021 – Will Review Variance Request Regarding Non-Conforming Staircase Landing
The Board of Building Inspection is meeting 08/02/2021 at 4PM. A homeowner wants to rebuild their stairs and in order to do that the stair landing would have to be 32” wide, but the Uniform Dwelling Code requires landings to be a minimum of 36” […]
City Clerk Provides Update On City’s Redistricting Timeline And Process
During the 07/28/2021 Safety and Licensing Committee meeting City Clerk Kami Lynch gave an update on the city’s redistricting timeline and plans. Normally by this time, they would already be forming their ward lines and talking about the aldermanic districts; however, the whole process has […]
Transit Commission Approves Bus Route Schedule Changes – By The End Of August, All Routes Other Than Route 9 Will Run On An Hourly Schedule
The Fox Cities Transit Commission met on 07/27/2021. The largest portion of the meeting was the discussion around and vote on the schedule changes that General Manager Ron McDonald had proposed as a way to handle lower ridership numbers and a shortage of bus drivers. […]
Applications For Open Board Of Education Positions Being Taken Until 4PM Monday August 16 – Interview and Appointment Process To Take Place Monday August 23
The Appleton Area School District has posted a notice regarding the two Board of Education openings left by the resignations of Gary Jahnke and Barry O’Connor. Qualified electors residing in the Appleton Area School District who are interested in being appointed to the positions have […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 07/29/2021
Coronavirus numbers for 07/29/2021. 6 confirmed cases and 7 probable. Active cases rose by 2 to 43. Cases out of isolation increased by 11 to 8,853. Deaths remained unchanged at 65. The year to year comparison of the 7 day running average of daily new […]
Municipal Services Committee Votes To Remove Limitations On Pole Buildings
On 07/26/2021, the Municipal Services Committee took up item 21-0872 which was a request to “Approve update to Municipal Code Section 4-141 regarding prohibited accessory buildings”. This item included requests to ban the use of shipping containers as sheds and also ban the construction of […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 07/28/2021
On 07/28/2021, Appleton reported 10 confirmed coronavirus cases and 0 probable cases. Active cases rose by 2 to 41. Cases out of isolation increased by 8 to 8,842. Deaths remained unchanged at 65. On this day last year the 7 day running average of new […]
Finance Committee Recommends Transportation Utility Study Resolution For Approval, Also Recommends Changes To Excess General Fund Balance Allocations To Fund The Study
During the 07/26/2021 Finance Committee meeting the committee took up the issue of the excess general fund allocations and whether or not to amend those allocations to include funding for a transportation utility study. The mayor’s initial allocations did not include funding for a transportation […]