Year: 2021

Utilities Committee Meeting 07/13/2021 – Will Appoint An Environmental Improvement Fund Representative And Vote On Bulky Overflow Collection Changes

The Utilities Committee is meeting 07/13/2021 at 5pm. They have a pretty light agenda with just two action items on it. They will be voting on appointing the city’s Finance Director as the authorized representative for the Environmental Improvement Fund. This will allow him to […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 07/12/2021 – A Jam-Packed Agenda With 3 Refer Backs, A Proposal For A Parklet Pilot Program, And A BIRD Scooter Update

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 07/12/2021 at 4:30PM. It looks like a jam-packed meeting. Three items were referred back during the 07/07/2021 Common Council meeting—the proposed ban on shipping containers and pole buildings as accessory buildings, the Alvin Street reconstruction, and the proposed changes […]

Two More Items Referred Back To Municipal Services Committee For Review – Alvin Street Reconstruction And Electrical Code Updates

In addition to the refer back to the Municipal Services Committee of item 21-0872 regarding banning metal shipping containers and pole buildings as accessory structures, two other items were referred back to the Municipal Services committee during the 07/07/2021 Common Council meeting. The first was […]

Board Of Education Meeting 07/12/2021 – Only Items Are Educator Hires, Contract Changes, And Resignations

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 07/12/2021 at 5PM. The agenda appears to be quite a bit lighter than normal for a Board of Education meeting, although perhaps not out of the ordinary for a summer meeting. There are no information […]

Finance Committee Meeting 07/12/2021 – Will Vote On Branding Study, $30 Million In Bonds and Promissory Notes, City’s $7 Million Fund Balance

The Finance Committee is meeting 07/12/2021 at 5:30PM. They will be voting on Resolution #8-R-20 which is about the City of Appleton Brand Study. This item was held at the 06/21/2021 Finance Committee meeting because there was a possibility of the city getting some kind […]

Agenda Item Banning Shipping Containers And Pole Buildings Referred Back To Committee

During the 07/07/2021 Common Council meeting Alderperson Chad Doran (District 15) asked to refer back to the Municipal Services Committee item 21-0872 regarding banning metal shipping containers and pole buildings as accessory structures. When asked to give his reason for the refer back, he said […]

38% Of AASD North Students and 49% Of East Students Received At Least One D or One F For Second Semester – Total Number Not Known Because West Has Not Released Their Numbers

As previously, reported, per Appleton Area School District Chief Financial Officer Greg Hartjes, as of the end of the second semester 25.4% of High School students failed at least one class—19% at North, 30% at East, and 29% at West. I was curious how many […]