The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is holding a special meeting on 11/29/2021 at 6PM. They will be hashing out details related to Superintendent Judy Baseman’s upcoming retirement. They will be going into closed session, so there may not be much of interest […]
Year: 2021
Director Gazza States “If A Youth Identifies As A Girl Then They Would Play On The Girls Team”, Declines To Explain Why This Information Is Not Clearly Posted On Parks And Rec Website
From time to time I am contacted by individuals who have problems, concerns, or simply questions about something that is happening in the city. Sometimes I can direct them to a person, such as an alderperson or department head, who could better help them deal […]
Municipal Services Committee Reviews Design Plans For Large Street Reconstruction Project In Downtown Appleton Near YMCA
The Municipal Services Committee met 11/22/2021. Around 30 minutes out of the entire 46-minute meeting was taken up with the design hearing for future pavement projects on Lawrence, Oneida, Morrison, and Durkee streets (roughly the area around Soldier’s Square and the YMCA) in downtown Appleton. […]
Municipal Services Committee Approves Speed Reduction On Washington Street, Discusses Improved Notification Of Alderpersons Regarding Proposed Traffic Changes In Their Districts
The Municipal Services Committee met 11/22/2021. They had 5 action items on the agenda. Item 21-1635 was a contract amendment for the 2021 materials testing contract with Westwood Infrastructure. Item 21-1636 was the aware of the 2022 materials testing contract to Westwood Infrastructure. Both of […]
AASD Superintendent Judy Baseman To Retire June 2022
Appleton Area School District Superintendent Judy Baseman is retiring in June of 2022. Her departure is the latest in a wave of high level departures over the last year that included Assistant Superintendents James Huggins and Ben Vogel and Board of Education members Leah Olson, […]
Finance Committee Receives Library Project Update – Director Gazza Explains Reasons For Cost Increase, Reiterates That Taxpayer Obligation Remains At $26.4 Million
The Finance Committee met 11/22/2021. Alderperson William Siebers (District 1) who in the committee chair opened the meeting up with a moment of silence for the victims at the Waukesha parade. The bulk of the 40 minute meeting was taken up by an update on […]
District 8 Alderperson Matt Reed Announces He Will Not Seek Re-election In 2022
Appleton Common Council President and District 8 Alderperson Matt Reed has decide not to run for Common Council again in the 2022 election. If anyone in District 8 is interested in running for Council he would be happy to meet with them and discuss his […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 11/23/2021
On 11/23/2021 Appleton recorded 51 confirmed cases and 27 probable cases. Active cases decreased by 51 to 359. Cases out of isolation increased by 129 to 12,233. Deaths remained unchanged at 74. Appleton’s current 7-day running average for confirmed cases is 41.14 and for confirmed […]
Municipal Services Committee Discusses Bird E-Scooter Pilot Program Issues
During the 11/08/2021 Municipal Services Committee meeting, the committee spent over 50 minutes receiving a presentation on the Bird E-Scooter pilot program and then discussing the issues that had come up through the pilot program. Last week I recapped Bird representative Adam Blau’s presentation to […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 11/22/2021
On 11/22/2021 Appleton recorded 22 confirmed cases and 11 probable cases. Active cases decreased by 27 to 410. Cases out of isolation increased by 60 to 12,104. (My assumption is that the person who entered the information on the dashboard inadvertently transposed the “Active” and […]