The Library Board is meeting 01/19/2021 at 4:30 pm. Download agenda packet here: On the agenda is the December bill register and expense report, the library scholarship committee report, and the materials budget for 2021. There’s also a memo from Assistant Director Tasha Saecker indicating […]
Year: 2021
Board of Education Reviews More In-Person School Plans
We continue our long slog through the 01/11/2021 Board of Education Meeting. You can view it in its entirety here. As already covered… (a) Ed Ruffolo declined to fill the board vacancy.(b) The Board considered and voted on the resolutions up for a vote at […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/16/2021
On 01/16/2021 Appleton reported 38 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 12 new probable cases. Active cases increased by 42. Cases out of isolation increased by 8. There were no new deaths. Including probable as well as confirmed cases, 9.62% of Appleton’s population has had coronavirus.
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/15/2021
On 01/15/2021 Appleton reported 37 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 5 new probable cases. Active cases decreased by 16. Cases out of isolation increased by 58. There were no new deaths.
Board of Education Reviews Planned Return To School
The Board of Education met 01/11/2021. The biggest news from the meeting was that Ed Ruffolo, the person they had chosen to fill the Board vacancy called them and declined to accept the position. After the extended closed session in which they discussed the Ed […]
Crash Rate At the Northland/Richmond Intersection Tripled Since It Became a Roundabout
Today I learned that all the people who hate the Northland/Richmond roundabout and think it is accident central have ample reason to complain. Personally, I love roundabouts and think they’re the most fun intersections in the entire world. As a result, I always put people’s […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/14/2021
On 01/14/2021 Appleton reported 34 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 7 new probable cases. Active cases rose by 3. Cases out of isolation increased by 36. There were 2 new deaths. The 7 day running average dropped by around 8 points.
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/13/2021
On 01/13/2021 Appleton reported 47 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 8 new probable cases. Active cases decreased by 6. Cases out of isolation increased by 61. There were no new deaths.
Follow-Up On the Appleton Housing Authority’s Health Insurance Situation
In light of the Common Council’s decision of 12/16/2020 to not require the Appleton Housing Authority to find their own health insurance plan, I reached out to the AHA to gain a little more insight into their health insurance situation and the options available to […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/12/2021
On 01/12/2021 Appleton reported 22 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 16 new probable cases. Active cases dropped by 56. Cases out of isolation increased by 93. There was 1 new death.