Board of Health Meeting 01/12/2022 – Will Take Up Honeybee Rescue Resolution

The Board of Health is meeting 01/12/2022 at 7AM. They will be welcoming new member Emma Kane to the board. She has a Masters in Public Health and works for a non-profit organization named Community Action for Healthy Living. They have one action item with […]

Board Of Education Votes To Extend Mask Mandate Until At Least February 17

A week before the mask mandate was slated to end, the Appleton Area School District Board Of Education voted to change course and continue requiring mask until at least February 17. The Post Crescent has an article about it here: https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/education/2022/01/10/appleton-schools-mask-decision-reviewed-monday-board-meeting/9132701002/

Utilities Committee Meeting 01/11/2022 – Will Vote On Private Lead/Galvanized Service Replacement Program

The Utilities Committee is meeting 01/11/2022 at 5pm. The main action item on the agenda is the approval of the 2022 Private Lead / Galvanized Service Replacement Program. During the 12/15/2021 Common Council meeting, the Council approved and ordinance which requires property owners to replace […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Denies Variance Request From The Orthopedic And Sports Institute To Install Oversized, Raised Digital Sign

With the conclusion of the holidays, we’re about to get back into the swing of committee and council meetings, but I have been using some of this quiet time over the last couple weeks to go back and recap old Board of Zoning meetings that […]

Appleton Art Highlight: “Gyan/Gesture Of Conscience” By Kara James

It’s been a while since I’ve posted any artwork. Back in November, the Common Council vote to extend the leases of three Acre of Art sculptures. I’ve already posted pictures of Howard Russo’s “To The Moon, Alice” and Paul Bobrowitz’s “The Collective”. I have not, […]

Finance Committee Meeting 01/10/2021 – Will Vote On Covid-19 Related Budget Amendments, Contract For City Brand Study

Committee business is starting to get back to normal after the Christmas and New Years holidays. The Finance Committee is meeting 01/10/2022 at 5:30PM. They have multiple information items regarding construction projects and change orders. They also have 6 action items. The action items that […]

Board Of Building Inspection Denies Request For Variance That Would Have Allowed Event Venue To Not Install Fire Suppression Sprinklers

The Board of Building Inspection met 01/06/2022 and took up the variance request from a tenant at 101 W. Edison Avenue. Per the agenda, “The applicant is requesting a variance be granted to not install automatic sprinklers as required in the SPS 362.0903(2) (as adopted […]

Board Of Education Meeting 01/10/2022 – Will Reconsider, Discuss, And Vote On “Mask Optional” Date

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 01/10/2021. They’d hold a work session at 4:00PM and then start the Board meeting proper at 4:30PM or upon the conclusion of the Work Session. They will start the meeting out by moving to closed […]