Safety And Licensing Committee Approves Auto-Aid Addendum With Neenah/Menasha Fire Rescue, Also Approves Urban Search and Rescue Contract

There were a couple Fire Department related action items voted on during the 02/23/2022 Safety and Licensing Committee meeting. The first was the Auto-Aid Addendum with the Neenah/Menasha Fire Rescue. Fire Chief Jeremy Hansen said his department was really happy to have this pack up […]

Appleton Redevelopment Authority Expo Center Advisory Committee Meeting 03/01/2022 – Will Review Expo Center Events And Finances

The Appleton Redevelopment Authority Exhibition Center Advisory Committee is meeting 03/01/2022 at 1PM. They will be welcoming a new committee member, Kelli Antoine, who will be replacing the outgoing representative from Kaukauna. They’ll also be receiving an update on the Hilton and fox Cities Exhibition […]

Municipal Services Committee Receives Update On Transportation Utility Funding Study

On 02/21/2022 the Municipal Services Committee received a very brief update on the Transportation Utility Funding Study. The committee had spent much of their time discussing the No Mow May resolution and was running short on time so this update was perhaps more truncated than […]

Board Of Education Receives Presentation On Potential Middle School Enrollment Changes

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 02/17/2022. In addition to voting to change the Covid mitigation measures and receiving a presentation regarding the possible merger of Columbus Elementary with Edison Elementary, the also received information regarding future needs planning at the middle […]

Board Of Education Meeting 02/28/2022 – Will Receive Mid-Year District Score Card Review

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 02/28/2022. They’ll hold a work session at 4PM in which they will review potential referendum planning. Then at 6PM they will hold the official board meeting. There don’t seem to be a lot of notable […]

Board Of Education Receives Presentation On Potential Merger Of Columbus Elementary With Edison Elementary

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 02/17/2022. Most of the meeting was taken up with a discussion and vote on masking protocols within the schools, but they did also review some of their future needs and the potential referendum. Due to timing […]

Alderperson Smith Withdraws Intoxicated Bartender Resolution

Resolution 1-R-22 which would have made it unlawful for bartenders to serve alcohol while intoxicated has been withdrawn by the resolution’s author, Alderperson Michael Smith (District 10). The resolution had been discussed extensively at the 01/26/2022 Safety and Licensing Committee meeting. At the time there […]

Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim’s Invocation At 02/16/2022 Common Council Meeting – “[The phrase “God Bless You”] can and does still do a great deal for the human race as it spreads a message of care and well wishes for fellow human beings through the invocation of God’s blessing, and that is something desperately needed in today’s world of division.”

Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Hartzheim. Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim (District 13): Thank you, Chair. On this day February 16th in 600 AD Pope Gregory the First also known as Gregory the Great issued a papal decree requiring all Christians to use […]