Yesterday, when the Appleton Health Department reported last week’s Covid numbers it indicated that it had, for the last two years, been undercounting Covid deaths. Instead of having had 81 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, Appleton actually had 149 deaths (68 more than […]
Month: March 2022
Library Board Receives Update On Library Project And Move To Temporary Location
During the 03/15/2022 Library Board meeting, the Board received a brief update on the library project and the library’s move to the temporary location. Library Director Colleen Rortvedt touched on the fact that the library had not been awarded the $11 million grant they had […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 03/22/2022 – Will Vote On Storm Sewer Cleaning And Television Contract, Receive Report On 2021 Water Main Breaks
The Utilities Committee is meeting 03/22/2022 at 5PM. The one action item on the agenda is a request to award a Storm Sewer Cleaning and Television Contract to Green Bay Pipe and TV, LLC in an amount not to exceed $244,500. They will also receive […]
Transit Commission Meeting 03/22/2022 – Will Vote On Purchasing New Support Vehicle, Receive Update On Valley Transit II Services
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 03/22/2022 at 3PM. The two action items are the approval of payments and a request to approve recommendation for a Valley Transit support vehicle. Per the memo to the commission, “staff is required to provide support services on […]
Special Council Session To Discuss Anti-Pipeline Resolution Cancelled Due To Lack Of Quorum; Resolution May Be Withdrawn
The Common Council had been scheduled to hold a special session on 03/17/2022 to discuss and vote on Resolution 4-R-22 the Resolution on Clean Water and Treaty Rights. That special session was cancelled due to a lack of a quorum, and Mayor Woodford had indicated […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 03/21/2022 – Will Take Up Attached Garage Request For John Street Property And Dumpster Enclosure Request From Merge LLC
The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 03/21/2022 at 7:30PM. They will be taking up two variance requests. The first request is from the owner of a corner lot house on John Street to add on an attached garage to his existing house. The proposed […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 03/21/2022 – Will Receive Update On Projects And On Seasonal Employee Employment Incentives
The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 03/21/2022 at 6:30PM. They have no action items on the agenda, but they do have two information items. The first is regarding Parks and Recreation seasonal employee incentives. Due to the tight job market, the city is having […]
Finance Committee Meeting 03/21/2022 – Will Vote On Employment Incentives For Seasonal Employees
The Finance Committee is meeting 03/21/2022 at 5:30PM. They have a request to approve deeding some unneeded city owned land to the abutting property in the Village of Little Chute. There are also some 2021 budget amendments and a request to award the city’s Hardscape […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 03/21/2022 – Will Hear Appeal Of $75 Ice Removal Fee
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 03/21/2021 at 4:30PM. Most of the action items on the agenda seem to be generally routine, consisting of approvals of things like minor changes to parking and intersection controls. One resident is requesting to have his sidewalk snow removal […]
Board Of Education Meeting 03/21/2022 – Will Vote On Superintendent Contract, Accept Resignation Of Assistant Superintendent Polly VandenBoogaard
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 03/21/2022. They’ll be receiving a presentation on the Action for Healthy Kids School Health Index Report and a report on a proposed update to the Homeless Education Program Policy. They will also be voting on […]