On 03/09/2022 the Community and Economic Development Committee received the 2021 Growth Report for the City of Appleton. The city’s Economic Development Specialist Matt Rehbein reviewed the report with the committee He told them that they put the growth report together annually and its purpose […]
Month: March 2022
Community And Economic Development Committee Approves $250,000 In ARPA Grant Allocations – Receives Summary Of What Those Funds Will Be Used For
The Community and Economic Development Committee met 03/09/2022. One of the items they took up was the allocation of American Rescue Plan Act grant funds to various organizations that provided mental health services. The allocation was approved but not without some discussion that included a […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 03/06/2022 – 03/12/2022
Over the course of 03/06/2022 to 03/12/2022 Appleton recorded 26 confirmed coronavirus cases and 5 probable cases. Deaths remained unchanged at 81. The community risk level is currently “Low”. We are just a few short days away from March 18 which will be the two […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Approves Sole Source Contract With Heartland Systems To Provide An IT Infrastructure, Systems, And Vulnerability Assessment
The Humana Resources and Information Technology Committee met 03/09/2022. One of the items they discussed and voted on was to award a sole source IT network assessment contract to Heartland Business Systems for $60,000. This item was also discussed during the Finance Committee meeting on […]
What Would Happen If Don Jobe Won District 8 Race?
There are two candidates on the April 5 ballot for the District 8 Aldermanic position, Joss Thyssen and Don Jobe. Voters can cast their vote for either one of those candidates; however, Don Jobe had an unexpected change in circumstances and moved out of District […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Receives 2021 Annual Fire Department Report
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 03/09/2022. It was a brief meeting. After dispensing with the action items by formally voting to deny the Intoxicated Bartender Resolution and approving all of the license applications, they moved on to the 2021 Annual Report For the Appleton […]
Municipal Services Committee Declines To Put “No Mow May” Permanently Into Municipal Code, Instead Approves Resolution Recommending It Take Place In 2022 In Line With Past Practices
The Municipal Services Committee met 03/07/2022 and devoted around 50 minutes of the meeting to discussing and voting on Resolution 3-R-2022, the Weeds and Wild Growth resolution. As originally proposed, this resolution would have permanently added “No Mow May” to Appleton’s Municipal Code and also […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Denies Intoxicated Bartender Resolution
The Safety And Licensing Committee met 03/09/2022. The first action item on the agenda was Resolution 1-R-22, the Intoxicated Bartender Resolution. This resolution had undergone extensive discussion at the 01/26/2022 Safety and Licensing Committee meeting. After being placed on hold and undergoing further staff scrutiny, […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 03/06/2022
Covid updates will look a little different going forward. The city is moving away from daily updates to their Covid dashboard and will instead be updating it weekly on Mondays. As was mentioned during the Board of Health meeting, the CDC has changed how it […]
Greg Hartjes Announced As New AASD Superintendent
The Appleton Area School District has announced that current Chief Financial Officer Greg Hartjes has been chosen to be the new Superintendent of the the District once current Superintendent Judy Baseman departs in June. View full announcement here: http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/district/superintendent_search