The Appleton Redevelopment Authority is meeting 03/09/2022 at 9AM. They have one action item on the agenda which is to approve reappointments to the Appleton Redevelopment Authority Exhibition Center Advisory Committee. The three people being reappointed are Walter Rugland, Amanda Hedtke, and Marissa Downs. There […]
Month: March 2022
Coronavirus Numbers For 03/04/2022 – 03/05/2022
Normally on Mondays, the City of Appleton posts the coronavirus numbers for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Today, however, they only posted the numbers for Friday and Saturday which means I can’t give a total weekly case count yet until we’re given Sunday’s numbers. On 03/04/2022 […]
Board Of Health Meeting 03/09/2022 – Will Receive Covid-19 Update, Review 2021 4th Quarter Health Department Reports
The Board of Health is meeting 03/09/2022 at 7AM. There are no action items, but there are a number of information items. The board will be receiving a Covid-19 Update. Mayor Woodford indicated at the most recent Common Council meeting that, going forward, Covid-19 update […]
Appleton Public Library Is Not Awarded $11 Million Grant For Library Project
The Appleton Public Library was not awarded an $11 million grant for the library project.Per the news article… Woodford said the gap between $28.4 million and the $39 million cost estimate will have to be made up by reducing the scope of the project or […]
A Recap Of The Long And Winding Paths Taken By The City Branding Resolution And The Resolution Reallocating The City Rebranding Funds
The City Branding Resolution and now the resolution that has come after it calling for the brand study funds to be reallocated have travelled some winding paths. A reader had suggested I recap what happened with them, which I thought was a good idea. A […]
Board Of Education Receives Mid-Year Review On Student Academic Scorecard Goals – Percentage Of Students At Or Above Grade Level Proficiency Lower Than Last Year
On 02/28/2022 the Appleton Area School District Board of Education received a mid-year review on how the District was doing on the district score card goals. Pillar 2 is the District’s “Student Success” pillar and is focused on ensuring “every student is academically, socially, and […]
AASD Board Of Education Meeting 03/07/2022 – Will Review Community Survey Regarding Potential Referendum
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 03/07/2022. They will be holding a work session at 4PM and then the official Board meeting at 6PM. In the work session, they will be working on operational expectations for instructional programs and for the […]
Finance Committee Meeting 03/07/2022 – Will Take Up Resolution Reallocating City Brand Funds
The Finance Committee is meeting 03/07/2022 at 5:30PM. They will be at a minimum again discussing Resolution 2-R-22 which is the resolution that would take the money currently set aside for the city’s branding study and reallocate it as follows: $100,000 for an Appleton.org website […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 03/07/2022 – Will Discuss And Vote On Permanent No Mow May Resolution
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 03/07/2022. I would expect that a decent portion of the meeting will be taken up with discussion of the “No Mow May” resolution which the committee had previously voted to hold to allow time for further review and discussion. […]
Transit Commission Receives Update Regarding On-Time Performance Of Valley Transit II Services
I’m going to start this post out by letting everybody know that Valley Transit and Running Inc could really use some more drivers for their Valley Transit II services. These are curb to curb transportation services provided for elderly and disabled individuals who are unable […]