Appleton is currently in the “Low” Community Level for Covid-19, and masking is not mandated in any City of Appleton government buildings nor are masks mandated in Appleton Area School District buildings…except for Columbus Elementary School. Columbus is currently above the 2% threshold for positive […]
Month: April 2022
Municipal Services Committee Reviews Three Soldier’s Square Redesign Options – Does Not Indicate Next Steps Because The Project Is Not In Appleton’s 5 Year Project Plan
The Municipal Services Committee met 04/11/2022. One of the information items on the agenda was a presentation of three possible design options for Soldier’s Square. The committee had spent some time during the 03/23/2022 meeting discussing Soldier’s Square, with the discussion revolving around the number […]
Board Of Education Receives Presentation On Spanish And US History Materials Purchases – Assistant Superintendent Harrison Explains How AASD Is Trying To Improve Awareness Of Public Feedback Periods
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 04/11/2022. Two of the items that were presented to them and discussed were (a) the purchase of Spanish language reader materials and (b) the purchase of “Cengage National Geographic U.S. History American Stories, Survey” for 8th […]
Board Of Education Discusses Retention And Resignations Of Special Education Teachers
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 04/11/2022 and during the Personnel Services update they had a brief discussion about educator retention and the reason for resignations. The Personnel Services Report included 5 personnel-related items—22 new educator hires (9 of which were rehires […]
2022 Sidewalk Poetry Contest Winners Announced
The 2022 Sidewalk Poetry winners were announced during the 04/06/2022 Common Council meeting and have just been posted to the city’s Facebook page. Director Paula Vandehey noted that this was the 9th year of the sidewalk poetry program, and, by the end of 2022, the […]
City Plan Commission Meeting 04/13/2022 – Will Vote On Special Use Permit For Mill City Public House
The City Plan Commission is meeting 04/13/2022 at 3:30PM. They have one public hearing and one action item related to the public hearing. That item is a Special Use Permit for a restaurant with alcohol sales and service located at 1103 West College Avenue. Mill […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 04/13/2022 – Will Hold Alcohol License Revocation Hearing For Core’s Lounge
The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 04/13/2022 at 5:30PM. They have 9 alcohol license applications of various types as well as a request to purchase a fire truck. However, the item that I expect will probably take up the most amount of time and […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 04/12/2022 – Will Vote On Sole Source Contract For Stormwater Consulting Services
The Utilities Committee is meeting 04/12/2022 at 5PM. The agenda is pretty light with only one action item and one information item. The action item is a request to approve a single source contract to 2022E Stormwater Consulting Services Contract for assistance with the Interstate […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 04/03/2022 – 04/09/2022
I have started pulling Covid numbers from the Wisconsin DHS website instead of from the City of Appleton. Last week from 04/03/2022 through 04/09/2022, Appleton recorded 37 confirmed cases and 13 probable cases. There were no new deaths reported last week, but DHS is constantly updating its […]
Common Council Bids Farewell To Departing Alderpersons
The Common Council met 04/06/2022. This was the last meeting of this Council cycle. On 04/19/2022 the newly elected council members will be sworn in ahead of the first regular Council meeting on 04/20/2022. The Council lost 4 current members. Alderpersons Joe Martin (District 4), […]