The Board of Health met 08/10/2022. The video from that meeting has not been posted which is disappointing because it looked like it was an interesting meeting. The Board was asked to make a final decision on a Dangerous Animal Declaration. Kylo, a German Shephard, […]
Month: August 2022
Coronavirus Numbers For 08/07/2022 – 08/13/2022
I have started pulling Covid case and death numbers from the Wisconsin DHS website instead of from the City of Appleton. Last week from 08/07/2022 through 08/13/2022, Appleton recorded 144 confirmed cases and 25 probable cases for a total of 169. There were no new deaths recorded […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 08/17/2022 – Will Vote On Contract Ahead Of Common Council Meeting
The Utilities Committee is meeting 08/17/2022 at 6:45PM right before the Common Council meeting at 7PM. The committee had originally been scheduled to meet 08/09/2022 and would have taken up 5 different action items; however, that meeting was cancelled. They are now holding a special […]
Library Board Meeting 08/16/2022 – Will Vote On Library Bill Of Rights And Freedom To Read Statement, Receive Update On Library Project And Mid-Year Statistics
The Library Board is meeting 08/16/2022 at 4:30PM. They’ll be handling a number of action items including a July 2022 bill register, what appears to be a routine budget amendment, the 2023-25 OWLS membership agreement, and the reports from various subcommittees. They’ll also be voting […]
Appleton Redevelopment Authority Receives Update On Plans For Valley Transit Center
The Appleton Redevelopment Authority met 08/10/2022. One of the information items they received was an update from Valley Transit General Manager Ron McDonald on the Valley Transit Center analysis. He told the ARA that the College North Neighborhood study had just been completed. One of […]
Appleton Redevelopment Authority Receives Update On Library Project $12 Million Capital Campaign
The Appleton Redevelopment Authority met 08/10/2022. During the meeting they received an update on the fundraising and capital campaign for the Appleton Public Library project. Library Director Colleen Rortvedt told the ARA that the fundraising was led by the Friends of Appleton Public Library. The […]
Department Of Justice Releases Statement On 08/12/2022 Officer Involve Critical Incident In Appleton
The Department of Justice released a statement regarding the officer involved shooting that happened yesterday evening in Appleton At approximately 7:22 p.m., Appleton Police Department officers responded to a domestic disturbance call at a residence on the 1500 block of N. Birchwood Ave. in Appleton, […]
City Plan Commission Approves Car Wash Special Use Permit, Joining Of Residential Lots, Updated Land Use Applications Fee Schedule
The City Plan Commission met 08/10/2022. It was a brief meeting taking only 12 minutes, but during that time they were able to conduct a public hearing and vote on three separate items. The first item was a special use permit for Zips Car Wash […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Approves Resolution Creating An Advisory Panel on Sustainability And Climate Resilience
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 08/08/2022 and took up the Sustainability Advisory Panel resolution which, if passed, would create an Advisory Panel on Sustainability & Climate Resilience to advise the mayor and Common Council on related issues. The committee discussed the purpose of the […]
Municipal Services Committee Receives July 2022 Bird E-Scooter Report – Discusses Decrease In Complaints
The Municipal Services Committee met 08/08/2022. Most of the meeting was taken up by the discussion and vote on a variance request for a driveway extension at a Packard Street residence. During the last few minutes, however, they reviewed the July 2022 Bird E-Scooter report. […]