The Parks and Recreation Committee met 09/12/2022. One of the items they took up was a request to suspend the planning and design of the WE Energies Trail – Phase One and cancel the acceptance of the Department of Transportation TAP Grant the city had […]
Month: September 2022
City Plan Commission Reviews The Role Of City Plan Commissioners
The City Plan Commission met 09/14/2022. The one information item on the agenda was a review of the roles and responsibilities of the City Plan Commission. City Planner Don Harp walked them through the document city staff had put together. The Plan Commission receives its […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 09/11/2022 – 09/17/2022
I have started pulling Covid case and death numbers from the Wisconsin DHS website instead of from the City of Appleton. Last week from 09/11/2022 through 09/17/2022, Appleton recorded 74 confirmed cases and 19 probable cases for a total of 93. There were no new deaths recorded […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Votes To Hold 2024 Aldermanic Salary Discussions Until October 26
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 09/14/2022. One of the items that had been on the agenda was a request to approve alderperson salaries for the 2024 aldermanic year. State Statute 62.09(6)(am)2 prevents elected officials from voting on their own salary changes, so […]
Library Board Meeting 09/20/2022 – Will Vote On OWLS Agreements, Receive Library Project Update
The Library Board is meeting 09/20/2022 at 4:30PM Nothing stands out as particularly noteworthy. They will be voting on the August Bill Register and a budget amendment for September 2022. Additionally, they have a couple agreements between APL and the Outagamie Waupaca Library System which […]
After Making Amendments, Parks And Recreation Department Approves Process Map For Discussion On Trout Museum/Ellen Kort Peace Park Proposal
The Parks and Recreation meeting met 09/12/2022. The item which took up a majority of the meeting was a request to approve a process map for the proposal by the Trout Museum to co-locate a new museum in Ellen Kort Peace Park. The committee ended […]
Health Officer Sepers Talks About The Discrepancy In Covid Case Numbers Reported By Appleton As Compared To Those Reported By DHS; Also Talks About Reporting Numbers As Covid Becomes Endemic
A reader asked why the weekly covid numbers the city of Appleton reports do not line up with the numbers being reported by the WI DHS. Overall, Appleton has reported a couple hundred more cases in Appleton than DHS has and 1 more death than […]
The Saga Of The Appleton Apostolic Truth Church Rezoning – Why Did 5 Alderpersons Abstain From Voting?
[Note: After this post was published, Alderperson Denise Fenton reached out with a statement.] As you may recall, back in May and June of this year the Common Council approved a rezoning request and Future Land Use Map amendment for a parcel of land on […]
Municipal Services Committee Allows Homeowner To Withdraw Driveway Extension Variance Request
The saga of Michael’s driveway extension looks like it is drawing to an end. Although he himself did not appear at the 09/12/2022 Municipal Services Committee meeting, he had been in communication with the Department of Public Works. Public Works Director Danielle Block told the […]
Municipal Services Committee Votes To Hold Street Terrace Policy Modifications Until October 10 Meeting – Will Give Time For Staff To Answer Questions And Work On Changes
The Municipal Services Committee met 09/12/2022. Around 40 minutes of the meeting was taken up with discussion about the proposed changes to the Street Terrace Policy. This had been referred back to the committee during the 09/07/2022 Common Council meeting. At the time, the refer […]