Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Hartzheim. Alderperson Hartzheim: Thank you, Chair. Every year at around this time, I think about graduations. Mostly about how long it’s been since I graduated from college. And let’s not even talk about high school. But […]
Year: 2022
Board Of Zoning Appeals Approves Variance Allowing Property Owner To Build Deck Within 8 Feet Of Rear Property Line
The Board of Zoning Appeals met 05/16/2022 and considered the variance request from the owners of a property on Edgewood Avenue to build a 12×16 foot attached deck at the rear of their property that encroached into the 25-foot rear yard setback. There was currently […]
AASD Piloting New Dress Code – Includes New Language Regarding Students’ Rights And Equitable Enforcement
The Appleton Area School District is currently piloting a revised dress code. Per an email sent to families 05/17/2022, key changes include… Gender Neutral language Allowing students to come to school wearing comfortable clothing that allows them to be authentically themselves. Language on how things […]
Mayor Woodford To Present 6 Proclamations – Noon Lion’s Centennial Day, American Legion Poppy Day, Bee Day, Lawrence University 175th Anniversary Day, Police Week, and Public Works Week
Tonight during the Common Council meeting, Mayor Woodford will be presenting 6 mayoral proclamations. In the first he proclaims Sunday, May 22, 2022 as Appleton Noon Lions Club Centennial Day and calls “upon all citizens to join in the celebration of the 100th anniversary of […]
Special Meetings Of The Finance And Utilities Committees Scheduled Ahead of 05/18/2022 Common Council Meeting
On 05/18/2022 ahead of the Common Council meeting at 7PM, there will be two special committee meetings. At 6:30PM the Finance Committee will meet to lock in the interest rates for the $15,530,000 General Obligation Promissory Notes and the $11,460,000 Sewerage System Revenue Bonds that […]
Board Of Education Votes To Approve Purchase Of Spanish Language Readers And 8th Grade U.S. History Curriculum
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 05/09/2022. One of the items they took up was the purchase of high school Spanish language and 8th Grade U.S. History materials. This had originally been put on the 04/11/2022 meeting agenda, but then removed and […]
Common Council Meeting 05/18/2022 – Will Vote On Bond Issuance, Recommendation For New Public Works Director, Soldier’s Square Resolution, Redistricting Modifications
The Common Council is meeting 05/17/2022 at 7PM. Mayor Woodford will be making a recommendation for a new Public Works Director to replace retiring current director Paula Vandehey. The city was having such a difficult time finding qualified candidates that they ended up hiring an […]
Finance Committee Votes To Approve Sale Of $15.53 Million General Obligation Promissory Notes And $11.46 Million Sewerage System Revenue Bonds
The Finance Committee met 05/09/2022. They received a presentation on the sale of General Obligation Notes and Sewerage System Revenue Bonds from Baird representative Brad Viegut. They then voted to approve the sale of $15,530,000 worth of General Obligation Promissory Notes and $11,460,000 Sewerage System […]
Library Board Meeting 05/17/2022 – Will Vote On Naming Rights Opportunities At New Library Building
The Library Board is meeting 05/17/2022 at 4:30PM. They will be voting on the April Bill Register, a May Budget Amendment, and a change to the city’s General Safety Policy. Perhaps of more interest to the general public, they will be voting on naming opportunities […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 05/08/2022 – 05/14/2022
I have started pulling Covid numbers from the Wisconsin DHS website instead of from the City of Appleton. Last week from 05/08/2022 through 05/14/2022, Appleton recorded 147 confirmed cases and 21 probable cases for a combined total of 168. During the recent Board of Health meeting, Appleton […]