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 […]
Year: 2022
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), […]
Board Of Education Meeting 04/11/2022 – Will Vote On Salary Increases, Purchase Of Spanish Language And American History Textbooks
The Board of Education is meeting 04/11/2022. They will hold a work session at 4PM and then their regular board meeting at 6PM. The work session will be focused on reviewing and discussing the drafts of the Learning Environment/Student Behavior Interpretations and Indicators document and […]
Finance Committee Meeting 04/11/2022 – Meeting Promises To Be Exciting
The Finance Committee is meeting 04/11/2022 at 5:30PM. The first item on the agenda is a request to award the Sole Source Purchase of Grit Classifier System #2 Rebuild Parts, so you know the meeting is going to be exciting. If you had any doubts […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 04/11/2022 – Will Review 3 Soldier’s Square Design Options
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 04/11/2022 at 4:30PM. The business on the agenda seems pretty routine. There are a few street occupancy permits, some intergovernmental agreements with Outagamie County for reconstruction projects on JJ, E, and EE, some parking restriction changes, and a request […]
CEA Review Committee Meeting 04/11/2022 – Will Vote On Several Vehicle Purchase Requests
The CEA (Central Equipment Agency) Review Committee is meeting 04/11/2022. The committee meets infrequently on an as-needed basis and is in charge of the vehicle fleet for the city. They will be voting on several requests to purchase, upgrade, or downgrade vehicles as well as […]
Alderperson Denise Fenton Apologizes For Comment Made On Mike Schinke’s Campaign Page – “not [a] comment on anyone’s right to run […] I also believe that we can move past our mistakes if we acknowledge them in good faith. I hope that is the case here.”
Alderperson Denise Fenton (District 6) has responded to my email asking her about the comment she had left on Board of Education candidate Mike Schinke’s campaign page. She acknowledges the comment was ill-advised, says she called Mr. Schinke and apologized to him, and clarifies that […]
Alderperson Denise Fenton Voices Opposition To Local School Board Candidate Remaining Civically Engaged
[Update: Alderperson Fenton has apologized for the comment and clarified that she was referencing the end of the election and not commenting on anyone’s right to run.] During the recent election, Mike Schinke had been running for a spot on the Appleton Area School District […]