I believe this was the article Alderperson Siebers referenced: https://news.yahoo.com/ukrainian-mother-thanks-slovakian-police-083539263.html Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Siebers. Alderperson William Siebers (District 1): Thank you, Your Honor. When Mary sent out the invitation to do the invocation for tonight’s meeting, I quickly accepted […]
Year: 2022
Historical Covid-19 Community Levels – Appleton Has Been In “High” Category From September Through January For Last Two Years
I thought it would be useful to go back through Covid case counts and hospitalization rates and get an idea of what the weekly community levels would have been under the CDC’s current measures. I think this is particularly important for people who will be […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Decides To Hold Dumpster Enclosure Decision Until Next Meeting
The Board of Zoning Appeals met 03/21/2022 and took up a variance request for the property at 115 E. Washington St. This is the property that is directly across Washington Street from the Transit Center and is the currently empty lot by City Center where […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Denies Variance Request To Build Garage 12′ From Property Line; Offers Suggestions On How To Build A Compliant Structure
The Board of Zoning Appeals met 03/21/2022 and took up the variance request from the owner of a property of a corner lot on John Street. Kevin currently has a detached garage on his property which is in very poor condition and not worth saving. […]
Candidate Questionnaires For Appleton Aldermanic Races
Appleton’s seven even numbered aldermanic seats are on the ballot for the 04/05/2022 election which is only 1 week away. Below are links to various candidate forums and questionnaires that candidates responded to. Both Vered Meltzer in District 2 and Chris Croatt in District 14 […]
Library Board Receives Presentation From SOM Architectural Firm On Library Project Design
The Library Board met 03/25/2022 and received Building Project Design Update Presentation from Skidmore Owings and Merrill (SOM), the Chicago-based architectural firm contracted for the project. You may recall back in September the Common Council received a presentation on the initial design. This presentation followed […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 03/20/2022 – 03/26/2022
After the City of Appleton recently discovered 68 deaths they had not reported, I decided to start pulling numbers from the WI DHS website instead. Last week from 03/20/2022 through 03/26/2022, Appleton recorded 22 confirmed cases and 4 probable cases. There were no new deaths, […]
Transit Commission Receives Brief Update On Valley Transit II Service – Running Inc Has Hired 3 New Employees, Continues To Recruit
The Transit Commission met 03/22/2022. They received a brief update regarding the Valley Transit II service. This is curb to curb transportation service, provided by a contracted company Running, Inc, to elderly and disabled individuals who are unable to use the fixe route bus system. […]
Valley Transit General Manager Ron McDonald Talks About His Desire To Turn Downtown Transit Center Into A Mixed Use Facility With Housing And A Daycare Center
The Transit Commission met 03/22/2022. One of the information items they discussed was the Valley Transit Center Needs Assessment. Valley Transit General Manager Ron McDonald expressed a desire for the downtown transit center to be completely rebuilt with a transit center on the first floor […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Is Informed Appleton Has Met Its Quota Of Class B Liquor Licenses
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 03/23/2022. Outside of the information item regarding the upcoming election on 04/05/2022, the other action and information items were all alcohol related. They started out by approving a gas station’s “Class A” Liquor License application and the temporary Class […]