Finance Committee Meeting 02/21/2022 – Will Vote On Four Requests To Refund Property Taxes, Approve A Covid-19 Budget Amendment Request

The Finance Committee is meeting 02/21/2022 at 5:30PM. They have a couple project contracts they have been requested to award. They then will be voting on four requests for refund of property taxes. Staff is recommending that two requests be denied and two requests be […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 02/21/2022 – Will Vote On Resident’s Tire Fee Appeal, Consider “No Mow May” Resolution, Review Enhanced Crosswalk Flow Chart, Receive Update On Transportation Utility Study

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 02/21/2022 at 4:30PM. They have a packed agenda, but many of the items seem minor such as awarding a plan review services contract for large projects to E-Plan Exam, a request to replace hotel signage on the College Avenue […]

Common Council Approves 12 Month Extension Of Development Agreement With Bela Development LLC

The Common Council met 02/16/2022. One of the items that was separated out for an individual vote was the “request to amend the Development Agreement with Bela Development LLC located at 513 W. College Avenue in Tax Increment Financing District No. 12 to provide the […]

Recap Of Updates And Presentations Provided To The Board Of Education Ahead Of The Decision To Move To Optional Masking Starting 02/28/2022

As previously posted, the Appleton Area School District Board of Education voted 5-2 to reinstate the November 22nd Covid mitigation plan, effective 02/28/2022. This change includes optional masking for all students and staff at the kindergarten and above level so long as the schools maintain […]

Alderperson Denise Fenton’s Invocation At 02/02/2022 Common Council Meeting – “As we move forward with plans for our new library let us…take the advice of the American Library Association and oppose censorship in the partnership of our citizens and the professionals who curate collections that serve the information needs of all their users.”

Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Fenton. Alderperson Denise Fenton (District 6): I’m a reader. I come from a family of readers. When I was a child, I would hide in my closet with a towel stuffed under the door to hide […]

Board Of Education Votes 5-2 To Make Masking Optional Beginning 02/28/2022

On 02/17/2022, the Appleton Area School District Board of Education by a 5-2 vote approved  “reinstating the November 22nd mitigation plan of optional masks and face covering for elementary, middle, and high school staff and students, the continued requirement of masks and face coverings for […]

Board Of Education Meeting 02/17/2022 – Will Vote On Covid Mitigation Measures Including Masking

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 02/17/2022. They will hold a special meeting at 7:30AM and then conduct a work session at 8:30AM or upon conclusion of the special board meeting, whichever is later. At the 7:30 meeting, they will be […]