In-person absentee voting is currently available at City Hall (100 N. Appleton Street, 6th floor) on weekdays through February 11. I asked Communication Coordinator Sheng Riechers if the mask mandate currently in place for city-owned facilities applied to people entering City Hall to vote and […]
Year: 2022
Board Of Education President Kay Eggert Does Not Explain How Community Members Can Indicate Their Desire To Serve On Superintendent Search’s Community Advisory Committee
On 01/24/2022, the Appleton Area School District Board of Education discussed the timeline for the Superintendent search and reviewed the proposed interview process. It was reported that in addition to the Board of Education, interviews would also be conducted by two advisory committees one of […]
Municipal Services Committee Reviews Appleton’s Salt Usage History And Updated Yard Waste Site Hours
The Municipal Services Committee met 01/24/2022. In addition to the report on the annual update to the city’s 5-Year Bike Lane and Trail Plan, the committee received a couple updates on some Department of Public Work’s functions, the city’s salt usage history and the new […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 02/01/2022
On 02/01/2022 Appleton recorded 42 confirmed coronavirus cases and 22 probable cases. Active cases increased by 24 to 197. Cases out of isolation increased by 40 to 20,517. Deaths remained unchanged at 80. Appleton’s 7-day running average of new confirmed and probable cases is currently […]
Municipal Services Committee Receives Report On Updated 5-Year Bike Lane And Trail Plan
During the 01/24/2022 Municipal Services Committee, the committee received a report on the Annual Update To The 5-Year Bike Lane and Trail Plan. Traffic Engineer Eric Lom told them that this plan is updated every year just as the 5-year paving plan and 5-year utility […]
Municipal Services Committee Approves Street Occupancy Permit For “Avenue Of Ice”
During the 01/24/2022 Municipal Services Committee meeting, the committee voted to approve Appleton Downtown Inc.’s application for a street occupancy permit to place ice carvings throughout the downtown the weekend of February 18, 2022 for “Avenue of Ice”. ADI Executive Director Jennifer Stephany told the […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/31/2022
On 01/31/2022 Appleton recorded 44 confirmed coronavirus cases and 9 probable cases. Active cases decreased by 15 to 173. Cases out of isolation increased by 68 to 20,477. Deaths remained unchanged at 80. Appleton’s current 7-day running average of new confirmed and probable cases is […]
Private School Choice Enrollment Website Crashes On First Day Of Sign-up Period
Today was the first day of the Private School Choice open enrollment period. The enrollment website crashed due to high usage. It will be interesting to see what the Appleton Area School District’s enrollment numbers look like in the fall and how many families leave […]
League Of Women Voters Posts Interview Videos With Board Of Education Candidates
The Appleton League of Women Voters has posted a series of videos in which they interviewed each of the Appleton Area School District Board of Education candidates. Instead of doing it as one long forum, they opted to film individual videos for each candidate in […]
Municipal Services Committee Approves Parklet Policy
The Municipal Services Committee met 01/24/2022 and took up a request to approve a City of Appleton On-Street Parklet Policy. Jennifer Stephany the Executive Director of Appleton Downtown Inc spoke to the committee. She said that ADI piloted a parklet for a couple months in […]