I’ve been engaging in an email conversation with Appleton Area School District Chief Financial Officer Greg Hartjes regarding the proposed referendum. He was kind enough to answer a number of questions. I briefly considered trying to organize them by subject matter but ultimately decided to […]
Year: 2022
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/19/2022
On 01/19/2022 Appleton recorded 216 confirmed coronavirus cases and 18 probable cases. Active cases dropped by 49 to 259 while cases out of isolation increased by 283 to 19,062. Deaths remained unchanged at 79. Appleton’s current 7-day running average for confirmed and probable cases is […]
Two Resolutions Submitted To Common Council – First Would Ban Intoxicated Bartending, Second Would Reallocate City Brand Funding For Other Purposes
The Appleton Common Council met 01/19/2022. The meeting was not particularly eventful. No agenda items were separated out for individual votes and the meeting was completed in under 30 minutes. However, the first two resolutions of 2022 were introduced at that meeting. Resolution #1-R-22 Intoxicated […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Approves Phase 2 Development Agreement With Merge LLC, Reviews Housing Affordability Report
The Community and Economic Development Committee met 01/12/2022. It was a brief meeting, less than 10 minutes long, with one action item and one information item. The action item was a request to approve the phase 2 development agreement with Merge, LLC for the project […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/18/2022
On 01/18/2022 Appleton recorded 180 confirmed coronavirus cases and 62 probable cases. Active cases rose by 38 to 308 and cases out of isolation rose by 204 to 18,779. Deaths remained unchanged at 79. The 7-day running average of confirmed and probable cases is currently […]
Campaign Pages For AASD Board Of Education Candidates
February 15 is the date of the spring primary election. There are currently 9 people running for 4 spots on the Board of Education for the Appleton Area School District. The February 15 election will bring that down to 8 who will go on to […]
Police Chief Gives Report To Safety And Licensing Committee On Preliminary 2021 Crime Statistics – Mental Health Calls Up 72% In Appleton
During the 01/12/2022 Safety and Licensing Committee meeting, Appleton Police Chief Todd Thomas gave a report to the committee on Appleton’s 2021 preliminary crime and police activity numbers. There were just the preliminary numbers taken from the Appleton Police Department’s database. He said they would […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/17/2022
On 01/17/2021 Appleton recorded 96 confirmed coronavirus cases and 57 probable cases. Active cases rose by 4 to 270 and cases out of isolation increased by 149 to 18,575. Deaths remained unchanged at 79. The 7-day running average of confirmed and probably cases this year […]
Common Council Meeting 01/19/2022 – Will Vote On Health Officer Recommendation
The Appleton Common Council is meeting 01/19/2022 at 7PM. Of particular interest is that Mayor Woodford will be making a Health Officer recommendation. The city has been searching for a new Health Officer since March of 2021, and Public Health Nurse Supervisor Sonja Jensen has […]
Mayor Woodford Makes First Proclamations Of 2022 – Human Trafficking Awareness Day and MLK Jr. Day
We have our first Mayoral Proclamations of the new year. Mayor Woodford proclaimed January 11, 2022 to be Human Trafficking Awareness Day in Appleton and encouraged residents “to increase awareness about identification of human trafficking along with becoming familiar with resources and services that can […]