It’s no secret that there have been a lot of intense emotions and discordant viewpoints among parents and the community regarding the Appleton Area School District’s pandemic response over the last two years. Some people have very much appreciated AASD’s choices, while some people have […]
Year: 2022
Safety And Licensing Committee Approves Fire Department’s Request To Provide Confined Space Services To Purina; Reviews Two Grant Applications AFD Submitted
The Safety And Licensing Committee had several Fire Department related items on the agenda of their 01/12/2022 meeting. The first was an action item requiring a vote on a request from Fire Department to enter a contract with Purina Animal Nutrition to provide confined space […]
Library Board Meeting 01/18/2022 – Will Receive Library Project Update And Vote On Contract To Temporarily House Library In Former Best Buy Location
The Library Board is meeting 01/18/2022 at 4:30PM. Perhaps the items of most interest on the agenda will be the Library Project Upsate as well as the action item regarding the library’s temporary location. City Staff is recommending they lease space in the former Best […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/14/2022-01/16/2022
From 01/14/2022-01/06/2022 Appleton recorded 426 confirmed cases and 148 probable cases. Active cases dropped by 369 to 266. Cases out of isolation increased by 943 to 18,246. Deaths remained unchanged at 79. Although the 7-day running average of new confirmed and probable cases is still […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Decides To Wait Until Next Meeting To Vote On Alpine Swift’s Liquor License Application
The Safety And Licensing Committee met 01/12/2021. One of the items they took up was the Class B Beer and Class C Wine license applications submitted by Adam Marty for Alpine Swift, his planned new neighborhood restaurant on Pacific Street. Back in November he was […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 01/17/2022 – Will Take Up Two Variance Requests Regarding Signage At St. Bernadette Parish
The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 01/17/2022 at 7PM. They will be taking up two variance requests from one applicant. St. Bernadette Parish at 2331 E. Lourdes Dr. houses Iris Place, The Richardson School, and the Thompson Center on Lourdes. They already have 2 […]
Board Of Health Receives Covid-19 Update – Discusses Increased Case Count And How To Increase Vaccination Rate
Although the Honeybee Rescue Resolution was the only action item on the agenda, the vast bulk of the 01/12/2022 Board of Health meeting was taken up by the Covid-19 update. [I would say the TL:DR is that they discussed the marked increases in cases, how […]
Board Of Education Receives Update On Referendum Focus Groups
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 01/10/2022. Chief Financial Officer Greg Hartjes provided a brief update on the referendum process. The week before the board meeting, AASD held two focus group sessions with the purpose of gathering feedback from “representative parents and […]
Pacific Street Neighborhood Restaurant Alpine Swift Granted Special Use Permit To Serve Beer and Wine
The City Plan Commission met 01/12/2022. One of the items they took up was a special use permit for a restaurant with alcohol sales and consumption located at 1016 East Pacific Street. Located in a small commercial building in an otherwise residential neighborhood, the restaurant […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/13/2022
On 01/13/2022 Appleton recorded 341 confirmed coronavirus cases and 274 probable cases. Active cases jumped up by 378 to 635 while cases out of isolation rose by 237 to 17,483. Deaths remained unchanged at 79. The 7-day running average of confirmed and probable cases is […]