AASD has and is in the process of making some changes recently that effect AASD employees post-retirement benefits. These changes were discussed during the 01/09/2023 Appleton Area School District Board of Education meeting, although nothing was voted on at that time. One item reported to […]
Month: January 2023
Alderperson Hartzheim’s Invocation At 01/18/2023 Common Council Meeting – Quotes MLK “The aftermath of the love method is reconciliation and the creation of the beloved community.”
Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alder Hartzheim. Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim (District 13): In 1957, Ebony Magazine invited Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to write a monthly column entitled “Advice for Living”. Responding to readers’ questions about marital infidelity, sexuality, birth control, capital […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/08/2023 – 01/14/2023
Per the Wisconsin DHS website, during the week of 01/08/2023 through 01/14/2023, Appleton recorded 36 confirmed coronavirus cases and 8 probable cases for a total of 44. No new deaths were recorded during that week, but one was added to a previous week bringing total coronavirus […]
Mayor Woodford To Present Two Proclamations At 01/18/2023 Common Council Meeting – Human Trafficking Awareness Day, MLK Jr. Day
This evening during the 01/18/2023 Common Council meeting, Mayor Woodford will be presenting two mayoral proclamations. With the first, he proclaims January 11, 2023, to be Human Trafficking Awareness Day in Appleton and encourages residents to “increase awareness about identification of human trafficking along with […]
Common Council Meeting 01/18/2023 – Will Receive Library Project Design Update
The Common Council is meeting 01/18/2023 at 7PM. The item on the agenda probably of most interest to the public is the Library Project update. The Library Board was told back in December that the scope of the project was being reduced and that the […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Discusses Housing Affordability Report – Building Permits, Fees, And New Approved Dwelling Units All Up From Previous Years
The Community and Economic Development Committee met 01/11/2023. The meeting was not particularly long, clocking in at a little over 20 minutes. Slightly more than half of that was taken up with discussion about the annual updates to the housing Affordability Report and the Housing […]
Library Board Meeting This Afternoon 01/17/2022 – Will Discuss “The Complicated Role Of The Modern Public Library”
The Library Board is meeting this afternoon, 01/17/2023, at 4:30PM. There are just a couple routine action items consisting of approving the December 2022 bill register and a budget amendment. The one information item is the President’s Report which consists of a Trustee Development training/discussion. […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Approves Extension Of Deadline For Merge LLC To Purchase Blue Ramp Site – Deadline Moved From February To September 2023
The Community and Economic Development Committee met 01/11/2023. One of the items they took up was a request to amend the development agreement with Merge LLC to extend Merge’s purchase date of the former Blue Ramp location from 02/16/2023 to 09/29/2023. The committee voted unanimously […]
City Plan Commission Approves Changes To Public Land Dedication Rules For New Developments
The City Plan Commission met 01/11/2023. One of the items they took up was texts amendments to Chapter 17 of the city’s municipal code related to the dedication of land for public use and the payment of fees in lieu of dedicating land. Basically, it […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Approves Moving District 12 Polling Location From St. John’s Church In District 12 To St. Pius Church In District 6
The Safety and Licensing committee met 01/11/2023. The three license applications (two for cigarettes, one for alcohol) were approved with no discussion, and none of the directors had any reports to give to the committee, so most of the meeting was taken up with discussion […]