During the 11/03/2021 Common Council meeting, Mayor Jake Woodford presented four mayoral proclamations. The first proclaimed November 1-7, 2021 to be Appleton High Schools DECA Week. Mayor Woodford encouraged “residents, businesses, and organizations to become familiar with the services and benefits offered by Appleton’s high […]
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Finance Committee Discusses 2021 ARPA Allocations And Associated Budget Amendment
Due to my illness last month, I was not able to recap most if any of the financial discussions that led up to the budget being passed. I did want to recap the discussion at the 10/25/2021 Finance Committee meeting regarding the request to approve […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 11/02/2021
Appleton did not update its Covid dashboard yesterday. When I checked this morning it still was not updated. I’m not sure if they ever put up the November 1 numbers, but the November 2 numbers are now available. On 11/02/2021 Appleton recorded 19 confirmed cases […]
Parks And Recreation Employee Who Oversaw Lifeguard Certification No Longer Working For City Of Appleton
Here’s a little bit of an update regarding the Parks and Recreation Department. Back in June, Parks and Recreation Director Dean Gazza was praising then new employee Olivia for the work she was doing managing the pools. At the end of July it was discovered […]
Common Council Meeting 11/03/2021 – Will Hold Public Hearing For 2022 Budget, Vote On Lease Extension For The Collective Sculpture
The Common Council is meeting 11/03/2021. They will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2022 Executive Budget at 6PM and then will hold the Council meeting proper at 7PM. They will be voting on the 2021 ARPA allocations and associated budget amendment. They will […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Votes To Recommend Premise Amendment Application For River Tyme Bistro Be Approved Contingent On Approval By All Departments – Would Allow Restaurant To Expand Outdoor Seating Into Parking Lot
The Safety And Licensing Committee met 10/27/2021. In addition to considering the alcohol license applications for Tee Tees Nachos they took up a permanent premise amendment application for River Tyme Bistro. Apparently, their patio has structural issues and they were asking to expand their outdoor […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 10/29/2021-10/31/2021
From 10/29/2021-10/31/2021 Appleton recorded 65 confirmed cases and 30 probable cases. (As per usual, the dashboard only shows the daily totals for 10/31 not the total for the entire weekend.) Active cases decreased by 2 to 273. Cases out of isolation increased by 97 to […]
Public Arts Committee Meeting 11/03/2021 – Will Vote On Lease Extensions For Three Sculptures; Decide On Process For Filling Houdini Plaza Welcome Tower
The Public Arts Committee is meeting 11/03/2021 at 8:30AM. They’ll be taking up a number of items. The Municipal Services Committee already voted to recommend that the lease for The Collective sculpture on College Avenue be extended for 6 months through the end of April […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Approves Development Agreement For 43 Unit Housing Project In Downtown Appleton
The Community and Economic Development Committee met 10/27/2021. Alderpersons Matt Reed (District 8), Brad Firkus (District 3), Kristine Alfheim (District 11), and Nate Wolff (District 12) were all in attendance. Alderperson Maiyoua Thao (District 7) was excused. They had one item on the agenda which […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Votes To Deny Class A Alcohol License For Tee Tees Nachos And Hold Class B Application Until Next Meeting
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 10/27/2021. Much of the meeting was taken up with deliberations regarding the Class A Beer, Class A Liquor, and Class B Beer license applications for Tee Tees Nachos, LLC. Apparently, the applicant is planning to buy the building from […]