The Appleton Police Department is reminding everyone ahead of Mile of Music that no Birds, Bikes, or Boards are allowed on the sidewalk of Downtown College Avenue. They will be rigidly enforcing this rule over the weekend. People riding Bird electric scooters on the College […]
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Coronavirus Numbers For 08/02/2021
On 08/02/2021 Appleton recorded 7 confirmed coronavirus cases and 1 probable case. Active cases rose by 3 to 71. Cases out of isolation increased by 5 to 8,862. Deaths remained unchanged at 65. The 7 day running average of new cases this year is 10.29 […]
Common Council Meeting 08/04/2021 – Will Vote On The Excess General Fund Balance Allocations And The Transportation Utility Resolution
The Common Council is meeting 08/04/2021 at 7PM. Typically, the mayor will present some recently signed proclamations, but he has no proclamations for this meeting. He will however be presenting certificates of recognition for the Boegenschutz Family and the Emergency Operations Center. He’ll also be […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 07/30/2021-08/01/2021
First off, the numbers for Appleton’s Covid-19 dashboard seem somewhat confusing this week. On 07/29/2021 they listed total confirmed and probable cases as being 8,961. Now, for 08/01/2021 they list the total number of confirmed and probable cases as being 8,990, an increase of 29; […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Meets 07/28/2021 – Reviews Mid-Year Fire Department Report
The Safety and Licensing Committee met 07/28/2021. There were a few alcohol license applications that were approved, but the majority of the meeting was taken up with information items, in particular the Fire Department’s 2021 Mid-Year Report. Fire Chief Jeremy Hansen went over it with […]
Alderperson Alex Schultz’s Invocation At 07/21/2021 Common Council Meeting – “This speaks to the challenges we face as representatives of all of our constituents…and trying to keep our heads in a centrist space and listen to all the voices that are speaking to us.”
Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Schultz. Alderperson Schultz: Thank you, Chair. As it was a little bit of a short notice to step up for invocation tonight, I thought it would be proper to read a short poem. This speaks to […]
Board Of Building Inspection Meeting 08/02/2021 – Will Review Variance Request Regarding Non-Conforming Staircase Landing
The Board of Building Inspection is meeting 08/02/2021 at 4PM. A homeowner wants to rebuild their stairs and in order to do that the stair landing would have to be 32” wide, but the Uniform Dwelling Code requires landings to be a minimum of 36” […]
City Clerk Provides Update On City’s Redistricting Timeline And Process
During the 07/28/2021 Safety and Licensing Committee meeting City Clerk Kami Lynch gave an update on the city’s redistricting timeline and plans. Normally by this time, they would already be forming their ward lines and talking about the aldermanic districts; however, the whole process has […]
Transit Commission Approves Bus Route Schedule Changes – By The End Of August, All Routes Other Than Route 9 Will Run On An Hourly Schedule
The Fox Cities Transit Commission met on 07/27/2021. The largest portion of the meeting was the discussion around and vote on the schedule changes that General Manager Ron McDonald had proposed as a way to handle lower ridership numbers and a shortage of bus drivers. […]
Applications For Open Board Of Education Positions Being Taken Until 4PM Monday August 16 – Interview and Appointment Process To Take Place Monday August 23
The Appleton Area School District has posted a notice regarding the two Board of Education openings left by the resignations of Gary Jahnke and Barry O’Connor. Qualified electors residing in the Appleton Area School District who are interested in being appointed to the positions have […]