Municipal Services Committee Reviews Modified Bulky Overflow Collection Proposal, Learns What Will Happen When The Outagamie County Landfill Closes

During their 06/21/2021 meeting, the Municipal Services Committee reviewed the Department of Public Works proposed operation changes regarding bulky overflow collection. As you may recall, DPW had initially proposed the complete elimination of all free curbside bulky overflow collection, but after receiving community feedback, they […]

A Response To The Social Media Furor Over The Report That AASD Educator And Wife Of Appleton’s Mayor Signed The Zinn Education Project’s “Pledge To Teach The Truth”

I find that when there is social media upheaval it’s sometimes best to pause, not respond in the moment, and take some time before proceeding. When I published the post highlighting the fact that Hilary Haskell, an AASD educator and the wife of Appleton’s mayor […]

Recap of June Transit Commission Meeting – Ridership Still Down But Improving

Although the bulk of the 06/22/2021 Transit Commission meeting was taken up with the 2020 Audit report, there were some other items on the agenda. The only action item was the approval of the May 2021 payments. Deb Ebben, Valley Transit’s Administrative Services Manager, reported […]

Transit Commission Listens To Presentation On 2020 Valley Transit Audit – Valley Transit Receives A Clean Audit

As already posted, the firm of CliftonLarsonAllen conducted the City of Appleton’s 2020 audit. They also conducted Valley Transit’s 2020 audit. CLA team member and CPA Leah Lasecki reviewed their audit report with the Fox Cities Transit Commission on 06/22/2021. Ms. Lasecki was the manager […]

Finance Committee Reviews 2020 Audit Presentation – City Receives A Clean Audit

On 06/21/2021 the Finance Committee was given a presentation on the results of the city’s 2020 financial audit. Jake Lenell and Leah Lasecki, CPAs with CliftonLarsonAllen, were scheduled to give the presentation, but something came up that prevented Ms. Lasecki from joining, so Jake handled […]

Municipal Services Committee Votes To Clarify Permitted Electrical Work By Homeowners, Award A Waterborne Pavement Marking Contract, And Grant U.S. Ventures A Street Occupancy Permit For A Temporary Parking Lot

The Municipal Services Committee met 06/21/2021. I already recapped the updates to the sidewalk maintenance policy, the discussion about the considerations that go into determining street widths, and the vote to ban pole buildings and shipping container storage sheds in Appleton, so I thought I […]