Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim’s Invocation At 05/19/2021 Common Council Meeting–“In all that you do, in all your life, I wish you the strength and the grace to make those choices which will allow you and your neighbor to become the best of whoever you are”

Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim (District 13) gave her first invocation as a new member of the Common Council during the 05/19/2021 Common Council meeting. Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson Hartzheim Alderperson Hartzheim: In 2002 Fred Rogers of PBS’s Mister Rogers Neighborhood gave […]

Appleton Area School District Opens Survey To Gather Community Feedback On Proposed Lincoln Elementary Name Change

Should the Appleton Area School District rename Lincoln Elementary? Residents who live within the district’s boundaries can provide community feedback regarding that question on the AASD website here: http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/news/what_s_new/board_seeks_public_input_on_requested_renaming. Just to recap, a couple years ago Mayor Tim Hanna formed a committee of City of […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Votes On Resolution Supporting Knowles-Nelson Reauthorization

The Parks and Recreation Committee met 05/25/2021. The bulk of the meeting was taken up with discussion of Resolution #8-R-21, the resolution expressing support for the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program. Alderperson Joe Prohaska (District 14) said that the only issue he had was with the line […]

Board Of Education Updated On Credit Recovery, Summer School, and Fall Semester Plans

On 05/24/2021 Appleton Area School District Assistant Superintendent Steve Harrison reported to the Board of Education how student credit recovery efforts were going. They currently have approximately 46 Graduation Coaches providing support to approximately 167 Senior. They also have Approximately 50 Credit Recovery Teachers providing […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 05/26/2021

The Community and Economic Development Committee is meeting 05/26/2021. They have a couple time-sensitive items on their agenda. The first is a request to approve a 6 month extension to the city’s Planning Option Agreement with Merge, LLC.  Merge has been working on potentially developing […]