In light of the WI State Assembly voting to repeal the mask mandate, Mayor Woodford issued a proclamation urging (but not requiring) the residents of Appleton to wear face coverings effective immediately.
Author: All Things Appleton
Coronavirus Numbers For 02/02/2021
On 02/02/2021 Appleton reported 8 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 7 new probable cases. There were no new deaths. The dashboard claims that there are currently 478 active cases. That is mathematically impossible, and between active cases, recovered cases, and deaths would result in 60 […]
Mayor Seeking Feedback On Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Coordinator Position
As posted last week, the city of Appleton is seeking a new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinator. The article on the city website announcing Karen Nelson’s departure stated that “Mayor Woodford plans to gather input from community partners who represent various, diverse groups in Appleton […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 02/01/2021
Appleton has been quite late over the last few days in updating their covid tracker, but, I do now have numbers for you for 02/01/2021. There were 7 new confirmed cases and 3 new probable cases. Active cases dropped by 70 down to only 422, […]
Common Council Meeting 02/03/2021
I was finally able to track down the agenda for the Common Council meeting on 02/03/2021 at 7pm. Apparently the calendar on Appleton.gov was not linking to the meeting details, but the meeting details were actually posted on the city’s legistar page. Download the agenda […]
Student Enrollment Down 428 Since September — Potentially Down Over 1000 From Prior School Year
As you may remember, schools officially count the number of students enrolled on the 3rd Friday in September and the 2nd Friday in January. Per Greg Hartjes, on the 3rd Friday in September, 2020, AASD’s enrollment stood at 15,710. As of the 2nd Friday in […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/31/2021
On 01/31/2021. Appleton reported 11 new confirmed cases and no new probable cases. Active cases decreased by 6. Cases out of isolation increased by 17. There were 2 new deaths. Over the last week there were 145 total confirmed cases and 27 total probable cases. […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/30/2021
The coronavirus numbers for Saturday 01/30/2021 were finally posted. There were 13 new confirmed cases and 7 new probable cases. Active cases rose by 9. Cases out of isolation increased by 11. There were no new deaths. This last week, Appleton finally cracked the 10% […]
No Coronavirus Numbers For 01/30/2021
It is now after 9pm and Appleton’s covid dashboard has not been updated. It looks like I will have no daily numbers to provide to you today, but I expect the numbers will be updated tomorrow.
Human Resources Committee Discusses Alderperson Salary Increase
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 01/27/2021. One of the items was a discussion about Alderperson salary. Per HR Director Sandy Matz, this item should have been up for discussion in the fall, but with communication and routines upended due to coronavirus, that […]