The Transit Commission is meeting on 02/23/2021 at 3pm. They’ll be approving January payments and also voting on a request by Valley Transit to purchase a centralized data management system and enter into a 5 year contract with TransTrack Systems. The first year cost would […]
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Library Board Meeting Scheduled For 02/23/2021
The Library Board is meeting 02/23/2021 at 1pm. In addition to some budget items, items of interest on the agenda include the fact that, with coronavirus cases dropping in Appleton, APL is now beginning to plan to reopen the library to the public at 25% […]
AASD Eyes March 15 And April 5 For Increased In-Person Instruction For Grades 5-6 and 7-12
Some fairly big news from the 02/22/2021 Board of Education meeting. The Appleton Area School District is planning to return 5-6 graders to 5 day a week in-person instruction and move 7-12 graders to 4 day a week in person instruction. March 15th is the […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 02/21/2021
On 02/21/2021 Appleton reported13 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 4 new probable cases. Active cases rose by 7. Cases out of isolation rose by 10. There were no new deaths. Over the last week we had 52 total confirmed cases and 19 total probable cases. […]
Finance Committee Meeting Scheduled For 02/22/2021
The Finance Committee is meeting on 02/22/2021 at 5:30pm. On the agenda is (1) A request to award an asphalt pavement reconstruction project to Vinton Construction Company. (2) A request to write off some delinquent accounts receivable invoices and personal property taxes from 2017 and […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 02/20/2021
On 02/20/2021 Appleton reported 6 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 5 new probable cases. Active cases increased by 7. Cases out of isolation rose by 4. There were no new deaths. Active cases currently make up 0.42% of Appleton’s total population. Recovered cases make up […]
Board of Education Meeting Scheduled For 02/22/2021
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 02/22/2021. They were originally going to be voting on whether or not to rename Lincoln Elementary Ronald C. Dunlap Elementary School – Home of the Lincoln Lions, but, as posted, that is on hold due […]
Board of Education Will Not Vote On Renaming Lincoln Elementary Until Facility Naming Policy Is Updated
The Appleton Area School District Board of Education will not be voting on renaming Lincoln Elementary on 02/22/2021 as originally planned due to inadequacies in their naming policy that need to be addressed first. The Policy Review Committee is scheduled to meet March 9. Tentatively, […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting Scheduled For 02/22/2021
The municipal services committee is meeting 02/22/2021 at 4:30 pm. They’ll be voting to award a contract to provide movable bridge inspections as required by the State of WI. AECOM Technical Services, Inc had the lowest bid. There’s also a request by Pollenablers USA to […]
Alderperson Alex Schultz’s Invocation At 02/17/2021 Common Council Meeting – I Know That I Have To Find My Own Courage To Engage Each Other In Meaningful Ways That Are More Mutually Beneficial And Not Mutually Destructive
Alderperson Alex Schultz gave the invocation at the 02/17/2021. He read a poem about the arrest, trial, and conviction of Eugene Debs, a socialist, union supporter, and political activist, who was charged with 10 counts of sedition for giving a speech urging people to resist […]