Trick or Treating is still officially happening in Appleton. The Common Council spent an hour deliberating over it. Discussion was had about how the Council lacked the authority to “cancel” a holiday and that they did not intend to post police officers all over the […]
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Coronavirus Numbers For 10/21/2020
Appleton had only 39 new cases yesterday. Active cases dropped by 9; that’s two days in a row of drcreases. Cases out of isolation increased by 47. 1 new death.
Municipal Services Committee Meetting Agenda For 10/26/2020
The municipal services committee is meeting 10/26 at 4:30. On the agenda, some street reconstruction and a discussion of the 2021 budget. This is city government at its best–boring and providing basic services. Just what I like. See full meeting details here: https://cityofappleton.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=809983&GUID=C75C2D25-5F82-4842-BDBC-558DCEC5AA58&Search=
Coronavirus Numbers For 10/20/2020
Appleton saw only 42 new cases. Active cases actually decreased by 34. Cases out of isolation rose by 76. No new deaths. I would think by next week we’ll start seeing if having a local testing site will cause our numbers to increase.
AASD School Closure Protest
A group of parents will be protesting the continued closure of AASD schools on Friday 10/23. They’ll be gathering from 3-5 in downtown Appleton outside the AASD district offices. Will Superintendent Baseman show up to talk with them? https://fb.me/e/1AegK2wi7
Appleton Common Council Agenda For 10/21/2020
The Common Council is meeting 10/21 at 7pm. The agenda is 8 pages long; you can download it here: There will be the ever ubiquitous Covid update. The city’s burden is now up to 1,121. I’d also like to draw attention to the fact that […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 10/19/2020
Appleton coronavirus numbers for 10/19. 70 new cases. Active cases up by 35. Cases out of isolation up by 33. 2 new deaths.
AASD’s Lack of Transparency
Let’s talk about transparency in governance. The city of Appleton in my experience has been very good about fostering a transparent environment around government activities and supporting public participation in policymaking. Meeting agendas are typically posted well in advance, the agenda packets are normally quite […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 10/18/2020
We finally have coronavirus stats for the weekend. We had 40 cases reported one day and 142 cases reported another day for a total of 182. That’s an average of 60 daily new cases for Friday-Sunday. The 7 day running average has actually started to […]
Mail In Ballot Issue
The city found a slight misprint on their absentee ballots. It looks like a minor issue that will not effect the validity of any votes but may result in some delays in counting ballots on election night. The slight scratch on the edge of some […]