The Board of Health met 11/13/2024. The first item they took up was an appeal of a prohibited dangerous animal declaration for a dog named Bear. Bear had been declared a dangerous animal back in 2023 and was, therefore, subject to various restrictions including leash […]
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Board Of Health Meeting 11/13/2024 – Will Review And Vote On Appeal Of Prohibited Dangerous Animal Declaration
The Board of Health is meeting 11/13/2024 at 7AM. Three of their action items look to be updates to Appleton Health Department policies. The action item that I would expect to take up the most time is an appeal of a prohibited dangerous animal declaration. […]
Board Of Health Votes Unanimously To Ban Smoking In City Blocks Where Library And Transit Center Are Located
The Board of Health met 10/09/2024. They had one action item on their agenda which was a proposed update to the city’s Municipal Code which would ban smoking in the blocks on which the library and the Transit Center are located. Currently, smoking is already […]
Board Of Health Meeting 10/09/2024 – Will Vote On Proposed Public Smoking Ban In Area Around Library And Transit Center
The Board of Health is meeting 10/09/2024 at 7AM. They have one action item on their agenda which is a proposed update to the Municipal Code which would prohibit smoking around Valley Transit and the Public Library. [A little personal story here. After my grandfather, […]
Board Of Health Receives Update On Dangerous Animal Declaration For Aggressive Dog Named Ziva
The Board of Health met 09/11/2024. As an information item they received an update on the dangerous animal declaration for a dog named Ziva. The order declaring Ziva dangerous lists the dog as a male Great Dane, but then the notice provided to the owner […]
Board Of Health Receives Health Department’s 2023 Annual Report
The Board of Health met 09/11/2024. The bulk of the meeting was taken up with a review and discussion of the Appleton Health Department’s 2023 Annual Report. The report is 63 pages, so Health Department Deputy Director Sonja Jensen did not review the entire report […]
Board Of Health Meeting 09/11/2024 – Will Receive 2023 Annual Health Department Report, Information On Dangerous Animal Declaration
The Board of Health is meeting 09/11/2024 at 7AM. They have no action items, but they do have three information items. The first is the 2023 Appleton Health Department Annual Report. The second is a dangerous animal declaration for a Great Dane named Ziva. Ziva […]
Board Of Health Receives 2nd Quarter Report – Health Officer Sepers Highlights Increased STD Cases In Children Under 18, Decreased Rates Of Elevated Lead Levels
The Board of Health met 08/14/2024. One of the information items they received was the Health Departments 2nd quarter report. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download: Health Officer Charles Sepers highlighted a few of the data points. The city had seen a […]
Board Of Health Approves Ordinance Update Excluding Backyard Chickens From Counting Toward Overall Limit Of Household Animals
The Board of Health met 08/14/2024. One of the items they voted on was an update to the city’s municipal code regarding the number of animals that a person or household is allowed to own. The update was intended to clarify that for households with […]
Board Of Health Receives Update On Prohibited Dangerous Animal Declaration – Retriever Lab Mix River Rehomed Outside Of Appleton
The Board of Health met 08/14/2024. One of the information items they received an update on was the order declaring the dog River to be a prohibited dangerous animal. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download: River had already been declared a dangerous animal […]