The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 01/23/2023 at 4:30PM. They will be voting on several street occupancy permits including one for Avenue of Ice on the weekend of February 17, 2023. I would expect that the more interesting part of the meeting will be the […]
Transcript Of Updated Library Design Presentation
The Common Council met 01/18/2023. About an hour of the meeting was taken up with an update on the updated design of the library. I’ve prepared a transcript of both the update as well as the discussion that took place after the presentation. As you […]
Common Council Receives Update On Library Project
On 01/18/2022 the Common Council received an update on the Library Project which included an overview and concept renderings of the scaled down library project. The Post Crescent had a nice high-level article about it which hits all the main points. The three glass pavilions […]
Board Of Education Receives Information On AASD Retiree Benefit Changes – Retirees 65 And Older No Longer Able To Purchase District Health Insurance; Educators No Longer Able To Retain Post-Employment Benefits If They Retire Mid-Year
AASD has and is in the process of making some changes recently that effect AASD employees post-retirement benefits. These changes were discussed during the 01/09/2023 Appleton Area School District Board of Education meeting, although nothing was voted on at that time. One item reported to […]
Alderperson Hartzheim’s Invocation At 01/18/2023 Common Council Meeting – Quotes MLK “The aftermath of the love method is reconciliation and the creation of the beloved community.”
Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alder Hartzheim. Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim (District 13): In 1957, Ebony Magazine invited Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to write a monthly column entitled “Advice for Living”. Responding to readers’ questions about marital infidelity, sexuality, birth control, capital […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/08/2023 – 01/14/2023
Per the Wisconsin DHS website, during the week of 01/08/2023 through 01/14/2023, Appleton recorded 36 confirmed coronavirus cases and 8 probable cases for a total of 44. No new deaths were recorded during that week, but one was added to a previous week bringing total coronavirus […]
Mayor Woodford To Present Two Proclamations At 01/18/2023 Common Council Meeting – Human Trafficking Awareness Day, MLK Jr. Day
This evening during the 01/18/2023 Common Council meeting, Mayor Woodford will be presenting two mayoral proclamations. With the first, he proclaims January 11, 2023, to be Human Trafficking Awareness Day in Appleton and encourages residents to “increase awareness about identification of human trafficking along with […]
Common Council Meeting 01/18/2023 – Will Receive Library Project Design Update
The Common Council is meeting 01/18/2023 at 7PM. The item on the agenda probably of most interest to the public is the Library Project update. The Library Board was told back in December that the scope of the project was being reduced and that the […]
Community And Economic Development Committee Discusses Housing Affordability Report – Building Permits, Fees, And New Approved Dwelling Units All Up From Previous Years
The Community and Economic Development Committee met 01/11/2023. The meeting was not particularly long, clocking in at a little over 20 minutes. Slightly more than half of that was taken up with discussion about the annual updates to the housing Affordability Report and the Housing […]
Library Board Meeting This Afternoon 01/17/2022 – Will Discuss “The Complicated Role Of The Modern Public Library”
The Library Board is meeting this afternoon, 01/17/2023, at 4:30PM. There are just a couple routine action items consisting of approving the December 2022 bill register and a budget amendment. The one information item is the President’s Report which consists of a Trustee Development training/discussion. […]