I’m a bit behind on this, but I did want to post the video of Alderperson Kyle Lobner’s farewell speech. It’s relevent obviously because he’s served a long time on the Council and put a great deal of thought into his speech. It’s also relevent […]
Library Board Meeting Scheduled For 04/20/2021
The Library Board is meeting 04/20/2021 at 4:30 PM There is going to be public participation by someone named Michael Vang. There are a couple Budget/Bill related action items. It also looks like the Board will be voting to change/update various city policies. For example, […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 04/18/2021
On 04/18/2021 Appleton recorded 4 confirmed cases and 0 probable. Active cases rose by 3 to 193. Cases out of isolation increased by 1 to 8,351. Deaths remained unchanged at 63 for the 49th day in a row. Last week we had 78 total confirmed […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Discusses Proposed Anti Asian Hate Resolution And The Appropriate Scope Of City Statements
There was a pretty interesting discussion that happened during the 04/14/2021 Safety and Licensing Committee meeting surrounding the Resolution Condemning Xenophobia, Racism, and Violence Against The Asian Pacific Islander DesiAmerican (APIDA) Community. The discussion revolved around what the appropriate scope of the Common Council is […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 04/17/2021
On 04/17/2021 Appleton recorded 4 confirmed coronavirus cases and 3 probable. Active cases dropped by 6 to 190. Cases out of isolation increased by 13 to 8,350. Deaths remains unchanged at 63 for the 48th day in a row. 11.47% of Appleton’s residents are known […]
Emmanuel United Methodist Church Seeks Zoning Variance To Erect A Second Sign Advertising Appleton Music Academy’s Presence In Their Building
The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 04/19/2021 at 7PM. I kind of love stuff like this. I find it really interesting to see some of the problems and issues that arise from local ordinances and how those issues are responded to. The last Board […]
April 14 Board of Health Meeting Taken Up With Covid Update – Concerns Expressed About Covid Variants and Vaccine Hesitancy
The Covid Update took up the bulk of the 04/14/2021 Board of Health meeting. Health Officer Kurt Eggebrecht reviewed the case numbers. As of that meeting, over the two weeks prior they had had 93 total weeks cases followed by 116 weekly cases, which resulted […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 04/16/2021
On 04/16/2021 Appleton recorded 11 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 3 new probable cases. Active cases rose by 8 to 196. Cases out of isolation increased by 6 to 8,337. For the 47th day in a row, deaths remained unchanged at 63.
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Approves Help Desk Overhire Request
One of the action items the Human Resources and Information Technology committee took up was a request to over hire a help desk analyst. Director Dean Fox said that Marge Vertin has worked on the city’s help desk for over 20 years and has served […]
Committee Votes To Hold Discussion About Alderperson Salaries Until September 2021
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 04/14/2021. One of the items on the agenda was a discussion of alderperson salaries. As you may recall, Alderperson Joe Martin (District 4) during the March 10 committee meeting proposed increasing the Appleton Aldermanic salary by approximately […]