Recount Confirms Sheri Hartzheim Narrow Winner Of District 13 Aldermanic Race

[Update: here is a link to the city clerk’s announcement.] The District 13 recount happened today and it was confirmed that the election night totals were accurate. Challenger Sheri Hartzheim beat incumbent Kyle Lobner by just 2 votes. I had thought the city would post […]

Board Of Education Holds Discussion Of Learning Models Until Special Board Meeting The Week Of April 19

One of the items on the agenda for the 04/12/2021 Appleton Area School District Board of Education meeting was “Potential Updates to Safe and Resilient Framework (Secondary Learning Model Options)” This ended up not being discussed and instead was held until a Special Board meeting […]

Muncheez Pizza Employee’s Alcohol Operator’s License Application Put On Hold

The Alcohol Operator’s license requests have been interesting recently. We just finished the tale of Michael and his failed quest to get a permit. The 04/14/2021 Safety and Licensing Committee featured another convicted felon hoping to be granted an Alcohol Operator’s permit. Chief Thomas spoke […]

Bicycle And Pedestian Advisory Comittee Meeting 04/15/2021

The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee is meeting 04/15/2021 at 3pm. They will be getting Department of Public Works project updates and a Downtown Streetscapes Design Guide update. They’ll also be discussing the 2021 Trails of the Fox Cities map as well as getting Parks […]

Finance Committee Votes To Hold Resolution Banning The Display Of Political Signs On City Owned Property So Attorney’s Office Can Research

The Appleton Finance Committee met 04/12/2012. This was Alderperson Kyle Lobner’s (District 13) last time chairing the Finance Committee before he departs the Common Council after having lost the recent election by two votes to incoming District 13 Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim. The recent campaign season […]

Board Of Education Discusses Draft Language Of School Renaming Policy

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education met 04/12/2021 Although not up for a vote, the board did discuss the proposed changes to the school facility naming policy. Updating this policy to include guidelines on renaming facilities is a precursor to removing the name […]

Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Meeting Scheduled For 04/14/2021

The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee is meeting 04/14/2021. The main item of interest on the agenda is that they will be discussing Alderperson salaries. As you may recall, Alderperson Joe Martin (District 4) wanted to increase the salary by $4,000 to $10,125 a […]