Covid Update At 03/17/2021 Common Council Meeting – Health Officer Eggebrecht Hopeful That Transmission Rate Is Decreasing

The Common Council met 03/17/2021. Health Officer Eggebrecht gave a Covid Update. They are seeing a decrease in testing at the National Guard site during March. Although he said that it’s still an important thing, he said the decrease may be a sign either that […]

Crimes Against Asian Americans In Appleton Have Not Gone Up; Slurs and Derogatory Comments Have Increased Over Last Year

In response to the recent mass shooting in Atlanta, the Appleton Police Department released a statement decrying violence on a national level against Asian Americans and expressing a desire to care for and stand with the Asian Americans in our local community. Mayor Woodford and […]

Board of Education Coherent Governance Training Session Scheduled For 03/19/2021

Have an extra 9 hours lying around today? Feel free to spend it watching the Appleton Board of Education’s Coherent Governance training. Disappointed that you work all day and won’t be able to tune in? Never you worry, they’ll be holding another session all day […]

Common Council Does Not Vote On Proposal To Raise Alderperson Salary By $4,000; Item Refered Back To Committee

The Appleton Common Council met 03/17/2021. One of the items they took up was the discussion of the alderperson salary. The recommendation from the committee was to increase the alderperson salary from $6,221 to $10,125 beginning April of 2023. Mayor Woodford asked if there was […]

Kueny Architects Proposes $6.5 To $7.6 Million In Additions and Renovations To Valley Transit Whitman Avenue Facility

The Fox Cities Transit Commission met 03/09/2021. After reviewing the Covid related grant funds, they moved on to a presentation by Jon Wallenkamp of Kueny Architects on the Valley Transit Facilities Condition Assessment and Master Plan Update Per Valley Transit General Manager Ron McDonald, last […]