The candidates seeking to fill Leah Olson’s vacancy on the Board of Education are all in. As reported by an attendee of the orientation meeting: “Sheri Hartzheim- Parent w/ student in district, former business owner, financial and accounting experience Marie Waddell- substitute teacher for AASD, […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 12/20/2020
On 12/20/2020 Appleton reported 15 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 5 new probable cases. Active cases increased by 14. Cases out of isolation increased by 6. There were no new deaths Total confirmed and probable cases for last week were 235. The lowest they been […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 12/19/2020
On 12/19/2020 Appleton reported 12 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 8 new probable cases. Active cases rose by 1. Cases out of isolation increased by 19. There were no new deaths. If we include probable cases, 8.08% of Appleton residents have gotten coronavirus thus far. […]
Agenda For 12/21/2020 Finance Committee Meeting
The Finance Committee is meeting 12/21/2020 at 5:30pm. There are 2 action items. The first is a request from First English Lutheran Church for the city to waive the sewer connection fee in exchange for having provided the city with a sanitary sewer easement that […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting Agenda For 12/21/2020
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting on 12/21/2020 at 4:30 pm. They’ll be voting on whether to recommend approving the plans to reconstruct Owaissa Street, from Opechee to Pacific, with concrete instead of asphalt and to install a sidewalk along the east side of Owaissa […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 12/18/2020
On 12/18/2020, Appleton reported 56 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 10 new probable cases. Active cases rose by 4. Cases out of isolation increased by 60. There were 2 new deaths.
Recap of 12/16/2020 Common Council Meeting
The Appleton Common Council met 12/16/2020. The meeting started out with Mayor Woodford announcing the reappointments to the Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee. As you may recall, when I posted the agenda for this meeting I had wondered about reappointments vs. vacancies. The mayor stated that […]
Insurance Liability Increased By Keeping Appleton Housing Authority Employees On City Group Insurance
Sometimes I feel a little like the man on the seashore surrounded by thousands of beached starfish who is only able to throw back a few. There are so very many Appleton city government and AASD meetings, and between work and family obligations I am […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 12/17/2020
On 11/17/2020 Appleton reported 28 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 19 new probable cases. Active cases rose by 13. Cases out of isolation increased by 33. There was 1 new death. We are now 3 weeks out from Thanksgiving. On 11/25/2020, the day immediately preceding […]
Hmong Community Grateful For Hmong New Year Season Mayoral Proclamation
Mayor Woodford read his proclamation declaring September through December 2020 Hmong New Year Season at the 12/16/2020 Common Council meeting. A couple different members of the local Hmong community expressed appreciation for the gesture. Kou Vang from Hmong American Partnership appeared in person at the […]