The Board of Health is meeting 01/13/2021 at 7am. Literally the only thing on the agenda is a Covid update. [While that should make for a hopefully short meeting, I do find it somewhat concerning that the Health Department’s focus on Covid seems to have […]
Edward Ruffolo Declined To Fill Board of Education Vacancy
The Board of Education met in closed session for around 3 hours. When they returned to open session, Board President Kay Eggert gave the following statement: “I have a brief announcement regarding the vacant seat on the Board of Education. As the public is aware, […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/10/2021
On 01/10/2021 Appleton reported 20 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 2 new probable cases. Active cases decreased by 11. Cases out of isolation increased by 33. There were no new deaths. Over the last week we had 298 total confirmed cases and 88 total probable […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 01/11/2021 At 4:30
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 01/11/2021 at 4:30pm. On the agenda are a couple street reconstructions. There seems to be a lot of neighborhood opposition to the current proposed design of the Owaissa Street reconstruction. There’s also a request to attached a driveway to […]
City Planning Commission Meeting 01/12/2021
The City Planning Commission is meeting 01/12/2021 at 4pm. Download information packet here: On the agenda is a request to approve a Special Use Permit for a parking ramp at 120 South Oneida Street. That is the location of the current YMCA parking structure. The […]
Board Of Education To Possibly Review Edward Ruffolo’s Social Media History At 01/11 Board Meeting
The Board of Education is meeting 01/11/2021 at 6pm. Of particular interest is that they “will entertain a motion to convene in closed session, pursuant to s. 19.85(1)(f) and under the attorney-client privilege to review and discuss social or personal histories and/or specific charges concerning […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/09/2021
On 01/09/2021 Appleton reported 33 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 18 new probable cases. Active cases rose by 35. Cases out of isolation increased by 16. There were no new deaths. We’ve now gone 10 days without a new death. The last time we went […]
Board of Education’s Coherent Governance Work Sessions Posted
On 01/08 and 01/09 the Board of Education held two marathon work sessions with a consulting group about the Coherent Governance model of school board governance. I will be honest, these meetings are probably chock full of relevant and interesting tidbits. Certainly the way the […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/08/2021
On 01/08/2021 Appleton reported 44 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 16 new probable cases. Active cases rose by 33. Cases out of isolation rose by 27. There were no new deaths.
2020 Census Response Rates
At the 01/06/2021 Common Council meeting Karen Nelson gave an update on the census results for Outagamie County. She serves as the Vice Chair for the 2020 Census Complete Count Committee. She thanked the alderpersons for their help in supporting the outreach effort to the […]