The Finance Committee is holding a special meeting on 01/20/2021 at 6:45. It’s only 15 minutes before the Common Council meeting so it will be quick. Download agenda packet here: The two action items are (1) Request to award the City of Appleton’s MSB Garage […]
Climate Change Task Force Meeting 01/20/2021
The Task Force on Resiliency, Climate Mitigation, and Adaptation is meeting 01/20/2021 at 5pm remotely via MS Teams. There appears to be no agenda and no information posted on how how the public can access this meeting. View event details such as they are here: […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/17/2021
On 01/17/2021 Appleton reported 19 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 1 new probable case. Active cases decreased by 18. Cases out of isolation increased by 38. There were no new deaths. There were 216 total confirmed cases last week and 61 total probable cases for […]
Library Board Meeting Scheduled For 01/19/2021
The Library Board is meeting 01/19/2021 at 4:30 pm. Download agenda packet here: On the agenda is the December bill register and expense report, the library scholarship committee report, and the materials budget for 2021. There’s also a memo from Assistant Director Tasha Saecker indicating […]
Board of Education Reviews More In-Person School Plans
We continue our long slog through the 01/11/2021 Board of Education Meeting. You can view it in its entirety here. As already covered… (a) Ed Ruffolo declined to fill the board vacancy.(b) The Board considered and voted on the resolutions up for a vote at […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/16/2021
On 01/16/2021 Appleton reported 38 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 12 new probable cases. Active cases increased by 42. Cases out of isolation increased by 8. There were no new deaths. Including probable as well as confirmed cases, 9.62% of Appleton’s population has had coronavirus.
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/15/2021
On 01/15/2021 Appleton reported 37 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 5 new probable cases. Active cases decreased by 16. Cases out of isolation increased by 58. There were no new deaths.
Board of Education Reviews Planned Return To School
The Board of Education met 01/11/2021. The biggest news from the meeting was that Ed Ruffolo, the person they had chosen to fill the Board vacancy called them and declined to accept the position. After the extended closed session in which they discussed the Ed […]
Crash Rate At the Northland/Richmond Intersection Tripled Since It Became a Roundabout
Today I learned that all the people who hate the Northland/Richmond roundabout and think it is accident central have ample reason to complain. Personally, I love roundabouts and think they’re the most fun intersections in the entire world. As a result, I always put people’s […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/14/2021
On 01/14/2021 Appleton reported 34 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 7 new probable cases. Active cases rose by 3. Cases out of isolation increased by 36. There were 2 new deaths. The 7 day running average dropped by around 8 points.