The Community and Economic Development Committee is meeting 01/27/2021 at 4:30 PM. They will be voting on the “Third Substantial Amendment to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2020 Annual Action Plan (AAP) awarding an additional $343,268 of CDBG Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 01/26/2021
The Utilities Committee is meeting on 01/26/2021 at 5pm. They’ll be voting on awarding 2 project contracts, one for the Sludge Storage Addition Project and one for the Solids Dewatering Equipment Upgrades Project. There will also be a discussion about Stormwater Permit Requirements for Illicit […]
City Plan Commission Meeting 01/26/2021
The city Planning Commission is meeting 01/26/2021 at 4pm. On the agenda are… 2 rezoning requests: A request to approve a Marsden Park plat that is located in Grand Chute. Consideration of Resolution 1-R-21 to allow the construction of Accessory Dwelling Units. [That may be […]
Transit Commission Meeting On 01/26/2021
The Transit Commission is meeting 01/26/2021 at 3pm. Ridership was way down for November and December. Valley Transit did receive a donation from Galloway Company in thanks for their help during the incident on December 23rd when the neighborhood around their plant was evacuated due […]
Covid Update At 01/20/2021 Common Council Meeting
Health Officer Kurt Eggebrecht gave a Covid update at the 01/20/2021 Common Council meeting. He reviewed the current number of cases and then remarked that we’re nearing the one year anniversary of when we saw our first cases. The last time the Common Council met […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 01/24/2021
On 01/24/2021 Appleton reported 13 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 4 new probable cases. Active cases rose by 3. Cases out of isolation increased by 14. There were no new deaths. Over the last week we had 131 total confirmed cases and 36 total probable […]
Common Council Approves Committee Appointments
During the 01/20/2021 Common Council meeting, the alderpersons approved all of Mayor Woodford’s appointments to committees, commissions, and boards. Per Mayor Woodford, those appointments filled a majority of vacancies. He stated that he was really pleased to be making serious headway on cleaning vacancies up. […]
Police Chief Thomas Gives Presentation To Common Council About APD’s Human Trafficking Response Procedures
Mayor Woodford issued a proclamation declaring January 11, 2021 to be Human Trafficking Awareness Day. He asked Police Chief Todd Thomas to give a presentation to the Common Council on on how the Appleton Police Department responds to human trafficking. Chief Thomas also included a […]
Alderperson Matt Reed’s Speech On The Non-Partisan Redistricting Referendum – “These People Are Not Accountable To The Voters”
Although District 8’s alderperson Matt Reed voted in favor of putting the non-partisan redistricting referendum on the April 6 ballot, he did express concerns about the actual aims of the referendum and the practical ramifications of implementing a non-partisan redistricting process. He was concerned that […]
APD Community Advisory Board Meeting on 01/25/2021
The Appleton Police Community Advisory Board is meeting 01/25/2021 at 6pm. No agenda is listed, but Chief Thomas did mention at the last meeting that the topic for January’s meeting would be APD’s mental health program and the way they respond to mental health calls. […]