The Appleton Common Council is meeting 09/01/2021 at 7PM. Business presented by the Mayor will include 5 proclamations and a Covid-19 report. Of particular import is the appointments he will be making to the Redistricting Committee. Per a post on Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim’s (District 13) […]
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Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim’s (District 13) Invocation At 08/18/2021 Common Council Meeting – “Gracious God…help us to remember we have the comforting assurance that You will always be with us.”
Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim (District 13) gave this invocation to the Common Council on 08/18/2021. As you can see, she is in the Council chambers and not wearing a mask although the Mayor has implemented rules requiring masks to be worn inside city facilities. Mayor Woodford: […]
Common Council Meeting 08/18/2021 – Will Receive Covid-19 Update, Vote On Electrical Code Updates, Discuss Health Officer Resolution, And Enter Closed Section To Deliberate On Bluff Site Development
The Appleton Common Council is meeting 08/18/2021. There will be a Covid-19 report. I would expect this report to touch on the number of breakthrough cases in people who have been fully vaccinated. That question had come up at the last Common Council meeting and […]
Alderperson Joe Prohaska’s Invocation At 08/04/2021 Common Council Meeting – “May we have a spirit of comaraderie in this room and work together on our shared mission.”
Alderperson Joe Prohaska (District 14) gave the invocation at the 08/04/2021 Common Council meeting. This was given shortly after Mayor Woodford reinstituted the masking while inside city facilities guidelines which you can read about more here. Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s invocation will be delivered by Alderperson […]
Common Council Votes To Allow Pole Buildings On Residential Properties With No Specific Limitations
There was a very quiet end to the saga of whether or not to allow Appleton homeowners to erect pole buildings as accessory structures on their property. The Municipal Services committee had initially voted to recommend that pole buildings on residential properties be banned in […]
Mayor Woodford Gives Update On Process For Allocating Appleton’s American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) Grant Dollars
During the 08/04/2021 Common Council meeting, Mayor Woodford reviewed the allocation process for the American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) funds that the city has received. As a part of ARPA, municipalities received direct allocations of funds which the mayor stated was an unprecedented step on […]
Common Council Approves Coolidge Court Rezoning After Holding It For Two Weeks To Give Neighbors Chance To Make Public Comment
On 08/04/2021 the Common Council took up the request to rezone a parcel on Coolidge Court. The rezoning was being sought because the current zoning locked the developer into a very specific site and building layout that would have been appropriate in 1985 when the […]
Common Council Approves Allocation Of Excess General Funds, Including Funding For Transportation Utility Study; Also Approves Transportation Utility Study Resolution
During the 08/04/2021 the Common Council took up the connected issues of the allocation of the excess general fund balance and Resolution #9-R-21 regarding a Transportation Utility Study. This was discussed extensively by the Finance Committee on 07/26/2021 which ultimately voted to recommend approving changes […]
Resolution 12-R-21 Introduced At Common Council; If Passed Would Call For The Expedited Hiring Of A Health Officer Before The City Implements Any Further Covid-19 Guidance Or Mandates
During the 08/04/2021 Common Council meeting Alderpersons Joe Martin (District 4), Sheri Hartzheim (District 13), Chad Doran (District 15), and Matthew Reed (District 8) introduced Resolution #12-R-21 which, if passed, would express “concern that the City has undertaken health initiatives and enacted a public health […]
Common Council Receives Covid-19 Update, Reviews Changes To City Covid Policy, And Holds Question And Answer Session With Interim Health Officer
About 1/3rd of the 08/04/2021 Common Council meeting was taken up with an update and discussion about Covid-19. Interim Health Office Sonja Jensen started out by providing a brief update. There has been a bit of an increase in cases of Covid in the community […]