The Common Council will be meeting 04/21/2021 at 7PM. This meeting will immediately follow the formal organizational meeting at 6PM. Some items of note. During the organizational meeting the committee members and committee chairs will be appointed; the Council members will elect a president and […]
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Alderpersons Coenen and Otis Make Farewell Statements At 04/07/2021 Common Council Meeting
In addition to outgoing Alderperson Kyle Lobner giving a farewell speech, departing alderpersons Patti Coenen and Corey Otis both made farewell statements also at the 04/07/2021 Common Council meeting. Patti Coenen: “Thank you. Just a few words. I really appreciate everyone’s help through all the […]
Alderperson Swearing In Ceremony Followed By Informal Organizational Meeting Scheduled For 04/20/2021
The swearing in ceremony for the newly elected Common Cluncil members will take place Tuesday April 20 at 5:15PM in Houdini Plaza. The event is open to all members of the public After that, they’ll move over to the Council chambers at City Hall for […]
Alderperson Kyle Lobner’s Farewell Speech – “I am very excited to be taking a step back from public life for a little while, but I’m not going anywhere”
I’m a bit behind on this, but I did want to post the video of Alderperson Kyle Lobner’s farewell speech. It’s relevent obviously because he’s served a long time on the Council and put a great deal of thought into his speech. It’s also relevent […]
Committee Votes To Hold Discussion About Alderperson Salaries Until September 2021
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 04/14/2021. One of the items on the agenda was a discussion of alderperson salaries. As you may recall, Alderperson Joe Martin (District 4) during the March 10 committee meeting proposed increasing the Appleton Aldermanic salary by approximately […]
Recount Confirms Sheri Hartzheim Narrow Winner Of District 13 Aldermanic Race
[Update: here is a link to the city clerk’s announcement.] The District 13 recount happened today and it was confirmed that the election night totals were accurate. Challenger Sheri Hartzheim beat incumbent Kyle Lobner by just 2 votes. I had thought the city would post […]
Board of Canvassers Meeting Scheduled For 04/12/2021
The Municipal Board of Canvassers is meeting 04/12/2021 at 9am. On the agenda is Process and Count Provisional Ballots in District 4 – Ward 8 Process and Count Absentee Ballots for… District 6 – Ward 16 – Improperly Rejected at Polling Place District 15 – […]
Common Council Denies Michael An Alcohol Operator’s License
Although not of major importance to the city of Appleton as a whole, one of the things I was interested in seeing was whether Michael would show up to the 04/07/2021 Common Council and appeal the Safety and Licensing Committee’s denial of his alcohol operator’s […]
Common Council Approves Pilot Program With Bird, Inc For A Dockless, Stand-up Electric Scooter Program
During the 04/07/2021 Common Council meeting, the Common Council voted to approve a “Memorandum of Understanding with Bird Rides, Inc to initiate a Dockless, Stand-up Electric Scooter Pilot Program for 2021”. You can read the full MOU here: The one change they made was an […]
Resolution Banning The Sale Of Dogs And Cats By Pet Stores In Appleton Referred Back To Committee
The Common Council, during the 04/07/2021 Council meeting, was going to vote on the Resolution banning the sale of cats and dogs by pet stores; however, Alderperson Michael Smith (District 10) asked for the item to be referred back to committee for reasons recapped below. […]