The Appleton Common Council met 04/21/2021. During this meeting, Mayor Woodford spoke about the city’s plans to return to in-person operations. This was in response to a question that Alderperson Chad Doran (District 15) had raised earlier that day in a conversation with the mayor. […]
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Alderperson Nate Wolff’s Invocation At 04/21/2021 Common Council Meeting – “I know that this City Council–this new one will continue to be encouraging to bring more community members into this community regardless of skin color, sexual orientation, etc”
At the 04/21/2021 Appleton Common Council meeting, Alderperson Nate Wolff (District 12) gave the invocation. I took his statement “when one person shows up and is hateful toward any community members, hundreds…will stand up and say that doesn’t belong in this city,” to be an […]
Appleton Common Council Passes Resolution Banning The Sale Of Cats And Dogs By Pet Stores
During the 04/21/2021 Common Council meeting the Council voted to approve the resolution banning the sale of cars and dogs by pet stores. At the previous Common Council meeting, Alderperson Michael Smith (District 10) had referred it back to the Safety and Licensing committee. During […]
Resolution Condemning Racism And Violence Against The Asian American and Pacific Islander Community Referred Back To Committee
The Resolution Condemning Xenophobia, Racism, and Violence Against The Asian Pacific Islander Desiamerican (APIDA) Community was on the agenda for the 04/21/2021 Common Council meeting. There were some concerns about this item raised during the Safety and Licensing committee meeting and it only made it […]
Common Council Meetings Scheduled for 04/21/2021 At 6PM and 7PM
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 […]
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 […]