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 […]
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Items related to the Appleton Common Council
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. […]
Covid 19 Update At 04/07/2021 Common Council Meeting
The Common Council met 04/07/2021. Health Officer Kurt Eggebrecht gave a Covid-19 update. He actually appeared in the meeting room instead of via Zoom and removed his mask to speak. He said it was really good to be back in the room and mentioned the […]
Kyle Lobner Plans To Request Recount
Alderperson Kyle Lobner (District 13 is planning to ask for a recount. [Given that he lost to Sheri Hartzheim by only 2 votes, this seems a reasonable and expected step.]
Common Council Meeting Scheduled For 04/07/2021
The Appleton Common Council is meeting 04/07/2021 at 7PM. Amongst other things, there will be a Covid-19 update. It will be interesting to see if Michael appears to plead his case in the hopes of being granted a license to sell alcohol so he can […]