February 15 is the date of the spring primary election. There are currently 9 people running for 4 spots on the Board of Education for the Appleton Area School District. The February 15 election will bring that down to 8 who will go on to […]
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Board Of Education Candidate Andrea Klitzke Releases Statement Regarding Mask Mandate Extension – “The war on our children has to end. We cannot effectively educate them while perpetrating fear and division through forced mandates. The district hasn’t managed the virus, but rather the virus has managed the district.”
Andrea Klitzke, a candidate running for a seat on the Appleton Area School District Board of Education, released a statement regarding the Board of Education’s decision on 01/10/2022 to extend the mask mandate until 02/17/2022. January 13, 2022 On January 10th, the Appleton Area School […]
Alderpersons Hartzheim And Doran To Seek County Board Supervisory Seats In April Election
Things are quiet this week since there are no committee meetings going on. However, that doesn’t mean that nothing is happening. Alderpersons Sheri Hartzheim (District 13) and Chad Doran (District 15) both just announced that they are running for county board supervisor positions in the […]
Common Council Approves Election Inspectors And Committee Appointments/Reappointments, Approves Resolution Updating City’s Alcohol License Demerit Point System
The Appleton Common Council met on 12/15/2021 for what was it’s final meeting of 2021. They received a Covid-19 update and then spent a good deal of time deliberating on proposed changes to the municipal code governing food trucks in Appleton. Although those items took […]
District 8 Alderperson Matt Reed Announces He Will Not Seek Re-election In 2022
Appleton Common Council President and District 8 Alderperson Matt Reed has decide not to run for Common Council again in the 2022 election. If anyone in District 8 is interested in running for Council he would be happy to meet with them and discuss his […]
Redistricting Committee Votes To Recommend “Option D” Redistricting Map For Approval – If Approved Three Alderpersons Will Be Drawn Out Of Their Districts
The Redistricting Committee met 10/11/2021. At their previous meeting, the committee had voted on proposed redistricting map “A” which met the statutory requirements for compactness, contiguity, and they believed at the time ideal population. Although not a statutory consideration, this map also hewed most closely […]
Common Council Approves Mayor’s Appointments To Appleton’s Redistricting Committee
On 09/01/2021 the Common Council voted 14-0 to approve Mayor Woodford’s recommended appointments to the Appleton Redistricting Committee. As outlined in his memo to the Council, the committee is composed of 10 members, 5 of whom serve by virtue of their roles and 5 alderpersons […]
City Clerk Provides Update On City’s Redistricting Timeline And Process
During the 07/28/2021 Safety and Licensing Committee meeting City Clerk Kami Lynch gave an update on the city’s redistricting timeline and plans. Normally by this time, they would already be forming their ward lines and talking about the aldermanic districts; however, the whole process has […]
Applications For Open Board Of Education Positions Being Taken Until 4PM Monday August 16 – Interview and Appointment Process To Take Place Monday August 23
The Appleton Area School District has posted a notice regarding the two Board of Education openings left by the resignations of Gary Jahnke and Barry O’Connor. Qualified electors residing in the Appleton Area School District who are interested in being appointed to the positions have […]
Appleton Alderperson Joe Martin Confirms He Will Not Be Seeking Another Term
Alderperson Joe Martin (District 4) mentioned during the 07/07/2021 Common Council meeting that he was not running for reelection next year. He is in the middle of his seventh term, so once it’s over he will have served as alderperson for the City of Appleton […]