Common Council Approves Afghani Refugee Resolution – Council Members Discuss Differing Philosophies On Resolution-Writing

On 09/15/2021 the Appleton Common Council took up Resolution #13-R-21 “Support for Resettlement of Afghanistan Parolees in Appleton”. The discussion revolved around two main issues (1) what, if any call to action did the resolution have, and (2) a more philosophical debate about the value, […]

Common Council Meeting 09/15/2021 – Will Vote On Afghani Refugee Resolution And Alderperson Salary Increase

The Appleton Common Council is meeting 09/15/2021 at 7PM. Amongst other things, there will be a library project update and a Covid-19 update as well as two reappointments (one to the Appleton Redevelopment Authority and one to the City Plan Commission). Although one never knows […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Votes Unanimously To Approve Afghani Refugee Resolution

On 09/08/2021 the Community and Economic Development Committee took up Resolution #13-R-21 “Support for Resettlement of Afghanistan Parolees in Appleton”. It seems a little sad that, on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 I’m posting a recap of a meeting focused on the resettlement of refugees […]

Editing Error Led To Alderperson Being Incorrectly Listed As Resolution Sponsor

While I recognize that this isn’t a hugely important thing, I was curious as to how Alderperson Brad Firkus (District 3) was incorrectly listed as a co-sponsor of the Afghani Resettlement Resolution when he hadn’t even seen the text of the resolution yet. I reached […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 09/08/2021 – Will Take Up Afghani Refugee Resettlement Resolution

The Community And Economic Development Committee is meeting 09/08/2021 at 4:30PM. The main item of interest is probably Resolution #13-R-21 which shows support for the resettlement of Afghanistan refugees in Appleton. Although in 2019, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that would have given […]

Afghani Resettlement Resolution And Vehicle Noise Resolution Introduced At 09/01/2021 Common Council Meeting – Alderperson Firkus Incorrectly Listed As Cosponsor On Afghani Resettlement Resolution

Two resolutions were submitted at the 09/01/2021 Common Council meeting. The first was Resolution #13-R-21 Support for Resettlement of Afghanistan Parolees in Appleton. There was a slight hiccup with this resolution. Alderperson Brad Firkus (District 3) was initially listed as being a cosponsor of the […]