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Appleton Common Council District 6 Update for August 9, 2025

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Greetings District 6 Neighbors, Just when we get out of the bad air quality days, we head into a couple of days with a heat advisory. Be careful with your outdoor chores and activities! Other than the haze, we had great weather for Mile of Music. This is the first time I can remember that we didn’t have any performances cancelled for rain or storms. My Mile was a bit less ambitious this year because we had our granddaughters for the weekend, but it was nice to enjoy some of the Music Education programming with the little ones. Before I get into council business, I want to let you know about a couple of opportunities to share your ideas about life in Appleton. The first is the 2025 Bicycle Friendly Community Survey. Appleton has been designated a Silver Bike Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists, one of seven in Wisconsin (Madison is the only Platinum community in the state). If you ride a bike around Appleton, I encourage you to complete the survey  here . In a di...
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Appleton Common Council District 6 Update for the Week of July 20, 2025

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Greetings, District 6 Neighbors, (Note – I wrote the bulk of this newsletter on Monday but realized that I needed more information about the bond issue, so I waited until after the Finance Committee meeting to finish it.) I’m getting back into a week of normal life after a visit from our daughter, son-in-law and granddaughters (ages 7 and 3). We did ALL the fun things around Appleton, including Bay Beach, The Building for Kids, the indoor playground at Luv 2 Play, but I’m pretty sure we could have just divided our time between the library, the Erb Park playground and Erb Pool and the little girls would have still been incredibly entertained. We went to the library three times! It was the first time I had been down to the children’s area since the grand opening, and I had forgotten how wonderful it is for little ones. There is ALWAYS something going on at the library with programs for all ages. I can personally attest that the Monday night ukelele jam is rocking! I heard it from a meeti...
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Appleton Common Council District 6 Update for the Week of June 22, 2025

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Graphic from Freepik Greetings District 6 Neighbors, Yikes! The first day of summer came in like a blast furnace, didn’t it? I’m looking forward to a couple of cooler days, even if some thunderstorms come along. The heat didn’t stop a busy weekend in the city. We had the Pride flag raising at City Hall early on Friday morning, then Mayor Woodford and I presented the Pollinator Week proclamation to State Representative Lee Snodgrass, who introduced pollinator protection bills and resolutions in the state assembly each year that she has represented the City of Appleton in the state legislature. In the afternoon, it was on to the grand opening and ribbon cutting at the Mary Beth Neinhaus Activity Center (the renamed and relocated Thompson Center on Lourdes). The new space is beautiful and functional and includes a gym space and indoor pickleball courts. Check it out here:  https://mbnactivitycenter.org/   On Saturday, I made my first trip of the season to the downtown farm m...
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