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Appleton Common Council District 6 Update for December 8, 2025

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Photo from the Post Crescent Greetings District 6 Neighbors, If it weren’t for all the holiday lights and decorations I see outside, I would be convinced that it’s late January. It just seems too cold too early! After a very short Common Council meeting last week where we hade one action item and a couple of board and commission reappointments, we get back to a relatively full slate of committee meetings ahead of the last full council meeting of 2025. Jumping right into it: Appleton Redevelopment Authority Exhibition Center Advisory Committee – Monday, December 8, 1:00 p.m. The committee has no action items, but they will get an update on the City of Appleton American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Fox Cities Exhibition Center Project and Convention and Visitors Bureau Grant and an update on Fox Cities Exhibition Center Management Agreement. Municipal Services Committee – Monday, December 8, 4:30 p.m. Most of the items before the committee are related to the ongoing work on 1-41 – State and Mu...
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Appleton Common Council District 6 Update for November 26, 2025

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Greetings District 6 Neighbors, In the words of that well known meteorologist Winnie the Pooh, “It looks like a rather blustery day today.” I hope a lot of you are able to stay inside and warm. I just got a notice that power is out at City Hall and parts of downtown, so take that into account if you have errands this morning. (our power flickered a while ago but we’re still good so far 😊) It’s been a slow committee week, with only the Parks and Recreation Committee meeting to discuss a relatively short agenda. They approved the new fee schedule for the Reid Golf Course for 2026. Greens fees are generally increasing by just a bit, in line with other public courses in the area: Annual passes will remain at the same price except for the business pass, which is for a foursome and includes two golf cart rentals. The committee also reviewed the Reid Golf Course Revenue and Expense Report for October. Year to date revenue for the golf course is up by about $40,000 over 2024. The other action...
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Appleton Common Council District 6 Update for November 18, 2025

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Greetings District 6 Neighbors, Happy first snow day of the season to all who celebrate! (There might have been a few flurries earlier, but I’m counting this as the first snow day). The snow hasn’t interfered with leaf collection – I’ve seen both the vacuum trucks and other collection trucks in my neighborhood today. Stay warm, DPW folks! Note that the city has announced that there will be a bonus collection the week of November 24, so if you didn’t take advantage of the mild weather last weekend, it looks like you’ll have another decent weekend to finish up before the bonus collection. Last week was committee week, but it was unusual because of the special full council meeting for adoption of the 2026 budget and the cancellation of most of the Wednesday committee meetings because of the budget adoption meeting. The budget adoption meeting was the shortest in my time on the common council – less than twenty minutes. There were no amendments presented by council members, so the only ame...
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Appleton Common Council District 6 Update for the Week of November 9, 2025

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My favorite from the fall photo contest Vote on the Parks and Rec FB Page   Greetings District 6 Neighbors, I bet I’m not alone in feeling like we skipped fall entirely and landed in the middle of winter. I walked out of the Heart of the Valley YMCA yesterday into a blast of wind that felt like mid-January. With the cold snap and the wind, it seems that all the trees dropped their leaves this week. We have one more pass of regularly scheduled leaf pickup (next week for most of us in Zone 2, with almost all of District 6 located in the vacuum zone). It does look like the weather will allow for the final “bonus round” the week of November 24. After that, we are responsible for getting rid of leaves and yard waste. Both yard waste sites take leaves and other yard waste free of charge. Hours are shown here – the Whitman site closes for the season November 27. Before I get into the business of the week, I need to make a correction to last week’s update. My husband, who I have suspected ...
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