Appleton District 6

Greetings, District 6 Neighbors, I’m getting ready for this week after way too much TV time over the weekend between the Olympics and the Super Bowl. I’m hopeful that a few days of warmer weather will make getting outside less of an ordeal. As expected, last week’s Common Council meeting was quite short, with only the Northland-Bellaire Flood Study proposal being separated for individual discussion and voting. The comments from council members were all supportive of the engineering study that would precede the work discussed in last week’s update. Even though the initial work would not make any changes to the infrastructure in District 6, we should benefit from the proposed Northland Avenue sewer improvements. As we move into a committee week, Monday will be the only day with a full slate of meetings. The Fox Cities Transit Commission, City Plan Commission, Community Development Committee and Human Resources and Information Technology Committee will not be meeting this week. Municipal ...

Greetings, District 6 Neighbors, I hope everyone is enjoying the warmer weather this week – rumor and AccuWeather have it that we’re going to get above freezing on Friday and for most of the next two weeks! When I see the news from around the country (including places I’ve lived) where they just don’t have the resources to deal with snow and ice, I’m grateful that we have the infrastructure here in the Midwest to allow us to handle the weather pretty well. The action items on the agenda generally passed through their committees of jurisdiction unanimously, but I want to focus on the Northland-Bellaire Flood Study Updates and Study Update #4 from the Utilities Committee. While the initial recommendations focus on the area east of Meade Street where most of the July 2024 flooding occurred, potential future plans include the area west of Oneida Street in District 6. I also realize that some subscribers to this newsletter live in part of the affected area which was in District 6 before the...