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Appleton Common Council District 6 Update for March 9, 2026

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Greetings District 6 Neighbors, I hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine and warm temperatures today and that the discombobulation over the time change fades soon. Although several people came to the Common Council meeting to speak in favor of granting the special use permit for the No Kings Rally on March 28, Alder Croatt (chair of the Safety and Licensing Committee) quickly referred the item back to committee. Although all of the departments had signed off on the application, during discussions with the Appleton Police Department, they decided that the original plan for the group to march from Houdini Place to the Outagamie County Justice Center on S. Walnut St. would concentrate a large number of people in the parking lot there and that an alternate route would be safer. The alternate route would take the marchers east on College Avenue to Durkee St. and then back to Houdini Plaza. Because of the change in the traffic control plan, more discussion at the committee level is warranted...
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Appleton Common Council District 6 Update for March 4, 2026

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Greetings, District 6 Neighbors, My brain is telling me it’s spring in spite of the long-range forecast assuring me that it is not. It WAS nice to take a walk yesterday without layering up and I certainly enjoyed the sunshine as I was out and about this morning. It’s also not spring yet for the Public Works Department – they’re still in winter snow removal mode until April, so don’t start putting bulky items out for pickup just yet. Likewise, spring yard waste collection is weather dependent, so if you’re cleaning out your gardens and flowerbeds already, either hang on to your bags or drop them off at the yard waste site. The Glenwood site is open Monday – Friday 9:00 until 4:30 through the end of March. Summer hours will start at Glenwood on April 4, and the Whitman site will open for the season on April 1. A couple of people have asked me questions about the AASD referendum. Remember that the school district portion of the property tax is not determined by the city even though it app...
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Appleton Common Council District 6 Update for February 23, 2026

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Photo From Appleton Downtown Greetings, District 6 Neighbors, I confess that I am writing this from sunny Phoenix, AZ where today’s high temperature is expected to equal a record. We planned this long weekend during the stretch of brutally cold weather around the first of the month and I’m certainly grateful to be here rather than in the Northeast (or even home) right now. Crossing our fingers that the weather doesn’t cause a big mess that affects our return home tomorrow. Last week’s council meeting was brief as expected. The only item separated from the agenda was the parking change on College Avenue in front of Memorial Presbyterian Church – and that was only so that we could thank city staff, in particular the Traffic Engineer, for clarifying the resolution. We have a full slate of committee meetings this week, with only the Parks and Recreation Committee canceling their meeting on Monday. A committee meeting is cancelled if there is no business that requires committee and council ...
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