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Greetings, District 6 Neighbors, I’ll skip right over the Packer game and go back to the two thrilling Brewer victories. Those guys just don’t quit. I’m certainly glad that my last meeting tonight is at 5:30 so I will surely be parked in front of the television by game time. Before I get into the details of the council meeting, I just want to take a second to congratulate the winners of the City Star awards who we honored last week. This program was developed by city employees to recognize their coworkers (and a community member Friend of the City) for their accomplishments. There was a great turnout of colleagues to honor the winners. As expected, we had a big turnout for last week’s Common Council meeting. Almost everyone who was there for public participation spoke in favor of Resolution #16-R-26 Limiting the Use of ALPR Cameras in the City of Appleton. I proposed an amended version at committee that would restrict it to city owned devices on city property, and this version passed a...

Appleton Common Council District 6 Update for October 20, 2026

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  Greetings District 6 Neighbors, I know I’m a bit late to the party for the Packers victory celebration, and I didn’t get to see the game because I was headed back from Texas where I attended my high school reunion over the weekend. I got off a plane in Chicago where I got to see the score on a bar television as I headed to baggage claim. As someone who grew up in the Houston area, it’s even more satisfying to see the Packers beat the Cowboys than the Bears. This is a full council week, where the only other committee meeting is the Library Board today at 5:00 p.m. The Board will vote on the September bill register, on some budget amendments to record donations, the 2027 Library Board meeting dates, and the 2027 library closure dates – FYI assuming these are approved: The Board will get some updates on the city budget process, the Outagamie Waupaca Library System (OWLS)/Nicolet Library System merger exploration, the City Star Awards, and the Friends’ Third Quarter Grant Report. ( L...