Appleton District 6

  Good afternoon District 6, I hope everyone is recovering from the painful loss by the Packers yesterday. I am aware of my responsibilities as a nonpartisan representative, but if you are a Tom Brady/Bucs fan, I’m going to need a little time before I can be completely unbiased toward you. 😊 At the Common Council meeting last Wednesday, the mayor issued proclamations regarding Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Kiwanis Week, and Human Trafficking Awareness. Police Chief Thomas gave a short education presentation – I have linked the handout as I found it highly i nformative. Proclamations We voted to approve the mayor’s appointments to a number of boards and commissions, including former District 57 State Assembly Representative Amanda Stuck to the Appleton Redevelopment Authority and District 6 resident Kathleen Fuchs to the Board of Health. I am grateful to our citizens who take the time to serve their community on these bodies. Health Officer Eggebrecht gave us some reason for optim

  Good afternoon District 6, I hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday and is beginning 2021 with optimism. As expected, the agenda for the Common Council meeting last week was light, as most committees did not meet during the holiday week. During the COVID 19 update, Health Officer Eggebrecht discussed the hiring of Julie Lederhaus as the vaccine coordinator for the City of Appleton. She served as the public health preparedness coordinator from 2003 to 2007, bringing experience with the development of the department’s mass vaccination plan at during that period. As I was writing this, I got notice that the city has begun vaccinating eligible city employees, including police, fire, emergency medical service providers and unaffiliated health care providers. We had seen a flattening in the number of new cases at our last meeting, but we have since seen the expected increase that has been attributed to holiday gatherings. You may have already heard that the COVID testing site in Ap