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This update is going to take longer and may have more typos than usual because I managed to lose a battle with my car door last weekends and have a big bandage on my left middle finger. We still had a great visit with my daughter, son-in-law, and baby Penelope. They all walked (or held court from a flag-bedecked stroller) in the Memorial Day parade with me last week as well.  I also had the opportunity to attend the groundbreaking on the Gulfstream expansion to their facility at the Appleton International Airport last Friday. The company estimates that 200 jobs will be added due to this expansion.    https://www.postcrescent.com/story/money/companies/2022/06/02/gulfstream-expand-appleton-airport-paint-facility-create-200-new-jobs/7484229001/   Moving to council business from last week, the major topic was the resolution submitted by Alder Doran that would take $6 million of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds received by the city. We discussed this resolution in a special joint m