Appleton District 6

Photo from WBAY Greetings District 6 Neighbors,  At the risk of starting each update with a weather report, I’d like to go on record as being ready for some warmer weather. It probably wouldn’t be so bad if we hadn’t gotten that little teaser a few days back.  Although it doesn’t feel like spring yet, remember that the spring yard waste pickup continues through the week ending May 12 on the day following your normal trash pickup day.    The spring collection is done by hand rather than with the vacuum attachments, which allows us to include branches and brush that can’t be mixed with the fall leaves. However, hand collection also requires us to bag or bundle the yard waste. You can also take yard waste to either the Glendale or Whitman sites free of charge.  Don’t forget to catch the Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Appleton episode tonight at 8:00 on PBS!  It was a busy week for the Common Council as new and re-elected members were sworn in and we had the informal organizational meeting wh

Greetings District 6 Neighbors,  Welcome to spring in Wisconsin, right? Temps in the 80s a couple of days ago, and I started this update yesterday looking out at the light coating of snow. I supposed I should have looked more carefully at the forecast before I packed away almost all of my winter clothes over the weekend.  Before getting to council business for the week, I’ll just remind you that, even though winter has come back, the spring yard waste collection is still going on. My normal trash day is Tuesday, so yard waste would be collected on Wednesdays for the next four weeks.      Also, a viewing note: I had the opportunity to attend the screening of the PBS show “Wisconsin Hometown Stories Appleton” last week at Poplar Hall. I learned a great deal about my adopted hometown, and now I want to go watch the shows on all the other Wisconsin hometowns. You can watch it on Monday, April 24 at 8:00 p.m. on PBS. You’ll probably see some people you know onscreen! They also screened one