Appleton District 6

Erb Pool Greetings District 6 Neighbors, I’m writing this to the sounds of the N. Alvin St. reconstruction. We’re in peak traffic cone season in Appleton and all of Wisconsin, so pay attention and give yourself a few extra minutes to get where you’re going. I personally am glad that the water and sewer work on N. Morrison seems to be wrapped up because I could NEVER seem to remember that it was closed – the number of times I had to turn back down to Wisconsin is pretty embarrassing. On the subject of street construction, the Common Council did narrowly (8-7) pass a $10 increase to the wheel tax after it was amended to delay the implementation until January of 2025. I believe that Alder Van Zeeland offered the amendment in the hope that the 2025 budget might find a way to avoid the increase, either through increased state aids or a continued easing of costs. A change in the wheel tax requires 90 days for the state to implement and has to take effect on the first day of a month, so it wo