Appleton District 6

Greetings District 6 Neighbors, Summer is winding down, at least by the school calendars. Mead Pool closed last Friday, and Erb Pool will close after this Sunday. However, we still have a couple more weeks of Thursday concerts at Jones Park, the Light the Night Market this Friday evening downtown – sports-themed this month, with the Packer Band and mascots from the Timber Rattlers and other local teams, and the Downtown Farm Market carries on through early October. Baseball season is still in full swing – although the Brewers’ amazing win streak was broken,  I think  we can expect to be watching October baseball with the Crew. We had a full week of council committee meetings last week, so there is a fairly lengthy agenda for tonight’s council meeting, although I expect that only a couple of items will be separated for individual discussion and votes. One of those items is the reconstruction of Oklahoma St. between Richmond and Mason St. A number of people spoke at the design h...

Greetings District 6 Neighbors, Just when we get out of the bad air quality days, we head into a couple of days with a heat advisory. Be careful with your outdoor chores and activities! Other than the haze, we had great weather for Mile of Music. This is the first time I can remember that we didn’t have any performances cancelled for rain or storms. My Mile was a bit less ambitious this year because we had our granddaughters for the weekend, but it was nice to enjoy some of the Music Education programming with the little ones. Before I get into council business, I want to let you know about a couple of opportunities to share your ideas about life in Appleton. The first is the 2025 Bicycle Friendly Community Survey. Appleton has been designated a Silver Bike Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists, one of seven in Wisconsin (Madison is the only Platinum community in the state). If you ride a bike around Appleton, I encourage you to complete the survey  here . In a di...