Appleton District 6

  Greetings, District 6 Neighbors, On days like we’ve had recently, I’m reminded of one of the reasons I live in Appleton. I had flown in for a job interview on a September day like today – blue skies, sunshine and just a hint of crispness in the air. The joy of that weather, particularly for someone used to dealing with heat and humidity well into October (or later!), made me forget what I know about Midwest winters. I still have no regrets! We had a bit of a surprise during the Common Council meeting last week. After the fairly contentious license revocation hearing at the Safety and Licensing Committee meeting the week before, I expected that the owners of Mr. Frogs would appear to contest the committee vote in favor of revoking the license. City Attorney Behrens informed us before we began discussion on the license revocation that the owner/agent had voluntarily surrendered the license that afternoon. The voluntary surrender makes the license available for another establishment...

  Greetings, District 6 Neighbors, I hope everyone had a relaxing (or exciting if that’s your preference) holiday weekend. For me, Labor Day is what feels like the beginning of the new year, even though I’ve been out of school a million years. School starts, football season begins, cooler mornings appear – January just ends the holiday season and brings more winter.     We head into another council week with a full agenda, but with only a couple of items that should generate a great deal of discussion. Mayor Woodford is issuing five proclamations this week : Hispanic Heritage Month Day of Peace Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Literacy Week Suicide Prevention Awareness Month   ·          I expect a couple of items to be separated for individual discussion and voting.  The first is the alcohol license revocation for Rivera Restaurants, LLC (Mr. Frogs on College Avenue). The business racked up 265 demerit points within a year...