Appleton District 6

  Greetings District 6 Neighbors, Could we possibly have a dull weather week? Mild temperatures and a little sunshine? I hope everyone who celebrates had a wonderful Easter or Passover and was able to spend some special time with family and friends. We finally got a little sunshine yesterday, so maybe the egg hunts could go on. With regards to the ice storm last week, I’ve reached out to the Department of Public Service to find out if there are plans for a pickup of debris. There were trucks out in the days after the storm, but I imagine that the primary focus in those early hours was to remove limbs that blocked roadways or threatened power lines. I’ll share when I have more information. When I wrote last week ahead of the council meeting, I neglected to note that we would be hearing from the winners of the Sidewalk Poetry Contest. I always enjoy hearing the selected poems read by the authors, and I’m sure they look forward to seeing their words gracing a city sidewalk. ...

Greetings District 6 Neighbors, No matter how long I live in the Midwest, I won’t get used to how hard winter fights before it gives way to spring. 60 degrees days with sun a couple of days ago, the view of the budding maple tree outside my window as I work, then the forecast of snow this evening and ice Thursday morning…sigh. This is a full council week, the probably the last before we seat the new council after next week’s election – more on that later. The only other meeting this week is the one the Appleton Public Arts Committee held this morning, where they discussed and voted on the Houdini-related photos to be displayed in the welcome tower in Houdini Plaza. As noted in an earlier update, this display, along with the proposed state historical monument for Houdini Plaza is being proposed for the commemoration of the 100 year anniversary of Harry Houdini’s death and in time for the Society of American Magicians convention to be held in Appleton the first week of July. The comm...