Appleton District 6

Greetings District 6 Neighbors, I hope everyone enjoyed the Memorial Day weekend and that some of you got to see the parade or took a moment at 3:00 yesterday afternoon to remember those that gave their lives in military service to our country. We got a reminder because we were listening to the Brewer game and the game/broadcast paused. While Memorial Day is supposed to mark the unofficial first day of summer, the weather app tells me that summer is here. Did we have spring? I’m glad I got all my flowers planted over the weekend when it wasn’t quite so beastly. Did someone say “pool weather?” The Mead pool is having a bonus weekend this Saturday and Sunday, then both polls open for the summer on June 5. Summer swim passes are available online (new this year) or you can buy them at the customer service center at 1819 E. Witzke Blvd. (they have moved back into their permanent location after a stint at the Scheig Center during remodeling). Punch cards will be available at both pools after...

  Greetings District 6 Neighbors, I want to go on record that when I moved to Wisconsin, it was drilled into my head that I couldn’t plant anything outside until Mother’s Day. Well, here we are, four days away, and my weather app keeps reminding me of a frost advisory for tonight. Enough already! On that note, we have one more week of spring yard waste pickup. We’re back on a normal schedule, so the first Wednesday of the month means a full council meeting. We’ll start the meeting with the presentation of the gavel to outgoing Council President Van Zeeland, who served for four terms starting in 2022. I am personally grateful to her for a number of measures she took including making sure that alderpersons were aware of and invited to city events and developing a process for training new alderpersons. There will be a presentation of Appleton Police Department Civilian Medals of Gallantry to Mason Knott and Tori Schoen. The council will vote on the mayor’s recommendation of Mitesh Ajm...