Appleton District 6

Greetings District 6 Neighbors,  Welcome to this crazy time leading up to the end of the school year and the non-calendar official beginning of summer. All my teacher friends (and I’m sure the students) are able to name the precise numbers of days left in the school year.  The Erb and Mead pools open June 2. You can get discounted pool passes up until opening day – more information is here:  https://appletonparkandrec.org/pools-aquatics/admission-punch-cards-and-annual-passes/ Admission, Punch Cards and Summer Passes - Appleton Parks and Recreation Erb & Mead Pool Admission Prices Open & Lap Swim 3 and Under: FreeAges 4-17: $4.00Ages 18-61: $5.00Ages 62+: $4.00Non-Swimmers: $2.00Twilight Open SwimAges 4-17: $2.00Ages 18-61: $2.50Ages 62+: $2.00Non-Swimmers: $1.00 Punch Cards FeesOur punch card is the perfect alternative to purchasing a summer swim pass. Each punch card contains 12 swim admissions good for open or appletonparkandrec.org   It has been a wild co...

  Photo from "Meanwhile in Wisconsin" Greetings District 6 neighbors, Apologies for the late update this week – I was out of town over the weekend for a (ha!) spring marathon in Eau Claire. After braving the elements there, imagine my surprise when I started seeing the social media photos of snow here in Appleton. How many times have I said that spring is surely around the corner? On that note, remember that spring yard waste pickup continues through the end of next week on the day after your normal trash day. I’ve gotten a couple of questions about why the material has to be bundled or bagged. The fall leaf collection is either with the vacuum trucks or front-end loader, while the spring collection is all by hand. The paper bags are available in a lot of places – I saw a package that would be big enough for several seasons at Costco last week. At the last Common Council meeting, the resolution that would end No Mow May failed, so the 8-inch restriction on the height of...

Photo from WBAY Greetings District 6 Neighbors,  At the risk of starting each update with a weather report, I’d like to go on record as being ready for some warmer weather. It probably wouldn’t be so bad if we hadn’t gotten that little teaser a few days back.  Although it doesn’t feel like spring yet, remember that the spring yard waste pickup continues through the week ending May 12 on the day following your normal trash pickup day.    The spring collection is done by hand rather than with the vacuum attachments, which allows us to include branches and brush that can’t be mixed with the fall leaves. However, hand collection also requires us to bag or bundle the yard waste. You can also take yard waste to either the Glendale or Whitman sites free of charge.  Don’t forget to catch the Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Appleton episode tonight at 8:00 on PBS!  It was a busy week for the Common Council as new and re-elected members were sworn in and we had the infor...

Greetings District 6 Neighbors,  Welcome to spring in Wisconsin, right? Temps in the 80s a couple of days ago, and I started this update yesterday looking out at the light coating of snow. I supposed I should have looked more carefully at the forecast before I packed away almost all of my winter clothes over the weekend.  Before getting to council business for the week, I’ll just remind you that, even though winter has come back, the spring yard waste collection is still going on. My normal trash day is Tuesday, so yard waste would be collected on Wednesdays for the next four weeks.      Also, a viewing note: I had the opportunity to attend the screening of the PBS show “Wisconsin Hometown Stories Appleton” last week at Poplar Hall. I learned a great deal about my adopted hometown, and now I want to go watch the shows on all the other Wisconsin hometowns. You can watch it on Monday, April 24 at 8:00 p.m. on PBS. You’ll probably see some people you know onscreen!...