The Intro: Welcome to the Blog!
Thanks for stopping in to check out this blog! Here is where I'll be sharing updates on the goings on of the City of Appleton Common Council. I hope it will keep District 13 residents (and anyone else interested) informed of what's happening in our local government, spur healthy debate about how our city is run, and give you a bit of an insider's look into the common council workings. But first... a short introduction. I've been a resident of "the north side" of Appleton for nearly 20 years and a District 13 resident for the last nine. I'm a half-time single mom of my beautiful Nora and her dogs (my step-dogs!) Koda and Copper. As a retired business owner and manager, I come to the Common Council table with a business and accounting background. But I studied mass communications (a fancy description for journalism) and public relations at UW-Milwaukee many moons ago as well. I'm excited to get to know YOU, my neighbors, better and to get to...