Appleton's Community Development Department will be accepting public comment regarding the Community Development Committee chairman, District 10's Alderman Vaya Jones, who is also the current executive director of a potential CDBG award recipient, Rebuilding Together Fox Valley.  A conflict of interest waiver is required and public comment is welcome (by May 1, 2026).

Today, the fundamental civil contract is being eroded, causing the dangerous divisions we witness across the country. These days, it is almost impossible for citizens of differing viewpoints to have reasoned, civil conversations about policy issues. Much of this disagreement stems from the politicized emphasis on diversity.

If your school board fails to answer your very reasonable questions, they do not have the best interest of YOUR children at heart. They are simply flunkies of the FOR-PROFIT education industry and need to be replaced by those who actually care: parents.

On October 21, 2025, several representatives of Appleton Concerned Taxpayers (ACT) met with Appleton Mayor Jake Woodford. We discussed several items of concern with respect to the city budget, including questions about wastewater and stormwater expenses in the 2026 budget and debt service increases. We also discussed the "Stop the Noise" project and other non-budget-related matters.

In the end, we agreed that we had different political views and that they wouldn’t sign my paperwork. We wished each other a Merry Christmas and shook hands. I left the conversation stating that this was why I had a Charlie Kirk sign. We were able to have a frank exchange of ideas, not get upset with each other and still part on good terms.

Wisconsin AB315 and AB612 reauthorize the Knowles-Nelson stewardship program through fiscal year 2027-28 with various changes. Frustratingly the Leftist majority State Supreme Court killed the Knowles-Nelson program as it has existed for decades and we need to make changes if we can save it at all from the actions of the Court.