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🌱 Patch AM: How much has it really gotten harder to live in Appleton?

Also, don't miss Playing Bass with Jonny T-Bird & the MPs on the Appleton Patch calendar

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Hello again Appleton! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How much has it really gotten harder to live in Appleton?
  • How an Appleton Habitat home is becoming a living 9/11 memorial
  • Which Appleton cafe deserves to be crowned the community's cozy favorite?

Also on today's calendar: Timmy No Brakes and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 81 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cooler with a shower in spots, temps: high: 65, low: 47.
  • Monday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 67 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Home prices, rents have risen sharply in northeast Wisconsin over the last decade (wpr.org) — Appleton residents are facing sharply higher housing costs, with fair-market rent for a two-bedroom jumping from $718 in 2016 to $1,236 this year and starter homes often topping $400,000. City leaders say Appleton needs thousands of new units and are revising zoning and streamlining development, while also urging more state support to keep homes affordable for working families.
   

2. Fox Cities Habitat for Humanity honors veterans with tribute built into new Appleton home (wearegreenbay.com) — In Appleton, veterans and neighbors gathered at a Fox Cities Habitat for Humanity home under construction to honor military service on the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Attendees wrote tribute cards to veterans and placed them inside the home's walls, creating a permanent, personal memorial that will stay with the house for future generations.
   

3. Is there an Appleton-area cafe you prefer over others? Let us know which one (postcrescent.com) — Appleton-area readers are being asked to name their favorite local cafe as fall flavors start appearing and cooler weather approaches. The Post-Crescent plans to spotlight the most-mentioned spot in a future story, so sharing your go-to place could help it get some extra community love and attention.
   

4. Flock Cameras Suspended in Wisconsin County, Data Concerns Cited (securitymagazine.com) — Appleton is among several Wisconsin communities that have already suspended their Flock license-plate cameras over data privacy concerns, a move now echoed by Jefferson County's sheriff. Local officials worry promised data protections were broken after investigative records were released without consent, prompting some municipalities to begin removing the cameras entirely while they await answers from the company.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I understand there have been a few people wondering where I was, and probably a lot of people assuming I was suspended.
    Yes, that was the case. When a comment of yours is removed, or you are put on suspension, you are always given the opportunity to appeal. I did this… (Nextdoor Lawrence City Park)
  • ThedaCare, Inc. posted a job opening for Inventory Technician in Appleton. Apply here.
  • McCain Foods posted a job opening for Machine Operator - Days (2-2-3 Schedule) in Appleton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Appleton here.

Ok Appleton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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