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Appleton health officer reports more short‑term‑rental inspections, naloxone kits and rise in point‑in‑time unhoused count
Summary
Dr. Seiferts reported that tourist rooming house licenses climbed from 76 to 127 since July 2024, the department installed two OAK overdose‑aid kits in public buildings, and the HUD point‑in‑time unhoused count rose to 249 in 2025 from 183 in 2024.
Dr. Seiferts presented the Q3 2025 Appleton Health Department quarterly report, highlighting several operational changes and public‑health observations.
Inspections and short‑term rentals: Dr. Seiferts said environmental public‑health inspections rose sharply in 2025 largely because of the department’s tourist rooming house (TRH) short‑term rental program. "When going into this would have been July 2024, we had a total of 76 licenses. We are now up to 127," he said. He added about 48 previously noncompliant short‑term rentals have returned to the long‑term market or been sold rather than operate as short‑term rentals. The department has folded the newly instituted annual chicken‑keeping license inspections into regular operations after staffing increased in 2024.
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