Category: The Mayor’s Corner

The Mayor’s Corner 03/01/2023

You may have wondered why there wasn’t a Mayor’s Column in last week’s paper. Well, it was because your Mayor was in San Antonio, Texas for a national rural hospital conference. The American Hospital Association hosts these conferences each year for their members. As a hospital trustee, I try to go just to keep up …

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The Mayor’s Corner 02/08/2023

Well, it looks like the warmer temperatures are trying to tell us that Spring is not too far off. I don’t know about you, but the sooner it gets here the better.This has been another fairly quiet week around City Hall. Crews are continuing to perform maintenance on equipment and plant operations for the upcoming …

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The Mayor’s Corner 2/01/23

Last Thursday, the Association of Idaho Cities sponsored time at the Idaho State Capital for City elected officials to listen to Governor Little, Senate Pro Tempore Chuck Winder, House Speaker Mike Moyle, and others on their legislative initiatives affecting local government. Later, our State Senator, Abby Lee, joined Councilmember Alicia Fowler and I, as well …

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The Mayor’s Corner

Last Saturday, Cathy and I were invited to a 70th birthday party for an “old” friend. Joe and I have been friends since we were in our early 20’s back in Parma where we were backdoor neighbors and went to church together.We had a great time! The party had a fun mix of people there. …

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The Mayor’s Corner 01/18/2023

I don’t know about you, but I am so glad to see the sunshine after all of the rain recently. I felt like my toes would begin to web if the wet weather continued too much longer.As many of you are aware, the City is beginning to move into the 21st century. By that I …

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