Category: The Mayor’s Corner

The Mayor’s Corner 11/22/2017

It’s beginning to look a lot like the holidays. Crews began getting the lights, decorations and banners up this last week to make the community cheery for the local businesses Small Business Open House on Saturday, November 25. Local businesses will be open to help begin the Christmas shopping season. Although small businesses may not …

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The Mayor’s Corner 11/15/2017

The City is again saddened by the loss of a long-time member of our family. Our Recreation Department assistant, Jeannie Bates, passed away this weekend. I often referred to Jeannie as the ‘enforcer’ for the Rec program. She spent lots of hours overseeing kids’ and adults’ programs in the gyms and handling registration for the …

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The Mayor’s Corner 11/08/2017

There is lots of speculation about this winter and the possible return of the “snowpocalypse”. However, some of us are still waiting to finish repairs from last winter’s impact. One of our local small businesses, Linda Roundtree from Arrow Creek Clothing, wanted to share information regarding the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) ‘Economic Injury Disaster Loans’. …

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The Mayor’s Corner 11/01/2017

The leaves are falling fast and the streets are already lined with piles of leaves. The crews will begin leaf pick up and alley clean up this week as weather permits. They will begin on the west side of town and move eastward. Along with the alley clean up, we will be grading some alleys …

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The Mayor’s Corner 10/25/2017

Each quarter, I receive a newsletter from the Idaho Office of Emergency Management (IOEM). This is the agency we worked with along with the County during the snow event. The IOEM is the agency tasked with overseeing the expenditure of the Emergency Relief Fund (ERF) that was established by our legislature early in the 2017 …

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