Category: The Mayor’s Corner

The Mayors Corner 03/15/2017

How great is it to see the weatherman and prognosticators be wrong about the flooding! Thankfully, the flooding expected this past week was not as bad as predicated. Thank you to our emergency service respondents for their diligence in keeping an eye on the rivers. It has been a long winter. I attended a couple …

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The Mayor’s Corner 03/08/2017

Spring is coming. It was a relief as I drove into town on Sunday to see the grass beginning to peak out from under its heavy burden of snow. Yes, I know there are still many piles around, but to see them diminishing without wholesale flooding in our homes is a real blessing. City crews …

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The Mayor’s Corner 03/01/2017

The following information came from Weiser City Building Inspector, Dennis Cooper for public information as we begin to rebuilt and recover. The damage that homes, commercial buildings, garages, carports, and accessory buildings received during “Snowmageddon” 2016-17 has created a shortage of some local professionals to repair and restore damaged buildings in our community. Some are already …

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The Mayor’s Corner 02/22/2017

Clean up is on many people’s minds with the winter we’ve been having. The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ) put out a two-sided sheet on Emergency Debris Management in Payette and Washington Counties to “help affected residents safely manage storm debris. Management and disposal options vary depending on the specific type of debris.” The …

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The Mayor’s Corner 02/15/2017

Enough! Is spring around the corner.  Someone needs to get hold of the groundhog quickly.  The snow was a trial and the slush was discouraging but the water was frightening last week. Beginning on Monday of last week, we began planning to again approach the County to get help to clear the streets of the …

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