Vote!!!

Do not forget to vote next Tuesday, April 6th!!!

City Projects

The City is gearing up to start several projects. The Street Department will begin resurfacing Harvey Street from Woodlawn to the Cemetery. The street was widened last year with new curb and gutter installed. The Street Department will mill the street and then place a 2" overlay of new asphalt to the surface.
The resurfacing of U.S. 160 from the intersection of 15th & A west to Pizza Hut, then south to 11th Street will be bid next month and anticipated to be completed this summer.
The letting of bids on the resurfacing of "B" Street from 15th to Lincoln will be conducted in May and hopes are that construction will begin in June once school breaks for the summer.
The schedule is for bids to be let on the Fair Street project in July, depending upon the review and approval of the plans by BNSF Railroad.

CrimeReports.com

The Wellington Police Department is participating, on a trial-basis, with a website called "Crime Reports". This website allows police departments to post crime information on their website so citizens can be informed on the nature and extent of crime in their community. You can surf the website at www.crimereports.com or you can click on the link on my website at www.johntracy.net to go directly to Wellington statistics.

Candidate forum a success

Many thanks to the Women of Wellington Club for sponsoring this years candidate forum for the City Council race. Close to 50 people turned out for the forum in which candidates provided a short bio of themselves as well as their platform for seeking office, followed by questions posed by the audience. Don't forget to vote on April 6th for your candidate.

Candidate forum

Don't forget, the Women of Wellington are hosting a candidate forum on Tuesday, March 23rd, 7:00p.m. at the Wellington Steakhouse. It was originally scheduled for Thursday, but conflicted with another community event...so those of you who have your calendars marked, make sure you have it down for Tuesday.

Location for fireworks display to be discussed

The City Council is planning future discussion regarding the location of the annual fireworks display. Apparently interest in holding the event at Worden Park has waned, and while a decision to move the display has not yet been made, other locations may be considered. What do you think? Some possibilities: a) Worden Park, b) Wellington Lake, c) High School football field, d) Other. Let me know what you think or what your suggested location is.

Other Council action

The Council, at the March 2nd meeting, also passed an Ordinance allowing the Public Building Commission to issue bonds for a new air conditioning system for SRMC in the amount slightly over $1.1 million. The hospital is responsible for paying the debt on the bonds from their revenue sources, and there will be no cost to the taxpayer unless the hospital would default. The Council also renewed it's agreement with Sumner County Economic Development which is an interlocal board comprised of representatives from many of the cities in Sumner County.

Council approves Fair Street engineering

The Council, tonight, approved an engineering contract for the design of the Fair Street Drainage System with Professional Engineering Consultants for $25,000. The design includes reconfiguring the water drainage path at the intersection of 1st and Cherry where drainage now must make a 90 degree turn to cross 1st Street and in addition, the lowering of the south end of Fair Street to allow water to drain away from below the BNSF underpass. Keeping water from accumulating below the underpass is the first step before street repairs can be made. It is hopeful the project can begin this summer.