See our flyer for information regarding Queen City Kendama Open, Egg-Citing Easter Party, Walking Book Club, and more.

See the flyer for information about the Luncheon for Senior Citizens, the Suessical musical, and more.

I am very happy to report that once again our City Council has approved the same tax rate for the Fiscal Year 2015-2016, as we have had for the past eight years. You should receive the bill between the middle and the end of October. All taxes are due and payable on or before December 31, 2015. To avoid any penalties all payments that are mailed in must be postmarked on or before December 31, 2015.

See our flyer for information about the City-Wide Garage Sale, Waffle Day at Barleycorn's and more.

April and May are always a busy time at the City Building. A number of items are being handled. We are busy preparing the proposed operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year and at the same time preparing for the outdoor spring, summer, and fall projects. This year is certainly no different. As I prepare this article, I am also preparing the proposed budget for Council’s consideration. In order to have a new budget adopted it requires two readings of an ordinance. This takes place at the May and June Council meeting.

See our flyer for information about the Easter Egg Hunt, Pilates Plus Classes, and more.

It is always nice to hear that pitchers and catchers report for spring training in a few short weeks. That is certainly more reliable than a groundhog to tell us that spring is on the way. Over the winter months it has been business as usual around the city building. We did welcome one new face on City Council, Mr. David Leonard. Dave will serve on our Police Authority Board and also as an alternate on the Planning Development Services Council.

See our flyer for information about safety and exercise programs as well as ice skating parties.

With fall weather now upon us, I am able to look back at the accomplishments that City Council and I were able to achieve since our last newsletter. We have just completed another successful road replacement season as we continue to follow our Five Year plan. The spring and summer of 2015 will find several of our asphalt streets being resurfaced. In addition to street replacements this year, we were mandated by the federal government to replace our stop signs throughout the City. This was necessary due to new reflectivity requirements on the face of the signs.

See our flyer for information about the Florence Freedom Baseball Game, City-Wide Garage Sale, and more.