MAYOR’S LETTER
APRIL 2006
The Village Hall will now be open 7:00
AM to 5:30 PM Monday through
Friday beginning April 3, 2006. The Motor Vehicle Department will
be open 7:00 AM - 11:30 AM and 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM Monday through
Thursday.
A village Clean-Up Day will be Saturday, April 8th from 8:00 AM to 2:00
PM. The roll offs will be located on Tiger Drive between the
Capitan Senior Citizens and the City Yard. Hazardous waste, such
as paint, and household trash will not be accepted. This will be
FREE for Village residences. You will need to have proof you live
in the Village; such as a water bill.
New developments concerning our water rights restrictions on Government
Springs: We were going to have to put in a new flow metering
station at an expense of $7000.00 per year to the Village. There
are present negotiations with the State Engineering Office to estimate
the station, which will mean a considerable savings to our Village.
We are negotiating with the State and Federal government for grants to
replace our twenty two (22) miles of water lines that are not large
enough to maintain proper fire protection. Our water
superintendent is presently prioritizing these lines.
Our Road Department will soon be starting the project to finish parts
of East Grandview and Skyview. There are already grants in place
to implement proper drainage and dust control.
Now to an issue I would like to address. I hoped this would never
be necessary. The “Inquirer” like news media to our south quoted
me without ever interviewing me in any way, I might add.
Supposedly, Wednesday, after the election, I called Anna Gail Grassie
and asked her to resign. To set them straight, until last
Thursday, I had not spoken to Ms. Grassie since she called me informing
me that I had won the election. Ms. Grassie assures me this never
was said by her and I have no reason to believe she is not telling me
the truth. By the way, the night of March 7th, I was running a
102 temperature with a viral flu.
Another odd thing was our ex mayor’s full page spread in that issue
addressing his name plaque. It was on Mary LaRue’s desk being
measured for the purpose of making a new one. Knowing these
penchants for fiction, this doesn’t surprise me.
Unless I have to address other mistruths quoted, my newsletters will be
held to Village business and our aims for the future of the Village.
Mayor Sam Hammons
Page Created March 29,
2006
