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SUPERVISORS REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING 12/22/2023  Holiday Greetings! This week we start out with a general notice that if you have children or know of children in town that might be lacking for gifts this Christmas, please know that we have some great presents available at the Town Offices. Please contact me directly and we can make arrangements for you to pick up some gifts. All assistance is confidential. I will make myself available right up to Christmas Eve if need be.  Other options for people also include the Hat and Mitten Tree at the Nazarene Church. The tree is right [...]

Hello Friends! Our 16th Annual Wilmington Christmas Celebration is now in the books. What an amazing time that was held by both the young and the young at heart.  The fireworks were indeed spectacular and the gift parade with Santa was so much fun! Thank you to all that contributed to the yearly community event. Special thanks to all of the town employees that always rise to the occasion of going above and beyond. We even put Supervisor Elect Smith to work assisting Santa with gift delivery.  In other news, I held my final Town Board meeting as Town Supervisor this [...]

SUPERVISORS REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING 11/17/2023  Hello Everyone, Recently Haselton Lumber Company announced it had been sold to Zach Marshall. As taken from their notice on the sale, Haselton Lumber Company has been a fixture in the Adirondacks for the past 123 years. That statement is so accurate. In fact, I would go a little further, Haselton Lumber has been an important part of Wilmington's growth and history for the same time period. On a personal note, I appreciate all the community support the Haselton Family has given our town over the years and generations. The Family's name can be found [...]

SUPERVISOR REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING 11/10/2023  Hello Wilmington! I start off this week's report thanking all the candidates that ran for office this past week. Congratulations to those that were successful in their political pursuits. I look forward to a smooth transition of my office to the Supervisor Elect.  Our towns Parks Department will soon be placing Holiday Decorations up around our community for the season. The reason we start so soon is the fact that we have so many decorations to put up that we need to start early. I love to see the Christmas decorations around our town. It [...]

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SUPERVISORS REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING 11-03-23  I start out this week with an official commendation to all the volunteers, businesses, organizations that made the 2023 Halloween "Trunk or Treat" so successful. Hundreds of children and adults attended the event at the KOA property in town. A special shout out to event organizer Tina Terry Preston, for doing such an awesome job. The community spirit was alive and well in Wilmington that evening.  Honestly, I think it is a toss-up who enjoys the Halloween Festivities more, the children or the adults. For myself, I absolutely love community events like this. One thing [...]

SUPERVISORS REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING 10-27-23  Hello everyone! This past week I attended an event in Westport celebrating the Housing Assistance of Essex County's latest housing rehab project. The function was very well attended and it was announced at this same event that the group will now be known as "Adirondack Roots" The new slogan is "Better Housing, Stronger Communities"  Adirondack Roots is the organization that the Town of Wilmington will be partnering with in bringing obtainable housing to our town. As many may recall, a $1.3 million dollar grant was recently awarded by New York State for our project in [...]

SUPERVISORS REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING 10/20/2023  Hello Friends. The fall season is definitely in the air. In fact, Whiteface recently had snow on top of the mountain. It's a little preview of things to come. On the town level, we close out one season and prepare for the next. Splash Boards are off the town dam, beach restrooms closing, banners off the utility poles and flower barrels stored for the winter.  We as a community also prepare for the general election on November 7th. Polls are open at the Community Center from 6 am to 9 pm. However, if early voting [...]

SUPERVISORS REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING 10/13/2023  Hello and thanks for reading another weekly Supervisors report. From time to time I have people ask me how I find things to write about for my weekly Wilmington connection. I smile and respond it is simply because there is so much going on in Wilmington and the county. It really is that simple.  For example, at our meeting this past week, the town board approved several items that have been declared surplus. As surplus, the items that are listed will go to the highest bidder. The process for bidding will be announced sometime next [...]

SUPERVISORS REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING 9-15-2023  Like every community across our state, the Town of Wilmington flew our American Flag in front of the Community Center at Half Staff on September 11th this past week.  For many, everyone around that time remembers where they were that terrible day. It certainly was a time of much uncertainty and sadness. For me, I can remember our entire Wilmington community coming together at the Nazarene Church for moments of prayer and solidarity the evening of 911. Regardless of religious denomination or beliefs, it was community. It is Wilmington. It is what makes our community [...]