HomeMy WebLinkAboutNewsletter City_September 2015Mayor’s Message
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I recently took a bit of a vacation. I have always wanted my wife to see some of the country
that I was familiar with as a youth. We loaded up our “tin tent”, our fifth wheel camp trailer
and set off across central Idaho. We made our first stop near Mackay and set up near the Big
Lost River. We couldn’t see much of the mountains but we did fish the river and a pond.
What a delight it was! Moose, deer, a wild turkey, birds of prey; all for our enjoyment it
seemed. It was peaceful, even tranquil. The smoke cleared somewhat and we were able to
enjoy fantastic views of the White Clouds, Mount Borah, the Salmon River drainage, and the
old mining districts. I once worked in the hard rock mines in times past and it was a pleasure
to remember things of the past. What a herculean endeavor it was. They did move moun-
tains, from the inside out. Humankind is amazing. There are so many feats that were accom-
plished mostly by the sweat of the brow and engineering feats as well, with new techniques
developed out of necessity. It is not unlike what happened in this area in the early years.
While gone on our vacation I worried but I needn’t have. Everything went very well. We
have such a great staff! They are workers, all. I can’t think of a time that our parks have
looked any better, or a time that we have accomplished so much on city streets. Signal coor-
dination or sequencing is about to become a reality on 2 nd East. I am anxious for it. This is
done in conjunction with the State Highway Department as they are the owners of Highway
33. Changes are being made at Riverside Park with new fields being seeded in the very near
future. These are multipurpose fields situated just north of the canal and west of the former
K-Mart building. Negotiations are coming to fruition with a new baseball complex near the
Junior High School, just north of the Rexburg Medical Center. Soil has been moved in from
the new Super Wal-Mart site. This should have a great impact for our area. Currently local
teams head out of town for tournaments. Why not have those tournaments here? Maybe
there will be. We might attract a new motel or two and even eating establishments. The side-
walk along the municipal golf course with a new vinyl chain link fence will soon be complet-
ed as well. There are some improvements and a substantial enlargement to Evergreen Park
with vinyl coated chain link fence along the canal for safety. A great many of the improve-
ments in infrastructure, parks and playing fields are driven by Envision Madison. Election
year is fast approaching. This is a local election with City Council and Mayoral spots to be
filled. Please get to know the candidates and please vote. It is important.
At the end of our trip we stopped for a day in Nampa, Idaho. We hadn’t originally planned
to go there but we received word that my last living aunt had passed. She was the one I had
previously written about who was the maker of those wonderful rolls. She was the last of that
generation; a product of and participant in the Great Depression. She left Eastern Idaho to
work for her aunt for $1.50 a month to keep house and tend kids. She later worked for an
uncle for $2.50 a month doing the same thing. That was the generation that accomplished so
much; “The Greatest Generation”. They endured and won World War ll. They built Hoover
Dam and countless other amazing projects. Many of them are in the Great State of Idaho.
Thank You! We, of this Generation can do great things too. We may have to!
Thanks to You All!
-Richard S. Woodland
35 N 1st E Rexburg, Idaho 83440
208.359.3020 / fax 208.359.3022
customerservices@rexburg.org
Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Blood Drive
September 15, 2015
11:30-3:15
Council Chambers at City Hall
To sign up call or email
Shellie @ 359-3020 x 2302 or
shellie.tolman@rexburg.org