CIty Updates - NEW

As an update, the city now has a new General Plan as of last Tuesday. This is the road map for development within the city. If you'd like to have a look, you can view a copy at City Hall (it's huge FYI) or you can go to the City's website.

Additionally the council reorganized positions. Brian Tisdale will continue to serve as mayor (we didn't think holding the position for only the past 2 months was enough time in the hot seat!)

Also Daryl Hickman is Mayor Pro Tem, and Peter Weber is the RDA Chairman.

A recent DUI checkpoint yielded two arrests, so that's 2 people who were taken off the street before they killed someone.

There will be several other DUI checkpoints throughout the year, thanks to grant funding.

Also, I hope you've noticed the work going on at the City's boat launch. A six-lane, 400 foot boat launch, 260 parking spaces, and two 200-foot long floating docks are currently being constructed at the site, located at 32040 Riverside Drive. The new ramp will enable boats to be launched at water levels 5 to 10 feet lower than the Seaport Boat Launch off Lakeshore Drive, and will remain usable year round. In addition to the launch, the project includes the creation of an adjacent picnic area, fish-cleaning station, barrier-enclosed wading pool and restrooms.

This project is being funded with a grant from the State Department of Boating & Waterways, Redevelopment funds and money earmarked for park improvements.