The View 38002 December 2013 | Page 17

arlington news From the Mayor’s Desk By Mike Wissman, Mayor Upon reflecting on 2013, I’d like to take the time to thank our town employees for the great job they’ve done. As you can see, we have many projects going on that will greatly benefit the future of our town. We are expanding Airline Road as we speak, Milton Wilson middle will be complete in December, and we just finished a major sewer improvement that will be beneficial to our growth. Our parks are constantly improving with the addition of sprinkler systems, lights, and the hiring of a Parks & Recreation Director, Kevin Carter, who will start January 2. The events around town continue to bring our community closer together and are a draw for people from all over. We had our very first fireworks show this year for the July 4th celebration, and we look forward to this event becoming a permanent fixture for Arlington just like Arlington in April, the Christmas parade, the BBQ festival and ????)????????)???????????)??????????????????????)?????????????????)??????????????????)????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????Q??()?????????????????????)????????????????)?????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????)????????????5?)???????????????????)???????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????)?????????]??????????)?????????????????????)??????????????????()??????????$??????????)????????????????????)?????????????????????????????)Q???????????????)???????????????????)?????????????$?????????)???????????????????)???Q???????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????(?????5????? ??????)???????????????????)??????????9??e???()????????????????) ???????Q??????) ??)???5?5%???????????? ????)???????????????)??????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????)?????????????()???????1?????L????????????)M???????? ???????=???????1????Q]??????) ???????)????M???()???%???????Q ????M????)I????I????=???????)????Q??????????1?????L)]??????? ?????????)??????????)????M????))????]???????) ????????M?????=???????1????Q]??????) ???????)????M????))????]?????????Q??????????1?????M???????????)Q?????I????=???????1????Q]??????) ??????? ???? ???????)????M?????Q????()%????????????????????????????????????) ?????????????????)M????????????????)???????????????????)???Q8?Q?????????=??)????????????????????????????????????)????????????????)=??????????????????????)???????????????????)???????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????)???()???????I???????????????????)A????????????1??????????I???Q???) ??!?????M??????Q???A??????)%??=??????????)??????????????????)??????????????????)??????????????)1?????????)I???)??????Q????5????)A?????Q???????????????)?????????M?????? ????)?????????????)??????????????????)????????????????)???????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????1?????????????????)????????)?)????)M????)Q???A???????????????)????????????????????)???????????????????)?????)???????????)???????????????????)??????? ?????????????)??????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????)?????)Q????????????)?????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????)????????????????????)??????)Q???????????????)??????????????????????((????????()?????)?????()???????????()??????????????????????????????????A????)??????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????)????????????????%??????????????????????)???????????????????)??????Q???e??????)???????)????????????????????????????Q???????????????)????????????????????)M???????????)Q??????????????)?????????????????)???????????????????????)???5???M????I???????)?????????M?????????????A?????????????????)M?????? ?????????????%??9??????(?????M?????? ????)??????????????)??????????????????)?????????????????)A??????????????????)???????????????????)??????????????????()????????????????????)?????????????????)?????????????????)????????????????)????)????????????????)???????????????????)????????????????)?????????????????????)??????????????????)???????A???????)?????????????????????)?????????????????????)?????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????)5?????????????????????)?????????????????)?????????????????)???????e???????)???????????????????????) ?????)!?????)M?????????????Q??)A???????????????????)????????1?????????)I?????????Q???????(????????()!=1%d?QIM ?M !U1?=H?I1%9Q=8) ??????]?????L?????????????????)5?????Q??????????????????????????????????????????)]????????Q???????????????????????????????????????)I???????????????????????????M??????)9??e?????????????????????????)????????????)5????????Q????????????????????????????????????)]????????Q???????????????????????????????????????)I???????????????????????????M???????()A??????((