Waynesville Weekly Updates w/Mayor Sean A. Wilson
Waynesville Weekly Updates w/Mayor Sean A. Wilson
Waynesville Community Announcements: April 14th to May 30th, 2025
Mayor Sean Wilson delivers the weekly Waynesville update for April 14th, 2025, covering essential city announcements and upcoming community events. This comprehensive briefing includes City Hall schedule changes, board position openings, and several exciting local celebrations planned for the coming weeks.
• City Council meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 17th at 5pm, open to the public
• City Hall operating on reduced hours (8-10am) on Good Friday, April 18th for Employee Appreciation Day
• Spring Cleanup happening April 17-18; items must be curbside by 7am
• Tax center at 201 North Street concluding services on April 15th
• Margie's Head Shed Salon celebrating 44 years in business this week
• Three board positions open at the Waynesville-St. Robert Senior Center (three-year terms)
• Medication disposal available at Sinks Pharmacy (1000 GW Lane) - not in toilets or trash
• April is Child Abuse Prevention Month - free online training at ProtectMoKids.com
• City app available for download on Android and iOS for latest updates without social media
• Best Sap Competition taking place in city park on April 26th from 9-11am
• WCC Portfolio Night on May 1st at 6:30pm benefiting the animal shelter (tickets $25)
• Freedom Fest happening May 10th from 11am-4pm in downtown Waynesville Square
• Army Chemical and Biological Regiment's Best Warrior competition on May 30th
Download the Waynesville city app to stay connected with the most current information about our community events and services.
Good morning. This is Sean Wilson, the Mayor of Waynesville, with your weekly update for April 14th 2025. This week, city Council will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, april 17th, at 5 pm. This is open to the public and we encourage all to attend. I would also like to remind everyone that this Friday, which is Good Friday and also our Employee Appreciation Day, the hours for City Hall will be reduced. We will be open from 8 am to 10 am on Friday, april 18th, and will be closed the remainder of the day. We will reopen on Monday, april 21st, at 8 am.
Speaker 1:Also, spring cleanup is here. Remember April 17th and the 18th in the city of Waynesville. Have your items curbside no later than 7 am. Please check the website or the Waynesville City app for updates on items that are permitted and prohibited. Just to let everybody know, we had the tax center that did a phenomenal job down here in our city. April 15th is the last day. They will not be at 201 North Street in Waynesville on April 16th. April 15th is their last day for tax services and we want to thank them for such an outstanding job and service to our community. I also have some exciting news about Margie's Head Shed Salon. They are celebrating, or she is celebrating 44 years of business this week and I want to encourage everyone to please stop by and congratulate her on such an amazing accomplishment. By the way, she has a great display of a lot of Elvis memorabilia there. So I'm going to tell you that 44 years is not an easy feat, but we want to say congratulations and thank you for your continued service to our community.
Speaker 1:The Waynesville St Robert Senior Center is now accepting applications for three open board positions. There are three year terms and one additional position that has an unexpired term of one year due to the passing of a member. The board meetings are the second Thursday of each month at 930 am. These positions are open for everyone, so please consider joining the team. I have been a board member and that organization does great work for our senior population throughout the community. For more information, please call 573-774-2668. That's 573-774-2628. Just to clarify this is not the Life Care Center. I know many people get these confused often, but this location is the Waynesville St Robert's Senior Center is located at 1401 Owsley Road in Waynesville, so just east of the Frog Hill. Also, just a community note about the proper disposal of medication. There is a proper way to dispose of our medication and it does not include the toilet or the trash. But we want to encourage you to take advantage of the take back program. Our local disposal location is sinks pharmacy, which is located at the 1000 GW lane in Waynesville, which is located at the 1000 GW Lane in Waynesville. Their hours are 8.30 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday, and on Saturdays they're open from 8.30 am to 1 pm, and you can also call for more information at 573-433-2550, 573-433-2550.
Speaker 1:April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. 5, 7, 3, 4, 3, 3, 2, 5, 5, 0. April is child abuse prevention month, a time when communities nationwide unite to raise awareness about child abuse and emphasize the importance of preventing maltreatment before it occurs. This observation highlights the collective responsibility we share in ensuring the safety and the well-being of our children, and you can make a difference. So learn how to recognize the signs of abuse and how to respond. You can take the free online mandated reporter training offered by the Missouri Department of Social Services, and that is at link Protect Mo Kids dot com. That is Protect Mo Kids dot com, and I want to encourage everyone to do this, just to educate yourself on what to look for. And I think if we become more engaged as citizens, we can help protect and make our community even stronger. So together we can protect our children and strengthen our community.
Speaker 1:Do not forget, do not forget. Do not forget to download the Waynesville city app. If you're not on social media, no problem. This app connects you with the most current and update information without the noise of social media. Especially today, we see a lot of things out there that can be disheartening, discouraging. But I want to tell you that, downloading this city app, you can stay connected with what's going on within the city and what matters to you here locally. You can download it for both Android and iOS devices. Just search in your search bar and your app store city of Waynesville and then click the download and then you can stay connected with the most updated local information of all of our meetings and changes and actually set up notifications so you're notified as soon as information is made available.
Speaker 1:I want to take this opportunity to remind everybody of about a few events that are taking place April 26, of course, the best sap competition. It will be taking place in the city park from 9 am to 11 am, so plan accordingly. We ask everybody to come on out and enjoy yourself and see this great event that we have going on here locally at the city park, again 9 am to 11 am. Bring out the family, come out and support this great event. We also have the Waynesville Career Center, who is set to host a special evening of support for the Waynesville St Robert Animal Shelter.
Speaker 1:The 2025 Portfolio Night, scheduled for Thursday May 1st at 630 pm, will showcase the talents of the WCC advertising design students while raising funds for a cause close to the community's heart. I want to share that. Each year, wcc advertising students select a local nonprofit to receive a free, professionally developed advertising campaign. This year, the students have chosen the Waynesville St Robert Animal Shelter, dedicating their creativity, their skills, to promote the shelter's mission and services. Tickets for the event are available for just $25, with all proceeds, and benefit the shelter's ongoing efforts to care for animals in need and find them forever homes. So tickets can be purchased directly from the advertising to design students or by calling WCC at 573-842-2500, 573-842-2500. And I'll tell you this is such a great cause to take care of the animals and they do a phenomenal job down at our animal shelter and any donations can really help support us to do an even better job for our community and taking care of these animals Now.
Speaker 1:This event will take place at the WCC and attendees are encouraged to dress in semi formal attire such as your Sunday's best. Dressed in semi-formal attire such as your Sunday's best. Also happening on May 10th, from 11 am to 4 pm in downtown Waynesville Square will be the Freedom Fest. Everyone is encouraged to wear red, white or blue attire. There will be games, local businesses, plenty of kid activities, food and a great way to connect with our community If you are a vendor and want to participate Plenty of kid activities, food and a great way to connect with our community. If you are a vendor and want to participate, please call Joanne at 573-842-5286. 573-842-5286. Also, on May 30th, the Army Chemical and Biological Regiment will have their Best Warrior competition. So consider this invitation, mark it on your calendars and come out and participate. Thank you for your continued support in making Waynesville a wonderful place to live, work and thrive. Stay engaged and I look forward to seeing you around the town.