Waynesville Weekly Updates w/Mayor Sean A. Wilson
Join Mayor Sean A. Wilson for weekly community updates for Waynesville. Periodically, he will have community guests who will share resources throughout the area for our citizens.
Waynesville Weekly Updates w/Mayor Sean A. Wilson
Waynesville Weekly: Parks Reopen, New Jobs, and Upcoming Community Celebrations
Spring is in full bloom here in Waynesville, and our community calendar is blossoming with activities! The third annual Best Sapper competition just wrapped up in our city park, bringing together military excellence and community spirit in a spectacular showcase. Our heartfelt thanks go out to Trey and the Parks Department team whose dedication made this event possible.
Families will be thrilled to hear that the Little Heroes Playground has reopened with amazing new flooring that was absolutely worth the wait. As we transition into summer, mark your calendars for Kids to Park Day on June 7th and Freedom Fest on May 10th, where our historic downtown square will come alive with food, games, and activities for everyone. The Best Warrior competition returns on May 30th, continuing our proud partnership with Fort Leonard Wood.
For those interested in joining our team, Waynesville is currently hiring for several positions including Parks Laborer, Police Officer, and Street Department Foreman. These roles offer excellent opportunities to grow your career while serving our vibrant community. And yes, the rumors are true—Domino's is indeed coming to Waynesville this year! While McDonald's undergoes its exciting renovation to better serve our residents, remember to support our many wonderful local restaurants.
Safety remains our priority as the school year comes to an end, so please buckle up, put those phones down while driving, and watch for children playing in our neighborhoods. Stay connected with all our news and updates by downloading the City of Waynesville app, available now on Android and iOS. Together, we're making Waynesville an even more wonderful place to live, work, and thrive. See you around town!
Good morning. This is Mayor Sean Wilson with your weekly update for April 28th 2025. This past weekend was incredible as we partnered with the Engine and Regiment for the third annual Best Sapper competition. It was held right here in our city park. It was a fantastic turnout and would not have been possible without the hard work and the dedication of our city staff. A huge thank you goes out to Trey and his Parks Department team for an amazing job they did maintaining our parks and preparing for this event. Speaking on our parks, we're excited to announce that the Little Heroes Playground is now back in operation. Thank you for your patience during this repair process. The new flooring looks and feels amazing. It was well worth the wait.
Speaker 1:There is a lot happening this week. On Wednesday at 6 pm, the Salute to Service event will take place at the Waynesville High School. This event honors and supports the next generation of service members entering the Department of Defense. It's open to the public and I encourage everyone to attend and show their support. On Thursday, the city will facilitate its committee meetings. It's the first week of May the Police and Emergency Service Committee meeting at 4 pm, the Finance and Human Resource Committee meeting at 5 pm. Next Monday we have the Utility Committee meeting at 3.30 pm, the Economic Development and Government Affairs meeting at 5 pm and on Tuesday will be our Roads and Ground Committee meeting at 4 pm. All meetings are open to the public and we invite everyone to attend to stay informed.
Speaker 1:The City of Waynesville is hiring. We are currently accepting applications for Parks Laborer 1, a Police Officer Patrolman Level 1, and also a Foreman Street Department. To apply or learn more information, please visit waynesvillemoorg and click on Employ opportunities tab. This is a great team to work for and a great opportunity to start and grow your career. So go ahead and check us out and give us a call. You can also call 573-774-6171 if you have any questions. All right, I want everybody to save this date. Mark your calendars for Kids to Park Day on June 7th from 10 am to 2 pm. If you are interested in sponsoring this event, please email Michelle Brown at mbrown at waynesvillemoorg. That's mbrown at waynesvillemoorg. If you're interested in sponsoring, no-transcript. We want to encourage the kids to enjoy their summer, enjoy our community. We're looking forward to another great year and a great partnership with you.
Speaker 1:Just a community safety reminder I want to share with you as the school year wraps up and we're asking all drivers to buckle up and put their phones down. Distracted driving is is one of the leading causes of accidents and injuries, especially involving pedestrians, so please obey the stop signs and watch for children playing in our neighborhoods. Let's make safety a priority in our community. I want to ask everyone to continue to help us spread the news. Download the City of Waynesville app. It's available now on Android and iOS devices. Stay informed with our news, alerts and events and more and all in one place. So just search City of Waynesville in the app store and download for your respective device. Help us spread this word so we can keep everyone connected and abreast of any city changes and new update.
Speaker 1:We also have a couple of things coming up, and that is a WCC portfolio night, which is May 1st at 630 pm. So this is to support our local talent at the 2025 portfolio night hosted by the WCC's advertising design students. Tickets are $25 and all proceeds and benefits will benefit the local animal shelter. For tickets, please contact any advertising design student or call 573-842-2500. We're very excited about this because the animal shelter will be the organization that is getting a new makeover. So just come on out and support On May 10th we have Freedom Fest.
Speaker 1:That'll take place from 11 am to 4 pm. Join us in historic downtown Waynesville Square for Freedom Fest, where you're red, you're white and you're blue and enjoy games, food and there'll be plenty of kids activities and a lot of local vendors. So we want to go ahead and invite you to that event and I'm looking forward to seeing you there. The best warrior competition is going to be May 30th at 6 PM to 10 PM. The army chemical and biological regiment will host its best warrior competition in our Waynesville city park on Friday, may 30th, from 6 PM to 10 PM. As I stated, and we're proud to partner once again with our friends at Fort Leonard Wood for this exciting community event. Please come out and support.
Speaker 1:Before I close out the announcements today, I do want to share that answer a couple of questions. One question I was asked is Domino's still coming to Waynesville? The answer to that question is yes. Domino's is still coming to Waynesville and projected to be constructed this year. Also, we have McDonald's that's going under renovation right now. They're changing the configuration and it's going to be a lot better for our community. We're very excited about that taking place, so please be patient as they go through reconstruction, but I want to encourage everyone that you can always still shop here local. We got plenty of restaurants and other options and we're looking to have even more in the future. So it's very exciting times here for our community and thank you for your continued support in making Waynesville a wonderful place to live and work and thrive and stay engaged, and I look forward to seeing you around the town.