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Mayor· 2025-11-03 to 2029-11-01 (start: took office Monday Nov 3 2025 as newly elected mayor, elected Aug 26 2025, city site bio + 1819 News; month-level end: November 2029, four-year at-large terms per city Mayor & City Council page; previously Place 3 council Nov 2 2020 to Nov 2025)

Rick Wash

Pelham

No biography on file yet.

At a glance

News mentions
2

Term ending Nov 1, 2029.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
20
Total speaking time
57:25
Avg per meeting
2:52
Segments
648

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Filtered to Parks Rec

Top issues during term (19)(Parks Rec)

low↑Jul 2026[14]

Parks & Recreation Advisory Board openings

high↓Jun 2026[11]

Pelham Sports Park Renovations Phase II

Phase two is fully funded and approved; no new cost figure was given.

medium↓Apr 2026[11]

Pelham Senior Center Bus

Expense reclassified from FY2027 into FY2026.

medium↓Aug 2026[10]

Blueberry Hill Trailhead and Trails

Funded in the FY2027 capital budget using prior-year set-aside funds.

high↑Nov 2026[10]

Pelham Greenway Trail Phases 3 & 4 Right-of-Way Acquisition

Details on land acquisition costs will be discussed during the update.

high↑Oct 2026[10]

Reconsideration request for 'It's Perfectly Normal'

low↑Oct 2026[10]

Library Board appointment

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

APLS-recommended changes to library policies

medium↓Feb 2026[6]

Racquet Club elevator modernization

Adds about $10,000 to the FY 2026 budget for the project.

medium↓Aug 2026[5]

All-Star baseball team selection process

medium↓Aug 2026[5]

State grants for library and Parks & Recreation

Roughly $10,000 plus additional community service grant dollars coming into the city at no cost to local taxpayers.

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

Advisory board leadership transition and term limits

low↓Sep 2026[5]

Ice Arena Protective Flooring

Unbudgeted for FY2026, funded by reallocation of available funds.

low↓Aug 2026[5]

Art Stroll community event

medium↓Aug 2026[5]

Football program investment and enrollment growth

The five-year plan implies future capital spending, but no dollar figures were given.

low↓Jun 2026[2]

Ice Arena main switchboard replacement

Requires a FY2026 budget amendment; the cost wasn't published.

medium↓Apr 2026[1]

Shelby County Grant for Pelham Senior Center

Brings county grant funding into the senior center, reducing local burden.

medium↓Jan 2026[1]

Ballantrae Golf Course no-show crackdown

Aims to recover a chunk of the $500,000 lost to no-shows last year.

low↓Feb 2026[1]

Learn-to-skate program growth and Olympic ambitions

Decisions during term (0)

Recorded while Wash was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

No decisions found matching Parks Rec.