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
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- Meetings spoken in
- 20
- Total speaking time
- 57:25
- Avg per meeting
- 2:52
- Segments
- 648
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Top issues during term (19)(Parks Rec)
Parks & Recreation Advisory Board openings
Pelham Sports Park Renovations Phase II
Phase two is fully funded and approved; no new cost figure was given.
Pelham Senior Center Bus
Expense reclassified from FY2027 into FY2026.
Blueberry Hill Trailhead and Trails
Funded in the FY2027 capital budget using prior-year set-aside funds.
Pelham Greenway Trail Phases 3 & 4 Right-of-Way Acquisition
Details on land acquisition costs will be discussed during the update.
Reconsideration request for 'It's Perfectly Normal'
Library Board appointment
APLS-recommended changes to library policies
Racquet Club elevator modernization
Adds about $10,000 to the FY 2026 budget for the project.
All-Star baseball team selection process
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.
Advisory board leadership transition and term limits
Ice Arena Protective Flooring
Unbudgeted for FY2026, funded by reallocation of available funds.
Art Stroll community event
Football program investment and enrollment growth
The five-year plan implies future capital spending, but no dollar figures were given.
Ice Arena main switchboard replacement
Requires a FY2026 budget amendment; the cost wasn't published.
Shelby County Grant for Pelham Senior Center
Brings county grant funding into the senior center, reducing local burden.
Ballantrae Golf Course no-show crackdown
Aims to recover a chunk of the $500,000 lost to no-shows last year.
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.