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 (8)(Roads)
Acceptance of Ballantrae neighborhood streets
The city assumes ongoing maintenance costs for the accepted streets.
Camelia Ridge Sidewalk Repairs
Project budgeted for FY2026.
Highway 261 widening utility relocation
About $350,171.43 in city funds the city says it would have spent eventually anyway.
Highway 31 signal activation
The project was budgeted for FY2026.
Speeding and traffic calming in Grey Oaks
Funded through the FY 2026 budget, so no new money needed.
FRA Rail Grant Progress
The project is worth $52 million in federal funds; the city can now begin spending toward design and environmental work.
U.S. Highway 31 LED lighting extension
Covered by savings on the original FY 2026 budgeted project rather than new money.
County Road 52 railroad crossing project
Grant-funded; the city's share wasn't stated.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Wash was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Roads.