This week was about meetings and a graduation ceremony.

On Monday I met with a president of a homeowner’s association about a water leak that created a water bill of several thousand dollars. While I couldn’t personally help them in my capacity as mayor, I did listen and suggest people they should contact.

Tuesday I met with the town manager and mayor pro-tem to go over any pressing issues. One item I have asked for is a map to be put on line that will distinguish DOT roads and Cary roads. People are constantly complaining about roads and it is hard for citizens, council members, and staff to know what roads belong to whom. Hopefully, this new map will be available soon and be a great reference for all.

Wednesday I met with developers on a potential residential development in the Weston Office Park. Basically, they wanted to know if I would support this. Usually, I am not a big supporter of swapping office for residential but the Weston Office park would probably benefit a better mix of uses. So I would be willing to see the details of this case.

Wednesday night I attended the 27^th graduation ceremony of Citizens Police Academy. I am proud that Cary has citizens who not only want to learn about our police department but want to assist in making the best police department in the state even better. God bless each and every one of them.

Thursday I met with a gentleman who is interested in downtown revitalization and development. This person had a lot of ideas and our discussion was about all the possibilities for Cary’s downtown area. It is my hope that we can make downtown more of a destination point in the future. This year’s budget will have an item for a downtown manager. It will be interesting to see if council will support that.

Emails this week included a complaint about sidewalk and guardrails on Kildaire Farm Road, several complaints about a bridge in Weston Manor, a request to make our new fire station LEED certified, several complaints about roads in the Green Level area, a complaint about mailbox damage, and a complaint about the convenient center.

The most interesting announcement this week came from a press release stating that Cary now has the highest bond rating for Revenue bonds. There are three types of bonds: General Obligation bonds (voter approved) which has the lowest interest rate, Revenue bonds which has the second lowest interest rate, and asset bonds. Cary has had the highest rating for General Obligation bonds for years. Now we have the highest bond rating for our Revenue bonds as well. This will result in lower tax rates and savings for our taxpayers.

Next week promises to be a busy week. In addition to a council meeting, I will be judging a biscuit bakeoff and participating in an exhibition at the Cary Tennis Park. Should be fun.

Well that is all for this week. I plan to next post on Sunday, May 16^th. Please feel free to email me with a comment.