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The Washington City Council has created a new city leadership role: Deputy city administrator. It's not an entirely new position, as the person taking the job must be a city department head.
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- Washington will rebid Candlewood Bridge repair project
- Washington approves two business improvement grants, considering two others
- 'Team Washington' will help recruit a new city administrator
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Steve Stein/WCBUNow that all the vacancies have been filled on Washington city boards and commissions, the city is taking action to discourage the poor attendance that plagued some of those bodies in the past. -
Steve Stein/WCBUA resurfacing project on U.S. Business Route 24 in the downtown Washington square has grown. The Washington City Council on Tuesday approved resurfacing parking areas and repairing sidewalks.
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The Washington City Council this week gave the owner of a future Ben Franklin store its thumbs up to receive a $50,000 grant from the city that will help cover the cost of renovation expenses. -
The Washington City Council gave the city the go-ahead Monday to begin legal proceedings that most likely will result in the demolition of a blighted home at 121 S. Elm St. -
The City of Washington is asking residents to steer clear of Farm Creek after a raw sewage leak. -
A large shopping center near Washington's busy east-west commercial corridor is up for auction. -
Residential construction in Washington is the hottest it's been since 2016. Thirty-one permits for new residential construction were issued through early June. There were 33 such permits in all of 2016. -
The Hengst Foundation has pulled the plug on its proposal to build and operate a 5,000-seat, $12 million amphitheater on a portion of vacant farmland owned by the city of Washington. -
A controversial proposal to build a $12 million, 5,000-seat amphitheater on vacant city property off U.S. Route 24 and Nofsinger Road in Washington is apparently off the table. -
The Washington City Council on Monday approved a four-year contract for new Police Chief Jeff Stevens, who had served as interim chief for a month following the retirement of former chief Mike McCoy. -
History was made Monday in Washington during the city's bicentennial year. Lilija Stevens, the first female mayor in the city's 200-year history, was sworn in by Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman. -
Two Washington businesses were given the go-ahead Monday to have video gaming terminals in their establishments. They are The Peak on Summit, 201 S. Summit Drive, and Blue Ox, 120 N. Wilmor Road.
