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Wellington releases 2024 annual report highlighting water projects and downtown investment
Summary
Town Administrator Patty Garcia presented the Town of Wellington's 2024 annual report, noting population growth, completion of water and wastewater treatment plant expansions under budget, a $4.1 million Main Street Revitalization project and increased community engagement.
Town Administrator Patty Garcia presented the Town of Wellington's 2024 annual report to the Board of Trustees on March 24, summarizing the community's growth, infrastructure work and civic activity in the past year.
Garcia said Wellington's population stands at a little over 12,000 and the median household income is roughly $101,000; the median age is about 33. She said the town employs a little over 63 full-time equivalent staff.
The presentation highlighted completion of water treatment and wastewater treatment plant expansion projects that Garcia said were finished on time and under budget. She credited public works staff and singled out Bob Gowing for holding contractors to the town's budget. Trustees described the water projects as the largest infrastructure work the town has completed and said the upgrades will sustain the community's water needs for decades.
Garcia also reviewed other community metrics and achievements: 3,470,000 gallons of safe drinking water delivered (figure stated in the packet), 700 fire hydrants flushed, 70 miles of roads plowed during snow events, 494 utility work orders and 10,000 feet of wastewater line inspected. The town reported 35,463 library circulations for the year.
The annual report noted the town received the Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Award for two consecutive years and that the Main Street Revitalization project, with $4.1 million in funding, has moved into implementation. Garcia said the town will begin the transportation and mobility master plan and a water rate study, and that staff will try to support businesses during downtown construction.
Garcia thanked staff and department heads, credited the new communications manager Jerry Martin for outreach efforts, and urged residents to patronize local businesses. Trustees including Trustee Daley, Trustee Dietz and Mayor Pro Tem Mason praised staff and the document; several called 2024 a "monumental year" for Wellington.
Garcia closed by encouraging residents to "Choose Wellington" and said town staff will publish physical copies of the annual report for distribution to the Chamber and local businesses.
