Potluck to Honor Marshal Matson - noon June 30th

The Town of Winthrop invites one and all to a lunchtime potluck on tuesday, June 30th at noon at the Winthrop Barn to honor retiring Marshal Chris Matson. Please help us say thank you to Marshal Matson for his years of service to the Town and its citizens.

Public Transportation Open House - March 11th - 7pm

The Town of Winthrop and the Okanogan County Public Transportation Improvement Conference will host a public open house on Wednesday, March 11th at 7pm at the Winthrop Barn.

This open house is designed to gather community input on current and future needs for public transportation in the Methow Valley and the county as a whole. All Methow Valley community members are encouraged to attend. Please come and share your ideas and experiences to help shape the future of public transportation in Okanogan County.

For more information please contact Mayor Dave Acheson at 996-2320 or mayor@townofwinthrop.com or Tom Hanson at hansont@wsdot.wa.gov or 509-667-3029.

Drive Safe This Holiday Season

With the holidays upon us, many more folks will be out and about on our area's roads and those roads are sure to be slick. Please exercise care and patience when driving and allow a little extra time to arrive at your destination. If we all slow down just a touch, we can all arrive safely at our destinations. And as always, please don't drink and drive.

A Safe and Happy Holiday Season to All!

Volunteer Recoginition Celebration - October 22nd

The Town of Winthrop invites everyone to a celebration of the volunteers and groups that have given of their time over the last year to help the Town make Winthrop a great place for all of us. The celebration will take place on Wednesday October 22nd, 2008 from 6pm to 8pm at the Winthrop Barn. The evening will begin with a social hour from 6pm to 7pm with refreshments being served. At 7pm, the volunteer recognition presentation will begin. The evening will conclude around 8pm with dessert being served. Please join us to recognize these invaluable volunteers. For more information, please contact Town Hall at 509-996-2320.

Marshal's Office at Town Trailhead ???

At a recent Town Council meeting, the possibility of locating a building to house the Winthrop Marshal’s Office at the Town Trailhead parking lot was discussed in relation to a grant and loan opportunity available to the Town. This discussion and a subsequent article in Methow Valley News has led to numerous comments and feedback from those concerned about this possibility. Due to some of the concerns expressed, we agree that this site would not be an appropriate location for a new Marshal’s Office building. We will most likely continue to pursue the grant and loan opportunity, but will seek a different site for a new Winthrop Marshal’s Office building. We appreciate all of the immediate feedback on this issue. It is much better to hear from folks early when we are on the wrong course than at the end when everything is nearly finalized. Sometimes the appeal of a simple solution to a difficult challenge blinds us to some of the unintended effects of our solution. Thanks for keeping us on the course that our community desires.

Dave Acheson
Mayor of Winthrop

Recent upgrades to Town of Winthrop website

We're happy to announce that we have recently added a "Planning" page to the Town of Winthrop website (www.townofwinthrop.com). The page includes a roster of current planning commission members, e-mail links to the planning commission and town planner, a link to view the current planning commission agenda, and a place to sign up to have the planning commission agenda e-mailed to you. We hope you'll find this page a useful addition to our website.

In Memory of Former Mayor Stan Peterson

Recently, former Winthrop Mayor and Councilperson Stan Peterson passed away. He served as Winthrop's mayor from January of 1990 until March 1992. Stan's service and ongoing commitment to his community were greatly appreciated. On behalf of the Town, I would like to express how much we will all miss Stan and that our thoughts are with his wife Susan and their family during this difficult time.

Mayor Dave Acheson