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Wilson This Week -- May 18, 2022 |
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Join us for Gig East Summit this Friday
 Join us this Friday, May 20, at the Gig East Summit to hear from local innovators, entrepreneurs, and industry experts on how you can utilize resources right here in Wilson to exceed your wildest business goals.
📆 Friday, May 20
📍 Wilson Arts
⏰ 9:15-5:15 (doors open at 8:30)
🎟 FREE- register at link below
The 2022 Gig East Summit: Transforming E.A.S.T. is presented by Cisco.
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City budget to be presented May 19
Wilson City Council will receive City Manager Grant Goings' proposed 2022-23 budget at its meeting this Thursday, starting at 7 p.m.
Council will hold a budget work session on Thursday, June 2, 8:30 a.m., followed by a public hearing on Thursday, June 16, beginning at 7 p.m. at Wilson City Hall, 112 Goldsboro St. E.
The public is welcome to attend meetings; they are also streamed live on the city's Vimeo channel. View the agenda here.
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City closed on May 30
Memorial Day is a city holiday. All offices, including the customer service center, will be closed Monday, May 30. Garbage and recycling routes on Mondays will be collected Tuesday; Tuesday routes will be run Wednesday; and there will no special pickups that week.
Wilson’s RIDE service will operate on a normal schedule. All city emergency services will also be fully staffed during the holiday weekend.
If you are off work and in town, please consider joining us for our Memorial Day ceremony (info below)
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State of the City address set for May 24
Mayor Stevens and the Wilson City Council will present the 2022 State of the City address on Tuesday, May 24 at 6:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers. The address will highlight the achievements over the past several years and discuss current projects underway in the city. Seating is limited, but we will broadcast live on Channel 8 and live stream, with the recording available on Channel 8 and Vimeo.
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Memorial Day ceremony to be 10 a.m. May 30
The Wilson Committee on Patriotism is planning its first in-person Memorial Day ceremony in three years. It will be Monday, May 30, beginning at 10 a.m. in the Wilson County Courthouse plaza at the corner of Nash and Goldsboro streets.
In case of rain, the ceremony will be moved into Wilson City Hall, 112 Goldsboro St. E, City Council chambers, third floor. But either way, the public will be welcome to attend.
N.C. Rep. Linda Cooper-Suggs, District 24, N.C. House of Representatives has been invited to give the keynote speech. New Hope Elementary School chorus under the direction Tara Woodard will perform several songs. Torry Winston-Sanders of Wilson Chapel FWBC will sing the National Anthem.
The event will also include flag ceremonies involving the Junior ROTCs of Beddingfield, Hunt and Fike high schools; a welcome by Wilson Mayor Carlton Stevens; a POW/MIA service; placing of a wreath in honor of the county’s war dead; and prayers by James A. Faison, the committee’s chaplain.
The event concludes with a 21-gun salute and the playing of “Taps.”
Afterward, the audience is invited to enjoy a free hotdog lunch. Tickets will be given out at the event.
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Celebrate men and women who keep city running
It’s National Public Works Week, a time to recognize the hard-working men and women serving in Wilson's Public Works Department. Our theme this year is Ready and Resilient, reminding us that Public Works employees are always ready to serve their communities, and are building Wilson to be a strong, resilient community.
The City’s Public Works department is one of our largest, including:
 Street maintenance and pavement preservation
 Stormwater planning and compliance
 Engineering and traffic services
 Environmental services
 Transit
 Water infrastructure
  Also included in Public Works is our fleet maintenance division which maintains all city vehicles and motorized equipment, and the Wilson Industrial Air Center.
If you know a public works employee, or if you just pass them in their trucks, wave hello and give them a thumb's up. They are the backbone of the city. Thanks to all of them for their hard work!
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Wilson has been chosen as the subject of a historic architectural survey update. The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) in-house Environmental Analysis Unit has hired SWCA Environmental Consultants to conduct an architectural survey and prepare a comprehensive architectural history inventory of the city. This is one of several phases of mitigation measures to document the existing architectural heritage of Edgecombe, Nash, and Wilson counties prior to being impacted by the construction and operational launch of the CCX intermodal terminal. NCDOT funding will be used for all phases of the mitigation.
The Wilson Historic Preservation Commission will host a public meeting in support of the survey on Wednesday, June 1 at 6:00pm at City Hall, 112 Goldsboro Street E. April Montgomery, Principal Investigator for the survey, will give a brief presentation and solicit input from attendees about important historic places in Wilson. This meeting will allow the public to provide critical input about the buildings and neighborhoods included in the survey.
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Freeman Roundhouse Concerts on Sundays
This FREE annual concert series takes place on the Round House lawn on Sunday evenings through the end of July. Everette's Food Truck will be on site.
Bring a lawn chair, visit, dance, and ENJOY!
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