Walton City Council appointed three residents to various boards on Tuesday after they were selected during last month’s meeting. Dave Ralph will serve on the code enforcement board, filling the remainder of Jordan Simmons’ three-year term, expiring June 30, 2025. His wife, Cheryl Ralph, was appointed to the board of adjustments filling the remainder of […]
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Walton tables approval of Boone County Comprehensive Plan
Walton City Council voted to table the approval of the Boone County comprehensive plan during its meeting Tuesday evening. The council chose to push back the first reading of an ordinance that would approve the plan, which is titled “Our Boone County: Plan 2045” and lays out goals and objectives to help guide land use […]
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Walton rescinds resolutions for land purchase, fire training facility
Walton City Council rescinded two resolutions passed as far back as April last year during its meeting Tuesday evening. First, the council rescinded Walton’s authorization to purchase the real estate of the former Imi Concrete plant at 40 Depot St. The site of the abandoned, burnt-down concrete plant has remained vacant for years, allegedly because […]
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Walton City Council creates committee to appoint city administrator
Walton City Council has created a committee to decide the responsibilities of and eventually appoint a city administrator. At a special meeting Monday evening, Mayor Terri Courtney and the six-person council discussed assignments to several city committees. While all members were assigned to serve on each of the committees, two were appointed to act as […]
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Walton approves budget, discusses city administrator position
Walton passed its budget for the upcoming fiscal year and voted on several pieces of legislation during Tuesday’s council meeting. The budget for fiscal year 2025 was approved in a 5-1 vote. Councilmember Dan Martin voted in opposition to the ordinance following questions about the lack of funding for hiring a city administrator. The decision […]
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Walton welcomes new councilwoman
Barbara Farrow was appointed as a member of Walton City Council at a meeting Tuesday evening. This is not Farrow’s first time serving on council; The 30-year Walton resident served a two-year term from 2019 to 2020. She currently serves on the city’s board of adjustments. Farrow fills a vacancy on the council created by […]
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Former Walton Mayor Gabe Brown to run for position again
Gabe Brown, the former Walton mayor who resigned last month, will be running for the position again this November. He will be running against current Mayor Terri Courtney, who was appointed to the interim position by the city council following Brown’s resignation. Brown said he’d like to finish what he started during his time as […]
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Walton City Council names Terri Courtney interim mayor
Walton City Council voted councilwoman Terri Courtney to serve as the city’s interim mayor Monday evening. The vote took place at a special meeting in which candidates for the position were allowed to make statements advocating for themselves for the vote. The candidates included three councilmembers—Courtney, Amy Long and Dan Martin—as well as former mayor […]
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Investigation into Walton mayor reveals repeated misuse of city funds
Walton released its final report of a months-long investigation into former Mayor Gabe Brown, and it reveals repeated misuse of city money and property. The report included seven key findings, according to special counsel Bryce Rhoades at a City Council meeting on Tuesday evening. The findings include misuse of a city-owned vehicle and gas card, […]
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Walton reveals investigation’s findings into former mayor
Walton City Council approved the findings of an investigation into the conduct of former Mayor Gabe Brown, which included seven key findings of misconduct.
