Lake Hamilton Incumbent Mayor Marlene Wagner Wants to Increase Town's Visibility

Published: Monday, March 2, 2015 at 12:33 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, March 2, 2015 at 11:54 p.m.

Incumbent Mayor Marlene Wagner is hoping to add three years to the nine she has already served. She will face former Town Council Chairman Ralph Harris in the April 7 election.

Wagner wants to bring in new business and expand the town's visible presence on U.S. 27.

A large part of that, she said, is bringing in sewer lines where there are only septic tanks right now. Lake Hamilton has fewer businesses and jobs than there could be because the town did not have sewers.

"Businesses don't want to come in if you only have septic tanks," she said. "New buildings need an advanced sewer system to handle a lot of people."

The mayor's hope is that her town can team up with Dundee to connect to its southern neighbor's sewage lines to allow businesses to open up shop in Lake Hamilton. On Feb. 27, she said the town had entered into a memorandum of understanding with Dundee.

"We have a memorandum with Dundee to use their sewers," Wagner said. "If it interconnects we'll be working together the sewer will go to their sewage treatment plant. They have capacity."

Dundee Town Manager Ryan Taylor said he had worked closely with town planner Doug Leonard and with Wagner as well. He said Dundee tries to maintain close relationships with neighboring towns.

In addition, Wagner also wants to continue working on the roads and water lines all over Lake Hamilton. New roads and water lines have been installed in the northeast section of town and Marye Jayne Heights. Next, the town plans to work on Crump Road and other areas, including the streets around Town Hall.

"We do the best we can with what we have," Wagner said.

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Lake Hamilton Incumbent Mayor Marlene Wagner Wants to Increase Town's Visibility