Parks and Rec hosts Valentine’s Day Dance

Parks and Rec hosts Valentine’s Day Dance

Before the NFL’s final contenders compete on Super Bowl Sunday, you can show off some of your own impressive moves as you hit the dance floor with the young lady ...

Auburn

Home of the Classics—Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Our city became known as the “Home of the Classics” many years ago in recognition of Auburn’s early influence of the automobile industry. The Auburn Automobile Company really brought Auburn ...

In the Spirit of the Season

One of the things we believe really distinguishes AES is our customer service. As a community-owned and -operated company, we understand that our customers are also our neighbors, friends and ...

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New policy protects AES investment in your community network

By Chris Schweitzer The Auburn City Council recently introduced an ordinance establishing Auburn Essential Services’ policy regarding return customers with multiple cancellations. Unfortunately, there was some misinformation communicated after the meeting and I’d like to use this forum to clear up any misperceptions or confusion. It’s true that we’ve implemented a new policy about multiple [...]

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AES: Truly, Your Community Network

Guest Blogger: Chris Schweitzer As we gear up to offer television services to Auburn residents and businesses later this year, I’m just filled with awe at how Auburn Essential Services (AES) has grown over the past seven years. Many of you are familiar with our history: We were born out of the need to provide [...]

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Auburn Parks & Rec: Something for Everyone

Guest Blogger: Brenda Daley, Auburn Parks and Recreation Department The number of park programs Auburn has to offer is quite robust for a city of our size. That’s not by accident. We’ve intentionally built our Parks and Recreation Department to be a real community asset. Because the Parks and Recreation Department operates on tax dollars, [...]

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The Year of Projects

I’ve been referring to 2012 as the “year of projects.” A lot of thought and planning has occurred over the last several years to come to this point of implementation. In the coming year, the City of Auburn will be focused on the following projects: Building a new water line to the new I-69 rest [...]

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Best wishes for a happy holiday!

With the Christmas holiday just days away and the New Year quickly coming upon us, I wanted to take this time to wish all constituents of Auburn a safe and happy holiday. And before we ring in 2012, I want to reflect on some of the highlights of 2011. Like the year before it, 2011 [...]

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Water: The Driving Force of All Nature

–Dave Lochner, wastewater plant superintendent The recent completion of the two-year, $15 million renovation of the city’s wastewater system is a positive step toward decreasing our environmental footprint in Auburn. Not only will the new system improve the quality of water – both as a drinking source and as a habitat for plant and aquatic [...]

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Patrolling the Path to Bright Futures

- Guest Blog by Martin McCoy, Chief of the Auburn Police Department As you might imagine, it’s common for us to encounter teens and young adults who could really benefit from a different environment than what they’ve been exposed to… one that sets them on a different path other than the repeated cycle of negative [...]

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Halloween Hours & Tips

Downtown businesses host trick-or-treating hours Downtown businesses are opening their doors to trick-or-treaters on October 31 from 4-6 p.m. for a special Halloween event! Kids are encouraged to dress up and visit participating businesses – identified by signs on windows or doors – for candy and other prizes. Auburn neighborhood trick-or-treat hours immediately follow, from [...]

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Halloween Walk

Ahoy matee!

Unless you’re a lubber (that’s pirate talk for land lover), you’ll be at Eckhart Park this Halloween season for the return of the Pirates of Eckhart Park & the Pirate Cemetery. Beginning this Friday, October 21 through Monday, October 31, the Auburn Parks & Recreation Department—a hardworking crew of shipmates—will be hosting this annual Auburn [...]

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On the Right Path

It’s hard to believe almost 12 years have passed since I first took office. But there’s a lot of truth to the saying about how time flies by when you’re busy—and we’ve definitely been busy bring about lots of exciting changes. These changes have not only improved the quality of life for our residents, but [...]

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