By Kevin Gilby
CRAIK—Craik’s new town administrator Sarah Wells says she’s a “city girl, but a town girl at heart.”
Fresh at her new job, Sarah is approaching the position with enthusiasm to help “organize the town [and to] see that things get done that weren’t being done before.” Her first few weeks dealt with reducing the backlog from the vacancy, but notes that “it wasn’t so bad. Joanne Yates helped out a lot with that.”
Previously a paralegal for a real-estate company, Sarah is familiar with many of the responsibilities she now faces. Her previous job required her to deal with property titles, property taxes, utilities, and many of the laws and acts that apply to municipalities.
Sarah and her family are excited to be moving to the area with one of her two daughters already enrolled in the Craik School and her husband showing interest in the local hockey team. Currently living with relatives in Craik, she looks forward to getting involved with Communities in Bloom once her family gets established in their own home.
Many features of small town living appealed to the young family, such as the “driving times are cut down so much, it’s much more convenient to have family time,” she adds that “the school is great, the small classroom sizes mean more time to spend [on the kids].”
Major Rick Rogers welcomes her addition to the town and says, “We’re very, very happy to have her here.” A sentiment he previously echoed during Sarah’s involvement at her first town council meeting held earlier in the month.