Town Manager’s Report
December 21, 2004
A HOLIDAY THOUGHT FOR ALL TO PONDER
ESPECIALLY AS WE QUESTION AND WONDER.
WHAT WAS THIS LAST YEAR ALL ABOUT
DID WE DO ENOUGH, ESPECIALLY TO TOUT?
THE ZONING AND ALL THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION,
YOU QUICKLY REALIZE THERE IS MUCH ANTICIPATION.
BUT WHAT ABOUT SOMETHING CONCRETE
;LIKE A PROJECT OR ACQUISITION; JUST WHAT DID WE COMPLETE?
WORK IN THE FISH BOWL IS NOTHING LIKE A COPORATION
AND CITIZENS VIEW GOVERNMENT WITH MUCH VILLIFICATION.
YET SUCCESS DID COME FOR THOSE WHO SEE IT
AND AS WE REFLECT THEY ARE THERE FOR YOU TO INSPECT.
A COUNCIL IS A DELIBERATIVE BODY AND IT SHOULD NOT ACT IN HASTE.
THE FINISHED PROJECTS COME ONLY AFTER FULL DEBATE.
FUTURE THOUGHTS ARE HARDER TO GRASP
EVEN WHEN THE DIALOGUE IS AS ABRASIVE AS A RASP.
SAND AND SALT SHED, IMPROVEMENTS AT THE TRANSFER STATION
REPLACED EQUIPMENT AND A COMMITTED STAFF DESERVING RECOGNITION.
GRAY’S FISCAL INTEGRITY GETS ITS SHARE OF HOME GROWN OPINION
THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE AND IT REMAINS SUCCESSFUL FROM WITHIN.
POLICIES, PROCEDURES, REGULATIONS AND RULES
DRY STUFF THAT GUIDES EVERY DAY SERVICES WITHIN THE STATUTES.
AS GRAY CONTINUES TO GROW, DEPSITE THE LOSS OF VALUABLE LAND
THE CORE OF THE SERVICES ARE IN MUCH DEMAND.
AS YOUR MANAGER I SHARE THE FRUSTRATION OF THE MOMENT
BUT AM REMINDED THAT SUCCESS REQUIRES LONG TERM COMMITMENT.
I AM PRIVELAGED TO WORK WITH SUCH GREAT PEOPLE
ELECTED AND APPOINTED, WE TACKLE THE MOST COMPLEX AND THE SIMPLE.
THERE IS NO PERSONAL GAIN THAT COMES FROM DOING WHAT WE ALL DO.
THE CITIZENS ULTIMATLEY BENEFIT FROM A LEAN OPERATION TOO.
OUR VOLUNTEERS HELP TO CREATE THE COMMUNITY WE LIVE IN
AND WE REMIND OURSELVES IT’S DONE FOR ALL OUR CITIZENS.
MUCH TO THINK ABOUT AND EVEN MORE THAT WE MUST ARTICULATE.
ITS MORE OF AN ART THAN A SCIENCE AND THAT’S TOUGHER TO CALCULATE.
WE MEET TOGETHER IN THIS REPUBLIC AND EXAMINE OUR DEMOCRACY
AT A TIME WHEN OUR NEED FOR PEACE CAN FAIL WITH MEDIOCRITY.
AS WITH ALL CHALLENGES EVOLVES HOPE FROM DESPAIR
AND TOO WE SHALL FORGE AHEAD DESPITE ANY MISGIVINGS IN THE AIR.
WE ARE AT OUR BEST WHEN THE HOLIDAYS ARE NEAR
AND IT IS THIS HOPE THAT WE ALL HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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