Kurth thanks you, me, everybody
It was Mayor Don Kurth's last City Council meeting on Wednesday. He will appear briefly on Dec. 1 for the swearing in. During his three minutes of council comments, he thanked the community:
This is my last full council meeting although I'll be back in two week for the swearing in and handing over of the gavel to our new mayor.
It's been truly a pleasure and a privilege for me to serve this city. It's been an honor really to serve with such a wonderful, supportive council ... committed, dedicated people. I mean the hours that all of the council members put in, unless you're here working with them you wouldn't believe it. It's just a pleasure for me every step of the way. Working with Jack (Lam) and working with all of the city staff you guys are just great. It's been a great experience for me. I didn't think I'd get emotional but I guess I'm a little bit.
And all of the residents, all of the people who get involved. The chamber, the seniors and the different committees ... it's just a great city to be able to serve and I know that every one of you feel the exactly the same way. And all the people who don't give involved, they're part of the city, too. They go to work and go home and raise their kids and they may not be involved in all these things that we do but they're part of the city.
And our newspaper, who sometimes beats us up and other times supports what we do but it's all part of the process. It's just been a wonderful experience for me. I want to thank all of you. It's been truly a privilege and a pleasure. Just a wonderful experience.
Was Mayor Kurth looking directly at you during that last part, Wendy? :)
No, he was looking at the Press Enterprise and the Sentinel reporter. Ok, yeah, he was looking at me.
Wendy, I was at a shopping center and saw Marc had hired one of those firms to get petitions that are any resident, not registered voters and they were saying that Marc supports Dennis Michaels and ran for council. I am sure this is another item not reported on the 460's like the billboards, mailers, etc You should have an interesting front page coming up soon about the meeting tonight !