Your Neighbors Receive City Awards

On January 22, three of your neighbors were acknowledged by the city-wide Neighborhood Honor Roll. The event was held at St. Thomas University and was attended by over 200 residents and dignitaries. Kathy Lantry, President of the City Council and our city council representative, gave out the awards and talked about the importance of district councils and neighborhood participation in making our city a great place to live.

This year's District 1 honorees were:

Angela Stehr - a long-time board member and neighborhood activist known especially for her work on land use and environmental issues;

Cindy Fernlund - a neighbor who worked over a number of years to get new playground equipment at Taylor Park in the Highwood neighborhood (see earlier blogs about this great success!!);

Joe Wight - a representative of the Centro Properties Group that owns and manages Sun Ray Shopping Center - Joe and his company have given substantial in-kind donations making it possible for both the district council and the Police Storefront to exist at the center.

We want to thank these dedicated neighbors for all their efforts! And the next time you are down at City Hall, check out the Honor Roll plaques outside City Council Chambers (3rd floor) for the names of all the honorees over the history of this great event!

For a video summary of the event, check out this city site.

The full ceremony is available here.