Hopeful Wishes

Greeley residents were anxious to ask the new council about improvements they plan on making.

One resident addressed the council regarding the ever-present gang and drug activity. Police Chief Jerry Garner responded by saying they have plans in the works that he could not disclose at the time. He added that crime has continually been on the decline.

Another resident praised the council and the city for all their hard work in the past, but also said said she wants to see positive changes and is done with the embarrassment of the last council.

Other than the hopeful wishes from these residents, the excitement of a new council has started to fade. Council member Donna Sapienza said she was not nervous. They are ready to get to work.

Mayor Tom Norton was sworn in at a special meeting last night. He was not in attendance tonight due to attending a seminar at Harvard University in Cambridge.

Mayor Pro-tem and Councilmember John Gates took Norton’s place tonight. He was unanimously voted Mayor Pro-tem at the special meeting last night.

Over all, the new council seems to take issues a little more slow and steady than the previous council. This meeting would have been shorter if the last council were still in place due to their usual speed through agenda items. This could change with time and experience.