Remarks by Marilyn Pol
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A lot has happened in the city past year and a half. And I do, not that I would know how anyone feels it has gone through any of what we've gone through. I do it as a citizen. And as a member of council, I wasn't a member of council last year, but I am this year. And the hurt doesn't go away. And it seems like, not that we were getting over what we went through last year, but we got... hit again with what happened a couple weeks ago. And it's very disheartening to me that our city goes through this because, you know, not that it's a We're not used to going through things like this. I'm not…
And also retired firefighter Earl Lago passed away on September 30th. We have a moment of silence for him also. Thank you.
Councillor Poole. The Port Authority meeting. They have a couple things coming up. This Saturday on the 10th, they have a lighthouse meeting. at the foot of Lighthouse Street. They're having a fall fest with music and crafts and things like that. And you can go up the tower. I think it's like 67 steps. I've done it before. It's fun. And it's a beautiful view once you get up there. And then also the weekend of the two weeks, they're having their 30th anniversary of the Bicentennial Tower. And that's going to be a four-day event starting with a drone show. So that'll be quite exciting too. So I…
The firefighter pension meeting was yesterday, and they've had a couple deaths in the past month or so, and a couple retiring. Adam Gatti is retiring, I think, next week. He is also the one that has Horace, the dog. So he will also be retiring. Horace, the dog? Yes. Because he's only four, but he's too old to get a different handler. Aw. Which, it's sad for the city because we're in need of that. And they won't be able to get another dog, they said, until maybe the middle or end of next year. So hopefully, I know they'll work on that, and hopefully we'll be up and running with another dog…