Been away for a while ...

Hello Folks,

Been away for a while ...

It has been November since I made a posting on the blog.

I took a step away for the holidays. We are all too busy to begin with.

Then, the New Year came.

At that time, I decided to hold off from posting as our community drew near to the one year anniversary of the City Hall shootings. I wanted folks to have the ability to focus on honoring our fellow Kirkwoodians we lost on that horrible night. We lost some great people on that night. But, we have persevered as a community.

We can never replace those folks, but we can honor them by working hard to build a greater community and standing up for what is right in Kirkwood.

I wish to thank the folks at City Hall - our elected leaders and all of our City Staff - for going above and beyond to lead us and bring us through this tough year.

As I look at what I have seen since the New Year. Then, as I look at what is coming up in 2009. I see a few issues trying to hit with a bleep on the radar screen once again. Not to mention the City budget process is starting up. Nor can we forget the new wholesale electric rate increases Kirkwood Electric needs to juggle. The rate increases are not pretty, but they are part of doing business.

So, there are issues going on and folks need to stay informed.

Stay tuned … more posts will be forthcoming …

Have a great day!
Joe