Board of Aldermen — 12/12/17 Page 12
| also want to say thank you. We attend the 47™ continuous senior outing on Sunday at the Radisson. A good
time was had by all. They had a lot of gift cards, but elderly people don’t like to go to Planet Fitness we
learned. But thank you, Mayor, for having us, and | look forward to our golden jubilee.
I’d like to wish everyone a Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas, and we'll see you in two weeks.
Alderman Dowd
I'd like to wish everybody a happy and a safe holiday season. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah. One
thing the Mayor didn’t mention is he had a very successful Ward 9 meeting between the last meeting and now,
and some of us attended it and there was quite a gathering there and the residents’ questions were answered.
| was at the breakfast, under fear of disappointing Alderman Caron. | have to say, | was amazed this year at
the number and quality of the gingerbread houses. They have gone way, way above; they improve every year.
Next year, | can’t imagine how they’re going to top it. They were very intricate and very well done. | think a lot
of that goes to Alderman Caron pushing the people to be creative.
| Know we have another meeting in two weeks, but if | do miss any of the outgoing Aldermen, it’s been a
pleasure serving with you. We may not have always agreed on things, but certainly, that’s why we’re here; to
agree to disagree on certain things and to, in the end, everybody get along. | wish you all well.
Alderman Cookson
I’d like to wish my colleagues and constituents a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy Hanukkah.
Alderman Wilshire
I'd like to wish everyone a Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas.
Alderman Lopez
| apologize to the Board for forgetting what | was trying to say before; Alderman Caron just reminded me. Last
year, the Golden Shovel contest was pretty popular so | was asked to do it again. Ward 4 residents who will
shovel sidewalk space in front of their houses in order to let their neighbors more safely transition it are eligible
for the contest. Basically, we’re going to judge whoever does the most streets, and then we'll have a voting at
the end of the winter, whenever that is, on who did the most, who gets first, second and third prize. So anyone
who is interested in Ward 4 in participating, just contact me for more details please.
| wish everybody a Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas.
President McCarthy
On an administrative note, tomorrow at the Infrastructure meeting, the public hearing on street renumbering,
that requires that a quorum of the Board of Aldermen be present. So | would like to ask who is going to be
present tomorrow for the Infrastructure meeting.
[Show of hands.]
President McCarthy
| guess I’m coming to Infrastructure tomorrow.
I’d like to wish everybody a Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukkah or whatever holiday is appropriate. I’m very
happy that the batteries in the tree lasted through the whole meeting.
