With the calendar turned and 2012 now behind us, it's
appropriate to think back on all that we accomplished as a group last year.
First and foremost, we continued to provide a high level of
basic municipal services in an efficient, consistent, and effective way. That is our primary mission and the
fundamental reason we exist as an organization.
We made significant progress on a number of fronts through
strategic capital investments in buildings, property, and equipment. These investments serve as the building
blocks for future enhancements to the quality of community life or provide the necessary tools and resources to
conduct our business operations effectively.
We reached out to the public and community in immeasurable
ways, be it the many festivals and events we supported, the neighborhood
meetings we held, through our governmental television channel, BTN-TV16, or in
the thousands of other ways that we directly touched the lives of our residents
and visitors.
We maintained our fiscal house in order despite a still soft
local and national economy.
And we showed tremendous pride, teamwork, and a can-do
attitude that was pervasive throughout the organization. The character of our organization is a major
contributor - if not the major contributor - to our overall success.
Yes, 2012 was a good year - bring on 2013.
