Our speaker on Jan. 29th was Tim Killeen, the Wayne County Commissioner.
Mr. Killeen has been the Commissioner for District 1 since 2007. He provided an update on a few of the major projects he is working on as well as some of the day-to-day activities.
The major projects include: (1) his work with the Mental Health Authority which serve over 70,000 residents with mental disorders. He believes it operates most efficiently as a non-profit and is fighting to keep it that way. (2) The Lakeshore seawall is in serious need of repair and talks are progressing to obtain the 8-13 million in federal money that will be needed.
On a more daily basis, he is working on a Jefferson Ave. crosswalk for students who will have to cross that street in the fall. There will be road resurfacing on Lakeshore and Mack this summer and he’s working with a Mack Improvement Plan for Cadieux to Alter. As a member of the auditing committee, he is a firm believer that sweating the small stuff helps save money.
At the January 29th meeting, Diane Strickler passed the oil can to Dick Allison for stepping up as a co-chair of the community affairs committee to help with the 18 service projects the Club participated in last year.
On Wednesday 1/22/20 Julie Baumer passed it to Diane Strickler for all of her hard work as co-chair of the community affairs committee -- a position she will hold “for life”. (Despite Diane’s protests, the membership was in agreement).
