Let's take a time-out and notice Item 10 on the Final Agenda: A Farewell for Jeremy Whittaker who managed a successful campaign to get elected to the Mesa City Council representing District 2 for four years of his first term in-office over the hand-selected opponent from the city's generations-old Political Machine. He was eligible to fulfill and gain a second term in public office for what was a well-qualified foray challenging the status quo, only to get trounced by a less-qualified hand-chosen opponent who was endorsed by both the "non-partisan" mayor Hizzoner John Giles and the "non-partisan" city manager Chris Brady in that contentious campaign. Jeremy Whittaker no doubt will have some things to say at the ceremony that will take place today streamed into The Lower Chambers while all elected members have been working remote-from-home for months - maybe he'll get a plaque for his send-off?
But who can ever forget - and long remember - his dedication to speaking uncomfortable facts and analyzing in-depth many of the issues facing the future of Mesa head-on.
Highlights (and lowlights) during his four years on the Mesa City Council have been featured in many posts on this blog.
10 Recognition/acknowledgement of Councilmember Jeremy Whittaker for his service to the City of Mesa
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