Thank you Joe Allen

For the last eight years or so, my wife Pat Davidsen was President of the College Park Neighborhood Association, and on many occasions had discussions with members of the Schenectady City Council about both the issues of the association and other city policies of interest to taxpayers. She had strong opinions about many of the members of the council, which she shared with those council members on occasion when she felt that one or another of them was not putting the best interests of the residents first in their decision making.

She passed away recently, and perhaps she was not as outspoken with the council members who did do a good job, who did return phone calls, and who did make an effort to listen to arguments opposing the direction of the city policy. Councilman Joe Allen is retiring after this council term, and I would just like to say that if she never told you in person that she approved of the way you served, let me say it for her, thank you Joe Allen, and have a pleasant retirement.