TitleMAYOR MICHAEL A. NUTTER
"WORKING TOGETHER"
FY15 BUDGET ADDRESS
THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014
Good morning Council President Clarke, Council Leadership, members of City Council, my fellow elected officials from all branches of government service, members of our Administration, Mayor John Street and my fellow Philadelphians. I'd like to thank Reverend Shipman for his innovation, his leadership of his church, risen from the ashes and strong. And, a special thanks to Council President Clarke and his staff for all of the arrangements for today.
Before we get started today, I'd like to recognize the 2014 recipient of the Richardson Dilworth Award for Distinguished Public Service, Barbara Ash, a Law Department attorney in the Child Welfare Unit who works with an unparalleled sense of purpose and professionalism.
She has been a tremendous advocate for our great City's social workers and the children and families they serve. Let's give Barbara Ash a round of applause.
I'm sure Barbara, the members of City Council and thousands of other City employees would agree - public service is truly a calling, a vocation. Each of us answered that call and steadfastly serves our communities working together to shape the future of our City and the lives of every Philadelphian.
For nearly fifteen years I served as a member of City Council and for the last six years, I have proudly worked together with all of you as Mayor of this great City.
And so, I'd like to thank Council President Clarke and all of City Council for their partnership and leadership over the last six years. Working together, this City Council and our Administration achieved a great deal: we're attracting new business, creating jobs; we're safer, greener and growing in our population and economy.
In just the last two years, working together, we transformed the City skyline with more than $7.5 billion worth of recently announced, under construction or completed projects, including Comcast's In...
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