Just a week before Thanksgiving, Leslie Jessop-Watkins and the local State Farm team held a luncheon on last Thursday to recognize the community’s public service men and women whose work oftentime go unnoticed. Benefiting from the everyday jobs the City of Blythe’s public employees do to keep the community safe and secure, Jessop-Watkins and staff went the extra mile on last week, celebrating and awarding those who successfully keeps the city running smoothly. As the luncheon provided the special guests all the fixings and trimmings of a Thanksgiving feast, Jessop-Watkins’ aim of showing her appreciation for the priceless value to The City of Blythe Code Enforcement, Volunteer Fire and Public Works Department was indeed a remarkable gesture …show more content…
Due to the drastic cut in the city’s budget almost a decade ago, the local agent manager said she applaud all those who work for the City of Blythe, because “It takes the entire team, from all departments, at all levels to,” succeed in making this community into what it is. With the work that the public servants do day in and day out going unnoticed by most, Jessop-Watkins asked, “When do we ever get to thank you?”
“So this luncheon from my team, family and me, is us letting you know we truly appreciate your day in and day outness in this community, and I think for a large part, it's taken for granted what you all do day to day. [However,] I want you to know, me and my staff and my family, we do not. We know that on the days like yesterday, with that MCI and with all those wrecks out there… Everybody just jammed out and did their best. We know that when the flood happened this year, while Public Works were out there for hours and hours on end and on those days or nights when there's a fire, with Danny and Jason having to go out to secure buildings to make sure that our community is