PROCLAMATION from Fred Camillo, First Selectman
WHEREAS, During her eight years as Town Planner, Katie DeLuca, has dramatically improved operations, streamlined work processes, created a collaborative and inclusive work environment of mutual respect, and provided an enhanced user-friendly customer service experience; and
WHEREAS, Katie has consistently exercised considerable initiative, developed and honed excellent communication and presentation skills and proactively engaged in expanded outreach efforts with all town stakeholders; and
WHEREAS, She has served as a conscientious and tireless custodian of the town’s regulations, encouraging their natural evolution through tweaking, updating, loophole closing, and implementing best practice innovations; and
WHEREAS, Katie specifically took on and defeated Eversource’s efforts to run high-power transmission lines through Bruce Park, has purposefully brought focus and change to the town’s lack of affordable housing, wrote regulations to protect and extend our natural and built environment, and spearheaded the beautification projects underway along the Post Road corridor; and
WHEREAS, Throughout her 23 years in the Planning and Zoning Department, Katie has discharged her responsibilities with intelligence, grace, humility, empathy, and unfailing good humor.
NOW, THEREFORE, l, FRED CAMILLO, FIRST SELECTMAN OF THE TOWN OF GREENWICH, do
hereby proclaim December 15, 2022 as
Katie DeLuca Day
in the Town of Greenwich and urge all residents to join me in celebrating and in recognizing Katie’s many years of dedicated service to our Town and wishing her well in her future endeavors.