City Thanks Veteran Employees for Service

The City of Marco Island would pay tribute to those men and women who are both employed by the city and also served their county in the armed services. Approximately 10% of the city’s workforce are or have been veterans, and although the official holiday falls on November 11th, the city’s administration hosted a short morning reception at City Hall on November 10th  for those that have served.

Assistant City Manager Casey Lucius, who herself is a veteran, as is her husband, would organize the event and was praised for her work accomplishing this first type of group recognition for the veterans who are employees of the city. City Manager Mike McNees praised Lucius for her commitment as he would all those employees past and present who have served their nation and have gone on to serve the community which they now work for.

“The city is proud of those men and women that provide such exemplary service to the nation and to those communities for which they now reside. They range from first responders, who continue to work in very challenging fields, to those who assist citizens filling out what can be sometimes confusing forms and applications, to those who make sure your water comes out the end of your faucet when you turn it on for that first cup of coffee you make in the morning. These are your neighbors, friends and your fellow residents. We thank you for your service to this great nation we live in and the great communities you work in,” said McNees.

The conversations ranged from what branch of service those individuals served in, to the amount of time and when/where they might have served. A few of the individuals were amazed that they may have served in similar jobs and at similar times.

They all agreed how comparable their paths might have been prior to coming to Marco and were pleased to hear the individual experiences their fellow workers had undergone prior to coming to the Island.

Council Chairman Erik Brechnitz, as well as Councilor Blonna, took time out of their busy schedules to drop by and meet many of those employees and thank them for their service in the military and to the city they now serve.