Commentary -- City manager speaks about Kelly Ridge opening

The following are the comments made by South Lake Tahoe City Manager Dave Jinkens at the Aut. 11 opeing of Kelly Ridge at 1447 Herbert Ave.


GOOD MORNING:

GOOD THINGS HAPPEN WHEN PEOPLE OF GOOD WILL FOCUS ON THE IMPORTANT AND MAKE THEM HAPPEN. THIS DEVELOPMENT IS PROOF OF THIS SAYING.

KELLY RIDGE IS APPROPRIATELY NAMED FOR A KIND AND GOOD MAN WHO HAD A VISISON TO HELP OTHERS AND THROUGH HIS VISION, COMMITMENT, AND FOCUS ON THE IMPORTANT BROUGHT TOGETHER OTHER GOOD PEOPLE, DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, AND FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS WHO WORKED COOPERATIVELY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. IT ALL STARTED WITH DAVID’S CONCERN, GOOD IDEA AND FOCUS ON THE IMPORTANT. DAVID, THANK YOU FOR BEING OUR CONSCIENCE ON THIS IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT AND FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO SEEING IT ACCOMPLISHED.

THE BENEFICIARIES OF KELLY RIDGE ARE THE NEW RESIDENTS WHO CAN NOW LIVE IN A HIGH-QUALITY LIVING ENVIRONMENT. THE COMMUNITY ALSO BENEFITS BECAUSE WE HAVE DONE OUR PART TO HELP OTHERS, AND WE HAVE AN ATTRACTIVE SITE AND DEVELOPMENT THAT IMPROVES THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. WE ALL WIN BECAUSE WE HAVE FOCUSED ON THE IMPORTANT NEED FOR QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND WE MADE IT HAPPEN.

THINK OF ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS THAT WE CAN DO WHEN PEOPLE OF GOOD WILL LIKE DAVID KELLY WORK TOGETHER TOWARD ACHIEVING A COMMON GOAL AND PURPOSE BY FOCUSING ON SERVING THE NEEDS OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THINK OF WHAT WE CAN DO IN CREATING MORE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES, ECONOMIC GROWTH, QUALITY JOB DEVELOPMENT, NEIGHBORHOODHOOD IMPROVEMENTS, AND REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE IF WE STAY FOCUSED ON THE IMPORTANT. WE HAVE WITHIN OUR COLLECTIVE POWER AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGE IF WE HAVE THE COMMITMENT AND FOCUS DAVID HAD IN MAKING THIS HOUSING COMPLEX HAPPEN.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE PART OF THIS IMPORTANT CELEBRATION.