Our January 9th meeting featured Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara giving his annual presentation to Rockford Rotary.
We learned about how the money from the Hard Rock Casino has been spent and a whole lot of other statistics. The one thing that has not changed is the number of domestic violence calls that the police respond to each year. More than half of all calls to 911 are for domestic violence. We also heard about a few of the weird calls to 911 like someone wanted the first responders to get them a soda from a table. The city keeps track of the 911 calls and they are trying to educate the super users on the proper use of the 911 system.
The mayor reminded us that the general election is April 1, 2025. He is running for a third term and if he is re-elected, it will be his last term as mayor. His children are 8 and 9 and he does not want to be mayor while they are in high school and he hopes to find some other career opportunities.
It was an informative and interesting program and we thank Mayor McNamara for his time.