Mayor in State of the City: Departments moved city forward in ‘20, big projects set for 2021
By John Hamilton - jhamilton@wnewsj.com
Mayor John Stanforth gives his State of the City address virtually during Thursday’s Wilmington City Council meeting.
John Hamilton | News Journal
WILMINGTON — “2020 was the year of perseverance,” said Mayor John Stanforth at the beginning of his State of the City address.
At Thursday’s Wilmington City Council meeting, Stanforth recapped the oddities of 2020, the accomplishments of city departments, and future plans for Wilmington during the address.
“Who would have predicted wearing a mask would become normal, or Zoom no longer a phrase from a comic book, but a new way to hold meetings,” he said. “Or the new dress code for meetings is a dress shirt or blouse with sweatpants and slippers. Who knows what changes in our lifestyle 2021 will bring?”