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RETURNED TO PLANO CITY HALL THIS TIME TO BE HONORED WITH ONE OF THE CITY'S HIGHEST DISTINCTIONS.FORMER MAYOR, HARRY LA ROSSIER WAS PRESENTED WITH THE KEY TO THE CITY IN RECOGNITION OF HIS EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND LASTING IMPACT.
ON PLANO, LA ROSSIER SERVED AS MAYOR FROM 2013 TO 2021, GUIDING PLANO THROUGH A TIME OF MAJOR GROWTH AND TRANSFORMATION, HE BUILT UP NEIGHBORHOODS.
STARTED THE MAYOR'S SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS AND HELPED BRING MAJOR EMPLOYERS TO PLANO, TOYOTA'S.
CHRIS REYNOLDS SAYS HIS LEADERSHIP HELPED DEFINE THE CITY'S BUSINESS COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF THAT ABILITY TO GET PEOPLE TO SEE THAT POSSIBILITY AND POTENTIAL.
THAT MAKES AND MADE MAYOR, MAYOR, HARRY, GREAT FORMER CITY MANAGER, BRUCE GLASGOW, ADDED SOME LIGHTHEARTED PERSPECTIVE ON THEIR YEARS WORKING TOGETHER, RECALLING THE HUMOR AND ENERGY LA ROSS LIRE BROUGHT TO CITY LEADERSHIP.
HE'LL WALK IN AND HE'LL SAY, GLASCOCK, AND AS SOON AS THAT OCCURRED, I DON'T KNOW IF I WAS IN MY OFFICE OR HIS OFFICE, I KNEW ANOTHER IDEA, ANOTHER CHALLENGE, ANOTHER PROGRAM WAS COMING AROUND AIRE CALLED THE EVENING, A TRUE HONOR, REFLECTING ON THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF PLANO AND HELP SHAPE THE CITY'S FUTURE.
EVERY MORNING I WOKE UP WITH ONE MISSION AND TO SERVE EVERYONE, WHETHER THEY VOTED FOR ME OR NOT, BECAUSE MY GOAL WAS NOT TO MAKE PLANO BETTER FOR TODAY, BUT IT WAS TO MAKE PLANO BETTER FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND THEIR GRANDCHILDREN.
MAYOR JOHN MUNZ SAYS HE'S GRATEFUL FOR THE YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AND LASTING IMPACT LA ROSSIER MADE ON PLANO.
THE EVENING SERVED AS A THANK YOU AND A CELEBRATION OF THE COMMUNITY.