A changing of the guard of sorts occurred Tuesday evening at the City Hall in Bridge City. Kirk Roccaforte stepped down as mayor of the city after serving ten years in the position. Term limits caused Roccaforte not to seek another term as mayor. Instead he ran for a position on the City Council as an Alderman and won in Place 2.
Roccaforte said he plans to continue his service for Bridge City. Roccaforte expressed his thanks for everything the city had allowed him to do. He promised, “I’m looking forward to doing more.”
Replacing Roccaforte as mayor is David Rutledge. He compared Roccaforte’s efforts in Bridge City following Hurricane Ike to Winston Churchill’s leadership during the London blitz of World War II. Rutledge admitted he will be calling on Roccaforte for advice while he is mayor and is glad to be still serving on the council with him. Rutledge stated, “I can think of no one better to have in that position.” He then thanked Roccaforte for his dedication and his continued service.
Lucy Fields returned to the City Council in Place 6 and Eric Andrus was re-elected for another term in Place 4. The main order of business following the swearing in ceremony was the selection of Kevin Mott by the City Council to fill the vacant Place 1 seat on the council. The seat became vacant when Rutledge who held that position was elected mayor.
City Manager Jerry Jones informed the City Council that sheet rock is going up on the interior of the new Bridge City Police Station. Jones is hopeful that the police department could move into their new facility by the end of June.
-Dan Perrine, KOGT-
Social Media