The following letter was sent April 29 to Mary Nettleton from the Town of Lake City Board of Trustees and Mayor Dave Roberts following Nettleton’s retirement from the Lake City Planning Commission /Board of Adjustment in early April.
Dear Mary,
On behalf of myself and the Board of Trustees, I want to take this opportunity to express our sincere
appreciation and gratitude for your lifetime of service to the Town of Lake City and our community.
Your service on the Board of Trustees from April 2, 1996 through April 6, 2004 will be remembered for
your unrelenting efforts in raising awareness of the accessibility barriers being faced by our disabled citizenry and in identifying solutions to removing them.
From pushing for the relocation of the town office to the ground floor to making sure that accessibility was a priority consideration in any public project or undertaking, you have made a difference in our community.
Likewise, you brought this same focus to your service on the Lake City Planning Commission/Board of Adjustments from April of 2002 through March of 2026. You were always, and continue to be, a stalwart champion for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and have made sure that our plans for the Lake Fork
Housing Project complies with its provisions.
You will also be remembered by generations of students for your ongoing service at the school. After
28 years, many of them are grown-up now and have children of their own who are still benefitting from your help with their reading skills.
Throughout your time serving our community in these ways, you have always demonstrated dedication, courage, and grace. Your example is one to be proud of and you will likely never know how profoundly you have affected the lives of those you have touched.
Thanks again, Mary, for your continuing commitment to the betterment of our town. The pleasure has been all ours.
Sincerely,
Dave Roberts
Mayor
Town of Lake City
