I was one of many Geneva residents who helped with traffic detours last weekend during the Fox Valley Marathon, and I ran into Kelly Nowak yesterday, who as you all know helps notify residents, businesses, churches and other organizations along the route to try to minimize headaches on Sunday morning as well as recruits volunteers like me.

Anyway, Kelly wanted to make sure I knew how impressed she was with Commander Maduzia and Sgt. Rivera and the work they did to make sure the marathon ran smoothly through Geneva. She also had high praise for the Public Works team and their efforts in getting the street barricades in place. She said that judging from the low number of displeased drivers, this was the best marathon yet!

This was only my second year helping out, but it's such a great event, and I love that the runners race right through our beautiful downtown. Next year my goal is to try to get more residents to turn out to cheer the runners on.

Of course that scenic course is only made possible by our city employees doing the work to make it safe for everyone. So thanks for all the great work!

Best,
Tara Burghart, First Ward Alderman