On Feb. 23, I received a gift from a Town of Dewey Beach official for which I was most thankful and needs, in my opinion, to be told to my fellow townsmen.
The overnight storm had resulted in snow anywhere from 8 to 12 inches of wet snow everywhere. By early morning, snow plows had plowed our street, creating mounds up to 18 inches in height along the sides of the road.
Normally, I would not worry about clearing the mounds in order to drive my car to make an appointment or do some shopping, but this day was different. My wife had just been informed the day before that she needed to pick up a prescription. So this day I was committed to dig out all the snow needed to drive to the pharmacy as soon as possible.
Only minutes after I undertook digging out, which I knew was going to take a lot of work and time, our Town Manager Bill Zolper was driving down the street and hopped out of his truck with a shovel and offered to help me without even asking me why I was engaged in such a demanding effort.
Together, we were able shovel away enough of the snow around my car that blocked exit to the driving lane of the street.
I thanked Bill very much for the help and he continued on his way, checking the conditions in the town.
I was so taken by his action that I believed the rest of the residents and business owners in town should share my view that Bill is one truly great town manager, and, just as importantly, he is truly a great human being, and we should all be happy and thankful for that fact.
Hip, hip hooray for our luck in having him as our town manager.
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