Cee Tekay: A dozen gifts of Merced in 2014

As the holidays are fast approaching, I’ve felt that reflection about 2014 was necessary for me, as a citizen of Merced. The following sums up 2014:

Merced 2014 in Review (Sung to The 12 Days of Christmas):

In 2014 the City of Merced gave to me:

12 Managers’ raises

11 Random shootings

10 Dollars in refuse rates increases

9 Miles of bike lanes

8 New garbage trucks

7 Months of road construction

6 Homeless Encampments

A Dangerous Pedestrian Crossing On 23rd Streeeeeeeeeeeet

4 Unusable Acres Of Macnamara Park

3 In Shape Citys

2 Family Dollar Stores

and an Auto Zone on G Street

Happy Holidays Merced.

This story was originally published October 30, 2014 at 1:32 PM with the headline "Cee Tekay: A dozen gifts of Merced in 2014."