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By Spc. Ricardo Branch
1st BCT Public Affairs
RAMADI, Iraq – Sheiks and Ramadi city officials met for the first time in many years for a town council meeting, April 11, at the Joint Command Center at Ramadi.
The meeting, which brought together all of the Ramadi District council members, was conducted to begin the process of cleaning and rebuilding the city after years of insurgent violence.
"This meeting is vital to get all the city councils together in the city to establish security and reconstruction projects for the people of Ramadi," said the mayor, Latif Iyada.
He said that now with all the council members seeing one another at the meeting the big projects can begin.
"Now we can start laying the groundwork for rebuilding the damaged infrastructure in Ramadi by getting cooperation between all the security elements in the city and all the councils," Iyada said.
During the meeting, the council discussed sewage and road repair, security measures, and reestablishing public services, such as schools, courts, and water.
"I'm very optimistic, Iyada said. "The councils are made up of members who fought terrorists, and we're all enthusiastic to get everything going."
Sheik Jasim Muhamed, a council member from the Salih Albu Sonda council, said he and the council members are ready to help make the matters discussed in the meeting a reality for the people.
"We want to build a brighter future for our citizens here," he said. "Our country has been destroyed since the 1980s – until now."
He said that now with security established the big steps of getting services back for the people will begin.
"Hopefully we can bring the smiles back to the children's faces and reinvigorate the city," Muhamed said. "We all want Ramadi to be a beautiful city again and make what we discussed today come true for the future."
Towards the end of the meeting, Col. John Charlton, 1st Brigade Combat Team commander, looked at the gathered council members and said, "All of us here have helped in taking a huge step forward in bringing security and stability to the people of Ramadi."
He added, "Now we're going to focus more on the reconstruction in Ramadi. There are many challenges here and it will take time; but I assure you, we'll work hand-in-hand with you in getting it done."
| Date Taken: | 04.11.2007 |
| Date Posted: | 04.11.2007 16:03 |
| Story ID: | 9869 |
| Location: | RAMADI, IQ |
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