In a ceremony before the final Greencastle Common Council meeting of the year, residents and city officials took a moment to honor the tenure of Mayor Bill Dory, as well as outgoing council members Russell Harvey, Dave Murray, Cody Eckert and Veronica Pejril. 

For Dory, the last meeting brought about an end to an eight year tenure and Mayor-elect Lynda Dunbar took a few minutes to highlight some of the accomplishments during Dory's tenure. 

"Bill has given a lot and served a lot. It has been a real pleasure working with Bill. The highlight is the YMCA going up and sidewalks on Indianapolis Road. There have been huge accomplishments and it has been an honor to work with you. You will be missed and congratulations on your retirement," Dunbar said. 

For Dory, his time as mayor has been a "pleasure."

"This community has had great leadership for a long time. People who serve our community day in and day out, for a community our size, we have a great crew that serves our community," said Dory, who added there are a lot of things that take place in the town the community never sees. 

Dory told this in attendance how fortunate the citizens of Greencastle are. 

"I meet with other mayors and hear their stories. Are we perfect? Do we make mistakes? Certainly, but we are fortunate we have people who want to make the community better. Thank you for letting me serve," Dory said. 

Dory was presented with a gift, as were each outgoing council member.