An unnamed trustee at a 'Tea with the Trustees' event thanked residents for their support and urged community action to revive Dolton's downtown and the Sibley corridor. The trustee said the village has begun to see progress after several difficult years and invited residents to suggest ideas and volunteer to help with revitalization efforts.

The speaker opened by thanking attendees "for coming out to Tea with the Trustees" and for "having our backs," calling the past six months "awesome for us" while acknowledging the village has been in "turmoil for 4 years" and that recovery will take time. The trustee said, "My thing is that we revitalize our downtown and revitalize Sibley," and asked residents to contact trustees by phone or email with ideas and offers of assistance.

The remarks were framed as an appeal for unity and practical support rather than a formal announcement of specific programs or funding. "We wanna bring Dolton back," the trustee said, urging collective effort: "We all need to work together." No motions, votes, staff directives, budget figures or formal project plans were presented or adopted during the remarks.

Trustee Belcher was referenced by the speaker as having spoken earlier in the year; no direct quotation from Belcher appears in the transcript. The event closed with seasonal greetings: "Happy holidays to everyone. Be safe, and thank you so much."

Next steps: the remarks functioned as a call for community input; the transcript records no formal actions, committee referrals, or staff assignments arising from this event. Residents seeking to engage or offer ideas were told to reach out to trustees by phone or email.