Before the council voted for the resolution shortly after 11 p.m., Reeves added his own perspective, as he has frequently done since he assumed the role of acting chair of the council Jan. 10.
"This is a major issue nationally and internationally," Reeves said. "These emerging economies are beginning to wonder why they're entertaining this sort of destruction where people live."
"We're test-bombing in their backyards, and they're not happy about it," Reeves added.
At the time of his remarks last night, Reeves had emerged to gain a surprising lead in the mayor's race with three votes--three more than he had at the beginning of the evening. Two and a half hours later, however, Galluccio was elected as the successor to former mayor Francis H. Duehay '55 with six votes, putting a dramatic end to the six-week-long competition for the mayoralty.