In compliance with Ohio Revised Code Section 733, I am pleased to present this Annual Report on the State of the Village for 2020.
It is hard to believe this is my tenth State of the Village address and my ninth year as mayor. My goals when I became mayor were to improve the quality of life in the village, preserve the village’s future and improve the village’s image and infrastructure. I feel proud that we have accomplished many of those goals. This could not have been accomplished without the excellent team we have here in the village comprised of Village Council, office staff, maintenance staff, and our police force. These individuals, along with our business leaders and community, establish the village’s foundation and guiding principles.
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