Letter from Mayor James W. Armstrong

Dear Neighbors:

It is with great anticipation the City of Munroe Falls joins the City of Stow and the Stow Munroe Falls City Schools in creating the Community Connection Magazine: Showcasing the best that our area has to o er and celebrating the cooperation and collaboration between our three entities whose joint goal is continuing and enhancing the way of life that makes our neighborhoods the best place to raise a family and make lifelong friendships.

It is appropriate that the inaugural issue of the Community Connection is being released just before anksgiving, since it is a natural time to re ect and count our blessings and remember what in our lives is truly important. e upcoming season is traditionally when families who live in other areas get together and our children return from the college campuses all over the nation. It provides the opportunity to step back from our daily obligations and focus on those we love and remember that even in troubled times there are many positives in which we can rejoice and be thankful. is is also a time in which we can be thankful for the dedication of our Fire/EMS professionals who respond when there is an emergency, service personnel who clear our streets of snow and x our water lines in inclement weather, and our dedicated police o cers who keep our neighborhoods some of the safest in the state. Keeping in mind that if it were not for our teachers and role models, none of us could perform the duties and have the abilities which we too o en take for granted.

Perhaps the best way we can help our rst responders and educators continue performing at the highest levels, is to convey to our children the basic values that are established in the home and to remember that, as parents, our primary responsibility is to ensure our children are loved and that they have greater opportunity for success as they get older and take the public service responsibilities from those of us entering the September of our lives.

On behalf of the dedicated sta at the City of Munroe Falls, we are hopeful that you will enjoy the Community Connection as we pray for a safe and healthy holiday season.

Very truly yours,

James W. Armstrong

Mayor