MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR
PARKLAND UPDATE
parents ever experience. That proud moment when you see your child has developed into an adult, the next generation being an improvement on the last. By Mayor Rich Walker If a community is the sum total of its people, he start of a new listening, but I always find it interesting it’s tough to think of a greater community year carries with it when one of them repeats something that service than sending your children into that promise of good Catherine or I have said when we didn’t know community with the best set of character things and new beginnings. they were listening. And now we realize traits. Traits they’ve taken on from those In a psychological turning they’re always listening—which means we focused, teaching moments and things of the mental calendar, we seek to do our are always teaching. they’ve picked up along the way. But it’s part to contribute to that new beginning by Children hear your grumbling under vital that we remember parenting isn’t an making promises to ourselves. But as you your breath when someone leaves the ala carte proposition—do as I say not as I turn the page of your calendar, whether your room. They hear your narrative about the do—it’s a full-time job because someone is psychological calendar or the one on your homeless person holding a cardboard sign. always listening. refrigerator, my hope for you is more than just Whether it’s a driver who accidentally cut If you would like to share your thoughts a New Year’s resolution that may or may not you off, a waitress who made a mistake, or about parenting, or perhaps share one of be forgotten by March. a neighbor asking for a favor that you don’t your listening experiences, I would love to My wife Catherine and I have five beautiful want to do, your kids hear it all. They even hear from you. I can be reached via e-mail at children and raising them, more than anything hear your silence on issues that deserve else we will ever do, will be our imprint on comment. They’re always learning because rwalker@cityofparkland.org or via cell phone at (973) 390-1453. Of course, I am frequently the world. No matter how long I serve as we’re always teaching. available monthly at Parkland businesses Mayor, no matter the successes Catherine That eureka moment can be a bit of a and I achieve personally or in our careers, game-changer. It underscores the importance and love to talk with residents there. I raising our children will be our legacy. And of always setting the right example, always encourage you to visit the City’s website while from time-to-time I may confuse their being kind, always being compassionate and cityofparkland.org and click on the social names, one thing my kids never let me forget understanding, always trying to say the right media icon that you prefer, to ensure you stay is that they are always listening. thing, and always being the person you want informed on events and helpful information. There are plenty of teaching moments your children to grow up to be. That’s a tall All my best, when we focus on providing a lesson to order, but that’s what we signed on for. It’s our children and we make sure they are also likely to be the most rewarding thing
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Mayor Rich Walker
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