Hebrew Storytime ‫סיפורים ושירים בעברית לילדים‬ at the Cuyahoga County Public Library, Beachwood Branch 25501 Shaker Boulevard Wednesday, December 9, 2015 4:00 pm Led by: Zehava Galun Early Childhood Educator & Hebrew Specialist Brought to you by the Jewish Education Center of Cleveland and the Cuyahoga County Library New Year, New You, New Furnishings for Your Home Saturday, January 9 • 9 am – 2 pm Sunday, January 10 • 10 am – 1 pm 4911 Commerce Parkway • Warrensville Heights The Gathering Place Warehouse Great Finds! Come Shop with Us! Cash or Credit Card Only Proceeds help The Gathering Place support, educate & empower those touched by cancer through programs and services provided free of charge. For more information, call 216-595-9546 or visit www.touchedbycancer.org/warehouse. Letters to the Community Persistence and Resiliency pays off – I’m Back! I want to take this opportunity to thank the residents of Beachwood for choosing me to serve them on City Council. My discussions with residents when I walked door-to-door during my campaign, at candidate forums, and at city and school events allowed me to hear and understand even better what Beachwood residents like about the city and where we need to improve. As a member of City Council, I will work diligently with the Mayor, the other members of City Council, the city’s department directors and the School Board to ensure that we continue to receive the excellent level of services we have come to expect, attract new businesses to our commercial areas while retaining existing businesses, develop plans for the redevelopment of those areas of the city in need, and make certain that our tax dollars are spent wisely. Thank you again for your trust in me to be your eyes, ears and voice on Council. I will do everything in my power to make certain that Beachwood is the best run, most fiscally responsible, and most responsive city it can be. Sincerely, Justin Berns Dear Friends and Neighbors: I believe this was the most significant Council election in two decades. The residents have made it clear that they value diversity on Council and want new ideas and new leadership to take us into our City’s second century. All of the candidates in this election, as well as the residents, raised important issues that need to be addressed. We need to work toward a city that is more innovative, transparent, and responsive. I am excited and optimistic to work with this Council as we form a new team dedicated to preserving the traditions and programs that make Beachwood great, while moving toward a new vision that better reflects the needs and goals of our residents. I pledge to the residents of Beachwood that I will always have open and honest communication with you. I will work to maintain and improve our high level of services, find innovative methods to increase economic development, and strive for fiscal responsibility to avoid future tax increases. With 20 years of public service in this community, I look forward to serving as a resource to our newer Councilmembers. Beachwood has a great future ahead of us, and I am proud to be part of this new leadership team. Thanks to my family and friends who worked so hard during this campaign. And thank you to our residents for the support, trust, and confidence you’ve shown by re-electing me to a second term on the Beachwood City Council. I look forward to working with you. Martin S. Horwitz First, thank you to the voters of Beachwood and those supporters who contributed and worked on my campaign, especially on Election Day. I am proud of our efforts and that we were able to focus on the issues and not personalities. Congratulations to Barbara Bellin-Janovitz, Brian Linick, Justin Berns and Marty Horwitz. They, and Mark Wachter and Michael Silver, ran excellent campaigns. I hope that the promises of transparency and more citizen involvement in Beachwood government that were supported by all of the winning candidates and other members of Council are achieved. My intention is to stay actively involved to ensure that the promises of the new Council are kept and that, hopefully, some of the ideas and proposals I championed during the campaign are embraced by the new Council. Beachwood is blessed with strong resources and has excellent community services. However, there is room for improvement and we have elected a new Council that can achieve a better Beachwood. Michael A. Ellis Thank you to my fellow Beachwood residents for honoring me with your vote last month. I am humbled by your overwhelming support of my candidacy and grateful that you have placed your trust in me. I am also thankful to my friends, family and loyal supporters who so generously contributed their time, effort and funds to our campaign during the past six months. Thank you to: Mark Wachter for his long service to the community and best wishes for the future; Michael Ellis and Michael Silver for raising thoughtful issues and ideas; and Martin Horowitz, Justin Berns and Brian Linick for an exciting, yet respectful, campaign. I admire all of them for their dedication to Beachwood. Being an effective councilperson includes listening to you, translating your concerns into workable proposals and building consensus to implement them by appropriate legislation. Thank you for taking the (Continued on page 9) 6 Beachwood Buzz n December 2015