(Continued from page 6) time to share your ideas and concerns with me during the campaign. Your advice is important to me and I hope you will continue to share your suggestions and feedback so that I may represent you in the best way possible. Please feel free to contact me at 216.406.5914 or email me at bbjanovitzforcouncil@gmail.com. We will work together so that Beachwood continues to be the best place to live, work and play. Thank you for using your voice and your vote to express your confidence in me. The outpouring of support I have received has energized me, and I am excited to begin working as a member of Beachwood City Council. Barbara Bellin Janovitz Hello Neighbor, Thank you, each and every one of you. Once again, you have put your trust in me to be part of the team that oversees Beachwood’s most valuable asset, our school children. Your confidence is something I appreciate, and I promise to continue to work every day to make sure you always feel you made the right choice. I am inviting you to attend my swearing-in ceremony. It will take place at our brief organizational board of education meeting on January 4 at 7:30 pm. As always, know you can call me any time with any questions. My mobile phone is 216.276.2289. Thanks for your support and your trust, and I hope to see you January 4. Go Bison, Steve Rosen I thank all of those in the community of Beachwood and beyond who supported my campaign to Elect Michael Silver for Beachwood City Council. I am fortunate to have met many residents along the campaign trail and to have made a number of new friends through this experience. I continue to meet residents who appreciate my message of a city government that is responsive to its residents, responsible with its tax dollars and protective of its residential neighborhoods. I look forward to continuing to be engaged as a community leader working to protect the interests of Beachwood residents. I’m proud that I was a part of this process. Sincerely, Michael Silver Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Celebrates Renewal of 10-Year Cigarette Tax, Encourages Residents to Explore Arts & Culture in Our Community Cuyahoga County voters said “yes” to Issue 8, the penny-and-a-half tax and sole revenue source for Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC), the County’s public funder for arts and culture. The renewed tax, which was set to expire in January, 2017, will provide CAC with 10 additional years to invest millions in the local arts and culture sector and support thousands of events in Cuyahoga County communities each year. “We are grateful to voters of Cuyahoga County who supported Issue 8,” said Karen Gahl-Mills, CEO and executive director of Cuyahoga Arts & Culture. “By voting ‘yes,’ our community has affirmed its support for the dynamic arts and cultural assets that enrich our lives every day.” Since its inception, CAC has helped make Cuyahoga County one of the top public funders of art and culture in the country. Since it was created by residents in 2006, CAC has: • Invested more than $125 million in Cuyahoga County’s arts and culture sector, including grants for operating and project support for organizations of all sizes. • Supported a broad range of arts and culture that includes museums and cultural institutions, small community theaters, nonprofit galleries, nature and science centers, and more. • Made more than 1,200 grants to more than 300 arts, cultural, educational, and community organizations, offering programs in thousands of locations in Cuyahoga County. With the levy renewal, CAC is looking toward the next decade and is dedicated to continuing its mission to inspire and strengthen the community by investing in arts and culture. “As a community, we can now focus our attention on the future of arts and culture in Cuyahoga County,” said Karen Gahl-Mills. “But today, we say ‘thank you’ by inviting and encouraging Cuyahoga County residents to go out and enjoy the hundreds of programs, performances, events, and fun that have been made possible in part by your support.” Cuyahoga Arts & Culture invites the public to stay in touch so that its ideas can shape our future work. County residents may connect and celebrate with CAC online at www.cacgrants.org/thankyou or view hundreds of Cuyahoga County arts and culture events at www. cacgrants.org/events. Dear Friends, I’ve enjoyed 17 years on the Beachwood City Council, and I am proud of our accomplishments during that time. One of the best parts of the recent campaign was realizing what a great group of friends and supporters I have in the community. While I will not be in a position of leadership, I still plan to advocate for residents to assure that Beachwood will continue to be a great place to live. I’ve been honored to serve on City Council. My sincere thanks and best wishes, Mark Wachter Dear Friends, Neighbors and Residents of Beachwood, Thank you for re-electing me to the Beachwood School Board of Education. I am truly thankful for your support and confidence in continuing to allow me to serve in this capacity and represent you, the citizens of our city. I will continue to devote my time, energy and experience listening to Beachwood parents, residents and students and represent the needs of the community accordingly. I want to assure you that the trust you have placed in me is well founded and that I will continue my commitment to serve our community and our Beachwood School system. Thank you, Joshua Mintz December 2015 n Beachwood Buzz 9