01/2017 Mayor's Corner January 2017
Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were filled with joy and glad tidings, sharing time,
food and memories with family and friends.
I want to thank each and every one of you who volunteer for our city. It could be as a
Police Cadet, library worker, serving on a commission or committee or picking up trash on
the trails, you all help make Tigard "a place to call home."
In November I traveled to Northern California for two conferences. The first one addressed
water issues. Mayors from across the United States talked about water shortages,
infrastructure and lobbying Congress to ensure that federal policies and regulations are
limited and do not hinder local governments ability to serve their communities. The second
conference focused on transportation, where elected officials and agencies from more than
30 states discussed roads, transit and ways to fund and lobby for increased priorities to
improve this infrastructure.
My next "Fireside Chat with the Mayor" is on Jan. 5, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at
Symposium Coffee, 12345 SW Main St.
Please join us for the "State of the City" on Feb. 8, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Broadway Rose
Theatre Co., located at 12850 SW Grant Ave., in Tigard. I will show a video that features
highlights from 2016 and the goals for 2017.
My January quote of the month is by Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Write it on your heart that
every day is the best day in the year."