IN Peters Township August/September 2016 | Page 14

MANAGER’S MESSAGE PE TE RS TOWN SH I P NE WS eters Township by Michael A. Silvestri, Township Manager I want to thank the Peters Township Community for the opportunity to have served you as Manager and Assistant Manager for the past 40 years. As you may have heard, I will be retiring at the end of August. Working for Peters Township has been a pleasure. The community members, volunteer boards and the Council have been very supportive of my efforts over the years. I have to attribute much of my accomplishments to the excellent employees that we have, as well as my wife and daughter who supported the crazy schedules and also volunteered on many projects with me. I came to Peters Township at the age of 24 to work on the comprehensive land use plan and was fortunate to arrive at the time the Home Rule Charter came into effect. As the 70’s and 80’s were a strong growth period for the Township, there were numerous exciting times and the residents were always respectful at our meetings, even when there were differing opinions on how the Township should develop. This is a tribute to the quality of people that live and work in the community. The 41 Council members that I have worked for and with and the hundreds of volunteer board members have been very professional and supportive of the Council/Manager form of government. I believe that government form was beneficial to the development of the Township. I leave with very mixed emotion, as Peters Township has been a very large portion of my life and I certainly benefited from the relationship that provided me with the ability to rai se a family in this great community and giving me the opportunity to grow professionally. I hope to see you around the neighborhood. DATES TO REMEMBER Aug. 7 Municipal Real Estate Tax Due at Face Value Aug. 20 Fishing Derby 10 a.m. Peters Lake Park Aug. 31 School Real Estate Tax Due at Discount Sept. 5 Labor Day Municipal Offices Closed Sept. 6 CRC session 5 Begins Oct. 1 Fire Open House Oct. 7 & 8 Haunted Trail Peterswood Park – Start at CRC Oct. 15 Paper Shredding Event Municipal Center Parking Lot Peters Township Council Members Frank Arcuri Vice Chairman 12 Peters Township David M. Ball James F. Berquist Frank Kosir, Jr. Robert Lewis Chairman Monica R. Merrell Gary J. Stiegel, Jr.