August Newsletter
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GOVERNMENT<br />
MAYOR RON reports<br />
Ron Rakowsky<br />
rrakowsky@<br />
greenwoodvillage.com<br />
303-486-5741<br />
GREENWOOD<br />
VILLAGE DAY<br />
If you attended Greenwood Village<br />
Day in July, I hope you had a great<br />
time like I did. The event this year<br />
was extra special for me as it was my<br />
last Greenwood Village Day as your<br />
Mayor. The Parks, Trails, and<br />
Recreation staff<br />
did a superb job<br />
of bringing it all<br />
together to make<br />
this event the<br />
best one yet! I<br />
want to thank<br />
every resident<br />
that attended for<br />
your thoughtful<br />
comments and heartfelt<br />
recognition during the event. There are no words to express<br />
how appreciative I am of being able to serve as your Mayor<br />
for eight and 2/3 years and living in this community for 31<br />
years. The people of this community are truly the reason why<br />
Greenwood Village is a special place. Thank you so much!<br />
BACK TO SCHOOL SAFETY<br />
Whether your student is headed back to elementary, middle,<br />
or high school, <strong>August</strong> can be an exciting, yet busy, time for<br />
everyone as they prepare for another year of learning. With<br />
all the fun and excitement, I want to ensure parents, as well<br />
as students, are aware of back to school safety tips to start the<br />
new school year right. You can find these important tips,<br />
provided by your Police Department on pages 8 and 9 of this<br />
<strong>Newsletter</strong>. If you ever have any concerns related to your<br />
child’s safety, including traffic safety around schools, please<br />
don’t hesitate to contact your designated Police School<br />
Resource Officer or the Police Department at 303-773-2525.<br />
RECOGNIZING VILLAGE HEROES<br />
Congratulations to Greenwood Village resident of 24 years,<br />
Janet Fuqua, our latest Village Hero!<br />
Janet is the best neighbor anyone could ever ask for! Some<br />
things Janet does for the community include:<br />
• preparing meals for needy people;<br />
• taking care of dogs and houses;<br />
• picking up trash wherever she walks;<br />
• knowing the landscape crews in the Village;<br />
• saying hello to every person she walks by and knowing<br />
every dog by name;<br />
• teaching hundreds of Village kids at Whee Preschool. It’s<br />
hard for her to go anywhere without a “Hi Mrs. Fuqua”<br />
shout from a current or former student;<br />
• encouraging the youth running on the paths with “good<br />
job, keep it going!”;<br />
Police School Resource Officers with Cherry Creek High School<br />
marching band.<br />
PG. 2 GV NEWSLETTER | AUGUST 2019
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