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INTRODUCED BY: Mayor Bodnar and Council as a Whole NO. 2021-14 A RESOLUTION THANKING MAYFIELD VILLAGE SERVICE DIRECTOR DOUGLAS METZUNG FOR 25 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO MAYFIELD VILLAGE WHEREAS, in 1996, Douglas Metzung was hired by Mayor Bruce G. Rinker as Mayfield Village's Director of Public Service; and WHEREAS, before bringing his talents to Mayfield Village, Doug had worked for many years as a Service Department employee in the City of Willowick, Ohio, ultimately being promoted to the position of Service Director there; and WHEREAS, Doug brought with him expertise in road maintenance and sewer construction and he was immediately thrown into the septic to sanitary conversion project in the Worton Park neighborhood. Notably, during Doug's tenure, septic systems have been eliminated from all Village neighborhoods and replaced with sanitary sewers; and WHEREAS, while the annual road salt bids, trash removal contracts, road improvement projects and waterline and sewer installations that Doug oversaw are too numerous to mention, Doug also had a hand in much of the transformation of Mayfield Village over the past three decades, including: • The construction or renovation of many of the Village's public facilities, most notably the purchase of the United Methodist Church and its conversion into our current Civic Center; • The development of Progressive's second campus and the widening of SOM Center Road; • The addition of over 100 acres of land dedicated to public parkland, green space and recreational facilities, which then, much to his chagrin, became part of his responsibility to maintain, including Parkview Pool and Playground, Wiley Park and Pavilion, a 25 -acre wetlands park, three softball fields, two soccer fields, the Bruce G. Rinker Greenway Trail, and The Grove Amphitheatre. WHEREAS, Doug Metzung has served the community of Mayfield Village with exceptional passion and commitment for over 25 years. Under his leadership, the streets and sidewalks of Mayfield Village are always clear of snow, the grass is always cut, the sports fields are pristine, and special events are cleaned up so quickly that no one can tell thousands of people attended Cruise Night or July 4th Fireworks. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, THAT: Service Director Douglas Metzung is hereby recognized and congratulated for 25 years of dedicated and exceptional service to Mayfield Village. On behalf of residents, business owners, department heads and staff, we wish him many years of health and happiness with his wife LeeAnn, their three lovely daughters, Katie, Lindsey and Molly, and the new love of his life, grandson Lincoln Douglas. We suspect that some rounds of golf and a beer or two are in his future and we hope that he will return to share a glass with us. Cheers Doug!