NEW BOSTON HAS A LOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR

As we complete the Thanksgiving weekend it is always good to look back on the many blessings we have had over the past year.  We do this personally as well with our business life.

Here in New Boston, there have been several events that have given all of us in our village reason to be thankful this year.  How you rate them in importance is up to the individual but blessings to our village they all have been.

The long-awaited completion and opening of the new facilties for the New Boston School District.  This past week several tours have taken place and the students actually started using the building on November 19.  It is a beautifully constructed, state-of-the-art facility that should last the community for another hundred years, as did the old Glenwood High School.   A new, larger gymnasium, the most current computer technology and larger classroom space plus beautiful surroundings reflect the great generosity of the voters of New Boston for their children.

The Village has had two major construction projects over the past year.  Both the new retaining wall on 139 plus the blacktopping of Lakeview and Rt. 139 have caused traffic congestion most of the summer but have made our village much safer and more attractive. 

This past week the announcement that the construction of Infra-Metals was going to be starting with the completion on all paper work will have the possibility of providing an initial 60 jobs at the plant plus the construction jobs that will be required to build the complex.

And finally, the South Central Educational Service Center will take occupation of the old Glenwood High School building in January.  They will bring with them several employees as well as other benefits for the village.

Overall, as we look at where New Boston is this Thanksgiving, we do have a lot to be thankful for.  Our little village has moved forward in a time where many larger cities have fallen by the way side due to poor economic condiditions.  Let's enjoy what we have and look forward to the future.

Mike Payton
11-25-2012