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Supervisor’s Message

“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.”

― Mother Theresa

I believe in planning for the future, but sometimes improve the way we
events unfold that call for a change in direction, and the communicate. Now, we
focus of our work shifts to the here and now. In early communicate with each other
March, the Township was fully engaged in our strategic more than ever. We wish to be
planning process. Then, the global pandemic forced each together with our loved ones, but
of us to turn our attention to maintaining the basic for safety sake, we can’t. We
needs of life, while looking for alternative ways to refrain from handshakes and
continue serving the residents of Clinton Township. hugs, but we’re embracing
technologies that keep us in touch
Social distancing has made us appreciate our desire to
get together. I’m a social person at heart, and I miss the and allow for online family visits,
virtual doctor appointments, and
day-to-day interaction with our staff and the great
people of Clinton Township. As soon as the Governor community church services. Supervisor
announced her first stay-at-home order, our leadership It’s times like these that make us Bob Cannon
team agreed to hold daily briefings in a virtual setting. At appreciate the simpler things in life.
first, we wondered if it was necessary to meet every Walking, biking, or flying a kite, we now take greater joy
morning, but within a few days, we realized it was not from activities that were always available but perhaps
only helpful in coordinating operations, it was uplifting were taken for granted. I’ve always enjoyed visiting our
to see the faces of our team each morning. beautiful parks, but now I have a new-found
appreciation as I watch them come to life after a long
I am proud to tell you about the heroic work of our
winter.
invaluable Township staff, and their willingness to step-
up, adapt, and get the job done during this time of crisis. The time will come, hopefully soon, when life will return
It’s important for you to know that we train for public to what we’re used to. I look forward to the day when
emergencies, although a long-term battle against a I’m out in the community seeing smiles on the faces of
coronavirus is less expected than perhaps a tornado or our residents instead of protective masks. Have
flood. Throughout the pandemic, our first responders patience, everyone, and keep yourself safe.
have been out there in harm’s way, keeping us safe. For a complete listing of Clinton Township’s parks, visit
Rightly so, their focus has been on saving lives, but now
clintontownship.com/parks.
their work has become more dangerous with the
presence of a new unseen threat. Robert J. Cannon
The sorrows of this spring have been numerous, and Robert J. Cannon
unsettling, but I believe that the paradoxes we now face
will make us stronger. Once, we debated on ways to Supervisor

Clinton Township

Board of Trustees

(l-r) Trustee Joe Aragona, Trustee
Ken Pearl, Clerk Kim Meltzer, Supervisor
Bob Cannon, Treasurer Paul Gieleghem,
Trustee Joie West, Trustee Mike Keys