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!" !"#$%&'"()*'+ !!"!!#$%&'!()(* being. You may well have been chosen for your ability to recognize ƚŚĂƚ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ ŵƵƐƚ ďĞ ŵĂĚĞ to support that community over many years. No one wants to be the one to raise rates. But borrowing ŵŽŶĞLJ ĂŶĚ ŝŶǀĞƐƟŶŐ ŝŶ Ă ůĂƌŐĞ ĐĂƉŝƚĂů improvement project may both increase costs and provide crucial and ĞŶĚƵƌŝŶŐ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ͘ Authority board members are ĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ĮǀĞͲLJĞĂƌ ƚĞƌŵƐ͕ ƐŽ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ůĞƐƐ ƐĞŶƐŝƟǀĞ ƚŽ the ballot box concerns felt by the ĞůĞĐƚĞĚ ŽĸĐŝĂůƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ĂůůŽǁƐ ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ board members to make decisions that are good for the long term but ŵĂLJ ďĞ ůĞƐƐ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĂƌ ƚĞƌŵ͘ Make the hard decisions that you ŬŶŽǁ ǁŝůů ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ůĂƐƟŶŐ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐ͘ ^ƚƌŝǀĞ ƚŽ ƐƚƌŝŬĞ Ă ďĂůĂŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƐŚŽƌƚͲƚĞƌŵ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŽǀĞƌĂƌĐŚŝŶŐ ŐŽĂůƐ ŽĨ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶĐĞ͘ ZĞŵĞŵďĞƌ͕ your decisions today shape the future ǀŝƚĂůŝƚLJ ŽĨ LJŽƵƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ zŽƵ ǁĞƌĞ ĐŚŽƐĞŶ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ŐŽŽĚ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ͕ ƐŽ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ ƚŚĞŵ ǁŚĞŶ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ͘ In conclusion, serving as municipal authority board members in Pennsylvania is an honor that demands a commitment to integrity, ƚƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶĐLJ͕ ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ forward-thinking leadership. By adhering to ethical standards, ŶĂǀŝŐĂƟŶŐ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĐŽŵƉůĞdžŝƟĞƐ͕ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ ĨŽƐƚĞƌŝŶŐ ĐŽŶƐĞŶƐƵƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƟnjŝŶŐ long-term sustainability, you can ĞīĞĐƟǀĞůLJ ĨƵůĮůů LJŽƵƌ ĚƵƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞůLJ ĂīĞĐƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ LJŽƵ serve. Embrace the challenges ahead with diligence, compassion, and a ƐƚĞĂĚĨĂƐƚ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘ Your community will be grateful for your stewardship. 6