Mayor's Message

I just got one last thing, I urge all of you, all of you, to enjoy your life, the precious moments you have. To spend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get your emotions going. - Jim Valvano

“Long ago it must be
I have a photograph
Preserve your memories
They're all that's left you”
-Simon and Garfunkel – “Old Friends/Bookends”

"Give thanks not just on Thanksgiving Day, but every day of your life. Appreciate and never take for granted all that you have."
- Catherine Pulsifier

Over the last two and one-half years, I have written a Mayor’s Message for our weekly Direct Connect electronic newsletter ...

Someone once said that they thought our motto, “Darien, A Nice Place to Live,” was rather corny ...