We had a relatively short council meeting tonight. It was the last council meeting before Nov. 8's election, if that means anything. My notes are below ...

Council met before the meeting in executive session to discuss the promotion of an employee to coordinator of Stow Youth Services. The employee will receive the same salary that she did before the promotion.

Leaf pickup has begun. The city has completed its first round on District 1. But the trucks will be back shortly, so please prepare accordingly. The district map is pasted below...

Matt Riehl and I will hold our open hours on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the second floor conference room at city hall. If you want to learn about what we stand for, or if either of us is someone you can support on Nov. 8, I encourage you to drop by and ask questions.