NEWFANE — You did a stellar job on your message about the need to pull together to build the region's economy and jobs for those who live here. It was very much appreciated and needed. The tone was perfect.
The collective “we” are the ones to take on the challenge, and “woe is us” isn't the solution. People - whether at the household level or the business level - invest in themselves and their place out of spirit of hope, not defeat. We have so much to build upon.
I wish I could take folks on a tour of rural places that have lost so much of what we take for granted. We have so much to build upon - and so much to lose if we're not good stewards of this place and its economy.