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Seasons Greetings from Mayor Garlich
December 12, 2025
Greetings Middlefield Residents, Another year is almost over. Before the holidays arrive, I want to communicate how much I appreciate our community. I look forward to a robust 2026 and appreciate all those who positively contribute to improving our community. Your support of local businesses is paramount to our continued […]
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Message from Mayor Garlich, July 2025
July 24, 2025
Hello Residents, As some of you are aware, we started our five-street renovation project last weekend. The first streets to be completed are N. Thompson and Northview. N. Thompson requires completion prior to the start of the school year, so it was moved to the first phase of this project. […]
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April Message from Mayor Garlich
March 31, 2025
Dear Residents, I always start my articles with weather-related comments. Hopefully, the snow is in the rearview mirror and blue skies are ahead. Our village used four times the amount of salt this year compared to recent years. Many areas struggled to secure salt as usage increased across the board, […]
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Mayor’s Christmas Message, December 2024
December 13, 2024
Hello Residents, This is not the way I wish to open a holiday message, but I would be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge, with a heavy heart, the passing of Helen Harrington. This summer, we renamed South Springdale “Harrington Way,” honoring the significant investment and vision the Harrington family brought […]
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Message from Mayor Garlich, August 2024
August 21, 2024
Hello Residents, This has been a very active year for our Village, and it is hard for me to comprehend that it is almost fall. Labor Day is approaching; the Great Geauga County Fair is just days away and the school year is beginning. When I was young, this was […]
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Message from Mayor Ben Garlich, May 2024
May 28, 2024
Hello Residents, Yesterday was Memorial Day and in my years as mayor we never have been concerned about the threat of rain until yesterday. I spoke with Commander Gardner on Friday and wanted his input on the event if we were to have the wash out day they were predicting. […]
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Article about Middlefield, Spring 2024
April 17, 2024
Please enjoy this article about our Village published in the Geauga Business Magazine, Spring edition. The Geauga Business Magazine is produced & published in a collaborative effort by POV Solution and Ten10 Design. Clink link to read magazine or click on attachment for Middlefield article only. Middlefield-from 27566_Geauga Business
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Message from the Mayor, March 2024
March 15, 2024
Hello Residents, Welcome to spring. If this continues, we will be mowing lawns in March. I’m not especially fond of cold weather, personally, and from a Village operational cost as well. Our salt usage this year as well as snowplow maintenance and labor hours has been the most cost-effective winter […]
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Christmas Message from The Mayor
December 19, 2023
Dear residents, I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. As I was talking to a friend the other day about how fast time passes, he gave me a great analogy: life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer you get to the […]
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Mayor’s Message, November 2023
November 3, 2023
Hello Residents, I drove through our community and surrounding area a few weeks ago and marveled at the beauty of the autumn leaves. I told my wife; God’s artwork makes the Mona Lisa look like a cartoon. What a beautiful country and area we are privileged to live in. Next […]
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