Dear Friends,
This is the season of giving, and also for reflection and gratitude. I am very grateful for the privilege to serve as Mayor of such an amazing community, especially during these challenging times.
My primary aim throughout my service as your Mayor has been to ensure that Paradise Valley citizens continue to experience an exemplary, safe, and well-run Town like no other. Consistently meeting this ongoing goal has required overcoming many serious challenges during the past couple of years, but the dedicated effort is well worth it. Our recent results are clear:
· Unparalleled Quality of Life: Current data confirms that Paradise Valley is a top-ten place to live in the United States. Indeed, “Paradise Valley is the best place to live in Arizona if you care about home values, low crime, and a high quality of life.”
· Outstanding Public Safety: With the lowest violent crime rate in Arizona, a high ratio of public safety personnel, and an accredited Police Department (earned for the first time in 2021), Paradise Valley is consistently ranked among the very safest places to live. Our outstanding record of safety has continued throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic and periods of unrest and disruption throughout the nation.
· Top Home Values: Paradise Valley is the only place in Arizona to rank in the top 100 zip codes in the U.S. for highest home values– coming in at #50 in the nation!
· World-Class Resorts: When it’s time for that staycation, great night out, or life event, the “best of the best” resorts are in Paradise Valley!
· Healthy Finances: Notwithstanding the pressures of the COVID-19 Pandemic and its economic ripple effects, our Town continues to be in excellent financial condition, we have carried on without significant disruption during challenging times, and now are moving forward without missing a beat thanks to the Town’s careful and strategic preparation for such challenges, which I had made a priority at the start of my service as Mayor, well before the Pandemic.
There is so much to be thankful for in our resilient, kind, and strong community. I am very proud of our Town, and grateful for all our citizens, stakeholders, and Town professionals who help make it such an amazing place to live while preserving and honoring its wonderful traditions and character.
I hope everyone has a blessed Holiday Season, with time to enjoy family and friends, reflect and relax, find strength from each other and our spiritual communities, and, most of all, to look forward to a great year ahead!
Warmest Holiday Wishes,
Mayor Jerry Bien-Willner & Family