By November 13, 2022 6:27 pm
November 11, 2022
Dear Fellow Bucyrians,
I will not be running for re-election in 2023. When I was appointed to fill the remaining eighteen months of Mayor Roger Moore’s term, I promised the Republican Party that I would complete Roger’s term and run for the office for two terms. When I complete my current term at the end of 2023, I will have become one of the longest serving Mayors in the 200 year history of Bucyrus. The time has gone very fast. Our citizens have shown great confidence in our Administration and that is because we have a top-notch team in place—a team that cares deeply about serving as well as planning for a bright future. My success as your Mayor is due to the people who lead each department as well as our outstanding workforce.
Bucyrus competes every day for new businesses and residents and it is imperative that we continue to improve our quality of life—to make our town as attractive as it can be. That is why we have focused on the appearance of our streets and neighborhoods but especially our City parks. My goal in the last fourteen months of the term is to work with City Council to insure the sustainability of our city services. Additional revenue will be needed to keep the same level of quality that our Safety Forces and our Streets crew provide. City parks operate on a shoestring budget and this must change if we are to attract young families to Bucyrus. I have provided options for City Council to improve our financial outlook and Auditor Schifer and I have asked them to make a decision on their plan by the end of this year. Difficult decisions need to be made for the future success of our community.
My wife Gayle and I are grateful for the support we have received and we have been honored to lead our hometown–one of Ohio’s premier small towns. Our Administration has worked diligently and will continue to work to make it even better. May God continue to bless Bucyrus.
Jeff Reser, Mayor
City of Bucyrus Ohio
500 S. Sandusky Avenue
Bucyrus, Ohio 44820
(419) 562-6767 Ext. 223
Fax: (419) 562-4013
