FOR IMMEDIATELY RELEASE
Contact: Kesia Knight (216) 738.8643
Email: tjdow2018@gmail.com
January 11, 2018
TJ Dow Farewell Letter
It has been a profound honor to serve our community as your Ward 7 Councilman for
the last 10 years. From the moment that I was elected to office, I have fought to protect
the legacy and encourage the growth of Ward 7.
I never took the responsibility of serving as your voice in Council lightly. I am humbled
by the changes made to build up our community and ourselves. It has not been an easy
task, but we stayed the course.
I am most proud of the accomplishments we’ve made for example, the expansion of
security cameras to enhanced neighborhood, community policing in the Ward,
increasing the availability of affordable housing for new and returning residents. Our
New Day in Hough celebrations and the revitalization of League Park were also very
fond memories as well.
I sincerely appreciate all of your support throughout the years. Please know that I’ve
dedicated community funds to a program that will benefit the youth in our Ward. This
program will become a reality under the leadership of Ken Johnson, the City’s Chairman
of Parks and Recreation Department. The following recreation centers in Ward 7 will
participate in a program: Thurgood Marshall Recreation Center, Sterling Recreation
Center and EJ Kovacic Recreation Center. The funds will provide resources for a
dedicated space utilizing the water park at the recreation center. The program will
support the development of a youth leadership program to include city-wide
collaborative leadership workshops, anti-bullying and gang violence classes, swimming
lessons, and educational supports for children that include Ward 7. In addition to
supporting our youth, the program will create job opportunities for Ward 7 residents.
This program is scheduled to begin in the March 2018 and will continue for the next 7
years.
As the former Vice Chair of the City’s Chairman of Parks and Recreation Department,
the inception of this program began with conversations and planning collaboratively two
years ago. In an effort to leave a legacy for our children, it is my hopes that this project
will continue to go forth.

 Once again, thank you for your support. It has been a pleasure to serve you. I look
forward to seeing you in the community. Thank you, God Bless!