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\nThe weather was a little cooler than in recent days. The fog had not yet lifted to warn folks it was going to be a day of ultra-sunshine, but approximately 30 people gathered in New Boston Village Square Park Wednesday morning, for a special event. The park was renamed the James N. Warren, Jr. Village Square Memorial Park in honor of the man who served the village as mayor for 23 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was emotional,\u201d New Boston Village Councilman Mike Payton said. \u201cIt was really emotional.\u201d<\/p>\n
The man who succeeded Warren as mayor, Junior Williams, read a proclamation and Warren\u2019s sister, Opal Porter cut a ribbon over the new signage in the park, and several people spoke, including Scioto County Commissioner Mike Crabtree, and Steve Sturgill, Executive Director of Community Action of Scioto County.<\/p>\n
Williams said the decision to hold the ceremony was made late last week and they quickly tried to spread the word. The dedication is the result of action taken recently by the New Boston Village Council who had wanted to honor Warren in some permanent way.<\/p>\n
\u201cI served my entire 15 1\/2 years as a councilman under Mayor Warren,\u201d Williams said. \u201cHe certainly preached togetherness. He always felt that to get things done, set politics aside and we all just had to work together to make things happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
The proclamation read in part \u2013 \u201cMayor Warren played an important role and partnered with Village Council and other leaders to help all communities succeed and provided outstanding leadership and direction fo the village staff and employees; and Mayor Warren recognized the importance of business and industry and took all necessary steps to listen and ensure that they had the very best opportunity to succeed and grow here in New Boston; and Mayor Jim Warren was an accomplished and well respected pillar of our community and dedicated his life to the best interests of our neighborhoods and families, including his own; and Mayor Warran was always loved, admired, and appreciated for the passionate way he handled challenging situations and the overall day to day operations of the village\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Williams said Warren stressed looking out for each other and having support for each other as a way to accomplish things.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe way he treated people in such a fair and friendly manner is why he was commonly known as \u2018The People\u2019s Mayor,\u2019\u201d Williams said.<\/p>\n
Reach Frank Lewis at 740-353-3101, ext. 1928, or on Twitter @franklewis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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