Business View Civil and Municipal | January 2021

87 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL JANUARY 2021 PERRYSBURG, OHIO because there is a sense of history and a sense of community. Perrysburg is a place that other people are drawn to for festivals and events. It’s right near the Maumee River and that access is very important. I think it gives residents of the community an opportunity to come together.” Boats can anchor for free at the 50-ft. Louisiana Avenue Boat Dock, so people can meander through the lovely shops situated in the downtown core or dine at one of its many appealing restaurants. Motorists also appreciate the welcoming atmosphere of Perrysburg where a new overpass dubbed ‘The Diverging Diamond’ has made getting to and from the city more accessible, with safer and more unobstructed traffic flow. The Diamond also allows for better navigation to one of Perrysburg’s main providers of healthcare, Mercy Hospital. “As a suburb, Perrysburg is the hub intersection for the Ohio Turnpike and Interstate 75, so it’s a place where people from all over have access to and we’ve taken advantage of that and made it a part of who we are,” notes Mackin. “That’s why with the projects we are working on, we focus on making sure that it is a very liveable community that is very welcoming.” A warm welcome is also extended to businesses and services that want to make their home in Perrysburg, such as Ohio Caterpillar, which is constructing a new facility in the city, and Mercy Hospital, which underwent a recent expansion. Mackin adds, “Our Mercy Health partner just expanded its hospital so it can provide more access, along with the development of new jobs and new opportunities. It also incorporated state-of-the-art technology to better serve its customers in providing healthcare opportunities. We’ve got a core development of healthcare and medical facilities and that’s something that we’re very proud of.” Mackin credits more efficient municipal processes in helping those two major developments along, explaining, “We’ve been able to very effectively improve our processes since I’ve been Mayor, as far as the turnover