Business View Civil and Municipal | January 2021

88 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL JANUARY 2021 time regarding development, especially for commercial properties. So that there aren’t the normal lags and delays in getting the job done. Business works at a pace that might be a little bit different than government, but they have to work hand-in-hand to make sure the quality of product is what happens once it is complete, and I think we’ve done a pretty good job of balancing that. Businesses want to move to a community they know appreciates them and is willing to work with them.” Matt Sapara, Vice President of Regional Development and Operations at Mercy Health, concurs, stating, “The Mayor and his administration have made it very easy to invest in Perrysburg. We follow population and we also would want to be where it’s easy to do business with people we have strong relationships with, and I think the Mayor and his team definitely qualify for that.” Mercy Health has a phase- in approach to development and will have