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Lakemore mayor presents beautification and volunteer awards, honors local businesses
Summary
Mayor Richard Cole presented multiple beautification awards, a business longevity recognition and the Village Volunteer of the Year at the Jan. 21 council meeting; recipients included Modern Movement Dance Studio, several homeowners, and volunteer Dustin Boswell.
Mayor Richard Cole used the Jan. 21 Village of Lakemore council meeting to present business and community awards, naming winners in the village’s annual beautification program, recognizing a longtime local business and presenting the 2024 Village Volunteer of the Year award.
Cole presented a longevity/business recognition to Modern Movement Dance Studio, which the mayor said recently passed its 10‑year mark. He thanked the studio for supporting local organizations such as the Lakemore Food Pantry. Cole also presented five beautification awards to homeowners at the following addresses named in the meeting record: 1556 Flickinger Road; 2530 Lakeside Drive; 1567 Wilson Avenue; 1360 Valley Drive; and 2669 Sanitarium Road (the latter noted for tropical landscaping and seasonal overwintering of large plants). The mayor noted many of the yards are visible from village main streets and that the winners have supported local holiday and community activities.
Cole closed the presentation by awarding the Village of Lakemore Volunteer of the Year for 2024 to Dustin Boswell, identified in the meeting record as business manager of Springfield Local Schools and an active volunteer who helps organize the Memorial Day parade and supports local civic organizations. Cole said the village and chamber attendees had endorsed Boswell for the award.
The mayor provided small tokens of appreciation (local honey and ornaments created by students) to the recipients. Presentations were accompanied by brief remarks from council and attendees; no formal council action was required to make the awards.
Why it matters
These awards formalize local recognition for volunteerism, long‑running small businesses and residential beautification, and the village used the council meeting to highlight civic involvement that supports food drives, parades and local nonprofit activity.
What was not decided
The beautification program and volunteer award are honorary recognitions; no new policies, funding or regulatory actions were proposed or adopted as part of the presentations.
