This was the message conveyed by Mayor Mary Hamann-Roland March 8 in the annual State of the City address during the Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Old Chicago Conference Center. Hamann-Roland reminded the audience about last year s State of the City message, which centered on a City of Vision, a Community of Heart. This year, her message focused on Creating the Legacy Today. It s now time, Apple Valley, to fulfill your potential, she said.
Apple Valley can strive to new heights.
We re a modern city. We remember our past, yet we remain focused on the future. Although Apple Valley is a relatively young city celebrating its 30th anniversary last year it has more than a century of farming heritage. N.H. Residents later renamed the area Lebanon Township before it was incorporated as Apple Valley in 1969. Apple Valley has gradually grown from a farming community of 380 in 1930 to about 45,500 people today.