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My Erie is a city that faces great adversity. Like the bitter winter waters lapping our shores, the population ebbs and flows - people come and go, places fade and change.
Behind the frigid walls that once held the everyday worker, there lies a world that we learn from, and rise from. My Erie laughs at every loss, blooming beautifully by recreating itself.
What was lost will be restored. Day in and day out, my Erie awakens. We stay alive by leaning on the lessons learned from decades of fueling furnaces and forging metal: work hard, arrive early, stay late.
Each neighborhood a bit different, but each neighbor a bit similar in grit, determination, and fortitude. Weathered by the winters but warmed by the summers, we toil, and we emerge - stronger.
My Erie builds upon its bedrock. Brick by brick, we rebuild walls tested and worn by time. Each revision informed by history and influenced by ideas of yesterday, but molded for tomorrow. We pivot, we evolve.
We prepare for the march toward a new horizon; a horizon that seeks rebirth for our children and our children's children, in hopes that they too can find strength and opportunity in our city. We stride forward.
My Erie continues to manufacture opportunities. We fill the blank space on our city's canvas, and outline new potential. We embrace the chance to build upon the culture that came before us. To innovate. To lead. To fill the voids we didn't even know existed.
We seek out new opportunities. We welcome new neighbors, adding new voices to our chorus. We see the undeniable potential in our city, and we want to be here to bear witness. We don't just want to observe this new history, we want to participate in it. We remember that our power is unbridled, our reach is boundless, and our home is entirely ours.
There is still much canvas to adorn; Much open water to sail; Faces to reveal; And growth to foster... For one another. For future generations. For Erie. We proudly proclaim: this is Our Erie.