To the Editor,

I would like to gratefully thank the many people who have shared their heartfelt sentiments with the City about the departure of Tecumseh Products. I personally have heard from many people, including several areas around the state.  They all share our sentiments. Tecumseh is a great city and community and one that deserves the best for its citizens.

Tecumseh enjoys a very high quality of life and other outstanding qualities that make it such an attractive place for business. What a better location to be!
The Herrick family was not wrong many years ago when they invested in and helped build this community. Obviously, they thought it was a great place to attract good employees too, as some of our other great businesses do today. This has not changed, it has only improved.

The loss of Tecumseh Products in our community will require a change on our part.  I personally look forward to being part of the next phase and seeing the current and future Tecumseh homegrown businesses flourish here.
 

Kevin M. Welch, City Manager
City of Tecumseh