By Terrance Thornton | Digital Free Press
Money. Power. Respect.
To the outside world those words may best articulate the themes of the Town of Paradise Valley, but to those who know the municipality and the people who call paradise home know a community dedicated to the preservation of itself — and tenets of limited government.
At the helm of this community for the last six years has been Mayor Jerry Bien-Willner.
There is no denying the overarching themes present in a community whose affluence is only rivaled by places like Dubai or the wealthy enclaves of Los Angeles or the Big Apple.
But for Mayor Bien-Willner he says beneath the cover of money, power and respect is a community in tune with its identity that during his terms of service set a new standard for quality of life in the Valley of the Sun.
“I was encouraged by my peers and the members of the public — many former leaders — whose opinion I valued encouraged me to take the position,” Mayor Bien-Willner said at his home in the heart of the Town of Paradise Valley of when he first decided to run for mayor of the municipality six years ago.
“And, whenever I get involved in any kind of a group, I always look to where I can add value and I try to be realistic about my own strengths and weaknesses. I live in the community. I love the community. And I saw opportunities to do more.”
Mayor Bien-Willner is a lawyer by trade with the insights of an entrepreneur but with the heart of an artist.
