Recently, my husband and I purchased our first home in the city of Deerfield Beach. We have been renting in this city all of our lives. When I was living with my parents they rented, and since I’ve been with my husband we rented. How fortunate we were when the opportunity arose for us to be in a financial position to purchase our dream home. During the last week in September, this dream home was almost not attained due to the banks and title companies. If not for the City of Deerfield Beach administrative staff, we would still be renting today. I am writing to commend the efforts of Mr. Charles DaBrusco, Ms. Marcia Stevens and Ms. Kathi Edward. Their quick response, compassion to my plight and ability to cut through the red tape was exemplary. There was an issue with a variance and we had no idea what to do until we walked into the city office. These people took time out of their busy day to help me resolve the situation. They sent me to the correct city departments and called ahead to let each department know I was coming. I am grateful to have met and worked with these awesome city employees. My family would like to thank and praise them for being our guardian angels. We could never have purchased our first home without their help. Each one deserves to be “Employee of the Year.”

Megan Schneider

Deerfield Beach