03/2017 Mayor's Corner March 2017
Our 2017 Two-Year City Council Goals were a little late in coming this year due to the ice
and snow. They include: 1) Advance a local option levy to maintain funding for core
services, 2) Expand recreation opportunities, 3) Make downtown a place where people want
to be, 4) Annex islands, 5) Implement the Triangle Strategic Plan, and 6) Study transit
development along the Southwest Corridor.
"If I Were Mayor, I would ... ." Please go to our website and learn about the 2017
Student Contest for grades 4 to 12. Prizes at the city and state level are being awarded in
three different age groups and categories.
Thank you to the 250 citizens who came out to hear my State of the City address in
February. If you were unable to attend and would like to see a video of it, you can find it
online.
My next "Fireside Chat with the Mayor" takes place on March 2, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at
Symposium Coffee, 12345 SW Main St.
My March quote of the month is by George S. Patton, "A good plan violently executed now is
better than a perfect plan executed next week."