Lima Mayor Sharetta Smith delivered her first State of the City address, reflecting on the city’s progress over the past few years and her vision for the future. Mayor Smith’s top priorities are housing, neighborhood stability, economic development, public safety, students, working families, and city services.
Mayor Smith shared plans to expand affordable housing units, increase wages for first responders, provide more support services for youth, repair city infrastructure, and assist working families through workforce development.
“This work is hard — some of it, really hard — but we love this place too much to sit on the sidelines. And we are committed to a bold, transformative vision for the future and are willing to take risks necessary so that every Lima resident in every neighborhood can — and must — benefit from what I believe will be a better Lima,” said Mayor Smith.
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