GREENWOOD, Ind. – Greenwood Mayor Mark W. Myers delivered his twelfth State of the City address Thursday at the Greenwood Fieldhouse.
“I am from Greenwood and for Greenwood. That is why I love this job and why I work every day to improve the quality of life here,” said Mayor Myers. “I have presented 11 balanced budgets to the common council, and all have been approved. Greenwood still has the lowest city tax rate of any city over 10,000 people in Indiana.”
Myers stated the city is still experiencing significant investment and growth. Since he came into office in 2011, over 5,000 jobs have been created. Last year, the city saw a record number of permits issued.
The three-term mayor also unveiled design concepts of the new Fire Station 95, located at Worthsville and Graham roads, and highlighted two critical community projects, the new Main Street Corridor Study and the launch of the city’s development of a new Greenwood Comprehensive Plan.
The Main Street Corridor Study will look at improvements to Greenwood’s “front door.” Each day 24,000 cars travel on Main Street from Five Points to Valle Vista, and Mayor Myers directed a study to look at how to make this corridor both visually appealing and safe.
The Comprehensive Plan is Greenwood’s all-encompassing “blueprint for the future.” It outlines the vision for the future and provides the goals and principles to achieve success.