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State of the City
The tradition continued as the Mayor delivered his annual State
of the City Address at the Wylie Chamber of Commerce meeting. He
focused on four main areas basing his presentation on the City Council’s
Strategic Action Plan: Economic Development, the New Civic Complex,
Public Safety and Streets.
Highlights Include:
- Announcement of the Woodbridge Crossing development anchored
by Target. The center, scheduled to open Summer 2009, features
575,000 sq ft of retail space and a potential $202 million in
retail sales.
- Renderings of the Civic Complex and large samples of the actual
stone that will be used on the façade of the building.
The new facility will serve as a community gathering place featuring
the library, recreation center, city hall and will be the ideal
place to host large scale festivals and events.
- Public Safety sets Wylie apart from other cities. Wylie’s
Crime Rate continues to be one of the lowest in North Texas and
Wylie Fire Rescue maintains its ISO 1 rating. Community involvement
through the Citizens Police Academy, Volunteers in Policing, CERT
(Community Emergency Response Teams) and SkyWarn weather spotting
strengthens our Emergency response and preparedness.
- More than 13 miles of new and reconstructed roadways, funded
through the State, County and City bonds, will be completed in
the next five years. Roads include Ballard Avenue, McCreary Road,
Stone Road, FM 1378, Brown Street and McMillen Road.
The Mayor closed his presentation by commenting on the importance
of the City, School District, Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Merchants
Association, Economic Development Corporation, citizens and community
organizations working together for the future success of the City
of Wylie.
Listed below is a link to view the 2008 State of the City PowerPoint
presentation.
2008 State of the
City
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