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Mayor highlights water, roads, jobs and new senior center at 2025 State of the City
Summary
Mayor Dan D. Yancey delivered Copperas Cove’s 2025 State of the City address and outlined infrastructure and economic projects including a 7,000,000‑gallon‑per‑day water‑treatment expansion, more than $14 million in EDC grant funding and a $3.5 million senior center expected this year.
Mayor Dan D. Yancey delivered Copperas Cove’s 2025 State of the City address and outlined ongoing and planned projects the city says will support population growth, infrastructure resilience and economic development.
“Coppers Cove is a city of resilience and strength,” Mayor Dan D. Yancey said as he opened the address. He told residents the city’s population is 40,638 as of January 2025 and that officials are preparing services and infrastructure to accommodate future growth.
City officials emphasized water supply and treatment as top priorities. Yancey and city manager Ryan Averill said the city purchased generators to keep water treatment and supply running during extended power outages and that council authorized an expansion of the regional water treatment facility. The city’s share is an additional 7,000,000 gallons per day when the project is completed in 2028, city officials said.
Officials also raised…
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