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Kingston mayor touts infrastructure, housing and climate plans in State of the City address
Summary
Mayor Steve Noble used his 2025 State of the City address to outline completed infrastructure projects, housing goals, new sustainability measures and several planned initiatives including a tree-preservation ordinance and $3.5 million in beach planning funds.
Mayor Steve Noble delivered the City of Kingston’s annual State of the City address at the Jan. 7 common council meeting, reviewing projects completed in 2024 and announcing new initiatives for 2025.
Noble highlighted recent and completed work across public safety, infrastructure, parks and housing and urged residents to take an active role in the city’s future. “Ask not what your city can do for you; ask what you can do for your city,” he said.
The address recapped the city’s first year operating its own emergency medical response: the fire department’s ambulance program responded to 4,500 medical calls with a reported response rate above 99 percent in its first year. Noble listed 2024 infrastructure accomplishments including the Ward Street Bridge rehabilitation, paving of 20 streets, installation of 58 ADA curb ramps and completion of the Henry Street Safe Routes to School and Clinton Avenue intersection projects. He said the city collected about 1,500 tons…
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