East Point mayor says city is "strong," highlights public safety, wages and water investments; will not seek reelection

Mayor Dina Holiday Ingram said the “state of our great city of East Point is strong” during her State of the City address, outlining recent public-safety gains, a new employee pay plan, investments in the water system to address PFAS contamination and ongoing housing development — and announcing she will not seek reelection.

In a brief nut graf, Ingram framed the measures as part of a people-first agenda she said underpins East Point’s current growth: falling crime, a triple-A bond rating, and targeted federal and state funding to protect the city’s water supply and support workforce housing.

Ingram attributed several public-safety improvements to recent staffing and technology upgrades. “Overall, crime in East Point is down by 30% from this past year,” Mayor Dina Holiday Ingram said, adding the city achieved a 94% homicide clearing rate last year and a 100% clearance rate so far this year. She also said homicides are down 12%, auto deaths are down 40%, and burglaries are down 50%. The mayor credited the police department’s staffing increases and new tools; she said emergency response times have fallen from about 15 minutes to roughly 8 minutes and 12 seconds over the last two years. Ingram said the city plans…