Montgomery mayor highlights $10M phase-one community‑center investment, new youth programs and workforce push

Montgomery Mayor Steven L. Reed said the city has invested $10,000,000 in a Phase 1 program to renovate neighborhood community centers and expand youth programming, and described plans to follow with a Phase 2 as part of broader efforts to connect young people to services and job pathways.

Reed made the remarks on the Mayor’s Take podcast recorded at Heritage Barber Shop and said the work includes upgrades and new programming at centers such as Chisholm, Sharon Heights and the Crump Center. “To have $10,000,000 poured into those communities and just in phase 1,” Reed said, “now we're gonna have a phase 2.”

The mayor framed the centers as anchors for long‑time residents and said the upgrades will combine facility improvements with programming to keep young people engaged. “Our goal is not just to have, you know, new gym floors and new flat screen TVs and new paint on the walls and things along those lines. It is to make sure it's a new experience,” Reed said, adding later that the intent is “a best in…