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Oakwood mayor highlights public safety, infrastructure and finances in State of the City; council approves minutes and committee appointments
Summary
Mayor Duncan delivered the 2025 State of the City, emphasizing public safety response times, recent infrastructure work paid partly with $940,000 in ARPA funds, and a planned water-rate increase. The council unanimously approved minutes and five committee appointments by voice vote.
Mayor Duncan delivered the Oakwood City Council's State of the City address on Feb. 3, 2025, highlighting public safety response times, recent infrastructure projects funded in part with federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money, and a planned water-rate increase for 2025.
In his address, Mayor Duncan said the city remains "our neighborhoods, our schools and library, city services, public safety, recreation and leisure, but most of all, it is our citizens." He said he is "honored to begin my 20th year serving you on Oakwood City Council and my 16th year as your mayor." The mayor opened with the city's basic statistics, noting a population of 9,572 and a municipal area of about 2.2 square miles.
The mayor emphasized Oakwood's public safety capabilities, saying the first officer on scene averages a two-minute response time; fire-engine response is 4.5 minutes (national standard cited as six minutes) and medic response 4.75…
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