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Mayor Reed outlines public-safety investments, housing and economic plans in 2025 State of the City
Summary
At a State of the City address at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Montgomery Mayor Steven L. Reed highlighted public-safety hires and infrastructure, homelessness and recovery initiatives, housing and economic development milestones, and major federal and private investments slated for 2025.
Montgomery Mayor Steven L. Reed delivered his 2025 State of the City address at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, outlining public-safety investments, neighborhood revitalization projects and initiatives targeting homelessness, opioid recovery and economic growth.
The address stressed public-safety upgrades and leadership changes. Reed said the city recently completed a national search and appointed a permanent police chief, and he praised recent improvements at Montgomery Fire and Rescue, noting the department earned an ISO 1 rating and an average response time of 3 minutes, 54 seconds. He also described the opening this year of a new West Montgomery fire station with a final cost of $19,000,000, up from an earlier $11,000,000 estimate.
Reed said the city is expanding services for people experiencing homelessness through the HUB at the MAP Center on East Illinois Avenue, which the…
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