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Auburn mayor outlines $6 million resurfacing plan, parks and library branch in State of the City address
Summary
Mayor Ron Anders used the 2025 State of the City address to recap public-safety upgrades, announce major parks and recreation projects including the Boykin Community Center expansion and Richland Park, and note the Auburn City Council's recent approval of the FY 2026'27 budget that funds road resurfacing and other capital work.
Mayor Ron Anders delivered Auburn's 2025 State of the City address at the Jay and Susie Gooch Performing Arts Center, highlighting recent investments in public safety, parks and recreation, and transportation and restating the city's fiscal priorities.
"In '26, we're putting $6,000,000 into our annual resurfacing plan," Anders said, describing the increased funding as the second consecutive year the city has boosted resurfacing allocations. He also said the council approved the fiscal year 2026'27 budget last month and called it the tool for the next two years of projects and service delivery.
The mayor described upgrades at the regional public-safety training center, including a new burn building and a search-and-rescue maze simulator that regional departments are already using. Fire Chief Matt Cain, who spoke during the program, said the department's move to Advanced Life Support expanded on-scene care. "What that allowed was…
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