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Mayor Ashley Harris frames 'Commitment to Community' with task force, housing accountability and a community policing pilot
Summary
In his 2026 State of the City address at Ballast Casino, Mayor Ashley Harris outlined a community‑centered agenda that includes a volunteer 'Magnificent 10' economic task force, a purple‑uniformed community policing pilot, new rules for vacant properties and targeted use of CDBG and ARPA funds to support residents.
Mayor Ashley Harris delivered the 2026 State of the City address at Ballast Casino on an agenda he called “Commitment to Community,” announcing a citizen task force, new housing‑accountability measures and a community‑focused policing pilot while acknowledging tight municipal finances.
Harris said the city will form the “Magnificent 10,” a volunteer task force to advise on economic development and act as community ambassadors; the group, he said, will be backed by resources from the mayor’s office and focus on neighborhood‑level growth and business support. “They will come up with creative ideas, reach out to potential business partners, act as living billboards for Rock Island, and keep me tied into the fabrics of our issues,” Harris said.
The mayor proposed a suite of housing measures aimed at discouraging speculative property holding: a register for vacant buildings,…
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