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Mayor Gaddis summarizes first 100 days, touts public-safety hires and infrastructure investments
Summary
Mayor Jared Gaddis reviewed accomplishments in his first 100 days, citing recent police hires, a new mobile command unit, animal-shelter design progress, major road projects and planned investments including $17 million for resurfacing and $8 million to synchronize traffic signals.
Mayor Jared Gaddis used his communications time at the Feb. 10 Mobile City Council meeting to summarize his administration’s first 100 days and to highlight upcoming community events.
Gaddis emphasized public safety as a top priority, noting recent police hires and work to have the Mobile Police Department fully staffed by June. He said the city added a mobile command unit and discussed drone demonstrations and a safer‑communities task force intended to focus on prevention as well as response.
On infrastructure, Gaddis listed completed and ongoing projects — including resurfacing work on Highway 45 and MacGregor Avenue, the Saint Louis corridor and the MLK Avenue project — and said the city plans $17 million in resurfacing funds, about $5 million dedicated to stormwater with a new stormwater department, and $8 million to sync more than 120 traffic signals. He also previewed waterfront and corridor improvements, an Africa Town Welcome Center expected to open this summer and a planned access road for the Brookly By The Bay project.
Gaddis invited residents to a public welcoming reception for the USS Farragut at Pier 2 on Friday and noted the ship will be open for free public tours beginning Saturday through Fat Tuesday.
The mayor closed by thanking the council and saying more accomplishments are expected in the coming years.
