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Mayor Kessler highlights $17.7 million in grants, parks and safety initiatives in State of the Community
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Mayor Ben Kessler summarized 2025 projects and announced the city is advancing more than $17.7 million in grant funding for local infrastructure, parks, a senior center and safety programs, and described new programs including AquaHawk water monitoring and a one-year federally funded synagogue auxiliary officer program.
BEXLEY — Mayor Ben Kessler used the annual State of the Community address to highlight completed and planned capital projects, grant awards and safety programs that city leaders said are reshaping public space and services.
"The state of our community is strong," Kessler told attendees, reviewing work completed in 2025 such as the pedestrian and cyclist bridge and the new Schneider Park skate park and outlining planned projects including a…
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