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Mayor Sean Riley reflects on water transition, infrastructure and community as he prepares to leave office
Summary
Outgoing Mayor Sean Riley highlighted the city's transition to Lake Michigan water, more than $19 million in stormwater investments, a new website and public-safety programs in the State of the City video shown April 9; he offered brief in-person remarks thanking staff and residents.
Mayor Sean Riley used the State of the City presentation at the April 9 council meeting to recap initiatives during his 12‑year tenure and to thank city staff and residents as he prepares to leave office.
In a video introduced to the council, Riley said the city completed its transition to Lake Michigan water to ensure safe, reliable drinking water and cited downtown revitalization and infrastructure modernization as lasting accomplishments. The video said the city invested more than $19 million since 2014 to reduce flooding and strengthen stormwater infrastructure, naming projects on Green Meadow Drive, Rolling Ridge Drive and East Moreland Boulevard.
Riley’s presentation also highlighted the city’s adoption of Badger Books (electronic poll books) and a website redesign intended to improve accessibility and speed; staff said the electronic poll books reduced reconciliation time from weeks to about one week.
Other items included the restoration of a fountain at Prairie Home Cemetery, the launch and integration of a mobile integrated health program in the fire department, and construction of a sludge dryer at the clean water plant intended to produce EPA “class A” biosolids for reuse.
After the video, Mayor Riley spoke briefly in person, thanking poll workers, clerk staff and other city employees for their service and expressing confidence in the city’s future under new leadership. He concluded the meeting with closing remarks and adjourned the session.
What happens next: The new mayor and council will assume responsibilities following the election and scheduled transition. The capital and program work Riley described will proceed through staff and department oversight.
