LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Mayor Mark McBrayer delivered his state of the city address on Wednesday, outlining where he believes Lubbock stands and where he expects it to go.
McBrayer described the Hub City using three words: safe, affordable and energized.
Public safety and infrastructure
McBrayer said he recognizes the need for a greater emphasis on public safety, water needs and road infrastructure. He said the city has taken steps to deal with those issues by creating more positions for first responders, along with the new Texas Anti-Gang Center, Fire Station 20 and the Ports to Plains I-27 designation project.
Downtown growth
McBrayer said downtown growth is among his top priorities this year.
“Downtown Lubbock and the civic center expansion, so that is the biggest thing I will be working on this year,” McBrayer said. “We already got Lake 7 underway, so it’s going great, but this is something I want to get off the ground. It’s been a goal of mine since I was elected two years ago but this was the right year to do it.”
Business attraction
McBrayer said he believes more businesses will want to locate in Lubbock, pointing to Leprino as an example of a company that recognized the city’s value.
“Leprino saw the value in Lubbock and that’s why they moved here, and we are talking to a lot of other people who are looking at Lubbock because of the kind of people we are, because of how willing we are to work with business who want to move here,” McBrayer said.
Looking forward
McBrayer said he and fellow city council members are working to make Lubbock a better place to visit, work and live.
“We will make this city a great city,” McBrayer said. “We have gutted out on the flat prairies of West Texas for over one hundred years, and we are soon going to be a city of 300,000 people and that’s a testimony to the faith and hard work and dedication of the people who live here.”
McBrayer says his message is about more than where the city is today, but about where it is headed, with a future he believes is full of opportunity.
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