Plymouth Mayor Mark Senter delivered his annual State of the City Address during Monday night’s Plymouth Common Council meeting.
The address aims to update the public of the goings on within the City of Plymouth, but also identify a few goals for the community moving forward. This is the first State of the City Address given by the Mayor since his re-election to the office in 2015.
Mayor Senter made special note of the signs decorating three points at the City’s entrances.
“We call Plymouth the Crossroads of Northern Indiana,” says Senter. “10 entrances: a mighty challenge for a very artistic and conscientious sign committee, last year. With $100-thousand in this year’s budget, we hope to add several more throughout the city.”
Several projects and accomplishments were noted during this year’s speech including upgrades to the City’s wastewater treatment facility and the Ledyard Water Plant. Despite increases in utility costs to help pay for the upgrades, the Mayor said he believes the improvements will serve the city well for the next 25 years.
Other projects included possible tourism draws such as the recent dedication of Freedom Park – which provides play space for children with disabilities.
New businesses such as those focused to basketball such as The Zone, and future businesses were also cited.
“Sometime this spring we will be doing something that’s practically unheard of – cutting the ribbon for The Zone and then walking across VanVactor Drive to break ground on a 45-thousand square foot indoor soccer complex – another positive addition, bringing hundreds to our city,” says Senter.
Going forward, the Mayor said he would like to further explore the possibility of renovating or constructing a new City Hall. The consideration was made after the ceiling in the Mayor’s office collapsed for the third time in eight years in 2016.
The State of the City Address was concluded with a call to collaborate more with Plymouth’s Latino communities. The City has one of the highest population bases for Latinos in the state.
