Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird delivered her seventh State of the City address to about 500 people at the Marriot Cornhusker Hotel Tuesday morning. Gaylor Baird highlighted major gains in affordable housing, workforce development and infrastructure, outlining how City investments are delivering an even better quality of life for residents.
“The state of our city is strong. And while we are proud of our strength, we strive to build on our successes each day as we cultivate the quality-of-life capital of the country,” Gaylor Baird says. She said public safety remains the top priority for City government and Lincoln residents.
Gaylor Baird reported that investments in recruiting police officers are paying off, with LPD now at 97% of authorized strength following the largest recruit class in recent history. She also noted that Part One crime, including violent crime, has fallen to a new 25-year low.
The mayor also announced the City has now supported 3,200 new or rehabilitated affordable housing units since 2019, more than 64% of the way toward her administration’s goal of 5,000 units by 2030.
Gaylor Baird announced that workforce investments using American Rescue Plan Act funds have now served more than 1,550 residents, enabled over 1,000 individuals to earn credentials, and helped 294 people secure jobs.
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