Huntington State of the City Prediction 2015

Mayor Steve Williams will conduct the Huntington State of the City Address this evening to inform the citizens of Huntington of future budget plans and new additions to the city.

                I predict Williams will have four main points in his State of the City Address. The first three points will cover future development projects for the city of Huntington. The first of these development projects will take place on Hal Greer Blvd. Recently some of the government housing was taken down in hopes of producing a more retail, commercial environment that will connect Marshall University students to the area. Williams stated that there is absolutely no need to worry about the state of the government housing. He has moved the individuals that resided in this area to a place downtown.

                The second project I predict Mayor Williams will discuss is the ACI plant property that is near the baseball stadium. William has plans to make this area definitely a more commercial part of the city. He plans to tear down the ACI property and fill it with restaurants, retail stores, and hotels. I believe that Mayor Williams wants to make the city of Huntington a fun, exciting place for the students on Marshall University’s campus to feel safe and welcome to stay in Huntington after graduation.

                The third project that Williams will discuss is the River to Rail development that will reside in the West end of Huntington. Williams plans to build a warehouse that will attract more people to that side of the city. Another thing that I believe Mayor Williams will address is the need for high-speed broadband. He believes that without high-speed broadband these three projects will not thrive. With the high-speed broadband Mayor Williams says that this will act as a virtual ribbon between the three new developments.

                Another major issue that Mayor Williams will definitely discuss is the city’s new budget. This year’s city budget has gone down 5% from last year’s budget. With this new budget I believe that questions will be raised about jobs, but not to worry Mayor Williams has stressed that there will indeed be no layoffs in the city of Huntington.