6 months in, Mayor Cal Hendrick says there's still work to do within the city
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- It's been six months since Cal Hendrick became Mayor. The lifelong Odessan became Mayor on November 5th, 2024, beating the incumbent Javier Joven.
Since then he has made some improvements to the City. He added signage to parks, road repairs, and many more. He's said there's a lot more to come.
'We found the funds and will soon begin construction on the Amy Bell Sports Center,' Mayor Hendrick said. 'That was huge for me because quite frankly it was dead in the water when I found it. Number two, we have fixed the parks. That is Woodson Park had no lighting and no signage. The waterpark didn't work. All of those things have been done or are in progress.'
His job is not done yet with what he wants to fix in Odessa to make the City better. He said there's work to do before the real work can begin.
'Number one is to get fully staffed. Until we get fully staffed, we cannot be the organization we need to be,' Mayor Hendrick said. 'Number two, we continue to look at roads. There are a lot of roads in Odessa that need a lot of work, and we have Joe Tucker, an engineer out there looking at roads and putting priorities out. We have got to do a better job for our people. We have to make sure we have dependable water. But not only fresh water but also wastewater '
Mayor Hendrick said he is doing everything with one goal in mind, bettering Odessa for all who live here.
'This is my attempt to make Odessa better. I hope and represent to the citizens when I ran that everything, I do is what I believe is in the best interest of the citizens. Best interest in Odessa,' Mayor Hendrick said. 'I may not always be right and if I'm not I will fess up and say I made a bad call here. But at least we are going to look at every issue. What's important and we are going to do what we believe is what is important to Odessa. We are not going to focus on anything is what I call the essentials. Essentials are roads, water, trash, parks, police, fire. These are critical.'
Mayor Hendrick says he wants the citizens of Odessa to trust in him and his council, as they continue to make Odessa great.
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