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Mayor Matson gives final State of the City Address
Davenport mayor Mike Matson delivered his final State of the City Address Thursday afternoon. He has announced that he is not seeking re-election, but for now his message to the city of Davenport is continual improvement.
'I can't thank the conversations I've had, uncomfortable or comfortable, but I need to thank you for that,' Matson said. 'I give credit to) the folks that do the work and work together in different entities to give city council goals and ideas on what to do. It's because of you.'
The mayor pointed out improvements across Davenport, including a 66 percent decrease in shots fired over the last five years.
'Davenport, again, just like the parks', Good Neighbor Project, recognized as an example of how to do gun violence intervention, how to do gun and crime reduction, 'Matson said.
He also noted that nearly a billion dollars have been investment in the northern part of the city.
'Set the table so businesses, when they are interested in coming, are ready to go,' Matson said. 'That's what the city council, the staff, that's what a lot of people have told us to do, and we are doing it.'
Matson added that the key to continuing a positive trajectory is collaboration.
'There are no words to say how important it is for everyone in this room, much less everybody out in whatever world you are, to work together,' Matson said. 'Come to the same vision of how do we improve whatever it is we want to improve.'
Matson said that Davenport's future is bright.
'We are doing a good thing. Maybe we can improve here, but thank God we have partners, thank God we have people who care about the community, and thank God we have people to work together,' Matson said.
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