03-30-2013 Mayor Buttigieg to Deliver State of the City Address

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X013 it ■ I865 CITY OF SOUTH BEND PETE BUTTIGIEG,MAYOR Office of the Mayor CONTACT: Kara Kelly, (574) 235-5853 kkelly @southbendin.gov MAYOR BUTTIGIEG TO DELIVER STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS Mayor Pete Buttigieg will deliver his second State of the City address March 20 at 7 p.m. at LaSalle Intermediate Academy. Just over a year into his first term, Mayor Buttigieg will reflect on South Bend's achievements in 2012 and outline initiatives for the year to come. "We must continue to be bigger—bigger-hearted, and bigger-minded—to realize the potential of our great city," Mayor Buttigieg says. The address will outline initiatives to reduce violence, strengthen neighborhoods, increase employment, and streamline city government. To achieve these goals, the Mayor will not only draw on local resources and expertise, but on the character of the community itself. High-tech business investment and riverfront development already underway promise to redefine South Bend for the better, but a better city depends on its citizens being open to new opportunities. "If we are going to succeed in meeting our challenges, if we are going to open a new era in the life of our city," Mayor Buttigieg says, "then we must be open." Citing national and international recognition for the Morris Performing Arts Center and the city parks department, increased collaboration with the University of Notre Dame, and partnerships with neighboring communities, the Mayor will highlight ways South Bend has positioned itself to thrive. And he will call on citizens to move forward together with the resilient and optimistic spirit that has always been the basis for the city's success. "If we open up—open new connections and new paths, continue to reopen old places with new futures," Mayor Buttigieg says, "then we open opportunities for this community that can propel us not just beyond where we are now but far beyond even the best moments in our storied past." 444