MAYOR'S STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS: INVESTING IN OUR SHARED IDENTITY - ANNUAL SPEECH TO HIGHLIGHT THE SUCCESSES OF 2011, KEY ISSUES FOR 2012 AND BEYOND
Posted: March 5th, 2012 12:41 PM
GRESHAM, Ore. – Gresham Mayor Shane T. Bemis will deliver his annual State of the City address this Wednesday, March 7.
The speech, considered one of Gresham's signature civic events, begins at 3 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Gresham City Hall, 1333 N.W. Eastman Parkway, before an audience of Gresham City Councilors, invited dignitaries, community leaders and residents.
In this year's address, Mayor Bemis will call out 2012 as a defining moment, both in terms of the need for additional revenue to support essential City services and as an important moment to reclaim Gresham's unique identity. He will open the talk by presenting a 2-minute video showcasing the places and events that community members felt best captured life in Oregon's fourth-largest city. The Gresham Is… project was part of a 2011 public-engagement effort that invited residents to share photos and video clips on the City's Facebook page.
"I am done letting others build the narrative around the people of Gresham," the mayor says in the speech, "and in the coming years this organization will do our best to put forth the story we all know to be true: that this place is iconic both for its vistas and its personality, its access to the outdoors and its cozy built environment and livability, its community events and its family friendliness."
The event is open to the general public.
A live video feed will also be carried on GreshamOregon.gov/videos, along with a transcript of the speech.
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