Sylacauga – In the inaugural “State of the City” program from the Sylacauga Chamber of Commerce, Sylacauga Mayor Matt Hubbard presented what he called a “foundation upon which to build a future for coming generations.”
Hubbard opened by allowing the City’s department heads to introduce themselves and present a brief overview of what all they provide for the City and its citizens. Those include the Municipal Court, Human Resources, Animal Shelter, Administration & Finance (City Clerk’s office), City Shop, Fire, Building Services, Police, Street Department, B.B. Comer Library, Parks & Recreation, Commercial Development, Industrial Development, and Municipal Airport.
Hubbard, six-months into his term as Mayor, began his personal address talking about those departments, as well as efforts to advance commercial, industrial, and residential development in the City, along with praise for the efforts of our local education systems and workforce development efforts, “We are fortunate to have leadership in education in place for local schools and Central Alabama Community College. And having E.A.R.T.H. as a locally-based hub for workforce development can only benefit our future.”
Hubbard went on to point that having oustanding public safety and cultural entities in place, along with aggressive development of new recreation facilities, combines with all of those other aspects of the City to lay a great foundation for the City’s future.
Prior to the program, we asked Hubbard what in his brief time in office came as the biggest surprise discovery, to which he immediately replied, “How long it takes to hire people to fill positions. We have a strong system in place, but it definitely surprised me how long it takes for that process to play out in getting people in positions.”
All in all, Hubbard said that he is quite pleased, as he praised former administrations and councils, “We’re in a good place, and I look forward to finding ways to move the City forward.”
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