FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
Madison’s strong teamwork leads to success
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Paul Finley Mayor City of Madison
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Henry Ford once said, “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” This statement remains true for our community. Regionally, we are strong together. Huntsville was recently ranked 3rd in top places to live in the U.S. by U.S. News and World Report. Madison shares in that success as well as our 35758 zip code was ranked by AL.com as the best ip code to live in Alabama usinesses are oc in to our area because our region is economically sound, even through a global pandemic. Even without baseball last year Toyota Field in Town Madison hosted 175 non baseball events, creating enjoyable family activities and bringing in sound tax dollars for our community. This year our Rocket City Trash Pandas have played 26 home games to date and they are knocking attendance stats out of the park! Total announced attendance sits at 158,289 and their average home game attendance of nearly 6,100 per game leads all of Double-A baseball and ranks 4th in all of Minor League Baseball behind only Triple-A teams Nashville, El Paso, and Las Vegas. The Town Madison district is also booming with eateries including J Alexanders, The Yard Milkshake Bar, Outback, Panara Bread, Moe’s Barbecue, Starbuck’s, Slim Chickens and many more open or in-process of being built now. The investment our community made in our schools buy increasing property taxes is paying dividends as the new Midtown Elementary opens for the 2021-22 school year. In addition the ity is ma in pro ress in advancements to infrastructure properly support tra c at the new ourney Middle chool o eltic rive, slated to open their doors for the school year. Nearby, our Historic Downtown district has grown with the addition of the Avenues of Madison and we will soon open the renovated Home Place Park for amphitheater concert seating for up to 700. Focus on improvements to green ways and side walk connections, as well as enhancements at Palmer and Dublin Park remain a major priority. As CARES Act and American Rescue Plan funds roll in, we are able to directly serve our community with these projects. unds are also slated for road pro ects that support better connectivity for our police and re services, alon with increased public safety e orts Additionally, our community will start to see the former Three Springs facility transform into a new community center, providing space and activities for all Madison residents. Madison’s mission is to provide excellent services through responsible use of public resources, enhancing the quality of life for our community. This focus continues to drive us everyday, and we clearly see the results of forward thought and teamwork leading to the City of Madison’s success. -Mayor Paul Finley
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