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Mayor Jim Gray WHEN JIM GRAY WAS ELECTED MAYOR EIGHT YEARS AGO, HE WAS FOCUSED ON JOB CREATION, AN EFFICIENTLY RUN CITY GOVERNMENT AND BUILDING A GREAT AMERICAN CITY. AS HE PREPARES TO LEAVE OFFICE IN JANUARY, GRAY IS PROUD OF HIS LEGACY LEADING THE CITY. story by Michelle Rauch | photo courtesy of LFUCG
“I’ve always believed that if people wake up in the morning feeling better about their city, then they’ll feel better about themselves, and if that’s the case then we will have done our jobs as public servants. I feel good about that,” Gray said.
for the coming year. Not only was he able to turn that around, under Gray’s leadership the city saved money. The Rainy-Day fund has more than 31-million in it, nearly double what it was when Gray took office.
His first day in office he faced financial hardships. The city 9-million dollars in the red with a 27-million-dollar projected shortfall
“We controlled spending and created surpluses in each of the last seven years. That’s a big deal and I’m proud of it. You’ve got to have
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