By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, associate publisher and political and investigative reporter.
CLEVELAND, Ohio- Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson (pictured) and the city of Cleveland invite the public to join the mayor at Cleveland Public Auditorium in downtown Cleveland on Thurs., Oct 7 for his final State of the City address. Doors open at 4:30 pm and remarks will be at 5:30 pm Everybody is welcome to this in person event, city officials said.
A former city council president and four term Black Democratic mayor in his 16th year as chief executive of the largely Black major American city of some 372,000 people, Jackson is retiring at the end of the year and did not seek an unprecedented fifth term this year.
“For the past 16 years, I have worked as mayor to stabilize the city, position it for the future and ensure that all can participate in a better quality of life,” said Mayor Jackson. “This is my last State of the City address and I look forward to speaking directly with residents not only about the past year, but also my vision for the future of this city.”
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