Clarksburg City Council meeting

Sometimes you feel you are really making progress and that "local government really works". Tonight was one of those nights. We covered a lot of issues and made a lot of progress. We also had some great presentations, including one by Kate Turner, the young lady who introduced First Lady Laura Bush in Washington, DC.

One item that I think can really remake our city, is the TIF program for residential housing and commercial development. I think as we move forward we can develop a program that can provide new houses, money for renovation and demolition. This will take some work but it is doable. I think a great deal of our local real estate community and I believe that they will keep pushing to rebuild our great city. Council seems to be very supportive and I think people like Lou Aragona, Executive Director of the Clarksburg Housing Authority can add a great deal to the process.

We also had some great news concerning our largest commerical area, Eastpointe and Newpointe. The lighting project is complete and construction is continuing on our first StarBucks. Also, we were able to get a lot of trash picked up and the state is going to clean the streets.

All in all, a great night for Clarksburg. City Council working together to improve our city.