PUEBLO — Pueblo Mayor Heather Graham said she's prioritizing the city's finances and public safety during her first State of the City Address.
She delivered the address Friday morning at Pueblo Memorial Hall. Mayor Graham is proposing a ballot measure asking voters to approve a 3.5% food tax to generate more revenue for the city.
Mayor Graham says beefing up the city's police force and cleaning up homeless camps along Fountain Creek are also at the top of her agenda.
"I'm going to try to keep my promises to the community over the next three years and really drive Pueblo into being a staple city in Colorado," said Mayor Graham.
The mayor also pointed to the city's efforts to do the following as some of her top accomplishments since taking office:
- provide housing for the homeless
- construction beginning on the next phase of the Riverwalk
- launch of the Real Time Crime Center
You can watch Mayor Graham's State of the City Address below:
WATCH: Pueblo's State of the City
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