City of Coachella presents State of the City Address
KESQ News Team
COACHELLA, Calif. (KESQ) – The City of Coachella presented its annual State of the City Address on Thursday at Veterans Memorial Park.
The Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce organized the event in collaboration with the city.
Among the talking points were ways to provide more students with better educational opportunities and to promote growth of the city by providing opportunities for its residents.
Mayor Steven Hernandez spoke about plans to make improvements to city roads and infrastructure, saying, “When we’re talking about our investments in our street, you know, we’re focusing on our neighborhoods, making sure we can improve the corridors, but also the neighborhoods and giving them . . . new, fresh pavement.”
The rehabilitation and improvement of the CV Link trail was one of the main achievements highlighted by the city, along with a new medical clinic on Van Buren Street and a new Armtec Defense warehouse and research development facility on Avenue 53.
Also discussed was the importance of city efforts to secure grants to minimize any fiscal impacts on residents.