Lawndale Mayor Harold Hofmann recited the hallmarks of the city's progress over the past year at a Chamber of Commerce-sponsored State of the City address this morning.
To highlight the city's most prominent achievement this year, the event was held at the new Lawndale library next to City Hall, at 147th Street and Burin Avenue. The $7.3 million library is the result of years of planning between the city and the county and, since it opened in March:
- Over 50,000 people have visited
- More than 1,000 new library cards have been issued
- 35,000 new books, DVDs and CDs have been added
While progress has been made in the city, the goals expressed by Hofmann at last year's State of the City were the same: a new community center is planned for 2012 across from City Hall, street improvements continue to be made, and a new nearly-one-acre park is set to open June 27 just west of Hawthorne Boulevard between 162nd and 163rd streets.
The budget woes that are hitting every local city this year are not as dire in Lawndale, Hofmann said. Though the city is planning to bring in $900,000 less in the coming fiscal year than it originally expected, it is not slashing any services or projects.
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