Mayor Winstead delivers State of the City address

Attendees at the State of the City Breakfast
listen to the speakers
Photo by Mark McVeety

On Wednesday morning, June 4, the Shoreline City Council hosted local elected officials, business leaders, community partners, and residents for the State of the City Breakfast. The theme for the program was "Investing in a Vibrant Shoreline" and it was an opportunity for Mayor Shari Winstead and City Manager Debbie Tarry to provide the community with an update on the City's pursuit of Vision 2029.

Winstead emphasized the investments the City has been making to become a healthy and environmentally sustainable community that looks out for those in need. She also highlighted the City's continued excellent fiscal health and discussed how the City has invested in developing a 10 Year Financial Sustainability Plan to ensure that resources will be available to provide the basic City services that the community has come to expect and enjoy.

Shoreline Economic Development Manager Dan Eernissee shakes the hand of
SCC Interim President Daryl Campbell and SCC Board of Trustees President
Shoubee Liaw. Photo by Mark McVeety

Tarry discussed some of the larger capital investments the City will be making in the near future to help pave the way for future growth. For the past several years, Economic Development has been a primary goal of the City Council. Tarry pointed out that the City's investments in infrastructure help serve the broader goal of creating economic development that will allow Shoreline to continue to be a vibrant community long into the future.

In addition to hearing from the Mayor and the City Manager, Shoreline's Economic Development Manager Dan Eernissee spoke about the importance of having private, non-profit, and other public agencies also investing in Shoreline. Eernissee introduced four guest speakers to share why their respective organizations decided to invest in Shoreline. They included: Teresita Batayola, CEO of International Community Health Services (ICHS); Roger Long, CFO of US Bio Tek Laboratories, Inc.; and Daryl Campbell, Interim President of Shoreline Community College. Darin Davidson, President of Inland Group, provided a statement.

A video of the event will be made available on the City's website.