ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- On Thursday morning, Aberdeen Mayor Travis Schaunaman delivered his annual State of the City Address at the K.O.Lee Public Library.

Mayor Schaunaman revealed the theme for the 2025 speech.

Housing:

The mayor looked back at what was done in 2024.

Mayor Schaunaman looks ahead to 2025.

Finances:

Mayor Schaunaman reveal how successful 2024 was for the city.

The mayor discuss some of the new businesses that opened up in 2024.

Aberdeen’s Ability to Recover:

Mayor Schaunaman looked back at how the city recover.  First off talking about the collapse of the Van Slyke Building in 2023.

The other was the potential layoff that nearly happen at Banner Engineering in 2024.

Education:

Mayor Schaunaman discuss academics in the public schools in 2024.

Schaunaman update on the latest developments at NSU.

Schunaman update on technical education upgrades within the community.

Quality of Life:

Mayor Schaunaman update on the recreation projects that was done at Wylie Park in 2024.

The mayor update other recreation activities happening in Aberdeen.

Aberdeen’s Future:

Mayor Schaunaman looks ahead to the future of the city.  The mayor discuss working on some of infrastructure planned for 2025.

Schaunaman look ahead to water needs in the city.

Another project the mayor discussed is the work on the wastewater treatment plant.

You can check out the full speech at www.facebook.com/HubCityRadioNews.