The Liberty County Chamber of Commerce hosted the April 2018 Progress Through People Luncheon which featured Hinesville Mayor Brown's State of the City Address. Mayor Allen Brown and City Manager Kenneth Howard spoke of the changes this past year, the areas of focus now, upcoming projects, and future goals for Hinesville. City employees and elected officials at the luncheon were also recognized in honor of Georgia Cities Week.

1. THE STATE OF THE CITY
Mayor Allen Brown Presents

2. Today’s Agenda
• Change
• Budget
• The Millage Rate
• Growth
• Traffic
• Accomplishments!

3. PROGRESS IS IMPOSSIBLE
WITHOUT CHANGE.

4. A BALANCED BUDGET!
$19.10
$19.20
$19.30
$19.40
$19.50
$19.60
$19.70
$19.80
$19.90
General Fund
2016
2017
2018
Million
Expenses continue to rise,
but as a City, we are doing
more without spending more
with just an 18% increase
over last year’s budget.

5. MILLAGE RATE REDUCTION!
10.6
10.65
10.7
10.75
10.8
10.85
10.9
10.95
11
11.05
2016 2017 2018
A reduction of
.76 mills over
the last 2 years!
Mills

6. MILITARY ZONE

7. • Paving Mattie & Gibson Streets
• Re-stripe 26 miles of City streets
• Planning to re-stripe 10 miles of City
streets
• Widen S. Main St. at Veterans Pkwy. from
2nd St. to Ralph Quarterman
• Bryant Commons Entrance
SPLOST AT WORK FOR YOU!

8. SALES TAX PROCEEDS ON THE RISE!
Sales tax makes up 20%
of our tax income.

9. TRAFFIC IS A SIDE EFFECT
OF GROWTH.
Please pardon our
progress.

10. CENSUS 2020

11. 0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
2015 2016 2017 2018
BRYANT COMMONS

12. VETERANS MEMORIAL WALK
A Coast Guard marker is placed at the nearly complete Veterans
Memorial Walk.

13. CISCO’S DOG PARK & PLAYGROUND
Over 250 volunteers from the Home Depot Foundation and the community
came out to complete Cisco’s Dog Park, a new playground, as well as build and
install multiple other pieces of the park. An in-kind investment of $250,000.

14. WASTEWATER FACILTY

15. New 6,500 ft. Runway
MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield..

16. NEW VISION FOR THE CITY OF
HINESVILLE
Kenneth Howard, Hinesville City Manager

17. 1. Assistant City Manager
2. Director of Community Development
3. Chief of Police
PRIORITY: FILL KEY
VACANCIES

18. City
Manager
Department Heads
Assistant City
Manager
Structural Changes

19. BUSINESS INCUBATOR
• $1.5 million project
• First major project with Georgia Southern
University
• Status: Last phase of grant consideration

20. MWBE
• Work with the County, LCDA, Liberty County
Board of Education, staff and the City’s
consultants to further efforts in building
diversity so that the businesses that represent
the City, represent the community.

21. FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT
CENTER
• Status: In the progress of recruiting developers.
• Wish List:
– Bowling alley
– Skating rink
– Arcade
– Laser tag
– Miniature golf
– Water park
– Restaurant
– Area to host large gatherings of200-300 people.

22. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
FROM 2018 RANSOMWARE
ATTACK.

23. QUESTIONS?