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Dearborn 2013 State of the City Full Transcript

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Dearborn Mayor Jack O'Reilly gave his 2013 State of the City speech on Wednesday evening at Dearborn City Hall.

He highlighted the successes, issues and plans in four key areas: neighborhoods, day-to-day operations, business districts, and "our collective future."

The speech gave details of the results of some local programs, such as the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, Rental Housing Task Force and shared services efforts.

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He also spoke of the city's plan to move its municipal offices to a new building and sell the current City Hall to arts developer Artspace (read the full story here).

You can read the full transcript in the PDFs section of this article, or download it to your computer. Also attached is a 2013 State of the City Fact Sheet.

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Want to watch the address? Click here for a list of dates and times it will be shown on CDTV, or visit the City of Dearborn website starting Friday, March 1 to view it online.

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