During Metro SA Chamber’s City Vision event Oct. 14, Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones shared her holistic approach to city development and how she plans to balance economic development with community needs.

The gist

In the keynote speech, Jones broke down her vision for the city into three categories: how she sees the city, how the city can view itself in a better light and what direction the city is currently heading.

Jones explained that due to federal funding cuts and a budget deficit, the city currently has a smaller-sized infrastructure bond of $500 million compared to the 2017 and 2022 bonds of $1.9 billion.

“Given the fiscal challenges, we are at $500 million bond capacity,” Jones said. “So that's like going to the grocery store saying, 'I thought I could put 20 bucks on this credit car

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