Mayor delivers “State of Manassas” address

During the Feb. 2 Manassas City Council meeting, Mayor Harry “Hal”  J. Parrish II delivered the State of the City of Manassas address in a video message to city residents. 

In his address, Mayor Parrish welcomed new businesses to the city, like El Cactus, Don Lencho, The Bone, Fire House Subs, Zandras and the Man Cave.  He also spoke about expanding businesses including Heritage Brewing, Bad Wolf Brewing, Fauquier Bank and a few others.

Mayor Parrish spoke about the many family friendly events held in the city, Manassas City Public Schools and the summer camps held by the Fire and Rescue and Police Departments for Osbourn High School Students. 

He talked about the citizens group who asked that City Hall be named in honor of Mayor Marvin Gillum and how their civic involvement and community spirit led not only to raise funds for the signs, but funds for the upkeep of those signs as well.

Mayor Parrish talked about the City of Manassas’ first Citizen Satisfaction Survey held in 2014.  The survey set a baseline for future surveys and will help determine priorities in coming years.  This survey is available at http://www.manassascity.org/css  One .of the findings of the survey was that city staff ranks 20 percentage points higher than the national benchmark in customer service.

Mayor Parrish closed his address speaking about economic development for the City of Manassas including the hiring of a new Economic Development Director and a greater focus on business attraction, retention and expansion.  To watch the State of the City in its entirety, visit http://www.manassascity.org.