Podcast: 2024 year in review with Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara

December 31, 2024|By Kevin Haas|In Podcasts, This Week in the Stateline Podcast, 815 News, Local, Rockford, Trending
Mayor Tom McNamara speaks at a news conference Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, at Second First Church to celebrate the start of a new Reach Out and Read program in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
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ROCKFORD — Mayor Tom McNamara said he was encouraged to see growing momentum for downtown living in the past year.

That includes the recent opening of the Water Power Lofts in a former foundry at 700 S. Main St. and plans for the Nu State Apartments to open in spring 2025 at Church and Main streets.

The mayor made his comments during a year-in-review interview with Steve Summers on the weekly This Week in the Stateline podcast and radio show.

“You’re talking now, Steve, that we have nearly 500 residential units in downtown Rockford,” McNamara said. “It’s incredibly exciting to see more people living, playing and having fun in downtown Rockford.”

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McNamara and Summers talked about everything from the plans for Colman Yards, which is due to open its first phase in summer 2025, to arts and culture, property taxes and how the city is spending its newfound revenue from Hard Rock Casino Rockford.

Listen to the full episode below:

This Week in the Stateline is hosted by Steve Summer of 95.3 The Bull, a radio partner of the Rock River Current.