We’re already a couple weeks into 2020, but the year 2019 is still likely fresh in most of our minds. In the City of Perry, Mayor John Andorf looks back at a lot of positives from the last calendar year.

Some of the happenings in 2019 that Andorf felt were highlights included: the successful Sesquicentennial Celebration held in concert with the Fourth of July festivities; at least 25 new homes built in the City, tripling the housing market for the third straight year; the growth of industry, including the downtown expansion projects of Progressive Foundry and Wiese Industries, TC&B Corporate Wearables moving into the Industrial Park, and the continued expansion of the Perry Municipal Airport; and the overall revitalization of downtown Perry. Andorf felt growth was the overall theme for the year, and attributed it to the hard work of residents. “2019 was a great year of growth and development for Perry, and that’s going to continue on. It’s a great time to be part of Perry, and for me personally it’s been exciting to be a small part of what’s happened in Perry and being in on what’s going to happen in the future. I’m looking forward to 2020, and hopefully all of you are also!”

To hear more from Andorf, recapping 2019 in Perry, listen to today’s Perry Fareway Let’s Talk Dallas County program on air and at RaccoonValleyRadio.com.