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Eric Hogue
Mayor of Wylie, Texas
P.O. Box 1461
Wylie, Texas 75098

Email: Eric Hogue


Phone: 972-442-8120

 

 

 

The Promise of Wylie

 

Someone once said, "tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your life." That statement is so true in many ways, we can spend our time looking backwards or we can look ahead and build a better future for our community and our children.

 

I believe we need to focus on the future and the issues that will help our community be even better:

 

Completion of our 2005 bond package:

  • We need to focus our efforts on the expansion of West Brown Street, East Brown Street, FM 1378 and the final phase of Stone Road. This will greatly aide in getting traffic in, around and out of Wylie.

  • We need to begin construction of our new public library, recreation center and city hall.

  • We need to see the completion of our third fire station, construction on this new station will begin soon.

 

Strong Relationships:

  • We need to build strong relationships with our county, state and federal officials. They need to know what is happening in Wylie and we need to use our “political muscle” of being the eighth fastest growing city in the nation to get the services and resources needed to enhance our community.

  • We need to build strong relationships with our surrounding communities; and build solid ties with our sister cities to work together to find opportunities that will benefit all of us.

  • We need to build a stronger partnership with our school district. Over the next several years, Wylie Independent School District will continue to see substantial growth with it’s student body. We have a great start in building this relationship with the Council Subcommittee for WISD Relations. This committee consists of three Council members appointed by the City Council, and three school board members appointed by the Wylie ISD Board. This committee makes recommendations to the City Council on matters relating to the City’s relationship with WISD, and on ways to maintain and develop partnerships with WISD. This is a good start, but we need to do more. New schools will still need to be built, traffic to and from these schools will need to be addressed, crossing guards will need to be hired and the need for more resource officers will continue as we build these schools and our student population grows. These are just a few of the areas in which we will need to work with our school district as we move into our city’s future.

  • We need to seek out opportunities to attract more commercial and retail businesses to our community. Wylie is a gold mine of residents just waiting for more restaurants, retail businesses and commercial businesses.

  • As mayor, I believe my primary focus should be on building a strong network with all of these groups. The Mayor needs to be a positive force in moving Wylie forward.

 

City Hall Focus:

  • We need to continue to support our outstanding city staff, providing them the tools they need to help them be ever more successful in their jobs, as Wylie continues to grow as a community.

  • We need to plan for the future growth needs of our police and fire departments, being able to continue to maintain outstanding service to all of our citizens.

 

 

The Promise of Wylie is insuring that tomorrow is a brighter and better day for Wylie; and that we have planned and prepared for a successful and productive future for all our citizens.