Thank You

Last night, I called Richard "R.J" Berry to congratulate him on his victory. It was a hard fought campaign and I will work with him to ensure a smooth transition.

I'm humbled and honored to have served as your Mayor for three terms. Together, we accomplished so much.

Public safety was a top priority. We passed Marissa's Law which gave our city some of the strongest anti-sex offender laws in the country. We cut police response times in half. And, we started the Safe City Strike Force to clean up crime ridden parts of the city.

We diversified Albuquerque's economy. We've attracted business investment, high tech jobs and the film industry to Albuquerque. During my tenure, we saw, new, good paying new jobs from Verizon Wireless, Albuquerque Studios, Shamrock Foods, Prime Therapeutics, Fidelity, Schott Solar, Sony Imageworks and the Reelz Channel come to Albuquerque. We've responsibly grown our city and attracted new opportunity.

We made Albuquerque a greener city. I firmly believe in the philosophy of thinking globally and acting locally when it comes to global climate change. I'm so proud of what we've done. Today, 20% of Albuquerque's energy comes from wind and the city is investing in energy efficient vehicles and green buildings. That's why we were named the "Greenest City in America." We also vastly improved Albuquerque's bus system and introduced Rapid Ride. Today, bus ridership is way up and growing.

We made Albuquerque a cleaner city through graffiti removal, improved trash removal and improvements to our medians. We built new dog parks and skate parks to make our city a friendlier city with more recreational opportunities. We improved the city's citizenservice with 311. And, we improved our cities amenities including the Zoo, Bio-Park, Explora, the Balloon Fiesta Park and more!

It's difficult to sum up all we've done in three terms in one short email. I love Albuquerque. I love our city and our people. It's been an honor to serve. Together, we accomplished so much.

I thank you from the bottom of my heart for the opportunity to serve you.

Marty