Managing Growth in the City of Leander with Mayor Christine DeLisle

Today’s episode (156) features City of Leander Mayor Christine DeLisle. She and Bingham Group CEO A.J. discuss the growth and associated challenges with one the fastest growing cities in the nation. Elected Mayor in May of 2021, Mayor DeLisle previously served a three-year term as Place 4 on the Leander City Council. Located just 30 minutes northwest of downtown Austin, Leander has experienced substantial growth in its population over the past decade. In May 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Leander, Texas was the fastest-growing large city in America between 2018 and 2019. For perspective, in 2010, the city population was 27,697 residents, and as of June 2020, the number of residents totaled 73,000 (See, Austin area suburb named as fastest growing city in America - Austin Business Journal: shorturl.at/oINSX) LINKS: Mayor DeLisle on LInkedin -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayor-christine Mayor DeLisle on Twitter -> https://twitter.com/christine_ltx City of Leander Council Page -> https://www.leandertx.gov/citycouncil/page/leander-city-council ABOUT THE BINGHAM GROUP, LLC The Bingham Group, LLC is a full service lobbying firm representing and advising clients on government affairs, public affairs, and procurement matters in the Austin Metro. Follow us on LinkedIn for content updates and the BG Reads: www.linkedin.com/company/binghamgp CONTACT US at: [email protected] FOLLOW US: Facebook -> www.facebook.com/binghamgp Instagram -> www.instagram.com/binghamgroup Twitter -> twitter.com/binghamgp THE BG PODCAST IS PART OFTHE BG MEDIA NETWORK An Austin-based digital content network focused on emerging creators. From concept to execution, and on, we help you tell your story. Released by: BG Media Group for The Bingham Group, LLC (www.binghamgp.com)