In Episode 96 of Downtown Depot, show host Austin Meek interviews Dillon Meek (no relation). As the newly elected Mayor of Waco, Dillon describes his efforts to corral the impact of Covid-19, build economic development in downtown and Greater Waco, and ensure that every Wacoan has a shot at upward mobility.

Inside the Episode:

0:42 - Dillon Meek's perspective as Mayor of Waco
2:04 - The City's response to Covid-19
4:35 - Watching from the sidelines
6:59 - Hesitation about vaccination?
9:27 - Something Dillon has learned in the last 6 months
11:39 - Updates on the Catalyst riverfront development project
13:25 - A branding opportunity
14:45 - Performing arts space in downtown
17:00 - Baylor basketball
19:34 - Other downtown development
21:20 - Tech-exodus coming to Texas
24:26 - Magnolia expansion
26:58 - Dillon's parting words