Over the years, Austin Mayor Will Wynn has collected a lot of stuff.
One of his favorite pieces of memorabilia is something that didn't happened in his tenure as mayor.
"This was the proposal for Block 21 back in 2003," Wynn said in reference to a proposal calling for a three-story building on the city-owned land.
It was a valuable waste of space according to the mayor.
"As opposed to selling it for $3 million, we sold it for $16 million, and there's a 42-story building being built," Wynn said.
That building will allow more people to live, work and play downtown, something the mayor worked hard to accomplish during his six years in office.
"I think I've helped to get us past the question, 'Is Austin going to grow?' Now it's no longer of question of, 'Is Austin going to grow?' but it's, 'How will we grow?'"
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Mayor Will Wynn
News 8's Reagan Hackleman speaks to the mayor about his accomplishments and plans for the future.
 
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According to the mayor, part of the growth includes some sort of urban rail system, which is something he's disappointed hasn't yet happened.
"Cities that want to be our peers are spending hundreds of millions, some of them are spending billions of dollars building important infrastructure for their cities' long-term future, and unfortunately we're not doing that yet."
Austin could, but it may be under the leadership of Austin's 51st mayor, Lee Leffingwell.
"He's as ready to serve as anyone I can think of," Wynn said.
Leffingwell will officially take over as mayor Monday, June 22.
As for Wynn, his plans include working in Austin for a Dallas-based company dealing with energy.
"I plan to slow way down," Wynn said. "Keep a real low profile, and my kids are really excited that I will no longer be mayor."
Now the only thing left to do is finish packing six years of memories as Austin's 50th mayor.
