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<v Speaker 1>B aren't really glad to be with you.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not just me, it's a whole team of people

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<v Speaker 2>who did an amazing job here. We did get enough signatures.

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<v Speaker 2>We are just overwhelmed with the turnout and the support

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<v Speaker 2>that we've received, collecting more than eighteen thousand, three hundred

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<v Speaker 2>signatures in order to put this issue on the referendum.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't tell you how excited were able to share

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<v Speaker 1>that with you.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I think it's a serious I mean, you did

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<v Speaker 3>it over nineteen days, the significant reflection of how angry

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<v Speaker 3>the folks in Hyde Park over are over the fact

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<v Speaker 3>that well representative government failed them. You got seven of

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<v Speaker 3>the seven of the city council members that denied you, guys,

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<v Speaker 3>your own destiny, charting your own zoning laws. They said, no,

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<v Speaker 3>we're going to give these well connected developers a variance

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<v Speaker 3>over the connected communities, which they show down every neighborhood's

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<v Speaker 3>throat at first, and we're going to let you go

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<v Speaker 3>ahead and move forward with your huge development. And I've

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<v Speaker 3>seen the designs for this. Todd Zinser's been on the

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<v Speaker 3>relation and he did the graphics that are circulating out.

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<v Speaker 3>It's monstrous. The dynamic of high Park square be changed

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<v Speaker 3>dramatically so it doesn't shock all.

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<v Speaker 2>It is not just a Hyde Park case. We couldn't

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<v Speaker 2>have actually hit this number. Even if we had every

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<v Speaker 2>single man, woman and child in Hyde Park, we couldn't

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<v Speaker 2>get anywhere near this. This is a city wide number,

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<v Speaker 2>from Sailor Park to Mount Washington. This eighteen thousand people

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<v Speaker 2>are spread out neighborhood after neighborhood after neighborhood. We had

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<v Speaker 2>more than three hundred circulators of the petition volunteers, many

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<v Speaker 2>of them first timers, ranging in age from eighteen to

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<v Speaker 2>ninety two, and they were all over the city. We

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<v Speaker 2>were in all kinds of neighborhoods, Mount Airy, north Side,

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<v Speaker 2>North Avon Hill, Poddock, Paddock Hills, Mount Lookout, Mount Washington.

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<v Speaker 2>We covered the waterfront, and the city gave us that number,

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<v Speaker 2>not just Hyde Park.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I think the residents of the city is SINETI

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<v Speaker 3>regardless of which neighborhood they're in, saw that you know

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<v Speaker 3>they're but for the grace of God go y. I

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<v Speaker 3>mean the council did this to Bond Hill as well,

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<v Speaker 3>and people also might.

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<v Speaker 1>Have regectne it to many other yeah, exactly.

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<v Speaker 3>Well and connected communities that was done to every single neighborhood.

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<v Speaker 3>They didn't even get input from the various neighborhoods around

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<v Speaker 3>if they were interested in the connected communities zoning or not,

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<v Speaker 3>and they obviously got it.

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<v Speaker 1>That is the biggest piece of this.

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<v Speaker 2>While this is a development issue that's now on going

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<v Speaker 2>to be on the ballot once the Board of Elections

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<v Speaker 2>certifies that we have more than the nine thousand, one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and forty six that we have to have ten

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<v Speaker 2>percent of the last governor's race, this is really a

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<v Speaker 2>statement about telling the city neighborhood councils, community councils, citizens

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<v Speaker 2>themselves want to have a say in how their neighborhoods grow, change, develop.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't have something like this and let just city

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<v Speaker 2>council and commission and the developers decide what's going to be.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why we had volunteers from all over the city

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<v Speaker 2>and all the different neighborhoods. This is amazing too that

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<v Speaker 2>what you're focusing on on what I really feel is

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<v Speaker 2>the most important thing about citizens' voice and neighborhood councils

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<v Speaker 2>planned Cincinnati. The functional Planning document for the city says

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<v Speaker 2>that the city expects its community organizations such as community

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<v Speaker 2>councils and business associations and others to actively participate in

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<v Speaker 2>the development and revitalization of the communities they represent. That's

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<v Speaker 2>a direct quote from that plan. This administration hasn't been

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<v Speaker 2>doing that. I don't feel like it's been going on

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<v Speaker 2>for a while. This is what the city has said

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<v Speaker 2>today and with these and we will be dropping these

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<v Speaker 2>off at City Hall. We'll be gathering around twelve thirty

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<v Speaker 2>right on the front steps and we will be marching

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<v Speaker 2>in the box is plural of petitions to hand them

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<v Speaker 2>over to the city who get ten days with them.

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<v Speaker 2>Then they go on to the Board of Elections, they

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<v Speaker 2>get ten days with them, and then we'll know what

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<v Speaker 2>number we actually got that was certified.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, recognizing the huge support this petition drive as a

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<v Speaker 3>resultant you obviously mentioned the number of signatures. All the

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<v Speaker 3>different neighborhoods were hit and everybody from the various neighborhoods

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<v Speaker 3>were signing this petition. They want to say in their

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<v Speaker 3>own destiny and this is illustrative of the It's like

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<v Speaker 3>a warning shot. Do you think council will revisit this?

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<v Speaker 3>And shall I say unring the bell?

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<v Speaker 2>John I don't think that's likely to happen given my

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<v Speaker 2>experience with council over the last few months. Certainly several

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<v Speaker 2>of them were generous with their time and did some listening,

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<v Speaker 2>but we did not feel particularly hurt. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>the machinery right now, the process, the systems are set

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<v Speaker 2>up in a way that just forces this to happen.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't personally think that there's very much likelihood that

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<v Speaker 2>someone from City Council is going to say, hey, you

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<v Speaker 2>know what, look at that number, we should do something about.

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<v Speaker 1>This before it gets on the ballot. There were plenty

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<v Speaker 1>of chances for that. This isn't something that just happened

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<v Speaker 1>on April twenty third. This goes all the way back late.

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<v Speaker 2>January, the very first meeting, they received more than seven

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<v Speaker 2>hundred emails saying please don't do this, and nobody changed

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<v Speaker 2>their behavior. Nobody changed. Then we have the Planning Commission

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<v Speaker 2>meeting in March, five and a half hours of testimony.

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<v Speaker 2>That was another chance, and I didn't see anybody change

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<v Speaker 2>their behavior. Then the last couple of days April twenty

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<v Speaker 2>two and twenty three, the Equitable Growth and Housing Committee

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<v Speaker 2>and City Council itself, we got a fairly stern talking

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<v Speaker 2>to from the front of the room about we need

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<v Speaker 2>marriage counseling with the developer because we're not coming unicating

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<v Speaker 2>well altogether. And the developer was saying, you know, it

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<v Speaker 2>was really hard. We took it from the neighborhood.

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<v Speaker 1>Always just saying mean things about us.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think anybody's going to change their behavior today,

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<v Speaker 2>even with this astounding number in front of them.

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<v Speaker 3>Well astounding number for the petition, but also on the

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<v Speaker 3>heels of and as your release points out, forty nine

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<v Speaker 3>hundred residents signed the Change that organ petition asking the

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<v Speaker 3>city to enforce the zoning. Obviously it's the connected community zoning,

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<v Speaker 3>in other words, not a grant of variance to these

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<v Speaker 3>well connected developers. Nineteen civic organizations the community councils represent

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<v Speaker 3>nearly one hundred and fifty thousand residents publicly oppose the

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<v Speaker 3>zone change, So they knew damn well in advance there

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<v Speaker 3>was this massive opposition, which is why it illustrates the

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<v Speaker 3>failure of representative government. They didn't care what their constituents want.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, that's what we feel, that's what we've experienced,

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<v Speaker 2>and we've been able to take the actions thanks to

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<v Speaker 2>all of our volunteers. Thanks to the team to put

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<v Speaker 2>this together and say now you have to listen to us.

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<v Speaker 2>You didn't listen to us before now, And I'm really

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<v Speaker 2>glad we're ending your week on an abe absolutive story.

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<v Speaker 2>There's so many people, I mean, there's so much hard

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<v Speaker 2>news anyway, and I know a lot of people in

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<v Speaker 2>this world are feeling like I don't know what to

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<v Speaker 2>do well, I don't know what it is you should

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<v Speaker 2>be doing or anybody else should be doing. But we

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<v Speaker 2>went out and we did this, and it feels good,

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<v Speaker 2>it feels right, and it's a positive thing to say.

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<v Speaker 2>Representative government still has to hear the people. I am

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<v Speaker 2>excited to see this go forward, and we're just really

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<v Speaker 2>grateful to everyone who signed, everyone who collected, everybody who

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<v Speaker 2>worked on it. Today is a real celebration day.

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<v Speaker 3>For us, absolutely, and you know, praise you deserve all

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<v Speaker 3>the praise in the world for your efforts, Johnson's or

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<v Speaker 3>and everybody else who passed around the petitions. You make

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<v Speaker 3>a real strong point here and I absolutely love the

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<v Speaker 3>point that you're making. And I'll drive people to the

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<v Speaker 3>polls this November two, and I'm sure council may be

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<v Speaker 3>sweating a little bit over that as well. John Zinzer

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<v Speaker 3>behind the signed the High Park Save the Hyde Park

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<v Speaker 3>Square petition. It's been pleasure having you on and I'm

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<v Speaker 3>glad you were ending on the week on a positive note,

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<v Speaker 3>as you observe, John, it makes me feel really good

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<v Speaker 3>about that. And for the residents of High.

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<v Speaker 1>Parks, thanks for having us again. Brian, please come out

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<v Speaker 1>and join us at city Hall.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like at twelve thirty to day and I

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<v Speaker 2>wish everybody a really good Memorial Day weekend.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you, my friend you as well. It's eight fifty four.

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<v Speaker 3>Corey Bowman was in studio for a few segments. He

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<v Speaker 3>of course will be on the ballot in November running

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<v Speaker 3>for mayor, and he's a good man. I hope people

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<v Speaker 3>will really truly consider supporting Corey Bowman. Corey Bowman dot

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<v Speaker 3>along with the podcast Jim Stitt since a war, Jim Stitt.

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<v Speaker 3>Theyve got some events coming up for Memorial Day, the

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<v Speaker 3>dance at Moonlight Pavilion along with the d Day commemoration

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<v Speaker 3>course John Zenzer in my discussion with John there, I

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<v Speaker 3>hope you have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. Remember those

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<v Speaker 3>who paid the ultimate price sacrifice for their in their

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<v Speaker 3>Hope you have a pleasant one and reflect on that

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<v Speaker 3>ultimate sacrifice and tune in Monday. It'll be a best

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<v Speaker 3>taking the day off. Be back Tuesday, and I'm looking

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<v Speaker 3>forward to talking with you on Tuesday. Joe Strecker, thanks

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<v Speaker 3>as always for everything you do producing the fifty five

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<v Speaker 3>as well. Folks, stick around because Glenbeck's coming right up,

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<v Speaker 2>There's minutes away at the top of the hour. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>giving you a fact now.

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