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<v Speaker 2>And the conversation I'm getting ready to have right now

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<v Speaker 2>Jonathan Pearson. He's running for Hamilton County Commissioner and he

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<v Speaker 2>is running against Alicia Reath. Jonathan, Welcome to the fifty

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<v Speaker 2>five KRSE Morning Shows. Nice to have you on today.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, thank you, Brian. I appreciate he's giving me time.

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<v Speaker 2>Happy too. And I guess I'm a little befuddled. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't I can't find you anywhere online except that you

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<v Speaker 2>are running for Hamilton County Commissioner. The Hamilton County Republican

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<v Speaker 2>Party website doesn't have any profile information. I can't find

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<v Speaker 2>a website. Do you have a website that people can

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<v Speaker 2>go to?

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, don't have a website. I'll have to check with

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<v Speaker 1>the for the County down the event. I am using

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<v Speaker 1>it through the Hamilington County Party website in that one,

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<v Speaker 1>I need to make sure that I have that clarified. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>because I my page that I didn't get that rectified.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I just because when I click on Hamilton Kunty

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<v Speaker 2>Republicanparty dot org site for you, they have you listed

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<v Speaker 2>as an endorsed candidate. But when I click on about

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<v Speaker 2>the informations is candidate's qualifications for office seeking slash background

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<v Speaker 2>and experience just as under development. So there's no substance

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<v Speaker 2>of information there, So maybe we can get some out today.

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<v Speaker 2>What are your qualifications for office seeking? Jonathan? Your background,

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<v Speaker 2>part of town you from? Why are you run for

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<v Speaker 2>Hamilton County Commissioner? To dive through all that today, Well.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm I'm from the Fairfax area. I live in Facts

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, the short version of why I'm running is,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just tired of what we're seeing. I moved here

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<v Speaker 1>in eighty four from Springfield, Ohio and other great city

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<v Speaker 1>as you can see in the current news. But I

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<v Speaker 1>was just tired of what's going on. We used to

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<v Speaker 1>be affordable. It isn't. I don't know what happened to

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<v Speaker 1>this county. We went from being a modest taxes modest

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<v Speaker 1>home prices to seven point eight sales tax to property

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<v Speaker 1>taxes that you and I both know are both crazy

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<v Speaker 1>right now. But my background is that I had run

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<v Speaker 1>golf courses and then started running private estates and up

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<v Speaker 1>in Indian Hill we subdivided a private estate that I

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<v Speaker 1>worked for. Was a property manager and became the site

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<v Speaker 1>foreman for that. And after we subdivided that, I became

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<v Speaker 1>my own businessman because I decided I wanted to run

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<v Speaker 1>my own company and started taking care of some of

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<v Speaker 1>these very expensive properties. Got to meet a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>different people that both famous not famous, but got used

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<v Speaker 1>to working with a lot of people, a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>different things, and working for an immense amount of money property,

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<v Speaker 1>so should I say, And it made me understand how

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<v Speaker 1>to manage that kind of money, sure, and that was

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<v Speaker 1>something that I enjoyed doing.

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<v Speaker 2>Understood business experience is important, I believe because it's real

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<v Speaker 2>world experience.

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<v Speaker 1>The biggest thing that I was that you know, what

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<v Speaker 1>I learned is how you communicate with people and get

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<v Speaker 1>people to understand what you're trying to do and you

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<v Speaker 1>understand what they try to do and you're not sitting

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<v Speaker 1>there arguing with them, because that's really what started this

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<v Speaker 1>whole thing. Back last summer, if you remember, there was

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<v Speaker 1>a meeting with the Convention Center and Alicia Reese came

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<v Speaker 1>out saying that it was you know, racist, and it

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<v Speaker 1>was you know, like pac Man Jones, And I was like,

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<v Speaker 1>what did that have to do with anything? It was

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<v Speaker 1>just a racious trope that didn't need to be said.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, there's a lot of money on the table

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<v Speaker 1>the Convention Center at one hundred and twenty million. When

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<v Speaker 1>they're arguing that point, obviously people get a little testy,

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<v Speaker 1>and either she doesn't know that or the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>she just wanted to make a racist trope. And that

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<v Speaker 1>offended me as a Hamlet County resident. It offended me

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<v Speaker 1>because I'm expecting my elected officials to just handle the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that when you're dealing with a lot of money,

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<v Speaker 1>people get a little tested. I've had that happen in

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<v Speaker 1>my own business, people like, hey, wait a minute, and

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes the words they say aren't exactly kind. He just

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<v Speaker 1>learned to deal with it. You don't sit there and

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<v Speaker 1>go make a big statement and you know, Splanner somebody else.

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<v Speaker 1>So that was really what offended me. I thought, we

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<v Speaker 1>need people that can deal with that. Feels a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit better. But more importantly, we have some serious negotiation

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<v Speaker 1>dollars coming up.

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<v Speaker 2>Yesterday, I guess the stadium deal.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, the stadium deal. I mean, you saw those numbers yesterday,

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<v Speaker 1>A little, a little stiff one.

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<v Speaker 2>Point five bill for improvements, Jonathan, you can build a.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the budget for the county. Yeah, we're we're taking

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<v Speaker 1>think about this. We say, you know what, Hamlin County,

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<v Speaker 1>Let's take the entire budgets for our county and slap

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<v Speaker 1>it on one area. That sounds like a lot of money.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, before I privately owned business, effectively.

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<v Speaker 1>For a privately owned business, because in my business, I've

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<v Speaker 1>never had the county buy me a single piece of equipment.

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<v Speaker 1>They've never bought any of my trucks, they've never bought

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<v Speaker 1>any of my mowers. They've never bought any of my

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<v Speaker 1>hand tools, none of my power tools, none of that.

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<v Speaker 1>So based on that logic, how much are we supposed

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<v Speaker 1>to buy for somebody else? Good point, that's really what

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<v Speaker 1>the question comes down to, you know, put some skin

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<v Speaker 1>into games.

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<v Speaker 2>I certainly viewed as defensive myself, but then again, I

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<v Speaker 2>thought the building of the stadium for half a billion

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<v Speaker 2>dollars was ridiculous and shouldn't have been the taxpayer expenditure either.

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<v Speaker 2>But when you have the threat of the Bengals pulling

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<v Speaker 2>the plug and leaving town, I suppose it's more important

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<v Speaker 2>to be in NFL football town than it is to

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<v Speaker 2>you know, take a look at what the where the

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<v Speaker 2>money's going and why the taxpayers are being asked to

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<v Speaker 2>keep it. But that's all been done and over with

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<v Speaker 2>water under the bridge. But now they're asking for more

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<v Speaker 2>and a hell of a lot more. So that's something

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to have to struggle with. And so where

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<v Speaker 2>what is your position? Okay, Jonathan Pearson County Commissioner, the

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<v Speaker 2>issue comes before you. What's your response to this request? Recognizing,

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<v Speaker 2>of course, than under the current lease agreement, we do

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<v Speaker 2>have contractual obligations. So what do you do as a commissioner?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, as we both know that that was a horrible

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<v Speaker 1>deal from the beginning, So that's that's our first problem.

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<v Speaker 1>But you're right, we have to deal with it because

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<v Speaker 1>there it is. But mind's simple, you know, I think

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<v Speaker 1>from the you know, the reality is that we started

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<v Speaker 1>in the hole, you know, so I'd like to see

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<v Speaker 1>the Brown family step up. You know, they can't claim

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<v Speaker 1>they're poor because they do revenue sharing and when they

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<v Speaker 1>bought the Bingals outright from the Sawyer family, they suddenly

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<v Speaker 1>had two hundred million in the cage to do the deal.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's not like they're lacking in money. And I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not I'm not trying to say that we need to

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<v Speaker 1>sit there and just say, hey, let's let's oviscerate the deal,

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<v Speaker 1>because we made it and we have to honor it.

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<v Speaker 1>But at the same time, I think a business needs

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<v Speaker 1>to step up and be that business for themselves, and

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<v Speaker 1>so I would like to see a lot more skin

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<v Speaker 1>in the game from their sides and then take an

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<v Speaker 1>honest look at it and see what it does. Does

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<v Speaker 1>it does the other things that they're talking about actually

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<v Speaker 1>have value to the county residents as it helped the

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<v Speaker 1>downtown area. Those type of things. Are they public use

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<v Speaker 1>areas that we can all look at and go, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>that makes sense or is it strictly Bengal only oriented

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<v Speaker 1>stuff exactly?

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<v Speaker 2>And that's that new corporate office facility they're building in

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<v Speaker 2>front of the new practice stadium that they're built, or

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<v Speaker 2>a practice field they're building, and to the best of

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<v Speaker 2>my knowledge, none of which benefits us generally speaking, unless,

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<v Speaker 2>of course, they're going to make an argument that, well,

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<v Speaker 2>everybody that works there is paying tax dollars into the

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<v Speaker 2>kind of the coffers of the city. But I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>quite sure that cuts it for the rest of the

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<v Speaker 2>Hamilton County voters.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, it doesn't because we lost Hilltop and the process

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<v Speaker 1>of putting up some big inflatable balloons so they can practice.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm finding that the

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<v Speaker 1>Bengals are here. I have a problem with the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that we kicked out a well established business. Yeah, to

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<v Speaker 1>do that that did not benefit the Hamlin County residents

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<v Speaker 1>by getting rid of a very large employer and taxpayer.

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<v Speaker 2>Excellent point, you know, Jonathan Pearson. I forgot about that,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's a great point. Let's pause from it down.

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<v Speaker 1>We make money in this county, we don't. I'll have

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<v Speaker 1>to keep adding taxes. Let's add businesses.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, there's the thought, Jonathan Bierce that hold on, We're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna take a break right now. We'll come back with

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<v Speaker 2>Jonathan running against Alisha Reese. You have choices this November.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's make spart Ones. He has been endorsed by their

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<v Speaker 2>Hamilton kind of Republican party. We'll get more from Jonathan

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<v Speaker 2>indoor range, best indoor range I've ever shot it, and

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<v Speaker 2>on in and show them your card and take place

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<v Speaker 2>Seven twenty year fifty five KRST Talk station. Bryan Thoma's

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<v Speaker 2>talking with Jonathan Pearson, running for Hamilton County Commission against

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<v Speaker 2>Alicia Reese. All right, Jonathan, here's a quick question for you.

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<v Speaker 2>Started off and ask you know why you're running. Everything's

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<v Speaker 2>gotten sadam expensive in Hamilton County. No one can deny

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<v Speaker 2>that it's obviously a problem that's pervasive in our country.

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<v Speaker 2>But when you look at the surrounding counties and you

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<v Speaker 2>look at where people choose to do business, they tend

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<v Speaker 2>to lean more Butler Warren in Claremont than Hamilton anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>How do you level the playing field? How do you

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<v Speaker 2>make Hamilton as attractive as apparently Butler Warren in Claremont

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<v Speaker 2>County seem to be, And what do you think their

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<v Speaker 1>Well, the one thing that we've got to do is,

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<v Speaker 1>as you know in the Commission's office, we can't change

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<v Speaker 1>the tax walls. But there's nothing like a bully pulpit

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<v Speaker 1>they get the conversation started. I mean, I'll use the

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<v Speaker 1>for the busses, and you know they're also full. When

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<v Speaker 1>was needed, not to mention they got a sixty two

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<v Speaker 1>so we're we have all this extra sales tax that's

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<v Speaker 1>going in there, and it makes people think, geez, my

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<v Speaker 1>sell it within my area. Here's a crazy thing about

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<v Speaker 1>sales tax. I can go to Claremont County buy all

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<v Speaker 1>That's just stupid. We need to start reconsidering certain things.

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<v Speaker 1>Hamlin County has a lot of very nice residents, so

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<v Speaker 1>they vote yes on two any things, and that's the challenge.

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<v Speaker 1>We've got to get people to rethink they're taxing themselves.

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<v Speaker 1>As for the appropriation are the moneys for the property taxes,

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<v Speaker 1>that can be done by having a county auditor. Tom

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<v Speaker 1>Brinkman is running for that that actually looks at the

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<v Speaker 1>true value of homes instead of saying what's the maximum.

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<v Speaker 1>We can run this too. I know there's a constitutional

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<v Speaker 1>reality that we have to evaluate homes, but the Constitution

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<v Speaker 1>of Ohio does not mandate that you maximize every single

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<v Speaker 1>of the big things that I think people find is

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<v Speaker 1>that just the tax structure alone is a little tough.

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<v Speaker 1>When you have your home in a community and suddenly

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<v Speaker 1>your taxes are up an extra thousand dollars. That doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>mean they didn't go up in Warren County in Butler County,

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<v Speaker 1>but not to the same proportions because per land value,

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<v Speaker 1>Hamlet County does have expensive land comparatively, and so the

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<v Speaker 1>property taxes will be a little bit higher. But we

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<v Speaker 1>don't need to start taxing to that extreme. And I

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<v Speaker 1>say that with great understanding because I live in the

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<v Speaker 1>Merrimont School District which is one of the highest tax

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<v Speaker 1>areas in the region.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And so believe me, my tax bill tells me you

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<v Speaker 1>live in the Marrimont School district. And I think that

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<v Speaker 1>those are the things that we can work on from

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<v Speaker 1>the bully pulp that, so to speak. There the practical

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<v Speaker 1>matter is first and foremost. Just because a dollar comes

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<v Speaker 1>to the door doesn't mean we need to spend it,

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<v Speaker 1>and we don't need to you know, look at everything

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<v Speaker 1>and say oh, that's a good project, this, let's do that,

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<v Speaker 1>and those type of things. The first thing that Adam

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<v Speaker 1>and I would like to do is to take a

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<v Speaker 1>look at that budget and say what's redundant, get rid

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<v Speaker 1>of those immediately, What do we not need to spend

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<v Speaker 1>money on, or are we spending too much money on?

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<v Speaker 1>Actually look at the budget instead of just saying, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>the administrator said this is okay, and not actually look

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<v Speaker 1>at it. I mean, that's what the commissioners are elected for,

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<v Speaker 1>to actually look at the budget. I'm not convicted that

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<v Speaker 1>that's happening, that there's a true understanding what they're looking at.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, the silence think that the silence from the Commissioner's office,

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<v Speaker 2>generally speaking, is deafening. I rarely read anything about what

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<v Speaker 2>the commissioners are doing and how they're approaching things. And

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot coming up, Like again, going back to

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<v Speaker 2>the stadium deal, the least needs to be renegotiated. This

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<v Speaker 2>one point twenty five billion dollar request for improvements needs

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<v Speaker 2>to be dealt with, and I know the sheriff's departments

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<v Speaker 2>down on numbers that has to be dealt with. I

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<v Speaker 2>just don't hear anything about where they are on any

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<v Speaker 2>given issue.

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<v Speaker 1>In the sheriff's office. Look at the sheriff's office, the

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<v Speaker 1>largest single budget the commissioners deal with. Yeah, and we

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<v Speaker 1>have a sheriff that I'm not sure if she knows

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<v Speaker 1>what she's doing because she has her car stolen, a

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<v Speaker 1>the commissioners would have something to say about that, since

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<v Speaker 1>they're the one that appropriate the money too the sheriff's department. Nope,

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<v Speaker 1>not a word from them. And then other things are gone.

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<v Speaker 1>They're they're closing part of jail because they just don't

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<v Speaker 1>have enough deputies. They're leaving the sheriff's office. And this

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<v Speaker 1>is something that should concern the commissioners, not just the sheriff,

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<v Speaker 1>but should concern the commissioners along with all county residents.

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<v Speaker 1>This is an issue that we don't talk about in

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<v Speaker 1>mine is complete transparency. You want to walk through the

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<v Speaker 1>building or walk into my office and take a look

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<v Speaker 1>at what the deputies make, I'll show you. I won't

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<v Speaker 1>show you what individual deputies make, but I'll show you

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<v Speaker 1>what the overall budget for all the deputies is. I

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<v Speaker 1>have no problem as an elected official. You want to

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<v Speaker 1>know exactly to the pinny what I make. Here's what

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<v Speaker 1>I make. Transparency, and you know, I'm happy to stay

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<v Speaker 1>in front of a camera or stand with you know,

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<v Speaker 1>sit down with you once a week, just to let

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<v Speaker 1>people know what's going on. It's their money. It's not

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<v Speaker 1>my money to go, oh good, I have a new

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<v Speaker 1>money in my checking account. That's not the way the

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<v Speaker 1>game's played, and I think people forget that. As elected officials,

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<v Speaker 1>we see that, especially unfortunately in the Democratic side, more

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<v Speaker 1>than we do the Republican side. But I think that

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<v Speaker 1>that's the great danger that we're seeing right now is

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<v Speaker 1>those type of things make people not desires to be here.

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<v Speaker 1>What happens is more and more businesses slowly pull out,

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<v Speaker 1>and as those businesses pull out, people pull out. The

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<v Speaker 1>more people you have in this fair county, and the

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<v Speaker 1>more businesses you have in this county by giving a

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<v Speaker 1>reasonable tax structure, suddenly we don't need new taxes. We

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<v Speaker 1>just need more people and more businesses. Were actually making

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<v Speaker 1>more taxes than we need.

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<v Speaker 2>Sounds so simple to do, Jonathan Pearson.

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<v Speaker 1>It is that that's how you work in your own home.

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<v Speaker 1>You're saying, Hey, I don't need a brand new car

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<v Speaker 1>this year.

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<v Speaker 2>Right right now, I'm with it. Yes, if we ran

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<v Speaker 2>the government like we run our households, generally speaking, we

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<v Speaker 2>would all be in a much better place, Jonathan Pearson.

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<v Speaker 2>As soon as you get the website up, or you

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<v Speaker 2>get more information, get her over to the Hamilton County

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<v Speaker 2>site so people know where to connect with you and

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<v Speaker 2>learn more. You're welcome here on the fifty five Carson

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<v Speaker 2>Morning Show. I like what you're saying, Jonathan, and I'll

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<v Speaker 2>look forward to talking with you again, and if you

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<v Speaker 2>get elected, I will take you up on the opportunity

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<v Speaker 2>to speak with you on a regular basis about county

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<v Speaker 2>issues since no one seems to be doing it. Good

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<v Speaker 2>luck to both, Good luck to you and Adam Kaylor.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks listeners for tuning in on that, and Jonathan, we'll

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<v Speaker 2>talk again soon. I'm sure have a great weekend seven

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