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<v Speaker 1>The normal, But yeah, it was.

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<v Speaker 2>We got a lot of good, good items on the

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<v Speaker 2>agenda last night and a lot of good discussion towards

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<v Speaker 2>those items.

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<v Speaker 3>First of all, let's get to the one that a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of folks had an interest in, was the golf

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<v Speaker 3>carts on city streets. Uh, And that was.

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<v Speaker 2>That was a tight vote, it was, And I think

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<v Speaker 2>there's I think there's an ordinance there out there that

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<v Speaker 2>we can eventually get passed. I think several of the

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<v Speaker 2>councilors voice some concerns. I had some concerns, safety concerns,

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<v Speaker 2>but I certainly agreed that it was a good ordinance

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<v Speaker 2>to put out there, and we could modify it as

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<v Speaker 2>we went down the road, as we found some areas

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<v Speaker 2>that we needed further restrict. So I'm hopeful that we

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<v Speaker 2>can find some language in there that we can get

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<v Speaker 2>some agreement on and pass it because I think golf

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<v Speaker 2>courts are a good motive opera to transportation for people.

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<v Speaker 1>I see them throughout neighborhoods in.

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<v Speaker 2>Bartlesville, and I want to be able to work with

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<v Speaker 2>the counselors on the committee and see what we need

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<v Speaker 2>to do to see if we could get that pass someday.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, very one worked very hard on it, and

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<v Speaker 2>he's got a lot of I had several people in support,

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<v Speaker 2>but I really had no calls of people that didn't

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<v Speaker 2>support it. But I understand the safety concerns of unleashing

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<v Speaker 2>them on the city streets, but I just don't see

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<v Speaker 2>it that as being a problem. I mean, we have

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<v Speaker 2>the scooters out here, we have a lot of different

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<v Speaker 2>modes of transportation that we've never had before. So I

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<v Speaker 2>think it's just falls in line that we eventually get

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<v Speaker 2>something on the books where we can allow those to

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<v Speaker 2>be used throughout neighborhoods and in various parts of the

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<v Speaker 2>city and kept off the major streets so that they're

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<v Speaker 2>not a hazard to the people that are driving them.

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<v Speaker 3>All Right, that took a little bit imagine.

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<v Speaker 2>And yeah, golf courts are they're purchased all over the

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<v Speaker 2>country nowadays. Secondhand cards have purchased and their repurpose with

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<v Speaker 2>brake lights and headlights and turn signals and review mirrors and.

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<v Speaker 1>And things like that.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think there are safety aspects that we can

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<v Speaker 2>add back to them, and then other restrictions as to

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<v Speaker 2>where they would be able to be used throughout the

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<v Speaker 2>city would be things that we could look into and

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<v Speaker 2>see if we could bring it back and find an

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<v Speaker 2>agreement on it.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I lived Inmployer for about ten years, and many

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<v Speaker 3>of what they call the planned communities now, they didn't

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<v Speaker 3>have it in a you know, a municipality. Within the

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<v Speaker 3>planned community, you can zing around there, and many of

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<v Speaker 3>those places had your own post office, your own stores,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, your grocery store. All within the community had

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<v Speaker 3>that little area, namely the villages. I don't know, have

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<v Speaker 3>you ever been down.

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<v Speaker 2>There, like, oh, I've heard yeah, I've seen it. And

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<v Speaker 2>you know those are designed with four golf carts in mind. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>roads they have different ways for those to get around.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's different than it would be.

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<v Speaker 1>Here in our community.

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<v Speaker 2>But certainly I hope we can find a way to

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<v Speaker 2>see if we can make those legal so to speak,

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<v Speaker 2>in our neighborhoods and throughout the throughout the community.

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<v Speaker 3>That was a big one, but boy, we had a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of ones that warranted a lot of discussion. Last

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<v Speaker 3>night we did what else did we have?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we had the properties. The city now has the

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<v Speaker 2>ability to pick up properties that go through the sheriff

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<v Speaker 2>sale or the county sale that don't meet a minimum

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<v Speaker 2>bid and Larry Curtis Is found a way to secure

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<v Speaker 2>those properties and then we've got kind of a pilot

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<v Speaker 2>project to see what we could do with those down

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<v Speaker 2>the road, make them available for future housing, or sell

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<v Speaker 2>them at a better rate that we could get and

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<v Speaker 2>receive our money back. Most of them are that we've

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<v Speaker 2>torn down dilapidated houses and we have that cost investing

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<v Speaker 2>in the property and we'd try to get that back

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<v Speaker 2>in the sale of it. A lot of times the

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<v Speaker 2>properties won't sell for what's owed on them, but this

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<v Speaker 2>gives us a little more control over the properties and

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<v Speaker 2>gives us some opportunity to use some There's opportunity zoned

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<v Speaker 2>throughout the community that one of our counselors spoke about,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think there might be an opportunity to find

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<v Speaker 2>a way to build some additional housing throughout our community

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<v Speaker 2>to meet the housing needs that we have.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, it's definitely needed. And we do have a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of what you call bulldoze or ready projects.

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<v Speaker 2>We do, and we've had several on the agenda last

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<v Speaker 2>night to be voluntarily torn down.

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<v Speaker 1>So there's going to be more properties available every year.

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<v Speaker 2>This will happen and the city can kind of take

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<v Speaker 2>a year to see how this works and if we

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<v Speaker 2>can find buyers for them or find developers that might

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<v Speaker 2>be interested in them. They're spotty, they're throughout the community,

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<v Speaker 2>but they're mostly smaller lots, and we need houses in

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<v Speaker 2>those areas too, because we are tearing down a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of dilapidated structures and not replacing adequate single family homes

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<v Speaker 2>in those areas.

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<v Speaker 3>Well. Hopefully this works.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, we'll see how it goes. And Larry Curtis

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<v Speaker 2>has brought our new community development directors. He brought a

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<v Speaker 2>new look to things down there and appreciate him coming

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<v Speaker 2>up with these ideas of ways to do things like this.

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<v Speaker 3>Great. What else was on the agenda last night?

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<v Speaker 2>That took a bit, Well, then we had we had

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<v Speaker 2>a reaffirmation of our city Charter for our Code of Ethics,

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<v Speaker 2>and that just bore some discrestion as to the allotment

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<v Speaker 2>of time we give citizens to speak at the council meeting.

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<v Speaker 2>We currently have a fifteen minute limit, but as we

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<v Speaker 2>all discussed, we've never imposed that limit. Aggregate totals fifteen

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<v Speaker 2>minutes for a total combined group of people speak get

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<v Speaker 2>the council. But throughout my seven and a half years,

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<v Speaker 2>we've gone well over that into the hours, into tens

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<v Speaker 2>and twenties of people allowed to speak for their three

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<v Speaker 2>minute terms, and we've allowed them to go beyond the

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<v Speaker 2>three minute terms in many cases too. So it was

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<v Speaker 2>a good discussion and maybe not the time and place

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<v Speaker 2>to have hammered out that last night. So I think

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<v Speaker 2>that will hopefully come back for the council and there

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<v Speaker 2>might be a way to extend that. A councilman Roselle

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to extend it to sixty minutes, and I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think that's unreasonable, so I think that's something we could

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<v Speaker 2>look into. But last night we were basically reaffirming what

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<v Speaker 2>the governor approved after the election of our of those

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<v Speaker 2>two items. So we got that through last night, got

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<v Speaker 2>that done, and then I think we'll hopefully see something

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<v Speaker 2>come back to the fact that we might be able.

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<v Speaker 1>To extend that period. Even though we've always extended it.

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<v Speaker 2>We've never limited public comment other than the three minute rule,

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<v Speaker 2>trying to get as many number of people as we can,

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<v Speaker 2>but we've never put a fifteen minute time limit on

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<v Speaker 2>one number of people that could speak.

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<v Speaker 3>I can vouch for that. I've covered a couple of

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<v Speaker 3>those marathons.

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<v Speaker 1>We've had a couple of marathons and they've been good.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been good to have public in there and have

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<v Speaker 2>shown interest in a certain item. So I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>any counselor that's on that committee wanted to in any

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<v Speaker 2>way limit the time.

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<v Speaker 1>It was just maybe it came before.

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<v Speaker 2>Us, and I think we were just expecting to get

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<v Speaker 2>this pass the way it was, And if we want

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<v Speaker 2>to look at time limits, I think there's another time

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<v Speaker 2>and a place to bring that before us, and that

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<v Speaker 2>would be something we could consider.

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<v Speaker 3>Very good, very good. Now we've got a little switching

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<v Speaker 3>seasons coming over. It's still plenty hot, yes, and it's

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<v Speaker 3>still plenty summer, but we have fall coming up here too,

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<v Speaker 3>so we've got the school starting and everything cool starting.

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<v Speaker 3>I had no mayor deal. I'd always say, don't you.

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<v Speaker 1>Dare speed down? Slowed down.

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<v Speaker 2>So we'll have extra police officers out monitoring those skill zones.

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<v Speaker 2>And made a very good comment last night that we

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<v Speaker 2>certainly urged the public to be cautious when they see

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<v Speaker 2>those yellow lights flashing from the bus on the school

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<v Speaker 2>zones or in front of schools. It's a time and

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<v Speaker 2>a place to really slow ourselves down, ease ourselves to

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<v Speaker 2>work or wherever we're going that day, and make sure

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<v Speaker 2>we're taking the kids care of the kids that are

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<v Speaker 2>out there crossing streets and getting the bus stops and

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<v Speaker 2>getting ready to go back to school.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, the different groups that have different kinds of responsibilities,

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<v Speaker 3>all living under the one city. We've got it pretty

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<v Speaker 3>good with our schools here, and I think our city

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<v Speaker 3>Hall works very well with our public schools. We do,

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<v Speaker 3>and the fact that we have resource officers. We're able

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<v Speaker 3>to do that thanks to the generosity of a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of different things, people and things. This is another reason

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<v Speaker 3>why I think some people decide, well, you know, Bartinsall

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<v Speaker 3>is not a bad place to raise a family. I

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<v Speaker 3>think we're just going to move there.

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<v Speaker 1>No.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, through the direction of our previous police chief

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<v Speaker 2>and our city administration and the public and the support

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<v Speaker 2>for our budgets, we've been able to put a resource

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<v Speaker 2>officer in every school, and that's just a blessing throughout

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<v Speaker 2>the community. To have these people that are protecting our children.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a harsh reality sometimes that we have to do that,

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<v Speaker 2>but once they're in place, it's good to have them there.

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<v Speaker 2>They're good to interact with students in the building and

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<v Speaker 2>to expose them to the police force and the generosity

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<v Speaker 2>of our city to be able to find a way

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<v Speaker 2>to keep these schools safe and have these kids in there.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's been it's a it's a real privilege that

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<v Speaker 2>we've been able to do that very good.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, the community is one of these little oasises

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<v Speaker 3>in the middle of you know, there's a whole lot

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<v Speaker 3>of bad stuff going on in the world. Yeah, and

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<v Speaker 3>and to find a little ottle Bartlesville, you know, in

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<v Speaker 3>this tumultuous see we call the world, it's really something else.

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<v Speaker 3>And we've taken this community has taken a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>time and a lot of effort to examine things over

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<v Speaker 3>the years to make sure that it's as good as

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<v Speaker 3>it can possibly be. And our city Council, you guys

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<v Speaker 3>and gals, over the years have really kept a good

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<v Speaker 3>watchful we have.

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<v Speaker 2>And we've got our strategic plan in place now and

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<v Speaker 2>so we're looking at ways that we as a business

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<v Speaker 2>at the city can function better and support our community better.

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<v Speaker 1>We're always searching for ways.

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<v Speaker 2>To communicate better and to provide better services to the community.

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<v Speaker 2>So they've shown a great deal of trust in us

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<v Speaker 2>over the past several years with our bond issues, by

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<v Speaker 2>approving our bond issues of our roads, for streets, for bridges,

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<v Speaker 2>and for all the things we've done for quality of

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<v Speaker 2>life issues for parks and recreation. I think it's indicative

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that Council has worked very well with the

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<v Speaker 2>administration and we've gotten a lot of great support from

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<v Speaker 2>the public to keep this community safe and at the

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<v Speaker 2>same time moving forward in a way where we can

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<v Speaker 2>attract people to move and live here and stay here.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think that's one thing we've done, is to

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<v Speaker 2>try to get people to stay here in town, move here,

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<v Speaker 2>buy a home here, don't live in Tulsa, don't live

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<v Speaker 2>in a what so and commute up here and go

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<v Speaker 2>to work, but live here in this town, buy a house,

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<v Speaker 2>pay our taxes here and support this community in that way.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think effectively, between our county government, our city government,

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<v Speaker 2>between the BDA economic development, we've done a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>good things, and we've got a lot of good things.

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<v Speaker 1>More we need to keep doing it. It's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>what have you done for me lately?

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<v Speaker 2>So we have to keep pushing that forward and making

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<v Speaker 2>thrive the way we have been the last several years.

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<v Speaker 3>We're speaking with the City Counselor, Jim Kurk. Now, Jim,

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<v Speaker 3>you brought up the BDA. This has been an interesting

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<v Speaker 3>function of our government where we're able to assist businesses

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<v Speaker 3>not only establish themselves here in town, but also bring

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<v Speaker 1>Yep, Yeah, we have.

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<v Speaker 2>We've got several good programs that we've done, and we're

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<v Speaker 2>allowed to do that through our quarter set sales tax

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<v Speaker 2>and that funds our BDA or funds the economic development

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<v Speaker 2>and many communities don't have that at their availability. So

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<v Speaker 2>we've got a great team down there that's found ways

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<v Speaker 2>to buy buildings, to attract businesses to come to town,

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<v Speaker 2>to incentivize people to build and buy homes here and

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<v Speaker 2>move into our school district and live here. So we

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<v Speaker 2>continue to turn over every rock we can to look

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<v Speaker 2>for businesses to come here, ten jobs at a time,

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<v Speaker 2>thirty jobs at a time, whatever we can do to

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<v Speaker 2>bring primary jobs here to town and at the same

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<v Speaker 2>time attract retail and more choices for people to move

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<v Speaker 2>here when they do here, so they've got more restaurant choices,

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<v Speaker 2>more retail choices, and make it a better community like that,

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<v Speaker 2>so they can live here and don't feel like they

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<v Speaker 2>have to live in a community.

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<v Speaker 1>South of us here to find those choices.

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<v Speaker 2>So we've done a lot, but there's still a lot

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<v Speaker 2>to do, and we've got more to do.

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<v Speaker 1>But we're not going to rest on our worlds.

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<v Speaker 2>But I can say we've had a lot of success

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<v Speaker 2>in the past and we've got to continue to do

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<v Speaker 3>One thing that's kint of cool is the investment we've

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<v Speaker 3>got going on at our airport. Yeah, and that's really

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<v Speaker 3>been working out well for us.

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<v Speaker 2>We've got a lot of good things coming up there.

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<v Speaker 2>I've got some Oklahoma grant money to build a speck

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<v Speaker 2>hanger there. We've got the shuttle is being guarded back

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<v Speaker 2>up by Conico Phillips, so the activity out there is

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<v Speaker 2>increasing every day. And we've got some more grant money

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<v Speaker 2>to include improve our taxiway out there so we can

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<v Speaker 2>expand into a different part of the airport. So a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of funding beyond UH It is coming from beyond

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<v Speaker 2>and from Oklahoma, so it's not costing the taxpayers a

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<v Speaker 2>great deal of money. But the airport has UH just

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<v Speaker 2>turned into a great little gem for the city.

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<v Speaker 1>After we've gotten it back from.

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<v Speaker 2>Our local corporation here, it's turned in a great little

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<v Speaker 2>venue and we've got a lot of great people working

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<v Speaker 2>out it every day to keep it running up like that.

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<v Speaker 3>Like that you get some of the best around, that's

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we have.

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<v Speaker 2>We've had personal friends that have dropped in here and

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<v Speaker 2>stopped over and come in and come into the local

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<v Speaker 2>restaurants and bought food here and headed out of town.

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<v Speaker 1>So we, uh, we know that that's.

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<v Speaker 2>A great little airport, and uh, it always has been so,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's it's been run really well right now by

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<v Speaker 2>the city and.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm really proud of our efforts there.

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<v Speaker 2>We've got a lot of good things coming up out

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<v Speaker 2>at Adams Golf Course too. We've got our new greens

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<v Speaker 2>going to be put in there. We've got a management

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<v Speaker 2>study to put it in place right now to kind

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<v Speaker 2>of see it's come along good. We'll be getting our

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<v Speaker 2>report here and I think in the next thirty days

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<v Speaker 2>and it will kind of show where we've been and

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<v Speaker 2>where we're at and how we can go forward.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think there's a real will on.

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<v Speaker 2>The council to make Adams the golf course that it

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<v Speaker 2>can be that's been in the past. It's been run

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<v Speaker 2>great by Jerry Benedict in the past several years. It's

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<v Speaker 2>just kind of a new time in our life where

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<v Speaker 2>we can step back to yours retiring and step back

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<v Speaker 2>and look and see what we can do beyond what

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<v Speaker 2>he did to make it even a better place for

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<v Speaker 2>the community here and attract people to town to play

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<v Speaker 2>golf here because it is it's a great golf course,

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<v Speaker 2>and in the past, it's just the cities. It's been

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<v Speaker 2>one of the assets that we've had that I think

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<v Speaker 2>we've not overlooked, but we've just we need to just

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<v Speaker 2>look harder at it and continue to do the things

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<v Speaker 2>we can to improve it.

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<v Speaker 1>Every day.

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<v Speaker 3>I can tell you at least once a year, it

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<v Speaker 3>brings in a ton of dough well.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think that's one of our prime motivations.

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<v Speaker 2>It brings in a lot of money for our United Way,

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<v Speaker 2>and we've got a lot of people that work for

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<v Speaker 2>that comp for those companies to play there on a

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<v Speaker 2>weekend basis, and we've got a lot of people to

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<v Speaker 2>come into town play. But then we've got a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of citizens in town that just just enjoy love that

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<v Speaker 2>golf course. Every day, and they meet their friends out

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<v Speaker 2>there and they play golf. And we've got an obligation

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<v Speaker 2>to make it the best we can, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>we're committed to do that.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, Jim, is there anything else we've left on?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I think we've touched on quite a bit today,

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<v Speaker 2>I think other than just the heat, like you mentioned,

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<v Speaker 2>the we know we're maybe August now, but we're just

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of weeks away from September, and hopefully the

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<v Speaker 2>weather it be cool now a little bit and we'll

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<v Speaker 2>get some rain in here and we'll just continue on

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<v Speaker 2>into the fall.

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<v Speaker 3>Ladies and gentlemen, you have been watching and listening to

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<v Speaker 3>our City Matters program on KWA