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<v Speaker 1>I totally Cunningham, the Great American back from the investiture

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<v Speaker 1>of this or fancy work created by lawyers, the investigor

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<v Speaker 1>of Joseph T and T Jaters from Supreme Court of Ohio.

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<v Speaker 1>He was sworn in yesterday by Tanyo O'Rourke and his

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<v Speaker 1>kids also robed him.

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<v Speaker 2>So to speak.

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<v Speaker 1>I had some funging comments to make about Joe TNT Deaters.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll tell the story briefly. I know Jim mooreing time

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<v Speaker 1>is valuable and he's waiting. But in nineteen eighty five,

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<v Speaker 1>I was down in the Hamlet County Board of Elections

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<v Speaker 1>doing my show as I did every election cycle, and

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<v Speaker 1>I always dealt with the big issues and the big candidates.

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<v Speaker 1>In nineteen eighty five, and a guy named Joe Dieters

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<v Speaker 1>is running with Frank Weichel, and there was two seats

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<v Speaker 1>to be elected in Springfield Township. The incumbents were Frank

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<v Speaker 1>Weichel of the inquir and also John wax Munsky. And

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<v Speaker 1>running with Frank Weichael was a young man named Joe Dieters.

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<v Speaker 1>And he taps you on the shoulder at the Board

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<v Speaker 1>of Elections doing my show during the break, and I

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<v Speaker 1>turn around and he as on the shoulder and said, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>can I get on the air? And I said, what's

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<v Speaker 1>your name? He said, Joe Dieters. I said, didn't you

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<v Speaker 1>just lose to John wax Munsky. He said, yes I did.

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<v Speaker 1>I said, you got no chance, You're done. No, you

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<v Speaker 1>can't get on the air. So with that yesterday, I

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<v Speaker 1>turn around and point to justice Joe Dieters and I said,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess I was wrong. Something became of that guy.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's a different issue. And also we got you

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<v Speaker 1>se and Xavier's just dominating their leagues. You see, looks great, wonderful.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a big ten, big twelve, big fourteen, not sure

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<v Speaker 1>what it is. And of course Xavier is unbelievable. They're

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<v Speaker 1>at home, they're undefeated, untied, unscored on and I think

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<v Speaker 1>the two teams have played a total of nine games

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<v Speaker 1>in their league and they're one in eight, kind of

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<v Speaker 1>like the Bengal was the first two games of the

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<v Speaker 1>season for the last five or six years. But joining

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<v Speaker 1>me now with glory as Jim Mooring at the Holy

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<v Speaker 1>Grail and also from the banks, Jim, is there anything

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<v Speaker 1>we look forward to other than the Reds pitchers and

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<v Speaker 1>Casher's reporting in thirty two days athletically.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, eleven weeks from tomorrow you will be down

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<v Speaker 3>at my wonderful establishment and giving us an oration that

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<v Speaker 3>I will tell you I have them all recorded from

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<v Speaker 3>the last ten years, and one gets better than the other. Well,

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<v Speaker 3>start writing down the notes. Do you think the Supreme

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<v Speaker 3>Court Justice will come and join us on opening day

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<v Speaker 3>this year?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I mean, if he.

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<v Speaker 3>Does, I'm gonna bring up this story about this guy

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<v Speaker 3>wax Monsky. I gotta think it's wax Monsky.

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<v Speaker 1>Wax Monsky. But to his credit, Joe went he won

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<v Speaker 1>the next eleven races. But nonetheless, to start off with

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<v Speaker 1>that lass, you know he when's.

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<v Speaker 2>Out there working hard, and he's working hard for us.

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<v Speaker 1>Now all right now, he says working double. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>he is doing great work. And I love the guy.

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<v Speaker 1>If he was a woman, I kiss him right on

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<v Speaker 1>the lips. Of course, he's got Tanyo O'Rourke to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>Waking up every morning with her is not a bad thing,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 2>I could not agree more. She seems like a fan.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a wonderful being. She's a good lady.

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<v Speaker 2>When you when you when you had all your willies.

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<v Speaker 3>Didn't you always dream of Hey, this would be great

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<v Speaker 3>with the Bengals going nine and eight.

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<v Speaker 2>The Reds were not at the park.

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<v Speaker 3>Now the thing that should be leading us through the

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<v Speaker 3>winter season. Oh, I beloved UC Bearcats and Zager looking

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<v Speaker 3>the way they do.

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<v Speaker 1>Miller time. It's Miller time at both schools. Time to

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<v Speaker 1>start drinking. But can we talk about the facts. We

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<v Speaker 1>had a news conference about a half an hour ago

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<v Speaker 1>and it dealt with I guess the powers that be

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<v Speaker 1>are kind of saying, at least now that the new

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<v Speaker 1>so called Colisseum will not be at the banks, will

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<v Speaker 1>not be in its present location. It's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>maybe over the overlap of I seventy five when they

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<v Speaker 1>redo that thing in maybe the twenty second century. Or

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<v Speaker 1>it might be up by t It might be up

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<v Speaker 1>by FCC Stadium, might be there might be somewhere else.

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<v Speaker 1>And what are the merchants that the banks think about this?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, the first and foremost we've been talking about

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<v Speaker 3>this arena. You know in two thousand and one, yes

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<v Speaker 3>when I was named the vice president and general manager

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<v Speaker 3>down at then the First Star Center now Herodag's Bank Arena.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we went in there, and we knew that

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<v Speaker 3>the arena haanced issues that had been renovated in ninety seven,

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<v Speaker 3>and we started the conversations about either renovating or moving

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<v Speaker 3>things forward.

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<v Speaker 2>So for it to get to a point now where

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<v Speaker 2>the Chamber has.

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<v Speaker 3>Stepped in really taken a grasp of this thing and said, Okay,

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<v Speaker 3>we're lining everybody up.

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<v Speaker 2>We need a new arena. The folks that run.

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<v Speaker 3>The arena right now, they're great folks. They are busting

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<v Speaker 3>their butts. They've got some great events down there, but

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<v Speaker 3>they know that they have challenges now. They know that

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<v Speaker 3>we need something challenging. So to get to a point

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<v Speaker 3>where we are all now aligned to say, hey, let's

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<v Speaker 3>get everybody on the same page.

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<v Speaker 2>We need a new arena in Cincinnati.

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<v Speaker 1>But is it going to you want it to be.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's cut through the bs. You wanted to be in

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<v Speaker 1>this present location and the powers that be Brendan Call, etc.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't want to put it there. Correct.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, the study came out and it didn't have that listed.

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<v Speaker 3>What we're saying is, you know, as you know, there's

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<v Speaker 3>been about three billion dollars spent on the infrastructure for

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<v Speaker 3>the banks, right, A lot of money.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we hosts.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, this past year you had Luke Combes and

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<v Speaker 3>the Reds on the same night. Two years ago you

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<v Speaker 3>had Taylor Swift and the Reds on the same night.

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<v Speaker 3>They brought october Fest to us. This year, everybody is

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<v Speaker 3>very comfortable and understanding on how to get to the banks.

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<v Speaker 3>All of the infrastructure being all the roads, all the highways.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, remember how Fort Washington Way was that spaghetti mess.

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<v Speaker 3>They streamlined it. You have a huge Second and Third

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<v Speaker 3>Street that was all designed to handle the crowds for

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<v Speaker 3>Paul Brown Stadium, for the American, for your ballpark, and

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<v Speaker 3>for the arena. It was all gritted to make sure

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<v Speaker 3>that this was all centered around the Banks. We have

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<v Speaker 3>all spent a lot of money making sure that that

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<v Speaker 3>infrastructure was going to be there. Secondly, you have a

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<v Speaker 3>five thousand person parking garage that is right underneath all

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<v Speaker 3>of us, that feeds all of us. Our contention is

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<v Speaker 3>will be and we're going to add Look, this is

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<v Speaker 3>to advocate to have the arena at the Banks, and

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<v Speaker 3>that is what we are going.

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<v Speaker 2>To continue to do.

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<v Speaker 3>Not only do all the infrastructure numbers point that way,

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<v Speaker 3>but the actual cost points that way.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, there is a study.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm told that the arena will fit where it's at

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<v Speaker 3>and that it would be approximately six hundred and six

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<v Speaker 3>million dollars versus what the study is coming out and

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<v Speaker 3>saying anywhere from eight hundred and fifty or I'm sorry,

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<v Speaker 3>six hundred.

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<v Speaker 2>And fifty million to eight hundred million. We think it's

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<v Speaker 2>the best choice.

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<v Speaker 1>Whoever, whoever pays for, whoever pays for the band calls

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<v Speaker 1>the tune and the chamber, who's putting up the money

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<v Speaker 1>for this? Because you know, we've got a billionaire and

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<v Speaker 1>a billion there, and suddenly we're to start talking about

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<v Speaker 1>real money. Who's going to pay for like seven hundred

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<v Speaker 1>million dollars?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, and that's look.

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<v Speaker 3>If somebody is going to come out and there as

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<v Speaker 3>a private investor that's going to come out and say, hey,

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<v Speaker 3>here's you know, four or five hundred million dollars towards

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<v Speaker 3>this project, right, they can pick wherever the heck they want.

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<v Speaker 2>To put it. That's awesome, that's fantastic. I would love

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<v Speaker 2>to see that. If we're going to get public college involved.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we need to have I don't even say

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<v Speaker 3>a thing not seated at the table. We're just here

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<v Speaker 3>advocating saying doesn't make the most sense to utilize all

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<v Speaker 3>the assets that are currently in place and put this

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<v Speaker 3>arena where you know it is currently or some version

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<v Speaker 3>of that at the banks.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, let me let me ask you a big question, Jay,

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<v Speaker 1>Are you ready for the big question? Early on Jim

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<v Speaker 1>Brendan call in the chamber along with the powers that be,

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<v Speaker 1>does not have the present location in the final three.

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<v Speaker 1>They must know that they're not. They must know everything

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and so they factor every thing you said

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<v Speaker 1>and everything you believe, especially at your news conference half

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<v Speaker 1>an hour ago. A factor that in not selecting the

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<v Speaker 1>Heritage Bank Center is the place. So what are they

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<v Speaker 1>thinking that you may bee maybe you don't know, don't

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<v Speaker 1>relate or whatever it be. Could it be that lender

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<v Speaker 1>at FCC is going to put up the five hundred

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<v Speaker 1>million dollars and put it right next to TQL Stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>That would be fantastic private money. That's that's their call, Willy.

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<v Speaker 3>You know that that's free enterprise, right, If that's where

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<v Speaker 3>you know, if their donors or people that are going

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<v Speaker 3>to take on this project, I would love.

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<v Speaker 2>Them for it. It would be fantastic. Put it wherever

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<v Speaker 2>they heck they want to put that.

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<v Speaker 3>That is their prerogative as entrepreneurs, as business owners.

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<v Speaker 2>More power to you.

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<v Speaker 3>But you know what we're hearing, and it's very public,

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<v Speaker 3>was that you know, two thirds of this project is

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<v Speaker 3>going to be publicly financed. A third will be having financed. Okay,

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<v Speaker 3>if there's two thirds that it's going to be public dollars,

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<v Speaker 3>we're advocating that it is down at the banks.

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<v Speaker 1>And the other the other factor, Jim Mooring of Holy

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<v Speaker 1>Grail and the banks, is this that I can recall

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<v Speaker 1>about twenty years ago when Chas Lucan the first is

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<v Speaker 1>like Ramsys, he's going to put a lid over the

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<v Speaker 1>top of Fort Washington Way, and they did certain infrastructure

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<v Speaker 1>to make sure the lid would work in the future.

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<v Speaker 1>And now they're talking about taking that lid, put it

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<v Speaker 1>on Fort Washington Way where the snow can ut be cleared,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's going to be reclaimed ten to fifteen acres,

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<v Speaker 1>which is right up against the banks.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll ask you the question, fantastic is.

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<v Speaker 1>That a reality at this point some twenty years later

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<v Speaker 1>or not?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I will tell you since you want to invoke

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<v Speaker 3>our mayor Luken, when I took this arena out of

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<v Speaker 3>Bennett Eye. When we took the arena out of bankruptcy,

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<v Speaker 3>I was the vice president and general manager starting in

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<v Speaker 3>two thousand and one. I had all kinds of ideas

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<v Speaker 3>and things we want to do, and here's how we

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<v Speaker 3>need to change some things and we can renovate and

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<v Speaker 3>do some more stuff. And I was holding a press

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<v Speaker 3>conference because we had gone out and secured conference USA's

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<v Speaker 3>department for was it two thousand and two or yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>two thousand and two, And I'm all excited. I'm meeting

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<v Speaker 3>the mayor for the first time. And he looked at

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<v Speaker 3>me and he said, Jimmy, we should have got a

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<v Speaker 3>new arena when we did these other two buildings. We

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<v Speaker 3>screwed it up. We should have put everything together. So

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<v Speaker 3>getting a little bit older. That was twenty three years ago,

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<v Speaker 3>and it was identified and then as an issue. It

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<v Speaker 3>is identified now is a huge issue, and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>we need to get moving on this. I think everybody's

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<v Speaker 3>we've got to this point. You know, as a business

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<v Speaker 3>owner down there, the great thing about it, Willie is

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<v Speaker 3>you know the folks that run the arena right now

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<v Speaker 3>are busting their asses with some great events. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>that's the thing that people tend to forget is artists

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<v Speaker 3>want to come to the city. They just had Jelly Role,

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<v Speaker 3>your favorite artist, you know, Jelly Roll.

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<v Speaker 1>I love Jelly row Man. He had that song almost

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<v Speaker 1>religious in its context. And you do know, I know,

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<v Speaker 1>I know Jelly rolls Save me, Lord, Save me. I

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<v Speaker 1>like Jelly Roll and his life and from a prison

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<v Speaker 1>guy that lived at all, heroin dealer, ank, all over

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<v Speaker 1>his body, fat as the segment, terrible condition. Now he's

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<v Speaker 1>running marathons and he's a star. I love jelly Roll.

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, I like to enjoy. I like to bak somehow,

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<v Speaker 3>Jelly Rom Back off the segment.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm affording the facts the facts. That's all I do

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<v Speaker 4>as a business owner at the banks and I and

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<v Speaker 4>this is not just the Holy ground. I have to say,

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<v Speaker 4>this is all the bank's stakeholders steel. The same way,

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<v Speaker 4>the fact that Jelly Roll was there on a Monday

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<v Speaker 2>Huge for a business.

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<v Speaker 3>In fact, by Elish came in, you had Dayton and

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<v Speaker 3>you see playing down there, you know on a Friday

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<v Speaker 3>night in December huge for us.

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<v Speaker 2>This week you've got certain piece of a coming in.

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<v Speaker 3>Counter in January and February, that arena is busy virtually

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<v Speaker 3>every Friday and Saturday night. That's import a time when

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<v Speaker 3>we would when we would be the slowest. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>Ray and Christmas Looks are busting their butt. They know,

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<v Speaker 3>just like everybody else does. That arena has challenges. And

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<v Speaker 3>it's time for the city, the county, everybody to get

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<v Speaker 3>together and embrace the fact that, yes, we need a

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<v Speaker 1>It's got to happen with Ennersey Center, with a new hotel.

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<v Speaker 1>And you can't you can't have a crappy arena. I

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<v Speaker 1>know Heritage is punching above their pay grade, but let's

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<v Speaker 1>face it, it can't be. It's got to be modern,

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<v Speaker 1>it's got to be built, it's got to be somewhere.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to have on later Brendan call. What should

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<v Speaker 1>we tell Brent? What should I tell Brendan call of

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<v Speaker 1>the chamber about why it should be.

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<v Speaker 2>At the banks. It makes the most sense. It's just

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<v Speaker 3>Our buddy Mo always says, where's the common sense guy

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<v Speaker 3>at I want to be the common sense guy that says,

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<v Speaker 3>too many things lead to.

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<v Speaker 2>Lead us to this.

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<v Speaker 3>It brings us right back to the bank's location, and

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<v Speaker 3>let's let's have the meaningful conversation about that.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, that's what we're going to do next.

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<v Speaker 2>We are going to go to the elected officials and say, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>we're down here. We're going to raise our hand and maybe.

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<v Speaker 3>Stump our feet a little bit and say, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>this is this is kind of weird that we were

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Jim, that's the process. But yeah, you know

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<v Speaker 2>what I'm saying, yea, that it should be identified, right.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Well, if someone puts up the money, so be it.

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<v Speaker 1>But if it's mainly public money, then the public needs

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<v Speaker 1>an input, a big input.

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<v Speaker 2>Agree, a thousand agree, one thousand percent.

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<v Speaker 3>Look if somebody, if somebody's coming up with that check,

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<v Speaker 3>i'd love them, thank you for doing it, thanks for

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<v Speaker 3>helping out the city. But if it's going to be

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<v Speaker 3>two thirds public money, then you know, let's do what

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<v Speaker 3>we think is the right thing and the most prudent thing,

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<v Speaker 3>and that's to put the urn into Thanks.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Jim Mooring on at four to my speech

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<v Speaker 1>on Red's opening day, and this year, I have a

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<v Speaker 1>eleven weeks eleven more. It's going to be unbelievable and

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what they're gonna do with him and

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<v Speaker 1>Matt McLain. I thought he was kind of uh the

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<v Speaker 1>have Martee at a third not performing, so we'll see

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<v Speaker 2>But uh, I'm more, Yeah, I could not. I am

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<v Speaker 2>so I'm optimist.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm optimistic.

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<v Speaker 2>You got t have you have you met?

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<v Speaker 3>Have you met?

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<v Speaker 2>You got to talk to Tito yet?

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<v Speaker 1>No I haven't. Uh, Marty and I and Tino are

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<v Speaker 1>going to play golf when he gets back here because

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<v Speaker 1>he wants got to ken woodn't play. And I said, absolutely,

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<v Speaker 1>I need a fourth year it because we've got to

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<v Speaker 1>get out there. I think I love that guy. He

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<v Speaker 1>was Michael Jordan's baseball manager, and uh he's got a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of World Series rings and they wouldn't have hired him,

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<v Speaker 1>but they weren't ready to win. And I think the

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<v Speaker 1>Reds this year are ready to win. I might be wrong.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been proven wrong in the past since nineteen ninety

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<v Speaker 1>now thirty five years, but this point is at the

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<v Speaker 1>point I think the reds are going to arise. It's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be the hunt for a Red's October, is

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<v Speaker 1>what I say. Yeah, I cannot agree more. And you

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<v Speaker 1>know what next year, are beloved bangles, watch out, watch out.

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<v Speaker 2>I think this is a wake up call this year.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope, I hope. All I have is hope. That's

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<v Speaker 1>all I have is hope. And Jim moooring, I'll do

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<v Speaker 1>my part and thank you very much and we'll see you.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you so much. Yeah, I appreciate you so so much.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, Jim, You're the best.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's continue with more. I'm going to get into the

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<v Speaker 1>issue also as to why your street isn't cleared. I've

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<v Speaker 1>spoken to some public officials who try to explain it

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<v Speaker 1>to me that at one point you have the township

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<v Speaker 1>or the city, at another point you have the county

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<v Speaker 1>or the state. Then another point you got the state

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<v Speaker 1>or the Fed. You've got the Feds of the state,

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<v Speaker 1>the county of the city, the township of the city, municipality,

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<v Speaker 1>and then you go back and forth, and I want

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<v Speaker 1>to know what in the hell is going on around

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<v Speaker 1>this place, and why can't you get off Mount Adams.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know.

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