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A
One
good
afternoon:
okay,
thank
you
so
much
for
joining
us
today.
It's
exciting
to
be
back
here
at
the
set
the
owe
center
with
set
the
captives
free.
My
my
dear
friend
Pastor
Karen
Bethea.
Thank
you
as
always
for
hosting
us.
Thank
you
for
the
incredible
work
that
you
do,
including
our
partnership
right
next
door
with
the
health
center.
It's
fun
to
see
myself
on
the
wall.
A
This
only
happens
in
Partnership,
and
so
this
bill
signing
is
thanks
in
no
small
part
to
leaders
here
in
Baltimore
County,
like
Baltimore
County's
own
speaker,
Adrian,
Jones,
Senator,
Charles,
sydnor,
councilman,
Pat,
young
Senator,
Ben
Brooks
will
be
joined
by
delegate
Scott
Phillips.
We
have
Council
chairman
Julian
Jones
and
County
councilman
Izzy
Patoka.
In
addition,
Caitlin
Scanlon
is
representing
delegate
Ruth
I
mentioned
Pastor
Bethea
and
Chantel
Mason
is
here
with
security.
A
Woodlawn
Business
Association,
with
their
press
you're
also
welcome
to
join
us
if
you'd,
like
I,
want
to
give
a
special
shout
out
to
Senator
Sidner,
who
actually
was
the
lead
sponsor
of
this
legislation
in
the
general
assembly,
along
with
strong
support
from
the
entire
delegation
and
everyone
here.
I
also
want
to
thank
councilman
young
for
his
leadership
and
primary
sponsorship
of
the
legislation
that
we're
about
to
sign
in
Baltimore
County,
with
the
strong
support
of
council
members,
Patoka
and
Jones
I
believe
it
was
actually
unanimous.
A
So
it
speaks
to
what
we're
trying
to
do
here
and
creating
this
Authority
really
will
transform
our
capacity
to
invest
in
Western
Baltimore
County.
It's
built
on
the
legacy
of
what
we've
done,
not
just
here
at
the
owe
center
with
the
with
the
health
facility,
but
also
the
30
million
dollars
that
we've
leveraged
in
state
and
local
money
to
transform
this
very
site
here
at
Security,
Square
Mall
and
as
we
think
about
what
the
impact
of
what
this
bill
can
mean.
It's
transformative.
A
It
will
take
the
work
that
we're
already
doing
here
at
security
and
we'll
really
equip
it
to
go
to
the
next
level,
and
you
know
security
is
just
one
example,
though,
of
what
this
Authority
can
do.
This
Authority
will
be
beneficial
for
all
of
the
neighborhoods
all
of
the
businesses
within
the
catchment
area,
and
so
we
just
are
excited
to
make
this
this
legislation
a
reality.
A
We're
excited
to
put
it
into
law,
and
so
you
know,
and
again
it
just
wouldn't
be
possible
without
these
incredible
Partners,
so
without
further
Ado
I'm
going
to
turn
things
over
to
to
them
to
say
a
few
words
and
then
I'm
excited
to
put
this
legislation
into
action
and
transform
our
community
together.
So
without
further
Ado.
First
welcome
up
speaker,
Adrian
Jones.
B
Sponsor
the
bill:
okay,
oh
no!
No!
No!
No!
No!
No!
No!
No!
No!
No!
So!
But
I
named
all
these
these
people.
Once
again,
this
is
proof
that
what
is
possible
when
our
state
and
local
governments
work
collaboratively
and
creatively,
it
doesn't
help
that
some
of
the
members
previously
got
their
start
in
the
house
of
delegates
Anyway
by
establishing
the
West
Baltimore
County
Redevelopment
Authority.
We
have
listened
to
the
voices
of
those
small
businesses
and
local
community
leaders
who
have
felt
left
behind
in
previous
cycles
of
development
moving
forward.
B
This
session,
the
Maryland
general
assembly
included
a
one
million
dollar
investment
in
the
state
budget
for
this
Redevelopment
Authority.
This
investment
aligns
with
our
recent
effort
to
revitalize
the
Security
Square
Mall
and
assist
small
businesses
in
rehabbing,
their
storefronts
and
our
commercial
Carters.
B
D
And
everyone
who's
had
some
input
into
this.
You
know
this
West
Baltimore,
County,
Development,
Authority,
bringing
that
into
law
is
huge.
You
know
for
decades,
Baltimore
County
has
been
seen,
neglect
vacancies
and
disinvestment
in
District
10.
My
constituents
have
long
spoken
to
me
about
the
need
for
new
business
and
investment
in
our
community.
It's
been
over
a
year
in
the
making,
but
your
advocacy
has
been
heard
with
approval
from
the
state
legislature
and
the
county.
D
Redevelopment
Authority
has
been
used
to
read
about
Revitalize,
historically
neglected
communities
and
will
be
fantastic
results
for
all
of
us.
The
Redevelopment
Authority
would
not
have
been
possible
without
the
tireless
effort
of
our
legislators,
like
Senator
Charleston
or
former
Senator
Dolores
Kelly
councilman
Pat,
Well,
County
Council,
now
Pat,
young
and.
E
D
Of
the
Baltimore
County
Council,
furthermore,
I
want
to
take
I
want
to
thank
the
Decades
of
advocacy
from
the
local
communities
and
organizations
around
my
district
and
West
Baltimore
County
West
Baltimore
County
should
not
just
be
a
place
to
drive
through,
but
a
thriving
Community
with
homeowners,
families,
vibrant
businesses
and
beautiful
spaces
to
call
home
reversing
years
of
neglect
will
take
time
but
I'm
glad
to
plant
the
Seas
or
revitalization.
Today,
let's
get
to
work,
I'm,
Ben,
Brooks
and
I
approve
this
message.
Thank
you.
F
F
I
went
back
after
listening
to
them.
I
spoke
with
some
of
our
former
former
County
officials,
Elizabeth
Glenn.
For
those
of
you
know,
I
work
in
at
a
company
that
does
affordable
housing,
so
I
talked
with
some
of
my
colleagues
and
they
introduced
me
to
people
to
talk
to
about
exactly
what
a
Redevelopment
Authority
could
do
got
a
lot
of
advice
took
the
idea
to
my
my
colleague,
Senator
Dolores
Kelly.
She
co-sponsored
the
bill
for
me.
F
I
took
it
to
a
now
Senator,
then
delegate,
Ben
Brooks,
who
was
hearing
the
exact
kind
of
the
same
things
that
we
were
hearing
and
he
crossed
filed
the
bill
with
me.
Now
I
will
tell
you
with
legislation,
there's
no
guarantee
when
you
introduce
it
what's
going
to
happen
and
we
had
some
language
in
there.
But
we
worked
with
those
who
had
some
questions
about
the
legislation.
F
Maybe
one
a
couple
just
a
couple:
people
who
voted
against
the
legislation,
but
we
got
it
out
and
then
the
other
advocacy
effort
started,
which
was
ensuring
that
we
had
a
County
Council
that
was
going
to
push
this,
take
this
ball
and
and
take
it
over
the
goal
line,
and
that's
exactly
what's
going
to
happen
today.
When
we
see
the
county
executive
sign
this
legislation,
I
could
not
be
any
more
thrilled
because
it
is
time
to
get
to
work
and-
and
as
noted,
this
is
not
just
about
Security
Square
Mall.
F
The
catchment
area
goes
as
far
north
as
Liberty
Road,
where
we
heard
our
constituents
saying
they
wanted
to
see
something
done
and
and
not
to
be
a
forgotten
Community.
It
goes
as
far
west
is
Rolling
Road.
It
goes
south
to
Baltimore,
National
Pike,
where
there's
some
things
that
need
work,
and
it
goes
east
of
the
Baltimore
City
Baltimore
County
Line,
as
I
mentioned
in
testimony
just
a
few
weeks
ago.
There
are
some
things
that
are
happening
in
Baltimore
County
and
this
portion
of
Baltimore
County
that
are
going
to
need
to
be
addressed.
F
Social
Security
is
consolidating
so
by
no.
In
November,
one
of
those
buildings
that
they're
currently
in
is
no
they're,
not
no
longer
going
to
be
there
Shoe
City
filed
for
bankruptcy,
that's
on
Woodlawn
Drive,
so
that's
going
to
be
another
vacant
building,
that's
going
to
have
to
be
addressed,
and
unfortunately
I'm
Roy
or
the
former
Kernan.
They
announced
that
they're
going
to
be
moving
a
lot
of
their
facilities
downtown
again.
F
It's
in
Baltimore
City,
a
portion
of
us
in
Baltimore
County
in
this
Cashman
area,
but
what
we
want
to
do
by
having
this
legislation
we're
going
to
have
an
entity,
that's
going
to
be
focusing
on
this
community
and
making
certain
that
not
only
are
we
bringing
folk
in,
but
they
were
keeping
people
that
need
to
be
here,
making
certain
that
folk
who,
who
maybe
are
growing
a
little
bit
older,
can
age
in
place.
I
mean
this.
This
is
a
this
tool
is
something
that
goes
beyond
commercial
can
help
with
residential.
C
C
We
met
twice
and
we'll
be
back
here
and
we'll
be
back
here
again
talking
about
the
next
step
and
the
next
step
and
we're
going
to
keep
meeting
and
keep
inviting
you
to
hear
about
the
moves
that
Baltimore
County
has
been
making
and
we've
been
making
until
the
work
is
done.
We
disagree
often
on
what
we
want
to
see.
C
We
went
through
an
intensive
shred
process
that
created
a
division,
but
even
flexibility
to
know
that
that
final
vision
will
need
to
be
flexible
enough
to
recognize
what
the
community
needs
and
what
the
changes
will
be
in
10
years.
We
may
disagree
on
how
we
get
to
a
final
State
and
what
we
want
to
see
here
that
this
development
Redevelopment
Authority
can
make.
But
we
all
agree
on
is
why
we're
here
and
why
we're
here
is
because
this
community
has
value
the
west
side
of
Baltimore.
C
County
has
value,
and
for
too
long
it's
been
disinvested
in
or
looked
over,
and
this
piece
of
legislation
and
the
work
of
all
the
folks
behind
me
and
the
folks
that
are
out
there
watching
now
and
waiting
to
see
what
happens
next
have
been
working
hard
to
make
sure
that
this
place
isn't
forgotten
and
continues
to
be
whether
you
lived
here,
whether
you
work
here
or
whether
you
raise
your
kids
here,
we'll
continue
to
keep
meeting
until
the
work
is
done.
Thank
you
very
much
for
attending
and
supporting
us.
G
I'm
very,
very
happy
and
excited
to
be
here
today:
I'm
Julian,
Jones,
chairman
of
the
County
Council,
and
to
be
joined
by
my
colleagues
here.
This
is
just
another
step
that
is
being
taken
that
has
taken
place
here
in
an
effort
to
redevelop
our
community,
the
Redevelopment
Authority,
the
main
focus.
What
makes
me
so
excited
is
going
to
have
an
entity
whose
sole
focus
is
going
to
be
our
community
that
was
outlined
earlier.
That's
going
to
be
their
main
focus,
everyone
behind
me.
G
We
were
guests
talking
earlier
with
the
senator
and
we
know
how
difficult
it
is
to
stay
singularly
focused
when
we
have
so
many
responsibilities.
We
we
want
to
do
things
here,
but
fire
pops
out
over
there
fire
pops
out
over
there
and
we're
constantly
taking
care
of
so
many
different
issues.
It
takes
us
a
while
to
get
back
to
one
particular
thing,
but
here
we're
going
to
have
an
entity,
a
Redevelopment
Authority,
whose
sole
focus
is
going
to
be
this
community
and
and
the
objectives
that
will
be
laid
out
in
front
of
them.
G
They'll
come
to
work
each
and
every
day,
working
on
those
things,
and
we
will
stand
ready
to
support
them
in
any
way.
That's
necessary,
but
it'd
be
great
to
have
that
singular
Focus.
So
I
want
to
thank
everybody.
That's
here,
especially
my
colleagues
behind
me
for
making
this
happen
and
stay
tuned.
Thank
you
very
much.
God
bless
you
bye-bye
next
council
member.
E
Thank
you,
chairman
Jones
and
hello.
Everybody
I'm,
councilman,
Izzy,
Patoka
and
I
represent
the
second
district
of
Baltimore,
County
and
I.
Think
from
all
of
the
folks
that
spoke
ahead
of
me,
the
leaders
that
spoke
ahead
of
me,
you
heard
the
word
excited
being
used
over
and
over
and
over,
and
it's
a
good
word
because
I
think
we're
all
excited.
I'm
excited
for
that.
I'm
really
excited
I'm
excited
for
the
time
when
Taylor,
Deville
and
Kenny
Brown
are
writing
articles
about
the
West.
E
I'm
excited
for
Brian
Coleman
when
Ryan
is
telling
the
community
what's
going
on
on
the
west
side,
and
so
I'm
excited
and
I'm
also
impressed
I'm
impressed
that
by
the
leadership
that
made
this
happen,
we
have
senators
from
two
different
legislative
districts.
We
have
legislators,
we
have
the
speaker
of
the
house.
We
have
legislator
from
the
44th
and
from
the
11
from
the
10th
here,
so
it's
very
very
exciting:
to
have
that
leadership.
Working
together,
I'm
excited
for
pastor
buffet
and
what
she
has
done
and
impressed
by
what
she
has
done
right
here.
E
It's
always
been
a
community
Gathering
Place,
and
these
are
things
that
are
critical
to
making
the
West
Side
strong
stronger
than
it
is
today
and
so
I'll
just
say
this
is
what's
real.
Oh,
let
me
just
mention
the
leadership
of
councilman.
Young
he's
only
been
he's
in
his
rookie
season
in
the
County
Council,
but
but
he's
doing
a
great
job,
and
he
would
he
he
shouldered
this
through
the
County
Council
and
so
councilman
young
I
appreciate
your
leadership.
E
E
So
I
think
that
we're
all
little
tugboats
here
and
if
you
take
the
west
side
and
the
West
Side
Redevelopment,
is
the
ship
that
we're
pulling
in
we're
all
tugboats
and
our
tugboats
are
all
now
pulling
in
the
same
direction,
because
we're
going
to
pull
this
into
port
and
Kenny
Brown
Taylor
Deville
and
the
other
members
of
the
press
I
look
forward
to
reading
about
it.
Thank
you
all
very
much
and
I
look
forward
to
the
sign.
A
A
I
think
you
just
heard
clearly
what
this
partnership
has
meant,
what
the
work
has
already
been
done.
What
work
has
already
been
done?
It's
building
on
the
incredible
work
here
at
set.
The
cap
is
free
here
at
security,
it's
building
on
the
work
of
closing
out
food
deserts
like
we've
done
along
Liberty
Road,
it's
building
on
the
Community
Development
organization
that
we're
actively
creating
for
the
Liberty
Corridor.
A
This
Development
Authority
is
going
to
take
things
to
the
next
level,
and
so
our
our
community
leaders,
our
business
owners,
our
advocacy
groups,
elected
officials
all
coming
together
to
make
this
happen.
So
I,
don't
think
there
are
any
questions.
If
there
are,
we
can
do
that
briefly,
but
otherwise
we
can
pivot
to
the
bill.
Signings.