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From YouTube: Dorchester Community Center Announcement - 10/13/22
Description
Mayor Wu hosts a press conference on Geneva Avenue to announce the future site of Grove Hall's first BCYF full service community center
B
B
C
F
D
D
Conclusion:
okay,
good
morning,
everyone,
buenos
dias.
My
name
is
Martha
Rivera
I'm,
the
commissioner
of
the
Boston
centers
for
Youth
and
families
bcyf.
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
here
with
us
this
morning,
and
we
are
here
to
share
some
very
exciting
news
news
that
is
long
time
coming
and
it
is
so
appropriate
that,
at
the
heels
of
coming
upon
the
end
of
Hispanic,
Heritage,
Month
I
just
want
to
exclaim
the
famous
motto
of
the
United
Farm
Workers
motto:
SI
SE
puede.
D
That's
all
I
want
to
say
si
SE
puede
after
so
again
long-awaited
time
and
those
of
you
that
have
been
doing
this
work
again.
You
all
know
what
I
mean
so
I
don't
want
to
steal
the
mayor's
Thunder
and
again
we.
It
is
great
that
we
are
just
outside
the
one
of
our
community
centers,
the
senior
center
of
the
Grove
Hall
Senior
Center,
our
senior
center
director
Edie
pomales,
is
here
along
with
some
of
our
seniors.
Raise
your
hand.
A
Good
morning,
everyone
and
thank
you
so
so
much
to
commissioner
Rivera
and
our
chief
of
Human
Services
Jose
maso
for
their
leadership
in
stewarding
us
to
this
point
of
being
ready
to
go
with
all
the
pieces
lined
up,
but
we
know
that
a
whole
lot
of
people
have
been
fighting
for
this
praying
for
this
working
for
this
for
a
very,
very
long
time.
So
I
want
to
thank
all
the
community
members,
most
of
all
for
your
leadership
in
in
getting
us
to
this
point.
A
We
are
going
to
hear
from
a
couple
speakers
so
after
me,
you'll
hear
from
our
chief
of
Human
Services
Jose
maso
and
then
our
counselor
Brian
Worrell
who's,
a
big
champion
of
this
project
and
an
initiative
Mike
kosu
co-director
of
project
right
sister
Virginia,
our
fellow
elected
officials.
A
We
have
great
leaders
and
friends
from
the
council
and
the
state
house
here
so
City
councilor,
routine
City,
councilor
Tanya,
pronounce
Anderson
city
council,
City,
councilor,
Michael,
Flaherty,
State,
Senate,
Senator,
no
I
almost
said
elect
Senator
nominee
and
current
State
Rep
Liz
Miranda,
so
ask
everyone
to
share
a
few
words
if,
if
you'd
like
and
most
importantly,
we
will
close
out
with
Justice
Porter
on
our
student
representative
on
behalf
of
the
many
many
Burke
Jeremiah
Burke
High
School
students
who
are
here
as
well.
A
But
the
reality
has
also
been
that
community
events
and
programming
have
been
limited
by
the
school
schedule.
In
those
instances
too,
schools
are
hubs
for
Joy
growth
and
learning,
and
they
should
complement
the
vibrancy
of
our
communities
and
not
have
to
feel
like
we're
competing
and
pitting
different
communities
against
each
other
for
dedicated
activity
space.
That
is
why,
over
the
past
year,
this
team
has
reached
out
to
Residents
all
over
Dorchester,
at
the
pushing
of
and
in
partnership
with
our
city,
councilors
state,
reps
and
senators
and
Community
leaders.
A
A
A
We
know
that
our
communities
are
stronger
when
everyone
has
the
opportunity
to
come
together
to
learn
to
play,
to
collaborate,
to
build
connections
across
every
generation,
and
that's
especially
true
here
in
Grove
Hall
and
in
Dorchester
and
city
of
Boston,
More
broadly,
where
we
see
one
of
our
environmental
justice
communities
sees
so
much
that
we
are
organizing
and
rallying
to
bring
about
changes
for
okay
I'm,
going
to
speed
up
now
that
the
rain's
coming
down
okay
in
neighborhoods
like
this
one,
it
is
especially
important
that
our
residents
have
safe,
comfortable
resilient
inspiring
spaces
without
having
to
expose
everyone
to
the
health
risks
of
heat
and
and
the
elements
like
or
rain.
G
H
H
H
Here
we
go
and
to
be
in
the
position
that
I'm
in
I
don't
take
my
role
lightly
and
I
recognize
that
the
new
community
center
we're
announcing
today
takes
on
a
new
feeling
of
urgency.
Given
the
events
that
have
taken
place,
it's
clear
that
our
young
people
need
more
opportunities
for
positive
engagement
and
I
believe
that
community
centers,
where
I
spend
much
of
my
youth,
can
be
places
where
positive
engagement
and
mentorship
can
take
place.
H
It
will
be
a
thriving
Hub
of
activities
for
residents
of
all
ages
from
our
youngest
residents
to
our
oldest,
and
it
will
offer
opportunities
to
gather
connect
and
be
expressive
in
addition
to
this
community
center.
The
mayor
also
released
the
application
for
the
2023
Youth
Development
Fund
Grant
yesterday,
which
provides
1.5
million
to
non-profit
organizations
in
Boston
that
offer
Youth
Development
activities
to
youth
ages,
10
to
25.
H
So
I'd
like
to
conclude
by
thanking
commissioner
Rivera
and
her
whole
team
at
bcyf,
along
with
Chief
Irish
and
the
team
at
PFD,
for
their
leadership
and
getting
us
to
this
point
where
we
are
today
I'm,
looking
forward
to
additional
Community
input
to
get
us
to
a
place
where
everyone
has
an
opportunity
to
weigh
in
on
the
design
of
this
new
Community
Center.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here
today,
foreign.
D
Thank
you,
Chief
and
before
I
introduce
our
next
speaker.
I
want
to
again
reiterate
a
gratitude
to
Chief
Irish,
the
public
facilities,
Department
team,
the
director
Carrie
Griffin
Alistair,
the
project
manager
and
our
Consulting
team
util.
We
have
Brett
here
and
Alessandro.
They
were
amazing,
leading
that
process.
D
We
also
had
a
community
advisory
committee
that
participated
and
guided
us
and
provided
input
and
the
voice
of
the
community,
in
addition
to
other
members
in
the
community-
and
you
are
probably
here
today-
so
we
are
so
grateful
for
your
input,
your
Insight
and
attendance
in
the
meetings
and,
as
Chief
said,
we're
going
to
continue
to
reach
out
to
you
and
want
your
input
in
this
process
as
we
design
the
the
facility.
So
next
we're
going
to
hear
from
Council
Worrell.
A
Can
I
just
do
a
quick,
Community
pulse
check
because
we
could
relocate
across
the
street
inside?
If
you
all
want,
do
you
want
to
do
that
and
take
a
few
minutes,
or
do
you
want
to
just
power
through
power
through
okay,
all
right.
I
Good
afternoon,
everyone
I
am
Brian
Worrell,
the
district
for
Boston
city
council
and
I
get
the
opportunity
to
represent
the
greatest
District
in
the
city
of
Boston
in
the
greatest
neighborhood
in
Dorchester
in
District
Four
everybody
through
the
advocacy
of
our
Grove
Hall
residents.
Today
we
see
how
local
government
works
for
our
community.
I
My
grandmother
would
say,
and
I
don't
mind,
is
a
Devil's
Playground,
and
today
we
are
putting
forward
a
plan
to
address
that
item,
mind
with
more
programming,
education,
resources
and
dedicated
dedicated
Community
spaces
and
enhancing
the
quality
of
life
in
our
neighborhoods.
I
am
excited
to
stand
here
today
in
Grove
Hall
with
mayor
Wu,
Chief
Irish,
commissioner
Rivera
Chief
mazzu,
Mike
cozy
was
giving
up
to
Mike
kozu
project
right
and
the
many
Community
residents
members
who,
whose
vision
for
this
vacant
lot
to
have
a
community
center
come
to
fruition.
I
I
This
is
an
awesome
opportunity
for
us
to
involve
our
young
people
in
designing
the
community
center
that
will
be
built
for
them
days
like
today,
where
we
bring
investments
into
our
communities
is
why
I
ran
for
office
I'm,
just
a
kid
from
Dorchester
who
was
impacted
by
the
transformational
community
work
that
goes
on
the
community
centers.
Your
advocacy
in
this
community
center
will
have
a
tremendous
impact
on
the
lives
of
the
lives
of
countless
young
people
in
our
neighborhood.
So
thank
you
for
all
your
work.
D
J
What
important
day
this
is
mayor,
we
thank
you
and
your
team
for
making
this
happen.
We
thank
our
elected
officials,
our
public
and
Grove
Hall,
Partners,
our
schools
and,
most
importantly,
our
students
who
are
behind
here
and
our
residents,
who
spent
so
much
time,
organizing
for
a
Grove
Hall
community
center
right
here
at
this
spot.
Thank
you
to
the
project
right
family,
because
this
is
not
just
me.
J
It's
the
project,
my
family,
our
board,
our
staff,
our
volunteers,
our
residents,
our
young
people,
all
of
you
who
attended
all
these
meetings
that
were
in
person
to
all
of
you
made
the
successful
transition
to
Virtual
meetings
that
I
know.
I
drove
you
crazy,
all
the
emails
all
that
every
day,
every
every
day,
every
night,
but,
however,
at
the
same
time,
while
we're
celebrating
I
also
view
this
meeting
this
day.
As
with
mixed
emotions,
the
recent
violence
reminds
us
what
we
must
take
on
for
our
students
who
are
here.
J
J
J
We
need
to
remember
how
has
girl
fall
been
treated
the
bird
cross,
accreditation
in
1994
and
the
school
department
at
that
time
allocated
four
million
dollars
for
its
minimal
renovation.
Well,
at
the
same
time,
allocating
25
million
dollars
a
piece
for
Latin
Latin,
Academy,
East,
Boston
and
High
Park
High
School.
You
do
the
math,
but
and
I
know
the
students
understand
it
better.
That's
not
fair!
J
J
So
many
people
were
involved
in
that
design
and
planning
process
when
so
many
of
us,
including
the
late
Lola
Frederick
on
from
Devon
Street,
the
late
Lulu
Robinson
and
John
Bobo,
who
lived
on
Intervale
Street,
delayed
Dan
Richardson,
who
lived
on
Humboldt
Street,
the
late
Mary
Knight
of
Faith
Street,
who
worked
at
the
late
late
with
Mayor
Menino
about
a
community
center.
He
also
said
we
need
a
middle
school
that
whole
process
took
over
12
years,
but
now
we
have
the
little
Frederick
pilot,
Middle
School.
J
The
push
for
a
youth
and
Community
Center
was
slow
down,
but
many
of
you
continued
and
working
with
us
to
organize
for
this
Community
Center,
that's
going
to
be
right
here
today
we
told
a
planner
who
tried
to
tell
us
that,
since
the
Burke
received
49
million
dollars
for
its
renovation
2009,
we
would
have
to
wait
for
Youth
Center.
J
We
said
no,
that
the
that
the
brick
renovation
was
15
years
too
late.
What
is
this
today
maintains
racial
disparities
and
that
growth
all
was
too
densely
populated
with
young
families
that
deserve
Youth
and
intergenerational
programming
that
other
boss
neighbors
had
had
for
decades.
Today,
Mary
Wu
and
her
team
is
taking
a
major
step
in
changing
how
racism
allocated
resources
in
Boston,
which
denied
opportunities
in
the
past
for
growth
All
Families.
We
need
all
of
you
to
continue
participating
in
planning
a
design
in
the
Grove
Hall
Community
Center.
J
As
the
late
Mrs
Mary
Gray
of
Devon
Street
said
she
had
a
design
and
Community
degree
in
community
design.
We
want
all
of
you
to
join
in
this
process.
We
need
to
learn
from
the
successes
and
the
challenges
in
the
past.
I
still
do
not
understand
why
the
we
have
the
heating
and
ventilation
issues
of
the
Burke
gym
and
the
Frederick
gym,
and
we
need
to
see
what
we
can
do
about
this.
Thank
you
all
for
participating
in
this
journey.
We
have
more
to
do.
Let's
get
started.
J
E
K
Good
morning
and
welcome,
and
thank
you
to
our
mayor
and
our
elected
officials
for
this
community
center-
that's
been
long
overdue.
The
Grove,
Hall
residents
and
organizations
like
project
Wright,
Grove,
Hall
NDC,
the
Freedom
House
Grove
Hall
main
streets
in
former
local
politicians
have
advocated
for
an
area
where
our
youth
can
have
activities
safely.
This
can
and
must
be
the
place.
The
city
of
Boston
put
well
I
want
to
talk
about
the
the
the
community
center
That
was
supposed
to
be
a.
K
This
was
supposed
to
be
what
that
was,
but
you
know
it's
an
ex.
It's
an
example
of
how
our
community
always
gets
sure
changed
before
I
say
anything
else.
Everyone
knows
that
I'm,
a
straight
talk
and
a
straight
shooter.
We
we,
the
city
of
Boston,
we,
the
city
of
Boston,
led
by
our
mayor,
the
Boston
Police
Department,
and
the
Regis
residents
must
charge
ourselves
with
murder
murder.
Why?
K
Because
we're
not
doing
enough,
this
community
does
not
feel
safe,
except
if
there
are
organizations
like
the
Torchlight
group
to
ten
thousand
Fearless
men
that
are
going
in
our
community
talking
to
our
youth
in
a
recovery
Community
all
under
the
leadership
of
Muhammad's
mosque,
number
11.
religious
organizations.
K
Please
let
us
get
our
congregations
involved,
how
could
Gene
McGuire
a
91
year
old
civil
rights
icon,
a
freedom
fighter
and
in
1881
the
first
black
member
of
our
Boston
school
committee
and
co-founder
of
the
mecco
program,
a
program
that
focused
on
a
hundred
percent
of
our
youth
and
our
children
around
education,
providing
a
better
education
for
our
black
children?
Why?
Because
at
that
time,
the
city
of
Boston
was
not
doing
its
job.
Okay,
we
had
a.
K
We
have
had
a
14
year
old,
shot
17
year
old,
stabbed
and
our
icon,
Gene
McGuire
stabbed
several
times:
okay,
horrific
horrific
to
the
residents
to
the
residents.
There's
no
such
thing
as
snitching.
If
you
see
something
say
something,
we
are
either
part
of
what
the
solution
or
we're
part
of
the
problem.
You
cannot
have
it
both
ways.
K
Mm-Hmm,
when
you
are
placing
all
of
the
mass
cast
people
throughout
our
community
that
has
got
to
stop
they're
all
over
there
by
the
Shattuck
on
Walnut,
Avenue
I
believe
it
might
have
been
one
of
those
persons
who
had
the
audacity
the
nerve,
the
gall
to
stab
multiple
times.
Gene
McGuire
take
the
two
million
dollars
for
the
commons
and
rebuild
Long
Island
Bridge
for
the
homeless,
for
the
sick
drug
users
that
mentally
challenged.
Folks,
there's
plenty
of
room
on
that
island,
get
them
out
of
our
community.
K
I
was
born
and
raised
here,
I
graduated
from
that
school.
We
built
them
all.
We
have
our
office
right
here.
We
have.
All
of
us
have
worked
hard
to
make
this
community
A
A
Better
Community.
This
Center
will
do
it
I.
Thank
you
mayor
who
for
doing
what
you're
doing,
but
you
know
there's
a
lot
more.
That
has
to
be
done.
Let's
go
back
to
commun
True
community
policing
get
the
cops
out
of
the
cars
I
have
nothing
against
police
officers.
Okay,
my
son
quit
the
pause.
K
Force
I
have
another
son
who's
retiring
in
two
weeks,
so
I
love
police
officers
that
are
doing
their
job
correctly.
Community
policing
means
police
officers
from
the
community
that
live
in
the
community
that
have
empathy
for
the
community
that
look
like
the
community.
So,
let's
go
back
to
commissioner
Cox
commun
community
policing.
K
Let's
do
our
jobs,
there's
enough
money
to
hire
hundreds
of
offices,
the
ones
that
have
been
retired,
who
have
retired
and
quit
to
move
on
to
other
jobs
like
the
fire
department.
Ironically,
increase
the
enrollment
into
the
police
academy,
being
intentional
towards
people
of
color
black
Browns
Asians,
there's
plenty
of
money
earmarked
for
Public,
Safety
and
mental
health
mayor
Wu.
Let's
make
it
work
s
yes,
yes,
yes,
yes,
housing
is
important,
is
an
important
issue,
but
we
can
chew,
gum
and
walk
at
the
same
time.
K
K
D
C
Thank
you
much
I'll,
be
very
brief.
With
the
weather,
this
process
started
when
I
was
a
young
man
with
Lisa
Holmes
bringing
me
up
here
when
I
was
working
in
the
safe
neighborhood
initiative,
meeting
sister
Virginia
and
Michael
kozu
and
Minister
Dawn,
so
this
is
a
great
day
for
Grove
Hall.
Congratulations!
Thank
you
to
the
mayor
for
putting
it
into
the
end
zone
and
you
guys
are
going
to
enjoy
the
bells
and
whistles
of
a
community
center.
That
is
is
long
overdue.
Thank
you
and
God
bless
you
all.
L
Hello,
everyone
at
large
city
council
really
happy
to
be
here,
really
thankful.
This
is
really
a
day
for
All
The
Advocates,
that
we've
heard
from
from
Mike
sister
Virginia
for
everyone
who
really
fought
so
hard
for
this
I
grew
up
in
Mattapan
and
in
High
Park
and
my
community
centers
were
really
important.
I
also
grew
up
going
to
church
here.
First
Haitian
Baptist
Church,
so
Grove
Hall
feels
like
a
second
home
to
me
and
so
I'm
very
excited
that
our
young
people
will
get.
E
Morning,
everybody
in
this
moment,
I
I,
first
I
just
want
to
say
I,
don't
want
to
age
Mike,
but
I'm
43
years
old
and
I
met
Mike
when
I
was
15.,
so
I
am
a
product
of
project
right
and
Roxbury.
Multi-Service
Center
I
literally
work
next
door
in
the
same
hallway
as
my
kozu,
while
he
mentored
me
and
did
programs
with
him
I.
Thank
you
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart
for
all
of
your
work
and
advocacy
today.
I
just
wanted
to
stop
in
this
moment.
B
E
This
Burke
High
School
has
been
standing
here
and
to
all
of
the
teachers
and
fertility
staff
who
fight
every
single
day
who
struggle
with
the
students.
You
know
how
it
is
with
all
of
the
issues
every
single
day
that
you
have
to
not
put
up
with,
but
you
nurture
and
love
our
children,
and
we
thank
you
for
that.
E
I
think
all
of
this
students
who
show
up
who
are
here
today
who
fight
who
struggle,
even
when
you
don't
want
to
even
when
you
want,
have
to
go
home
without
resources,
and
you
have
to
go
home
to
situations
that
all
of
us
all
of
us
here
understand
that
are
unbearable.
We
thank
you
for
continuing
to
fight
in
your
courage
and
we
thank
all
of
the
black
and
boys
black
and
black
and
brown
girls
and
boys
at
home,
who
don't
want
to
go
to
school.
We
continue
to
fight
for
you.
We
have
faith
for
you.
E
We
love
you
mayor,
Wu,
I.
Thank
you
for
rising
up
to
the
occasion
and
for
listening
I
thank
your
team,
I
think
councilor
orrell.
As
a
chair,
Ways
and
Means,
plus
first
black
woman,
representing
Ways
and
Means
in
the
city
of
Boston.
We
had
several
conversations
and
Mike
wasn't
going
to.
Let
me
have
it:
was
he
Mike?
Where
are
you
where's
Mike
where's
Mike?
He
wasn't
gonna.
He
I
I
respond
to
every
single
email,
because
I
know
how
much
it
takes
with
all
of
the
work
with
all
of
the
hard
work.
E
M
It
feels
good
to
say
senator
Alex,
I'm
gonna
be
very
sure,
because
I
want
to
co-sign
with
all
my
elected
brothers
and
sisters
said:
I'm
a
product
of
a
bcyf
center
Orchard
Park,
Housing
Development,
they
save
lives.
I
was
a
latchkey
kid.
My
mom
worked
16
hours
a
day
and
it
was
at
that
bcyf
Center
that
I
learned
about
hope
and
love
and
that
I
mattered.
They
helped
me
with
my
homework.
I
got
good
sex
education.
I
got
everything
I
needed,
but
Health
Equity
education.
M
That
schools
did
not
provide
I
learned
about
my
culture,
my
history,
my
community
and
that
Center,
and
we
know
that
community
centers
are
beacons
of
light
and
beacons
of
Hope
and
for
everyone
in
this
community,
whether
they're,
Age,
4
or
84,
they
will
have
a
home
in
a
safe
place
where
they
know
that
they
matter
and
we
can
build
community
I.
Just
say
today
is
a
really
great
day
before
I
even
knew.
This
was
going
to
be
the
thing
I
presented,
Michael
Cosley
with
a
hundred
thousand
dollars.
M
It's
still
coming
out
of
the
state
budget
to
create
a
community
design
process
out
of
our
state
money.
We
have
a
lot
more
to
give,
but
the
hundred
thousand
dollars
I
hope
will
help
the
city
of
Boston
and
project
right
and
the
community
agencies
that
sister
Virginia
mentioned
to
ensure
that
we
have
a
youth,
centered,
community-centered
approach
to
community
design.
So
this
will
be
the
best
goddamn
Community
Center
in
the
whole
city
of
Boston.
So
thank
you
all.
D
Thank
you.
Thank
you
and
representative.
F
As
one
of
the
senior
people
here,
I
just
wanted
to
be
here,
my
elective
office
time
ends
this
December,
but
I've
been
in
office
for
more
than
20
years,
and
what
I
have
witnessed
is
the
work
that
a
community
like
Grove
Hall,
has
done
to
take
care
of
itself
without
any
enough
resources
at
any
point,
is
really
Testament
to
the
fact
that
there's
hope
that
this
community
center
is
going
to
be
built,
and
we
won't
have
anywhere
near
the
shortage
of
help
that
we
we've
had
so
far.
So
good
luck,
everyone
thank
you.
D
Yeah
yeah
and
then
last
but
not
least,
we'll
have
Justice
Porter,
who
is
a
student
at
Burke
she's,
a
junior
she's,
going
to
speak
on
behalf
of
the
youth
and
we're
gonna
ask
the
Burke.
Students
are
going
to
stand
behind
her
as
she
speaks,
but
as
we
do
that
I
want
us
to
remember.
This
is
a
community
center
that
it
is,
but
for
the
Youth
for
the
families
and
for
our
seniors
as
well.
D
Thank
you.
Let's
not
forget
that
our
seniors
are
part
of
the
community
center
as
well.
N
All
right,
hello,
everyone,
it's
nice
to
see
like
a
bunch
of
people
from
my
community
in
one
space
like,
but
today,
I
would
like
to
speak
about
the
community
center
and
how
impactful
and
beneficial
it
would
be
for
me
and
all
these
students
from
the
bark
and
just
the
entire
Community,
even
if
they
aren't
teenagers
or
kids
and
they're
adults,
because
even
adults
need
guidance.
Okay,
they
need
help.
All
of
us
do
and
I
know.
We've
all
heard
the
saying
that
to
raise
a
child,
it
takes
a
village
to
raise
anybody.
N
Even
if
you're
an
adult
a
teenager,
a
young
two-year-old,
you
need
a
village,
you
need
help.
You
need
resources
and
especially
as
a
teenager,
we
need
help
with
everything.
That's
going
on
in
our
community
growing
up
learning
how
to
become
an
adult
dealing
with
different
circumstances
that
may
be
so
hard
to
deal
with
trauma.
We
suppress
those
things
a
lot
a
lot
of
times.
Our
resources
are
available
to
us
with
a
deadline
and
a
lot
of
students
do
not
want
to
come
on
Tuesday
October
24th
at
3
pm
to
randomly
discuss
their
trauma.
N
We
wanted
to
be
open.
We
want
it
to
be
safe
and
we
want
to
see
other
students
being
comfortable
to
go
there.
That
will
make
us
feel
even
more
safer
to
go
there
and
express
our
emotions
just
feel
so
connected,
and
when
we
talk
to
our
community
members,
when
we
say
hey,
I
need
help
with
this.
Hey
can
I
know
this
person
like
can
I
reach
out
to
somebody,
and
people
are
there.
That
makes
us
feel
even
more
better
and
supported.
N
We
just
need
that,
and
especially
at
the
Burke
I
know,
so
many
students
that
need
either
academic
help
emotional
mental
Etc
that
they
don't
know
how
to
who
to
reach
out
to
how
to
deal
with
it
and
they
just
close
it
up.
They
bottle
up,
they
don't
speak
about
it,
and
that
cannot
happen
at
all.
It
affects
us
as
adults
as
growing
as
we're
growing
up.
It
is
horrible,
and
this
community
center
would
help
us
not
only
grow
up
from.
N
D
Thank
you
all
for
coming
out
today
and,
as
she
said,
this
community
center
is
about
connection
it's
about
being
the
Hub
of
a
neighborhood
and
creating
space
for
everyone.
So
we
look
forward
to
not
seeing
you
just
at
the
groundbreaking,
but
we
hope
that
you
stay
involved
in
the
design
process.
Thank
you.
A
Okay,
if
any
media
have
questions
just
on
the
community
center,
we
can
I'll
take
them
for
anyone
up
here.
We
can
take
a
few
now
and
then
any
off-topic
questions
I'll
take
off
to
the
side.
Thank
you
again.
Everyone
and
sister
Virginia,
especially
I'm
gonna,
get
her
remarks
as
instructions
supposed
to
my
wall
again.