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From YouTube: Aiken This Week - January 4, 2016 : Mayor Rick Osbon
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Aiken This Week introduces Aiken's newly installed mayor, Rick Osbon, and his wife Angie.
A
Welcome
to
aiken
this
week,
I
memory,
Langston
I'm,
so
pleased
to
be
joined
today
by
our
newly
elected
mayor,
Rick
husband,
who
has
had
quite
a
world
wind
of
a
past
month,
hit
the
ground
running
and
we're
just
so
pleased
that
you
could
take
the
time
to
be
with
us
today.
Rick.
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
here.
My.
A
B
This
today
the
short
version
of
it
born
it
born
and
raised
in
aiken
aiken
Schools
graduate
from
aiken
high
school
from
there.
I
went
to
USC
Aiken,
where
I
got
a
degree
in
business
as
well
as
met
my
wife
Angie
there.
So
after
that
went
into
work
within
the
family,
business
Ozma's
cleaners,
that's
the
business
has
been
in
part
of
Aiken
for
three
generations.
Actually,
my
grandfather
and
father
started
that
in
1948
and
I've
worked
in
there,
I
served
on
the
county
council
for
eight
years
and
didn't
run
for
a
third
term.
B
Had
my
family
was
very
young
at
the
time,
so
we
didn't,
we
did
not
run
for
a
third
time
and
really
felt
like
my
time
in
politics
was
done,
had
had
no
desire
necessarily
to
to
be
involved
with
that
again
and,
of
course,
being
a
part
of
the
city
and
loving
the
city,
as
you
watched
as
I
watched
it
and,
of
course,
when
you
Fred,
Mary
Cavanaugh
was
fixing
to
to
resign.
So
I've
been
spoken
to
by
a
lot
of
people
in
the
community
and
encouraged
to
so
I
I
kind
of
felt
like.
B
Maybe
it
was
something
out
that
I
would
like
to
do.
I
didn't
dare
mention
that
to
my
wife
at
that
time,
but
one
night
one
night
of
the
house,
he
said
you
know
she
said
you
really
ought
to
consider
running
for
mirror.
You
know,
could
I
come
home,
I
guess
I'd
give
her
my
ideas
for
the
for
the
day
and
and
I
said
well,
it's
funny.
You
should
mention
that,
and
so
from
that
point
on
it
was.
B
It
was
full,
along
with
the
campaign
and
moving
through
the
process,
and,
of
course
here
we
are
today
and
as
mayor
Cavanaugh
said,
it's
the
greatest
job.
A
person
could
have
I
mean
represent
the
city,
love
a
city
as
great
as
akin,
so
I
wake
up
every
morning
and
kind
of
pinch
myself,
maybe,
but
just
so
grateful
for
the
opportunity
and
look
forward
to
serving
this
great
community
in
this
great
city.
So.
B
A
Is
quite
an
educational
experience?
Well,
I
know
that
you
just
you
you've
over
the
years,
you've
just
had
a
heart
for
the
community
and
a
heart
to
serve
having
served
eight
years
on
County,
Council
and
being
so
involved
with
the
community
and
other
committees
on
you,
since
your
time
on,
County,
Council
and
I
had
wondered
if
there
was
a
defining
amendment
for
you
or
if
it
was
kind
of
an
evolution.
So
it
sounds
like
it
was
kind
of
the
colliding
of
the
two.
You
had
thought
about
it
and
then.
A
B
So
all
you
can
do
is
put
it
out
there
and
if
it's
the
will
of
the
people
or
the
Lord's,
will
it
will
happen.
You
know.
So
that's
that's
what
we
did,
but
there's
so
many
great
opportunities
right
now
in
aiken
that
we're
so
excited
to
be
a
part
of,
and
of
course
we
have
a
great
team
with
John
Clem
just
coming
on.
Also
our
new
city
manager,
I'm,
looking
forward
to
working
with
him
and
and
council
I
mean
we,
you
know
they're.
There
really
is
a
lot.
A
We,
the
city,
has
had
a
lot
of
leadership
change
in
some
some
very
top
positions
here
very
recently,
so
you
know
what
what
an
opportunity.
So
that
does
lead
me
to
the
question
you
know
as
as
a
local
as
in
native
as
a
business
owner
and
as
your
new
role
as
mayor.
What
do
you
see
is
our
biggest
challenge
facing
our
city
over
the
next
several
years.
Sure.
B
Will
one
of
the
first
things
that
I
want
to
address
is
certainly
the
economic
development
varsity
bringing
in
new
jobs
and
new
money's,
not
just
shifting
money
from
from
one
place
to
another
retail,
but
actually
bringing
in
whether
it
be
manufacturing
or
whether
it
be
new
jobs
as
well?
Bringing
to
this
economic
development
to
me
and
I,
you
know
and
I'm
a
I'm,
a
private
sector
guy.
I
believe
the
private
sector
can
do
it
if
government
will
get
out
of
the
way
and
let
what
they
want
to
do.
B
You
know,
I
think
our
biggest
asset
is
a
city.
Is
our
employees?
We
have.
We
have
great
staff.
Great
employees
I
feel
like
what
we
as
a
council
can
do
to
benefit
them
is
evaluate
our
procedures,
are
processes
and
kind
of
kind
of
step
back
and
gather
way
empower
the
people
at
the
level
who
can
make
so
they
can
make
a
decision
so
that
we
can
move
forward.
I
mean
you
can
use
a
term
one-stop
shop.
B
If
you,
if
you
will,
you
know,
make
it
easy
for
for
a
entrepreneur
and
investor
who
wants
to
put
money
and
create
jobs
in
our
community,
let's
make
it
easy
to
do
that
and
one
thing
I'm
proud
to
say.
I
think
I
think
our
city
manager
made
a
great
hire
with
a
jean
McMichael.
Is
that
economic
vitality
position?
I
think
I
think
he's
going
to
be
terrific.
A
B
I
think
one
of
the
first
things
we
do
right-
you
have
you
have
to
say
is
the
fact
that
we
have
you
look
at
our
downtown
the
green
space
that
we
have
I
mean
there's
so
many
unique
qualities
they
can
the
character
and
charm
that
we
have
here.
I
think
you
would
definitely
say
it's
right
that
we
recognize
and
want
to
preserve
that
you
know,
there's
a
lot
of
voices
in
the
community
that
recognize
that
so
I
think
recognizing
what
our
history,
our
past,
that
charm,
that
charisma
that
we
have
and
wanting
to
maintain.
B
That
is
certainly
the
right
thing.
I
think
what
we
can
do
better
is
probably
be
more
efficient,
more
effective
through
our
processes,
bring
bring
technology
and
I
know.
Our
staff
is
already
working
on
this,
so
so
it'll
it'll
I,
think
we'll
see
in
the
next
next
six
months.
Some
changes,
but
you
know
to
me
this
is
funny.
I
was
tagged.
I
was
tagged
on
facebook
and
a
comment
about:
when
are
we
gonna
be
able
to
pay
our
water
bills
online
myrica,
nas,
yeah,.
A
A
C
B
Way
so
thank
you
for
that,
but
it
caused
me
to
pick
up
the
phone
and
say
you
know,
that's
something
I
haven't
I've,
actually
sure
thought
of
before
I
can't
I
just
go
online
and
pay
this
and
I
was
happy
to
find
out
that
our
finance
director
is
already
making
steps
to
put
that
in
process
and
and
I
realized
working
with
a
municipality
in
the
city.
It's
probably
a
little
more
difficult
than
you
know.
Going
going
to
a
page
is
an
ebay
type
thing.
B
Obviously
so,
but
those
steps
are
being
put
in
place
and
I
think
it's
something
that
will
happen
pretty
soon
so
I
mean
and
I
use
as
an
example
of
just
using
technology
to
streamline
the
process.
I
think
we
as
a
city
have
to
always
remember
who
our
customer
is
and
that's
our
citizens.
So
anything
we
can
do
to
make
things
a
little
easier,
a
little
less
hectic
in
their
life.
We
need
to
work
toward
that,
so
I
would
say,
streamline
and
being
more
efficient,
using
technology.
A
B
It
started
with
the
chamber
with
aspirational
city
tour,
where
a
group
of
48
community
leaders
went
on
tour,
and
I
was
I
was
lucky
and
privileged
to
be
a
part
of
that
group
to
expand
that
into
defining
a
mission
statement
for
them
for
our
city
and
that's
something
where
we've
already
done
some
interviews
with
some
people,
but
there's
a
lot
of
the
process.
That'll
still
be
happening,
so
so
our
citizens
will
all
have
input.
B
You
know
so
so
I
think
to
meet
to
me.
It's
it's
hard
to
govern.
If
you
don't
have
a
one
year,
five
year,
ten
year
strategic
plan
and
to
me
this
is
the
first
step
in
that.
I
really
think
that's
the
biggest
obstacle
that
we
as
a
city
had
I'm
just
hearing
all
the
voices
giving
an
opportunity
for
everyone
to
to
have
an
opportunity
to
to
say
what's
on
their
mind,
they're
there
are
so
many
bright
people
in
our
community.
You
know
who
are
right
here.
B
You
know
you
a
lot
of
times.
I
say
you
can
you
can
go,
you
can
go
away
from
home.
You
can
get
all
the
ideas,
but
you
might
find
the
answer
right
back
where
you
started,
and
so
I
feel
like
every
citizen
deserves
an
opportunity
to
be
heard
in
line
with
that.
One
thing
I
want
to
do
is
take
government
to
communities,
you
know,
and
then
this
first
year
a
goal
of
mine
is
to
go
into
every
neighborhood,
whether
it
be
through
a
neighborhood
association
and
have
a
meeting
where
hopefully
I'll
be
there.
B
I'd
like
to
see
I'd
like
to
see
others.
He
council
members
will
certainly
be
invited
other
elected
officials,
so
that
so
it
will
be
an
opportunity
for
citizens
in
their
community
to
come
within
their
community.
They
don't
have
to
come
to
downtown
aiken.
They
don't
have
to
get
to
the
south
side
or
I
mean
wherever
their
houses
or
their
neighborhoods
are
that's
where
we
want
to
go
into
their
community
and
have
a
meeting,
so
they
can
come
to
us
and
we
can
share
our
opinion.
But
more
importantly,
we
can
hear
what
they
have
to
say.
A
A
Happened
back
in
the
fall
and
you
know
taking
those
steps.
None
know
that
that
was
one
of
the
first
initiatives
that
you
and
the
city
manager
kind
of
took
together.
Once
you
became
mayor,
was
asking
that
question
of
some
of
our
local
leaders
and
citizenry
was
what
is
your
vision
of
the
city?
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
that
visioning
process
and
how
that's
going
to
work
here
coming
up
in
the
next
month
or
two
sure.
B
Initially,
we've
done
close
to
two
hundred
interviews
at
this
point:
they're
they're,
taking
that
information
and
they'll
compile
it
get
the
common
themes
as
that
comes
together.
I
think
you'll
have
an
opportunity,
then
more
for
a
visioning
process
involving
the
community
as
well
to
come
in
and
give
input
on
top
of
that
see
what
additional
things
they
may
come
up
with,
and
you
know
from
that.
Council
will
have
a
real
sense
of
direction.
I
feel
like
it
empowers
an
elected
official
to
have
the
voices
of
the
people
they
represent
behind.
A
B
B
B
A
B
Right,
this
will
be
my
first
obviously,
my
first
budget
process
with
the
city
of
I'm
excited
about
the
opportunity.
I
know
there's
already
been
been
somewhat
of
a
movement.
It's
not
going
to
be
a
true
zero
based
budgeting,
but
it's
it's
going
to
have
a
lot
more
input.
The
budget
is
the
way
that
the
City
Council
in
the
mirror
have
a
way
of
setting
priorities
for
the
city.
I
mean
that's
where
we
do
it
at
we're:
a
policy
board.
We
don't
handle
the
day-to-day
operations.
B
We
have
a
very
capable
city
manager
who
does
that,
but
our
job
has
set
the
policy
procedures
and
then
to
set
the
direction
and
vision
and
I
think
the
budget
is
a
very
important
process
in
which
we
can.
We
can
give
our
input
by
what
we
fund,
where
we
do
it.
I
will
say
I
think
that
the
budget
process
in
aiken
has
always
been
one
that
you
know
the
budget.
B
The
budget
was
presented
and
passed,
but
I
don't
know
in
the
work
sessions
necessarily
how
much
working
priority
was
given
two
different
items
or
what
was
says,
oppresses
so
I'm,
looking
forward
to
being
a
part
of
that
that
process
I,
think
I
think
City
Council,
certainly
capable
moon's
going
to
make
some
great
decisions
on
that.
That
will,
you
know
again,
were
to
be
more
effective,
more
efficient
and
I.
Think
that's
what
people
want.
Other
government.
A
B
B
B
Sure
that
time
actually
won't
work
and
I
think
it
will
tie
in
very
closely
with
it
with
our
budget
process.
I
was
a
good
time
to
talk
about
that.
I
didn't
agree
with
the
hospitality
tax.
I
tell
you
I
am
when
I
was
on
county
council.
I
actually
worked
for
the
capital
project
sales
tax
pretty
hard.
I
would
go
to
the
different
clubs
and
civic
clubs
and
talk
about
it,
promote
it.
B
I
think
it
I
think
it
does
a
good
thing
for
not
only
our
county
by
our
city
portions,
around
five
million
a
year
off
of
that,
and
of
course
those
are
ballot.
Initiatives
that
are
voted
on.
I
am
I,
didn't
like
the
hospitality
tax
it.
It
felt.
Rushed
to
me
I
think
a
lot
of
people
kind
of
sense.
That
too,
although
I
think
I,
think
counsel
certainly
had
good
intentions
and
what
they
funded
with
it.
You
know
they
did
a
position
that
we
talked
about.
It
was
just
hired
as
a
liaison
between
business.
That's
that's!
B
A
great
position,
see
I
see
the
size
of
Aiken
should
have
that
position.
I
personally
feel
it
should
be
funded
out.
The
general
budget,
though
general
fund,
not
novice
sales
tax,
but
I,
absolutely
support
that.
The
other
thing
was
the
economic
vitality
fund
and
I've
had
a
lot
of
people
who
you
know
I
have
friends,
they
were
obviously
supporting
some
some
weren't
but
they'll,
say:
hey
I,
really
like
the
hospitality
tax.
So
what
do
you
like
the
tax,
or
do
you
like
what
we're
doing
with
it?
B
I
mean
well
I,
like
the
fund
I,
like
the
position.
Why
said,
why
do
too
I
think
those
are
two
great
uses
and
the
city
needs
those
I
just
want
to
see
us
be
more
efficiently
within
our
on
budget
and
I
think
through
efficiencies
through
technology,
we
can
find
ways
that
we
can.
We
can
fund
those
things
without
hospitality.
Tax,
so
I
still
stand
opposed
to
it,
but
but
I
will
agree
with
my
friends.
I
think
it
I
think
it
funds.
B
B
B
C
A
B
B
I
mean,
I
guess,
like
every
American
boy,
my
father,
you
know
watching
him,
he
worked
hard
and
the
cleaner.
My
dad
is
86
now,
but
he
still
walks
into
the
cleaners
at
least
once
a
week
which
I
were
so
proud
to
see
him
come
in
he'll
walk
around
with
his
cane
you'll
sit
down
with
me
and
he'll.
Let
me
know,
let
me
immediately
know
something:
I
need
to
improve
through
the
process
in
the
back
and
we'll
visit
for
a
little
while
and
then
you
know
is
out
so
and
I
god
bless
him.
B
I
hope
I,
hope
I'm
able
to
do
that.
One
day
when
I'm
86
walk,
walk
through
a
plant
and
still
had
that
keen
eye.
My
father
was
his
work
ethic.
You
know
I'd
say
my
mom
too
I
mean
it's
not
just
just
my
dad.
They
had
a
small
business
and
they
can
they
worked
hard.
They
taught
me
that
I
grew
up
working
the
back
of
a
plant.
My
we
run
the
dry
cleaners
and
I
grew
up
working.
It
wasn't
anything
necessarily
handed
to
me
for
free.
B
There
was
always
what
you
can
work
and
you
can
save.
So
you
know
certainly
them
I
would
say
politically
having
an
opportunity
to
serve
on
county.
So
was
a
tremendous
step
in
preparing
me
for
this.
Working
with
Ronnie
young
chairman
Jung
I
mean
he's
just
a
dear
friend
of
mine
and
mentor
as
much
as
anyone
I
can
think
of
just
the
way
he
quietly
leads
is
just
astounding
he's
I
think
he
taught
me
that
you
know
you
don't
have
to
speak
loud
to
to
be
heard
and
he's
one
of
those
guys
he'll
sit
back.
B
C
C
A
B
A
B
A
A
C
A
C
Have
a
lot
of
patience
with
each
other
and
understand
that
everything
is
not
going
to
happen
around
the
house
and
we're
not
going
to
always
be
neat
and
tidy
and
we're
not
always
going
to
have
all
the
groceries
we
need
in
our
refrigerator
we
work
together.
We
talked
a
lot
and
text
a
lot
throughout
the
day,
trying
to
make
sure
everything
is
where
it
needs
to
be.
We
have
a
lot
of
help
as
Rick
mentioned
his
parents.
C
A
C
B
C
Here
I
am
in
my
blue
jeans
and
the
boots,
and
you
know
running
around
town
and
he's
okay
come
on
down
here.
Let's
run
to
lunch,
just
like
okay,
so
we
get
downtown
and
he
says:
let's
go
to
Moyes
I'm
like
okay
sounds
good
and
we
walk
in
the
door
and
just
as
we're
coming
in
the
restaurant.
All
of
a
sudden
we
hear
somebody
like
Hall
are
like
hoop
and
holler
and
then
the
whole
place
just
broke
into
applause
and
it
was
just
Lissa
so
humbling,
humbling
moment
and
I.
We
get
emotional
think
I.
C
A
C
A
C
C
C
I
am
also
the
senior
woman
administrator
and
that's
a
position
that
the
NCAA
requires
every
member
institution
to
have
it
doesn't
matter
if
you're
a
division,
three
school
or
a
major,
you
know
football,
you
know:
division
1a,
football
school,
everybody
has
a
senior
woman
administrator
and
that
say:
I'm
female
administrator
who's
involved
in
you
know
all
policy
budgeting,
hiring
decisions,
all
that
kind
of
stuff.
A
lot
of
people
think
that
it
means
working
with
just
your
female
sports,
but
it
doesn't.
C
A
B
C
A
C
C
B
B
You
know
to
me
I'll
just
say
na
gng
being
up
here.
Certainly
the
importance
of
family
to
us
I
mean
in
this
community
I
mean
I.
Think
that's
one
reason
why
we
cared
so
much
in
what
we
wanted
to
run.
I
mean
I.
Had
three
children
I
have
a
son
who's
16
who's.
You
know
now
started
looked
at
where
he's
going
to
go
to
college
he's
a
junior
where
he's
gonna
go
to
college
at,
and
you
know
of
course,
we'd
love
for
in-state
stay
right
right
here
in
aiken
with
that.
B
But
you
know
I
look
at
him,
his
friends,
the
people
who
are
at
USC
Aiken,
who
were
so
involved
with
because
of
angie's
job
and
then,
of
course
we
have
a
context
on
chol
college,
which
is
such
an
important
Institute
of
this
community
too,
and
you
know
I
think
I.
Think
that's
really
the
one
of
the
reasons
why
we
felt
it
was
so
important
to
run
for
this
is
we
want
when
Reagan
finishes
school
when
our
other
children
finishers
go
to
have
opportunities
here
in
aiken
sure?
B
You
know
we
feel
like
we're
losing
our
future
our
asset
when
we
don't
have
opportunities
for
those
young
people,
so
it
is
important,
and
you
know
we
talk
a
lot
about
young
professionals
within
our
community.
You
know
and
there's
a
there's,
a
very
active
group
within
the
chamber
and
all,
but
we
talk
about
the
future
for
tomorrow,
with
those
individuals
are
in
an
age
now,
where
they're
the
future.
Today,
I
mean
they
have
jobs
with
iron
and
ironing
to
buying
real
estate.
I
mean
they're
starting
families.
B
I
mean
that's,
that's
not
tomorrow,
that's
today,
so
it's
important,
it's
important
that
we
are
mindful
of
that
and
that
they
have
an
input.
I
think
that's
one
reason
why
the
visioning
process
is
so
important
and
that
they're
included
and
I'm
very
proud
that
we
actually
went
to
a
high
school
some
high
schools
and
gut
got
input
as
part
of
that
visioning
process
as
well.
A
B
B
A
vibrant
community
with
a
downtown-
that's
probably
not
just
Lauren
street
but
stuff-
that
we
can't
even
imagine
you
know
moving
around.
I
think
I
think
lauren
street
is
always
going
to
be
the
postcard
for
a
key,
and
it's
our
first
impression.
I
mean
when
we
have
somebody
coming
in
my
town.
That's
the
first
place
we're
going
to
drive
them.
You
know,
but
I
think
I
think
downtown
expands
into
more
than
what
is
currently
you
know
with
with
open
space
with
parks
that
are
usable.
B
Also,
maybe
maybe
you
know,
I
think
it's
a
vibrant,
vibrant
city.
I
mean
you
know
with
you
know
I'll
say
I'll
say
this.
Even
I
don't
think
we
need
to
duck
problems
like
whiskey,
road
traffic
I
mean
we
can
say
well,
that's
too
far
gone
with.
We
need
to
address
it.
You
know
and
I
think
partnering
actually
I'll
bring
this
back
up
with
my
time
on
county
council
11
opportunity
that
we
have
is
because
the
relationships
that
we
already
have
with
the
chairman
and
our
county
administrator
clay.
B
We
can
work
city,
&,
county
and
state
in
and
there's
already
initiative
to
study
that
corridor.
In
fact,
you
know
so
so
I
think
I
think
you'll
see
partnerships
with
with
county
with
state
trying
to
pull
in
federal
dollars
also
to
deal
with
issues
you
know,
would
it
be
nice
to
have
a
whiskey
road
that
has
pipes
in
sidewalks
instead
of
ditches
on
the
size
of
it?
You
know
those.
B
Happen
I
mean
there's
no
reason
for
them
not
to.
We
just
have
to
really
pursue
that,
so
so
I
see
an
aching
with
an
incredibly
bright
future
where
a
vibrant
downtown-
and
you
know
maybe
we'll-
have
an
art
district,
and
you
know
we
have.
We
have
amazing
artists
with
all
sorts
of
medians
right
here
in
aiken.
That
I
think
we
don't
showcase
enough.
So
I
think
Akins
gonna
be
a
great
place
in
the
future.
Well,.
A
I
agree:
I
agree.
Thank
you
both
so
much
for
being
here
today,
sharing
a
little
bit
about
yourselves
with
us
today,
Rick
we
look
forward
to
a
fantastic
future
and
what
is
on
the
horizon
and
in
G
as
our
new
first
lady.
We
thank
you
so
much
right
in
with
us
today
and
we
thank
you
so
much
for
being
with
us
today
for
Aiken
this
week
and
we'll
see
you
next
time.