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From YouTube: Biloxi Mayor Andrew "FoFo" Gilich's inaugural address
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Here is the video of Mayor Andrew “FoFo” Gilich’s inaugural address, which was presented to an audience of nearly 700 on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at the Biloxi Civic Center.
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Thank
you
thank
you
good
evening
and
thank
you
for
sharing
this
special
moment
with
me.
I'm
honored,
by
this
great
turnout
tonight,
I'm,
especially
honored,
to
see
our
City
Council.
Here
you
know
before
the
first
election
there
were
rumors
that
four
of
them
didn't
support
me,
but
I'm
sure
that
wasn't
true.
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Lexi
has
been
great
to
me
in
my
family.
It
gave
me,
gave
us
the
opportunity
to
build
careers
and
serve
our
community
and
share
some
of
Biloxi
is
300
years
of
cultural
diversity.
I'm
a
proud
product
of
Biloxi
descended
from
a
long
line
of
hard-working
immigrants
who
reached
for
and
live
the
American
dream.
I
stand
here
today
in
honor
of
my
parents,
who
taught
me
to
have
faith
in
my
God,
my
sitting
in
my
country.
They
taught
me
how
to
succeed
and
it's
a
lesson
I
plan
to
apply
in
the
mayor's
office.
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First,
we
will
establish
a
strong
development
initiative
designed
to
bring
good
jobs,
new
opportunities
and
new
residents
to
all
the
biloxi
I
believe
we
must
improve
and
complete
the
scenic
baby
boulevard
and
expedite
the
pine
street
extension
to
us
90
that
corridor
and
the
casino
loop
will
create
more
development
in
East
Biloxi.
We
will
aggressively
pursue
multi-family
residential
development,
both
upscale
and
affordable
units.
A
large
family
entertainment
component
is
needed
in
East
Biloxi
to
complete
the
museums
and
the
casino
resorts.
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We
will
draft
off
the
new
stadium
to
spur
development
throughout
downtown
Biloxi.
Creative
incentives
must
be
considered
to
attract
multi-purpose
development
in
downtown.
It
could
begin
with
the
old
federal
building
that
property
could
become
a
high-rise
in
parking
and
retail.
On
the
first
floor
in
upscale
residents
above
keesler
commands
our
attention
as
well.
We
have
to
do
our
part
to
protect
its
mission
and
to
make
it
right
proof
that
talked
about
division.
Street
entrance
is
critical
for
keesler
to
meet
the
post.
A
9-11
security
requirements
of
the
air
force,
Biloxi
and
m
dot
could
make
that
happen.
Fly
right
off
of
I
1
10-2
keesler.
We
will
embrace
the
21st
century
tools
and
technology.
I
can
tell
you
it's
important
to
our
future.
We
can
become
a
gimmick,
a
gigabyte
city
who
wouldn't
want
to
connect
to
the
rest
of
the
world
at
200
times
the
speed.
This
will
greatly
enhance
our
efforts
to
attract
new
businesses
in
all
sectors,
entertainment,
life,
safety,
education,
medical
manufacturing,
obviously,
communications,
software
development,
software
support
services
and
other
high-tech
areas
that
will
come
West
Biloxi.
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We
need
to
transform,
transform
our
empty
big-box
buildings
into
attractive
multi-use
centers
for
everything,
from
vertical
farming
for
produce
and
plants
too
high
tech
centers
for
businesses
serving
customers
across
the
country.
We
have
to
replace
the
Pops
ferry
bridge.
This
will
be
a
costly
and
time-consuming
project.
We
must
find
a
way
to
make
it
happen.
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Will
market
is
vital
to
our
future?
It's
our
growth
path.
We
need
to
honor
our
commitments
to
world
market.
We
will
create
the
I
110
wool
market
gateway
across
the
city.
We
need
to
re-emphasize
beautification.
We
are
blessed
with
abundant
natural
beauty.
We
must
protect
it
and
enhance
it.
I
plan
to
work
with
developers
and
preservationist
to
increase
opportunity,
while
maintaining
our
natural
charm.
We
will
encourage
development
in
key
areas
and
establish
appropriate
mitigation
policies
for
tree
preservation.