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Let's Talk Columbus - May 31st, 2023
A
Well,
good
evening,
thank
all
of
you
for
being
here
this
evening.
This
is
this.
Is
our
quarterly.
Let's
talk
Columbus
for
those
of
you
that
don't
know
we.
This
was
begun
by
our
previous
mayor,
Theresa
Tomlin
said
it
was
called.
Let's
talk
with
the
mayor,
we
decided
to
broaden
that
a
little
bit
and
call
it.
A
Let's
talk
Columbus,
because
that's
what
we're
all
what
we're
all
interested
in
I
do
want
to
make
sure
you
know
that
we've
got
a
couple
of
counselors
here:
councilor
Charmaine,
crab
and
councilor
Tyson
Begley
are
both
here
to
to
listen
in
this
evening.
I
also
want
to
introduce
we're
going
to
city
manager,
is
going
to
be
introducing
the
department,
heads
and
and
folks
representing
different
departments
in
just
a
moment,
but
I
wanted
to
ask
our
interim
Chief
Stoney
Mathis
Chief
Matthew.
A
If
you'd
stand
up,
I
just
wanted
to,
let
you
have
a
face
to
put
with
a
name
he's
doing
a
great
job
he's
been
in
the
saddle
for
just
a
couple
of
weeks,
and
and
we
appreciate
what
he's
what
he's
doing
the
point
of
tonight
is
try
to
get
you
the
answers
that
you're
interested
in
in
way.
The
way
we
typically
do
that
is
we
have.
If
you
look
around
you'll
see
we
have
a
lot
of
our
department
heads.
A
So
it's
not
that
the
mayor
has
all
the
answers
and
believe
it
or
not,
I'm,
not
sure
city
manager
has
all
the
answers,
but
I
know
these
folks
do
so.
What
we'll
do
is
we'll
just
jump
right
into
questions
and
answers,
but
first
I
want
to
introduce
our
city
manager
Isaiah
Hughley,
and
ask
him
to
come
up
and
kind
of,
let
you
know
who's
here
in
the
audience
that
are
going
to
be
able
to
take
some
of
your
questions
to
see.
B
B
Let
us
see
who
you
are,
and
so
we've
got
Deputy
City
Manager
for
Planning
and
Development
Pam
Hodge
here
and
so
roads
and
infrastructure
and
inspections
and
codes,
and
things
like
that
or
just
examples
of
some
of
the
things
she
deals
with:
Community
reinvestment,
Home,
Community,
Development,
block
grant
and
so
forth,
and
so
on.
And
of
course
the
mayor
has
introduced
the
interim
police,
Chiefs,
Stony,
Mathis,
so
glad
you're
here
and
as
they
call
your
name,
you
can
sit
down
Seth
Brown.
B
Who
is
a
crime
prevention?
You
know
Seth
Brown,
many
of
you
and
we
have
Rosa
Evans
who's.
The
director
of
Metro
they've
got
some
great
things
going:
Everett
Fleming
the
assistant
director
of
Metra.
They
have
acquired
a
lot
of
Grants
and
they've
got
some
great
things
going
at
Metra
I've
got
drill
short,
whose
director
of
Public
Works
and
they
handle
almost
any
and
everything
outside
of
Public
Safety,
the
largest
Department
we
have,
and
they
touch
every
household
in
so
many
different
ways.
We've
got
Michelle
I
want
to
say
brown
but
assistant
director
of
Port.
B
B
Thank
you,
sir,
for
being
here
ran
Pruitt
who's
over
inspections
and
codes
departments,
overgrown
weed
junk
vehicles
and
Building
Inspections
and
codes,
and
things
of
that
nature,
Ryan
Pruitt,
Donna
Newman
is
over.
Our
engineering
department
will
Johnson
planning
department
and
we
got
Holly
Browder
over
Parks
and
Rec
and
tiashi
Johnson.
Our
director
of
communications,
Community
Affairs
we've
got
Danielle
3-1-1
stand
up,
Danielle
Danielle
is
director
of
3-1-1.
B
That's
who
we
have
here
and
this
is
the
team
ready
to
answer
your
questions
and
respond
to
your
Quincy
Pierre
Homeland
Security.
Thank
you,
Quincy
for
being
here,
sir.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
Mr
city
manager,
as
you
can
tell,
we've
got
the
folks
here
tonight
that
should
be
able
to
answer
your
questions,
but
keep
in
mind
the
importance
of
this
this
opportunity
for
us
to
talk
to
one
another
is
not
just
for
us
to
get
you
answers,
because
there
are
going
to
be
some
answers.
We
may
have
to
research
and
then
get
back
to
you.
A
A
What's
going
on
in
other
parts
of
the
country,
my
wife
and
I
sit
there
and
watch
the
morning
news,
and
it
we've
talked
about
stopping
doing
that,
because
all
there
is
is
bad
news
going
on
around
the
globe
it
seems
like,
but
we
are
working
on
that
Chief
Mathis
is
is,
is
in
is
in
the
process
of
formulating
his
strategic
plan.
A
That
He
is
wanting
to
put
into
place,
and
we've
got
a
number
of
things
that
we're
doing
through
Seth
Brown's
office
and
through
some
of
the
partner
organizations
that
we've
got
like
cure
violence
and
some
of
the
other
initiatives
that
are
just
being
launched.
So
this
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
hear
from
you
and
try
to
bring
some
some
answers,
or
maybe
some
clarification,
and
if
we
can't,
then
it's
an
opportunity
for
us
to
take
away
a
to-do
item
that
we
can.
We
can
research
and
get
back
with
you
so.
A
D
Hi,
my
name
is
Eileen
Kent
and
I've.
One
is
an
idea
and
the
other
is
a
question.
I
went
to
the
memorial
retwang
at
11th
and
Broadway
the
other
day
and
a
member
of
your
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion.
Department
was
there
and
he
talked
about
how
we're
going
to
get
the
the
monument
from
Brian
Stevenson's
organization
to
commemorate
what
happened.
Is
there
any
chance
that
an
apology
would
be
part
of
the
dedication
of
that
new
of
the
monument.
A
I
think
what
and
what
what
Ms
Kent
is
talking
about
is
some.
There
are
some
a
subgroup
of
our
mayor's
Commission
on
Unity
diversity
and
prosperity
that
have
been
working
with
an
organization
called
the
eji,
the
Equal
justice
initiative,
and
they
have
a
remembrance
project
in
in
it
centers
around
the
the
museum
that
they
have
in
Montgomery
and
it
there's.
There
are
artworks
there
to
commemorate
the
racial
terrorism.
A
The
lynching
that
took
place
in
every
County
in
in
our
state
and
what
you
can
do
is
go
through
a
series
of
of
programs
as
part
of
this
remembrance
project
and
when
you
complete
them
all,
then
you
can
apply
to
have
that
Monument
relocated
into
your
your
community,
just
to
kind
of
just
to
kind
of
make
sure
you
own
your
history
and
one
of
those
is
a
a
plaque
or
recognition
at
a
site
where
lynching
took
place
and
we
actually
have
a
site
here
in
Columbus,
Georgia
and
so
we'll
pass
that
on
to
the
committee
that
is
working
on
that.
A
But
I
do
know
that
they
are
getting
very,
very
close
to
and
they've
done.
Things
like
have
Fierce
conversations,
they've
invited
very
diverse
panels
to
meet,
and
have
very
honest,
very
gut
level
conversations
about
equality
and
about
race,
and
then
there's
also
been
there's
a
soil
project
where
they
have
soil.
They
they
recover
from
some
of
the
areas
that
have
have
been
involved
in
some
of
these.
These
acts
and
and
there's
also
an
essay
contest
at
the
Muscogee
County
School
District
participated
in
yeah.
E
A
D
I'm
from
New,
York,
City
and
I
kind
of
lived
at
Central,
Park
and
Central
Park
is
a
the
Conservancy
is
part
public
park
private,
with
most
of
it
being
private.
We
funded
well.
I
was
walking
along
the
Riverwalk
the
other
day
and
I
came
across
the
Horus
King
memorial
Heritage
marker,
and
there
are
so
many
very
cool
markers
along
the
Riverwalk
that
are
just
in
such
disarray.
D
A
F
Travis
Chambers,
quick
question
I
know
that
a
lot
of
tea
supplies
dollars
have
been
allocated
to
the
city
and
I
know
that
we're
looking
at
some
streetscapes
on
Saint
Mary's
Road.
Are
there
any
other
areas
in
South,
Columbus
or
east
Columbus
that
we're
looking
at
maybe
doing
some
streetscapes.
A
Yeah
there's
some
streetscapes
planned
for
South
Lumpkin
Road
and
there's
also
Street
escapes
planned
on
2nd
Avenue.
That
will
coincide
with
a
a
DOT
Georgia
DOT
project
to
completely
reconstruct
that
road,
because
Second
Avenue
has
bricks
under
there.
It's
an
old
old
Road
and
that's
why
we
struggle
with
potholes
on
that
road.
So
much
so
dot
is
going
to
redo
that
entire
Street
and
then
we're
going
to
do
the
streetscapes.
But
there's
there's
more
money
in
South
Columbus
too.
G
So
just
a
couple
others
to
mention
Andrews
Road
is
one
quarter:
Brennan
Road
the
road
from
10,
the
roundabout,
are
kind
of
the
three
that
we
had
21
projects
in
the
T
sploss
So,
South,
Lumpkin
Road
is
another
one.
So
there's
probably
at
least
half
I,
don't
know.
If
Mr
student
manager,
you
can
think
of
a
steam
Mill
Road
is
another
one
and
I
have
the
complete
list.
If
you
I
can
get
it
to
you.
If
you
want
to
just
give
me
a
minute
and
pull
the
list
up.
B
It's
money
that's
committed
either
through
the
2012
t-sblast
or
the
2022s
T
squast,
or
the
special
purpose,
local
option
sales
tax
and
over
the
next
10
years
we
are
spending
1.1
billion
dollars
on
roads,
infrastructure,
not
money
that
we're
looking
for
money
that
is
has
been
is
allocated
out
of
one
of
those
funding
sources
that
I
just
mentioned,
and
and
so
that's
not
what
might
come
next
year
and
the
year
after.
But
but
that
is
what's
already
on
the
books.
Okay,
great.
F
One
last
question:
before
I
take
my
seat.
I
know:
Second
Avenue
is
the
gateway
to
Columbus.
There
are
a
lot
of
blighted
areas.
F
A
Yeah,
actually
that's
two
great
questions.
We
could
have
a
town
hall,
I
think
just
on
the
affordable
housing
piece.
The
blight
we've
been
addressing
from
the
minute
I
got
in
office.
We
used
to
we
used
to
budget
about
50
to
75
000
a
year
to
take
down
some
of
these
properties
that
are
not
only
eyesores
and
detracting
for
the
commute
from
the
community
that
they're
in,
but
also
they're
a
magnet
for
Crime,
because
people
are
going
to
find
empty
houses
to
go.
A
Do
no
good,
but
we
bumped
that
up
to
a
million
dollars
and
kept
that
for
I
think
about
three
years
and
we
may
have
lowered
it
a
little
bit
this
year.
But
but
we,
we
are
still
focused
completely
focused
we've
taken
down
old,
trailer
parks
that
have
caused
so
much
problems,
because
we're
convinced
that
some
of
that
blight
actually
contributes
to
Poverty
to
crime
to
low
test
scores,
because
you
can't
feel
good
about
where
you're
going.
If
you
go
buy
this
stuff.
A
Every
day
now
we
have
just
started
with
with
the
cpd's
help
we
had
a
guy
Josh.
What
was
Joshua
last
night,
Crawford
came
in
and
talked
about
ways
to
impact
crime,
and
one
of
the
things
he
pointed
out
was,
if
you're
strategic
about
the
removal
of
blighted
properties
and
you
you
rank
them
in
terms
of
where
the
most
calls
are.
You
can
have
better
success
in
controlling
crime
through
that,
so
we're
we've
just
started.
A
Josh
in
my
office
has
has
started
working
with
Rod
Graham
over
at
police
department
to
get
an
overlay
of
maps
so
that
we
can
see
where
the
calls
are
see
where
the
blighted
properties
are
and
we're
going
to
prioritize
those
and
start
them.
Pat
Fray
is
with
home
for
good,
and
she
is
kind
of
heading
up
right
now,
a
program
for
to
to
Really
strategically
approach,
approach,
affordable
housing
and
I.
Don't
really
like
that
term,
because
that's
a
floating
term
I
mean
depending
on
where
you
are
in
your
station
in
life.
A
Affordability
has
a
different
meaning
right.
So
the
the
the
challenge
is
to
try
to
Encompass
a
holistic
approach
to
this
they're,
engaging
in
a
study,
I
think
with
Georgia
Tech.
That
is
going
to
help
us
to
identify
ways
in
which
we
can
make
a
a
lasting
impact,
and
one
of
the
things
that
Pat's
been
at
she
has
mentioned.
That
is
critical,
is
the
sustainability
of
whatever
plan
gets
put
in
place,
and
it's
going
to
change
with
economics.
A
B
Mayor
you,
we
had
a
conversation
and
you
asked
specifically
about
Street
one
over
from
Second
Avenue,
third,
fourth
and
fifth
sixth
street-
that
whole
area
that
you
just
off
Manchester
or
the
Fifth
Street
and
mayor.
We
had
a
conversation,
and
you
know
that
we
went
on
a
bus
ride
and
we
took
how
many
department
heads
in
here
went
on
the
bus
ride.
Stand
up
for
a
second
I
just
want
to
make
a
point.
B
These
are
just
some
of
the
ones
yeah
Council
Cobra.
You
were
on
the
bus
ride.
You
were
on
the
bus
ride.
Well,
these
two
counselors
were
on
the
bus
ride.
So
thank
you
for
going
on
the
bus
ride,
and
so
you
Council
Tucker
you
on
the
bus
ride,
and
so
we
got
these
counselors
and
department
heads
and
we
took
a
bus
and
you
all
know
that
we
went
up
and
down
every
street
over
there.
B
B
Area
that
you
asked
about,
we
went
and
then
we
not
only
did
we
do
it
there.
We
went
to
Carver
Heights
on
the
bus
ride
and
we
issued
citations
all
over
Carver,
Heights
and
so
I
just
want
you
to
know
that
we're
out,
working
and
and
about
cleaning
up
your
property
and
identifying
properties
for
a
demolition.
A
And
that
that
reminded
me
that
the
city
cannot
get
to
every
single
one
of
those
places,
just
it's
a
physical
Manpower
and
financial
impossibility.
But
what
we
do
is
we
partner
with
other
organizations,
there's
a
there's,
a
church,
true
spring,
it's
over
in
that
area,
and
what
they're
doing
in
terms
of
rehabilitating
properties,
work.
Skill
development,
they've
actually
had
a
trade
school.
They
put
together
to
teach
them
construction
skills
and
they're
working
on
the
houses
in
their
own
neighborhoods.
A
So
they're
now
constructing
this
when
they
started
the
true
spring
Academy
that
probably
had
what
15
kids.
If
that
many,
it
was
like
64
now
that
they're
taken
care
of
so
so
that's
been
a
key
strategy
here
in
Columbus
that
other
communities
struggle
to
duplicate
is
that
we've
got
people
who
care
enough
about
this
community
that
they'll
partner
with
us
and
they'll
say:
let's
give
us
some
resources
and,
and
we
will,
we
will
provide
the
effort
to
try
to
get
some
of
these
changes.
A
They're
redoing
12
houses
along
sixth,
which
backs
right
up
to
Wilson
Apartments,
which
we've
had
a
lot
of
problems
with,
but
in
their
own
words,
they're
reclaiming
that
entire
area,
one
street
at
a
time.
So
the
city
manager
and
I
worked
with
some
of
those
individuals
to
to
present
to
council
who
approve
unanimously
contributing
some
money
to
help
them
continue
to
run
that
trade
school.
A
The
idea
is
to
take
that
template
because
it's
working
and
and
be
able
to
move
that
into
the
Casita
Road
area
into
Oakland
Park
into
bending
Hills
into
other
areas
that
desperately
need
a
champion
to
help
them
try
to
correct
some
of
the
things
that
are
going
on
Long
answer.
But
it's
a
big
question.
Thank.
A
E
H
Afternoon
Mr
Mayor
councilman
Chief,
my
name's
Christopher
Smith
I'm,
the
Saturday
little
league
president
over
at
Shirley
Winston
Park
last
night,
I
was
there
during
the
events
that
took
place.
H
H
I
We've
worked
together
before
and
I
appreciate
all
your
efforts
that
have
been
done
in
the
past,
but
we
have
seen
at
all
of
these
parks
for
the
Little
League.
We
had
it
at
Lake,
Bottom
Park
earlier
in
the
season.
We
had
multiple
incidents.
Surely
me
or
Shirley
Winston
we
had
I
believe
raking.
Park
was
on
the
list
a
couple
nights
ago
and
it's
getting
to
the
point
where
we're
just
losing
kids
they're
they're,
not
you
know
going
to
come
out
and
play
anymore
with
us
at
ball
fields.
I
We
host
tournaments
Jackie
Robinson
Day
tournament
was
supposed
to
be
held
at
Saddle
Park
this
year
and
we're
kind
of
getting
to
the
point
where
we
need
some
help
and,
like
Chris
said,
don't
know
if
this
is
the
right
form,
but
we've
got
to
at
least
step
up
and
say:
hey.
We
need
somebody's
help.
Yeah.
A
I
A
Right
and
is
particularly
offensive
when
they
come
into
the
ball
fields,
where
you've
got
little
kids
and
that's
there's.
There's
a
number
of
things.
A
Keep
me
up
at
night.
This
is
top
of
the
list
and
it's
I
don't
want
anybody
to
get
hurt,
but
particularly
a
kid.
That's
out
at
a
ball
field
for
a
soccer
field
or
just
run
around
throwing
water
balloons.
We
have
talked
about
reinstituting
sort
of
a
we
used
to
have
Park
Rangers
years
ago.
A
I'm,
not
sure
the
park
rangers
of
yesteryear
would
be
able
to
stop
some
of
this
stuff.
Frankly,
but
we
have
talked,
we
have
every
other
week.
We
have
all
of
the
public
safety
heads
Chief,
the
sheriff,
the
warden,
the
fire
and
EMS
of
Homeland
Security.
We
meet
every
other
week
and
we
talk
about
ways.
We
can
be
creative
to
try
to
provide
more
safety
for
these
votes.
A
A
You
called
cure
violence
that
they
have
ramped
up,
they've
hired
several
people
now
that
are
beginning
to
try
to
get
involved
with
the
gangs
and
talk
to
them
about
about
other
ways
to
be
able
to
get
the
money.
I
didn't
realize
until
I
think
the
other
Josh
was
here
and
they
were
talking
about
the
average
drug
deal
that
everybody
thinks
makes
so
much.
Money
makes
less
than
what
a
minimum
wage
employee
would
work,
but
they
don't
know
any
better
and
they
don't
they.
A
A
Seth
Brown
his
organization
provides
grants
to
any
program
that
has
as
its
core
Mission
reducing
violence
and
we've
got
the
job
skill
training
resources
available.
We
can,
we
can
do
everything
except
take
them
by
the
hand
and
go
up
and
try
to
get
them
involved
in
this
and
the
kids
that
do
get
involved
in
this
we're
going
to
make
sure
they
don't
fail,
but
the
young
folks
that
make
that
conscious
decision
not
to
do
it.
Then
then
the
effort
changes
and
then
it's
the
Sheriff's
Department
police
department.
A
It
becomes
their
mission
to
find
them
catch
them
and
lock
them
away
for
as
long
as
we
can
I
will,
we
will
bring
you
some
an
update
on
the
process
of
trying
to
get
some
of
these
folks
riding
through
those
Parks.
But
it'll
have
to
be
again
a
a
collaboration,
we'll
have
to
know
when
you're
going
to
be
out
there.
Let
us
know
if
there's
something
going
on
so
that
we
can
send
somebody
patrolling
through.
I
J
J
Making
traffic
stops
looking
for
these
guns
that
are
out
there
on
the
street,
sometimes
you're
you're
going
to
be
caught
up
in
a
roadblock
that
might
make
you
be
late
for
dinner
for
five
minutes.
Just
no
excuse
me
just
know
that
these
police
officers
out
there
trying
to
find
those
guns
they're
trying
to
put
these
bad
guys
in
jail
me
and
the
sheriff
have
have
made
a
commitment
to
each
other
to
work
together
and
that's
what
we're
going
to
do
we're
going
to
work
together.
J
We're
going
to
put
these
criminals
in
jail,
they're
running
around
shooting
people
innocent
people
almost
every
weekend
and
the
only
way
to
put
a
stop
to
that
is
heavy
enforcement,
and
that's
that's
unfortunate
that
that's
where
we're
at
right
now,
but
then
what
we
do
is
we
do
heavy
enforcement
and
then
we
back
off
again
and
then
we
can
build
better
relationships
with
the
community.
Just
know
that
we
can't
do
it
without
your
support.
We
can't
do
it
without
your
phone
calls.
J
We
can't
do
without
the
information
that
you
provide
us
to
put
these
people
in
jail,
but
I
feel
you.
You
know
I
come
from
the
south
side
of
Atlanta,
so
this
is
nothing
new
to
me.
If
you
do
any
history
or
background
on
me,
you
see
that
I
reduce
the
crime
rate
by
52
percent,
where
I
came
from.
The
only
way
to
do
that
is
twofold:
build
a
relationship
and
enforce
the
laws.
I
Yeah
I'll
step
down
for
those
of
you
that
are
involved
in
the
community
projects
that
are
trying
to
help
build
relationships
and
and
I
guess,
get
these
kids
on
a
better
path.
My
I
have
pretty
much
the
entire
Sally
board
over
here,
as
well
as
the
district
8
staff.
That
is
one
of
the
core
things
that
I've
asked
them
to
look
into
is
how
do
we
support
the
city?
How
do
we
support
other
organizations?
So
please,
let's
try
and
link
up
and
share
some
contact
information,
we'd
love
to
be
apartment.
Well,.
K
And
chief
Mathis
Peachtree
Mall
has
become
a
dangerous
place
and
it
just
didn't
start.
Yes.
K
K
Pull
in
jail
and
take
a
bite
out
of
The
Craft,
you
just
got
here,
but
this
has
been
going
on
for
years.
The
murder
count
has
been
steadily
Rising
for
a
decade
and
I
hear
what
you're
saying
and
I'm
glad
we
had
a
chance
to
talk
about
the
objective.
Reality
is
they're,
not
enough
police
here
to
do
what
needs
to
be
done
with
the
well
organized
young
people
who
have
guns,
they
are
well
organized.
K
K
Exactly
what
is
it
that
you
can
do?
What
hasn't
been
done
in
approximately
a
decade
as
a
gangs
continue
to
get
better
organs
and
they
are
rich?
They
got
plenty
of
money
and
they
prey
on
poor
people,
so
in
public
housing
if
they
bring
the
chicken
home
if
they
bring
the
other
stuff
home
because
they
got
the
cash.
K
So
unless
the
mayor
has
a
plan
to
do
something
about
poverty
and
the
growing
homelessness
that
Pat
pray
told
us
about
up
14
percent,
we
have
got
to
do
something
about
poverty
in
this
community
Mr
Mayor.
In
order
to
stop
the
young
people
from
choosing
the
path
of
crime
rather
than
the
path
of
education
for
success,
and
you
did
see
my
questions-
I
sent
you
this
morning.
A
K
A
Thank
you,
Miss
ellamine
and
you
did
mention
the
poverty
and
we
are
we've.
We're
partnering
with
the
United
Way
and
the
city
is
helping
to
fund
that
a
program
to
try
to
get
to
focus.
United
Way's
stated
objective
and
it's
it's
a
it's
a
big,
it's
a
moonshot,
but
they
want
to
reduce
poverty
by
50
percent
over
the
next
10
years.
A
Is
that
right,
yeah
it
can't
it
can
be
and-
and
we
have
partnered
with
them
and
there's
and
there's
a
number
of
other
initiatives
that
are
underway,
that
that
are
hoping
to
break
that
cycle
of
poverty
by
breaking
that
cycle
of
violence.
The
generational
cycle,
I
know:
they've.
A
Just
did
a
council
meeting
some
exciting
news,
there's
a
pilot
program,
they're
calling
C3
it's
a
collaboration
between
Parks
and
Recreation
in
extending
hours
at
one
of
our
rec
centers
and
allowing
other
organizations
that
cater
to
Youth
of
the
YMCA
Boys
and
Girls
Club,
all
of
the
Girls
Inc
and
they're,
going
to
stay
open
until
about
11
and
allow
them
to
be
utilized
by
these
Partners
to
program
in
there.
All
of
those
things
start
chipping
away
because
they
draw
you.
A
A
And
there
are
some
in
that
age
group
that's
16
to
24
the
disengaged
youth,
some
of
them
we
have
lost
and
some
of
those
are
going
to
end
up
in
the
prisons
and
I'll
tell
you
we
don't
give
up
on
them
once
they're
in
prison.
Warden
Walker
has
just
since
he's
been
here
at
Muscogee,
County,
Prison
I,
don't
know
the
total
number,
but
he
has
had
welding
classes.
A
L
Forgive
me
for
being
nervous.
I've
been
wanting
to
do
this
for
a
long
time,
and
it's
now
my
time
and
I
overcame
my
fear.
So
here
I
am
mayor.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
everything
you
are
doing.
Welcome,
welcome
I,
wanted
to
come
here
today
because
I'm,
an
insurance
agent
I'm
in
these
neighborhoods
y'all,
31906
and
31907.
L
They
are
homeowners
in
these
neighborhoods.
Yes,
a
lot
of
rental
properties,
but
they
are
homeowners
and
the
homeowners
who
know
what's
going
on
in
these
communities.
L
So
my
thing
is:
how
come
you
guys
won't
just
partner
up
with
the
homeowners,
because
they
tell
me
everything
so
and
so
down.
The
street
is
doing
this.
We
have
this
over
here
in
the
corner
and
they're
on
their
front.
Porch
and
they're.
Recording
everything
that's
happening.
So
that's
my
first
advice
to
you:
partnering
with
the
homeowners
in
this
neighborhood
and
he'll,
say:
I'm
gonna
have
about
five
or
six
cars
in
the
driveway
and
then
some
of
them,
you
know,
is
toys
all
over
the
place
and
then
some
of
them.
L
You
know
they
have
well
manicured
yards
and
you
can
tell
that
they
live
there.
So
my
advice
to
you
is
to
try
to
get
to
know
them
first,
because
they
will
tell
you
everything
about
the
community,
especially
off
of
could
see
the
road
far
Road
Forest
Road
that
street
that's
in
between.
Let's
make
sure
the
area
too,
so
that
four
area,
those
are
home
owners
and
they
will
tell
you
what's
going
on
okay
now,
second
thing
everybody's
got
to
admit
we're
dealing
with
a
different
group
of
generations.
L
The
jobs
are
here,
they'll
get
a
job
and
they
don't
want
to
go
okay,
they
make
about
two
or
three
weeks
of
checks,
and
they
make
a
decision
that
this
is
just
not
cut
out
for
me.
So
if
we
trying
to
if
we're
really
trying
to
like
eliminate
something,
let's
get
to
know
what's
going
on
with
these
kids
in
their
mindset,
because
you
have
the
good
kids
and
of
course
you
have
the
bad
kids
and
no
kid
is
bad.
L
So
if
we
can
just
get
to
know
them-
and
my
last
thing
is,
you
know
when
I
decided
to
come
back
here
from
Atlanta
yeah,
it
was
hard,
it
was
hard
and
it
was
hard
because
I
wanted
to
raise
my
kids
in
a
place
where
I
have
to
deal
with
traffic.
It's
such
a
pleasure
to
hop
in
your
car
and
get
some
place
within
10
minutes.
L
Okay,
now
I
am
not
comfortable
with
taking
my
kids
to
the
Peachtree
Mall
and
I'm
worried
that
they're
going
to
be
shocked,
I'm,
not
new
idea,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
say.
You
know
if
we
can
just
kind
of
partner
a
little
bit
more
with
the
people
that
are
the
homeowners
I
think
you
guys
will
be
on
to
something
and
then
recognize
that
there
is
a
difference
between
our
generation
and
excuse
me,
the
generation
that's
here
now
they
don't
necessarily
like
to
work
for
whatever
reason
they're
making
money
quicker
than
you
and
I
okay.
L
They
make
money
way
quicker
than
you
and
I
and
I.
Don't
know
what
projects
I
don't
know
what
they're
doing,
but
as
far
as
in
you
know
the
opportunities
out
here,
you
know
going
to
work
and
working
and
working
and
dealing
with
discipline.
Someone
like
him
telling
you
what
to
do.
They
don't
want
to
be
told
what
to
do
they
don't,
and
so,
if
y'all
can
just
get
into
the
mindset
of
understanding,
these
kids
I
think
we'll
be
on
to
something.
A
Now
I
well
said,
and
I
will
tell
you
that
one
of
the
you
mentioned
something
that
is
a
big
challenge
for
our
law
enforcement
and
that
is
getting
those
neighbors
to
talk
to
them.
The
way
they
talk
to
you
because
trying
to
get
when
you
put
on
that
badge
for,
for
whatever
reason
you
know,
it's
niches,
get
stitches
and
all
that
stuff-
and
that's
that's
that's
that's
that's!
A
That's
that's
kind
of
what
what
they
will
tell
you
so
absolutely
if
we
get
to
the
place
where
the
neighbors
are
absolutely
open
with
with
our
police
and
our
Sheriff's
Department
I
think
you'll
see
a
lot
of
these
things.
Stop,
because
somebody
sees
something
that
and
then
the
first
time
that
kid
has
walked
down
the
street
with
a
gun
in
his
in
his
gym
shorts,
so
encourage
them
to
be
up
front,
will
there'll
be
a
shooting
at
a
party
and
we
show
up
50
people
there.
Nobody
saw
a
thing
nobody
can
describe.
A
Who
who
did
it
and
what
was
in
your?
Your
other
question
was
on
the
kids,
not
wanting
to
work.
I'll
tell
you
I
agree,
but
there's
a
number
of
initiatives
going
on
in
our
community
right
now.
That's
trying
to
integrate
them
into
a
work
environment.
I
know
the
city
of
Columbus.
Has
a
mayor,
Summer
Youth,
Employment
Program
we're
going
to
have
about
82
kids,
this
time,
paying
them
14
an
hour
half
of
the
day.
They
go
to
a
class
to
learn
how
to
deal
with
some
of
this
stuff
to
learn
how
to
take
supervision,
supervision.
A
People
aren't
predisposed
to
wanting
other
folks
tell
them
what
to
do.
But
when
it's
your
boss,
if
you
like
to
check
you
gotta,
you
got
to
do
what
they
say
so
we're
trying
to
we're
trying
to
get
this
age
group,
which
is
the
16
to
24.
They
call
them
the
disengaged
youth
and
we're
looking
for
kids
in
census,
tracts
that
I
don't
want
a
kid
that
wears
a
title.
School
I
want
a
kid.
That's
got
one
foot
in
bounds,
one
foot
out
of
bounds
and
one
push
heat
away
could
determine
that
kid's
future.
A
So
we're
we're
trying
to-
and
we've
got
some
excellent
Partners
in
the
community
that
are
doing
the
same
thing.
I
know
the
chamber
is
launching
I
I,
don't
know
enough
about
it
to
really
start
talking
about
it.
But
it's
a
it's
a
stem-based
program
that
they're
going
to
start
trying
to
bring
this
same
age
group
in
there
and
see
if
they
can
spark
an
interest
with
some
of
the
technology,
but
it's
but
you're
right,
even
if
even
if
they
enjoy
it
for
the
two
months,
we're
going
to
be
able
to
provide
it
for
them.
A
M
So
I'm
just
here
at
the
contract
worker,
so
I
work
at
a
medical
facility.
Okay,.
E
M
There
were
no
community
centers,
no
recreation,
no
recreation,
centers,
another
thing
that
blew
me
and
I'm
not
trying
to
talk
down
on
your
on
your
city,
what
the
nine
percent
sales
tax
and
we
need
to
talk
about
that
and
wages
because
you
talk
about
crime-
and
you
talk
about
someone
mentioned
about
the
youth,
not
wanting
to
work,
but
when
you're
going
to
work
and
you're,
not
even
adults.
M
So,
let's
just
say,
I
make
pretty
good
my
co-workers,
who
are
at
my
job,
who
are
there
permanently?
They
are
literally
making
what
I
made
in
2003
literally
understand.
So
what
what
quality
of
life
is?
That
I
mean?
It
seems
like
there's
nothing
to
do
nine
percent
sales
tax,
two
percent
on
two
where's.
M
Going
like
where
so
my
mom
she
lives
in
Tuskegee
and
I
was
thinking
about,
like
maybe
moving
here,
but
I
would
have
to
be
really
convinced,
even
I
when
I
go
to
the
market
here,
I'm
taken
back
by
my
total
and
then
I'm
even
more
outraged
when
I
think
two
percent
on
groceries,
there's
probably
nothing
to
do
about
this
I'm,
just
rambling.
At
this
point,
that's
a
necessity.
People
have
to
eat.
So
when
you
want
to
talk
about
poverty,
we
have
to
talk
about.
M
M
So
then
you
talk
about
crime,
okay,
well,
people
may
they
have
to
survive
I'm,
not
talking
about
bottling
crime,
but
maybe
selling
drugs,
and
things
like
that
people
have
to
eat
and
feed
their
families.
You're
not
making
excuses
but
I
mean
I
have
made
a
a
wrong
turn
somewhere
and
I
literally
and
I
traveled
extensively
the
world,
so
I've
been
in
places
like
the
gross
loans
of
in
different
countries,
and
if,
if
someone
would
have
dropped
me
down
and
blindfolded
me
up
and
opened
my
eyes,
I
would
have
thought.
M
I
was
literally
in
a
third
world
country
on
this
block,
and
people
were
actually
living
in
these
houses
that
and
then
I'm
not
oblivious,
because
I
live
I'm,
not
going
to
say
where
but
Philly
Jersey
up
in
that
region,
so
I'm
not
oblivious
to
the
crime
of
poverty,
I've
seen
it.
But
if
you
could
just
answer
where
what
are
you
doing?
What
are
you
guys
doing
with
the
tax
money?
Why
is
it
so
high.
M
M
A
Paying
our
workers
minimum
much
more
minimum
wage,
we
pay
the
lowest
employee
at
the
Columbus.
Consolidated
government
makes
15
an
hour
well.
M
E
M
A
A
You've
got
Private
Industry
that
are
gonna.
We've
just
got
to
continue
to
work,
to
bring
in
the
best
way
to
get
that
pay
scale
up
is
to
bring
in
other
quality
jobs,
which
is
what
our
Development
Authority
works
on
is
what
what
our
chamber
works
on,
because,
if
you
bring
in
other
quality
jobs
that
the
competition
for
employees
is
going
to
determine
that
the
that
the
payment
is
the
pay
is
going
to
get
higher,
so
the
nine
cents
and
hours
we
to
break
it
down.
A
We've,
we
have
a
a
special
purpose:
local
option,
sales
tax
for
some
Capital
Improvements
and
investment
in
in
building
rec,
centers
and
and
providing
for
police
and
providing
for
fire
and
purchasing
the
ambulances
and
things
that
are
needed.
Just
for
our
our
community.
We
have
a
t
sploss
that
was
voted
regionally,
that
we
were
one
of
16
counties
and
it
just
barely
passed
I
think
here
in
Columbus,
but
it
passed
through
the
whole
area.
So
that
covers
our
transportation
needs.
We
have
one
sense,
which
is
a
local
option:
sales
tax
six.
A
Seventy
percent
of
that
goes
towards
Public,
Safety,
30
percent
goes
towards
infrastructure
and
then
we've
got
another
local
option:
sales
tax
that
goes
towards
operations,
but
this
community
is
also
hampered
with
its
ability
to
raise
revenue
to
some
degree,
because
we've
not
arguing
the
merits
of
the
of
the
of
the
tax
brief.
Believe
me
we're
not
stopping
against
the
tax
fees,
but
it
does
limit
the
appreciation
and
on
on
Residential
Properties
and
then,
in
addition
to
that,
we've
got
a
legislatively
imposed
nine
Mill
cap,
so
we
can't
raise
property
taxes.
A
E
A
Is
and
and
then,
if
you
take
a
look
at
the
property
taxes
and
what's
the
percentage
of
their
property
taxes
and
I,
don't
want
to
compare
Columbus
to
New
York,
but
I'm,
just
saying
that
you
have
to
look
at
the
entire
cost
of
living
and
I
know.
One
of
the
reasons
that
Columbus
we're
trying
to
change
the
perception
is
we
are
an
exceptionally
good,
a
low
cost
of
living
for
for
the
state
of
Georgia.
A
You
you're
welcome
to
look
it
up,
but
that's
why,
when
we
deal
with
Atlanta,
we
bring
trying
to
bring
employees
in
from
Atlanta,
and
some
of
the
companies
don't
mind
moving
to
Columbus
because
the
wages
aren't
as
high
but
at
the
same
time
neither
is
the
price
of
homes
and
neither
is
some
of
the
purchases
in
some
of
those
areas.
So
I
I
appreciate
what
you're
saying,
but
I
I
think
it's
kind
of
difficult
to
start
picking
individual
areas
and
trying
to
determine
whether
it's
it's
less
or
more
well.
E
E
N
A
A
E
N
Anymore,
1960
1968
I
had
Chevelle
Super
Sport
yeah
I
was
a
sporty
person.
I
had
glass
pads
put
on
my
car,
but
you
just
only
have
a
sound,
so
high
I
mean
that's
as
high
Chief
I
want
to.
Thank
you.
When
you
see
you're
going
to
be
alone.
In
fact,
I
went
to
ask
you:
do
we
not
have
any
laws
in
Columbus
Georgia
for
one
thing,
that
district
attorney
that
ran
for
office
this
man
right
here,
Mr
Hoover?
He
was
a
blessing
when
he
went
and
saw
what
they
were
doing
at
the
Civic.
N
N
Can
we
why
we
don't
have
any
noise
orders
that
boom
boom
music
speak
I,
wake
up
three
or
four
times
a
night
I
just
now
started
going
to
sleep
after
Gene
died
and
I
wake
up
three
or
four
times
a
night
hearing
them
going
out
there,
making
them
rolling
with
your
phone
mode
and
I
just
like
to
know
why
we're
not
I
mean
I
know
bless
his
heart,
don't
have
as
many
placement
but
Ricky
Chief
Mickey,
they
always
said
Sharon.
You
really
got
me
in
trouble.
N
N
Him
I
love
those
guys,
they've
been
great
they're
doing
all
they
could
do,
but
I
like
to
know
why
we
can't
stop
these
charges
and
can
I
get
some
street
signs
more
speed
signs
more
in
sales
words,
because
Sears
road
is
so
it's
a
60
miles
an
hour.
Zone
y'all,
see
me
on
camera,
bless
the
heart,
she's
scared
to
death.
Somebody
told
me
when
that
starts
I,
don't
believe.
A
We
had
a,
we
had
actually
a
work
session
just
this
past
week
on
different
ways
to
try
to
calm
traffic
and
some
of
those
are
ways
like
the
the
radar
that
shows
how
fast
people
are
going
and
everybody
I
think
most
people
really
when
they
think
about
that.
They
think
about
speed
tables
or
speed
bumps,
and
we
just
we
can't
put
them
everywhere,
because.
A
Have
been
a
lot
of
problems
with
people
driving
and
leaving
marks
all
over
the
streets
and
going
into
parking
lots,
and
so
we're
actually
having
a
meeting
with
the
with
the
judicial
system,
talk
to
the
judges
and
ask
them
if
we
can
get
a
little
help
in
some
stronger
cases,
so
that
if
we
catch
these
folks,
defacing
these
this
property
or
if
they're
racing
on
the
roads,
we'll
we'll
try
to
get
them
in
and
hit
them
with
a
more
stiff
sentence.
One-On-One.
N
About
we're
paying
taxes
on
our
houses,
I,
don't
mind
that
I
don't
mind
paying
more
for
the
police
department.
But
what
bothers
me?
You
go
downstairs
Road
and
you
see
this
beautiful
home.
They
don't
take
care
of
the
yard
and
that's
a
bunch
of
junk
cars
sitting
in
a
driveway
on
jacks
blocks
makes
I
think
I've
been
out
there
52
years
in
Sears,
Woods,
that's
a
long
time
for
an
old
woman
to
live
in
one
house,
but
asking
more
things
I'm
on
the
board.
But
it's
wrong.
N
A
N
O
G
O
K
Q
So
I
have
been
an
insurance
agent
in
Columbus
for
20
years
this
year.
All
right
I've
also
been
heavily
involved
in
animal
welfare
for
the
last
20
years
in
your
city,
I
remember
when
the
new
animal
control
facility
was
built
with
the
understanding
that,
because
the
facility
was
smaller,
that
pause
was
going
to
play
a
more
active
role
in
pulling
animals
from
animal
control
over
they
reduced
the
capacity
by
almost
half
when
they
went
from
the
prison
the
place
out
by
the
prison
to
this
place.
Q
Q
I
mean
the
community
as
a
whole
doesn't
really
want
to
see
these
animals
using
eyes
that
are
healthy,
treatable
adoptable
and
there
are
programs
in
place
Nationwide
that
are
having
great
successes
with
live,
release,
release
rates
on
the
UPS
of
95
percent,
were
they
consider
it
a
no-kill,
shelter,
okay,
many
cities
larger
than
Columbus
smaller
than
Columbus
bigger
budgets.
Smaller
budgets
have
implemented
these
programs
and
have
had
much
success.
My
question
to
you
because
Animal
Welfare,
as
you
know,
goes
hand
in
hand
with
pottery,
okay,
people
that
are
that
are
less
fortunate.
Q
Don't
have
the
means
or
the
opportunity
to
be
able
to
care
for
these
animals
properly
properly,
and
we
do
have
some
programs
in
place.
However,
I
was
there
at
the
city
council
meeting
10
years
ago,
when
we
presented
the
no
pill
equation
to
the
city.
Nothing
has
changed.
Okay,
nothing
can
change.
I
have
applied
for
a
position
within
Animal
Control
upon
numerous
occasions
and
have
never
even
got
a
response.
Q
The
current
manager
that
is
enforced
now
has
amped
Up
The
Killing.
As
far
as
I
can
tell,
and
I
have
been
over
these
books
back
and
forth
for
20
years,
so
my
question
to
you,
sir,
is
how
do
you
expect
people
to
go
into
this
facility
and
volunteer,
knowing
that
those
animals
might
not
make
it
through
the
end
of
the
day,
because
people
are
tired,
rescues
are
higher
and
maxed
out.
Q
Q
E
A
E
A
No,
no
I
I
understand
that,
but
I'm
just
telling
you,
you
pointed
out
a
very
good
good
point,
and
that
was
that
the
the
shelter
the
the
volunteers
and
the
rescues
their
capacity
I
was
talking
to
people
of
two
volunteers
today
that
run
rescues
and
they
were
saying
they've
never
seen
it
like
this.
With
the
number
of
people
it's
and
there's
some
societal
things
so
I
asked
them.
I
said
what?
If
we,
what
if
we
ramped
up
some
of
the
legislation,
both
of
them
said?
That's
not
the
answer.
Legislation
is
not
going
to
fix.
B
A
Wants
to
make
any
comments
about
about
this,
your
questions
that
are
being
raised.
L
L
Good
evening
everyone,
so
you
ask
a
lot
of
questions
in
one
long
sentence,
so
let
me
say
first
and
foremost,
Animal
Control
is
doing
everything
that
it
can,
but
the
mayor
is
absolutely
correct.
We
have
never
seen
it
like
this
before
now.
I
do
know
there
have
been
questions
about
intake
and
how
many
we're
taking
in
compared
to
previous
years.
In
previous
years
pre-covered
and
at
covet,
we
were
down
in
Staffing.
We
are
just
getting
back
to
full
Staffing
when
we
get
back
to
full
Staffing.
L
That
means
we
have
more
people
on
the
road
more
animals
coming
in
our
capacity.
Our
building
starts
to
swell
literally
because
we
have
too
many
animals
and
we
have
to
do
something,
so
we
notify
all
of
our
rescue
Partners
all
of
the
directors
of
those
rescue
Partners
to
ask
them
if
they
can
come
by
and
help
on
some
days
they
can,
but
on
many
days
they
can't
because
they
are
at
capacity.
So
we
have
no
choice
at
that
point.
L
Citizen
straight
hold
program
and
what
that
does
and
what
that
means
is.
If
you
happen
to
find
an
animal
and
you
call
Animal
Control,
you
will
have
the
option
to
hold
on
to
that
animal
for
the
full
five
days
that
we
would
normally
hold
it
in
the
shelter
which
means
we
have
more
animals
right
and
we're
hopeful
that
the
owner
of
that
animal
will
come
forward
within
those
five
days
and
get
their
animal
from
that
individual.
So
it
never
even
comes
into
the
shelter.
L
So
we
have
years
of
catching
up
to
do
as
far
as
our
shelter
is
concerned,
regarding
spay
or
neutering,
because
for
years
we've
used
a
voucher
program,
but
we
know
that
unless
you
have
the
Staffing
to
support
it,
it's
not
a
good
program.
So
we
are
working
on
ways
to
improve
what
we're
doing
and
to
improve
our
programs.
Q
That
I'm
just
throwing
it
out
there
but
expand
your
rescue
to
more
than
four
well
reach
out
to
Atlanta
Lab
Rescue
reach
out
to
pities
and
kitties
reach
out
to
these
other
rescues
and
expand
your
rescue
groups
that
you
reach
out
to
for
these
dogs.
The
other
thing
is:
you've
got
to
make
the
posts
before
30
minutes
before
you
close,
like
I,
can't
get
a
dog
adopted
in
30
minutes.
I
can
help
you
get
a
dog
adopted,
but
if
you
post
this.
L
L
D
Q
Q
If
I'm
looking
for
my
dog
I'm,
going
to
pull
up
Columbus
Animal
Control
I'm
gonna,
look
on
their
Facebook
page
I'm,
gonna
click,
the
website,
half
Works,
half
dozen,
sometimes
there's
pictures,
sometimes
there's
no
pictures.
Sometimes
the
pictures
don't
get
uploaded.
Sometimes
it's
a
cat
enough
that
there's
a
dog
in
the
bedroom,
so
the
city
would
be
more
accurate
and
put
the
dogs
that
are
up
before
their
time
on
the
page.
Q
We
could
share
it
and
find
these
dogs
as
a
place
to
go,
but
there's
no
way
that
we
can
do
it
in
30
minutes,
and
so,
if
there's
an
overpopulation
and
if
you're
at
Max
Capacity
every
day
when
you
open
up,
then
you
should
be
reaching
out
to
every
single
recipe
partner,
volunteer
person.
You
know
before
five
o'clock.
A
Q
A
A
R
R
Talk
about
all
the
good
programs
that
the
city
has
my
question
to
you
is:
we
do
have
small
organizations
as
my
own
and
many
churches
that
are
willing
to
partner
and
help
with
the
situations.
We
know
that
the
main
thing
is
prevention
and
as
a
gentleman
who
so
emotionally
spoke
about
Little,
League,
so
much
programs
that
are
there
to
assist
and
and
move
the
youth
and
the
children
out
of
what's
going
on.
R
Yet
there
are
many
others
who
would
like
to
partner
such
as
myself
and
churches,
but
the
problem
we
have
is
there
are
big
organizations
that
could
handle
this,
but
then
there
are
smaller
ones
such
as
ours
that
have
so
many
ideas
of
what
we
can
do.
Yet
we
do
not
have
the
resources
or
know
how
to
get
the
financial
resources.
R
So
I,
don't
know
if
it's
a
question
or
a
request,
as
the
mayor
already
knows
me,
so
I
would
like
to
know
I
would
like.
How
can
we
get
this
information
out
to
the
churches
to
the
to
to
the
small
groups
like
myself?
How,
if
I
have
an
idea?
How
can
I
put
it
in
work?
If
I
can't
afford
it?
How
can
we
get
these
grants?
How
is
it
that
get
that
information
out
there
to
these
organizations?
R
That
would
like
to
do
something
because
listen,
someone
just
said:
there's
a
bunch
of
churches,
but
if
a
church
over
here
gets
a
program
going
that
church
already
gets
another
program
going,
it's
a
bite,
it's
a
little
bit
a
little
something
which
could
go
a
long
way.
So
how
do
we
get
the
information
out
that
look?
We
can
help
you
with
this
or
let's
partner
here,
I.
Think
it's
important
that
we
get
this
information
out
further.
R
Another
thing
I
like
to
take
advantage
of
right
now,
I
know
sure
if
it's
not
here,
I
think
I,
don't
think
the
sheriff
is
here,
but
also
I,
train
chaplains.
If
you
don't
know
what
a
chaplain
is
or
someone
that
goes
out
and
assists
the
community,
we
have
people
that
are
willing
to
go
in
into
the
facilities.
R
Yet
there's
a
facility
here
that
is
not
allowing
us
to
go
in
there
right
now,
and
you
got
your
reasons
but
I'm
looking
for
the
venue
to
be
able
to
deal
with
this
situation,
because
we
do
have
people
that
want
to
help
and
work
with
that
reinstivated
them.
But
we
can't
get
in
there.
There's
just
two
things:
I
just
want
to
throw
out.
A
Pasta
Rose,
thank
you
yeah,
and,
to
that
point,
that
is,
that
has
been
one
of
the
major
stumbling
blocks
is
being
able
to
communicate
with
other
people
who
may
be
doing
the
same
kind
of
thing
right,
so
they
want
to.
They
want
to
leverage
each
other
and
be
able
to
serve
more
people.
That
was
one
of
the
things
that
was
discussed
at
the
round
table
on
on
the
violence.
C
Mayor
Harrison,
everybody
I'm
from
the
South
Columbus
area
and
I've
been
starting
a
thing
with
Horticulture
the
marriage,
some
of
them
know
and
I've
been
in
the
criminal
element.
You've
been
talking
about,
I
was
part
of
it.
It
cost
me
15
years
of
my
life,
I
come
back
to
this
community.
I
have
a
few
mental
health
incidences
too
trying
to
comprehend
and
deal
with
trying
to
please
people,
the
police
and
the
law
and
myself
and
live
most
of
poverty
is
because
we
don't
have
money.
C
I
grew
up
stealing
and
shoplifting,
because
I
didn't
have
money,
I
go
in
the
store
and
eat,
and
so
that's
where
it's
coming
from.
We
had
to
figure
out
how
to
get
these
young
because
I
was
14
15.,
so
I've
kind
of
come
up
with
something
I've
been
doing.
The
garden
Horticulture
thing:
Market,
Garden
and
I've
run
across
a
couple:
teenagers
that
that
I've
been
talking
to
and
I've
started
my
own
gang
I'm,
calling
it
The
Green
Palm
game.
C
I
said
I
got
a
page
if
y'all
want
to
try
to
look
it
up,
I'll
share
it
with
y'all
and
as
we
get
going,
we're
going
to
look
for
yards
to
do
these
young
ladies,
are
going
to
start
the
plant
season
with
myself
it's
vegetable
plants
and
fruits,
we're
going
to
have
a
little
spot
at
the
the
farmers
market
in
South
Columbus,
and
so
as
we
get
started,
I'm
hoping
y'all
look
into
it
and
maybe
help
donate
because
I
want
to
get
these
young
people
money
in
their
pocket.
C
So
they
don't
steal
so
they
don't
have
to
run
into
them,
because
I've
I've
gotten
fights
with
y'all.
When
I
was
young,
I've
been
drug
out
in
West
Central
a
few
times.
You
know
and
I
see
I,
don't
want
a
conflict.
I,
don't
really
care
for
the
police
coming
in
my
neighborhood
it
like
a
certain
politician
trying
to
say
you
know
the
community
scares
us
a
badge
represents
to
us
over
theirselves
the
abuse
and
and
just
scary,
and
so
I
wanna
I'm,
hoping
my
little
gang.
C
A
S
I
have
heard
a
lot
of
numbers,
so
I'm
just
going
to
say
this
really
quickly.
I'm
40
years
old
I
am
the
mom
of
five
I.
Have
three
biological
kids
have
an
adoptive
daughter
and
I
currently
have
a
six
month
old
Foster,
so
I
am
definitely
giving
back
to
my
community.
My
question
is,
more
so
directed
towards
self
and
highly
regarding
prevention,
as
well
as
Park
and
Recreation.
I
feel
like
a
lot
of
the
issues
that
are
happening
with
our
youth
is
because
there
is
nothing
to
do.
S
I
graduated
from
Columbus
High
School
in
2001,
and
when
I
was
coming
up,
some
of
the
things
that
we
had
available
to
us
was
Midnight
basketball.
The
gyms
were
open,
I
actually
had
to
volunteer
every
single
summer
as
part
of
my
volunteer
requirements
for
Columbus
High
as
well
as
we
also
had
dances
I
feel
as
though
a
lot
of
the
children
a
lot
of
the
teens.
They
have
nothing
to
do.
S
They
want
an
outlet.
They
need
to
have
some
way
to
release
this
energy
to
be
able
to
do
something.
So
my
question
is:
what
are
some
of
the
plans?
What
are
some
of
those
strategies?
What
are
some
of
the
programs
that
are
being
put
in
place
for
these
youth
to
have
something
to
do
moving
forward?
I
want
this
community
to
be
here
for
myself
and
my
children
that
I'm
trying
to
raise.
A
Holly
you
want
to,
would
you
I
think
what
she's
talking
about
is
some
of
the
things
that
C3
is
trying
to
do
in
this
pilot
location
and
then
take
it
out
to
other
locations.
If
you
can,
you
come
up
and
just
kind
of
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
parks
and
rec
is
doing
because
I
know
we
cure
violence,
just
had
sort
of
a
mini
basketball
tournament
where
they
had
what
they
say:
50
60
kids
out,
for
that
even
sure.
P
P
Collaborative
Community
connections
with
that
comes
back
many
of
the
programs
that
you're
talking
about
that.
We
had
in
the
2000s
dance,
Excuse,
Me,
Dance,
Arts,
music,
e-gaming
systems,
basketball
to
your
point
like
midnight
basketball,
but
also
comes
with
it.
The
hours
that
we
used
to
have
for
your
point.
We
used
to
stay
open
later
on
the
weekends,
Friday
and
Saturday
nights,
and
we
could
play
ball
or
do
other
activities.
Lock-Ins
block
parties,
things
like
that.
The
C3
program
is
going
to
bring
that
back,
and
this
is
our
first
chance
to
prove
it
to
the
community.
P
Doing
these
type
programs
coming
together
to
be
able
to
offer
activities
for
kids
of
all
ages
and
not
just
kids
but
are
out
of
school,
older
adults
18
to
24
year
old,
to
give
them
something
positive
to
do,
and
so
those
hours
are
going
to
look
like
9
A.M
to
12
a.m,
so
15
hours
a
day,
Monday
through
Saturday
and
on
Sundays
two
to
six.
So
with
that,
we
hope
to
really
be
able
to
give
kids
a
place
to
go
and
things
to
do,
but
they
got
to
be
willing
to
come.
P
We
offer
programs
all
the
time
in
Parks
and
Recreation
and
have
very
little
turnout.
Sometimes
we
feel
like
we
do
a
pretty
good
job
of
advertising
marketing,
but
we
still
often
are
struggling
to
get
kids
for
various
reasons.
Kids
are
not
into
doing
the
things
they
did
20
years
ago,
they're
not
into
the
activities
of
the
games.
They
were
so
we've
tried
to
rebound
and
evolve
into
the
things
that
we
know
the
things
that
we
hear
and
the
things
that
I
just
mentioned
so
program
wise.
P
S
So
I
just
have
one
quick
question
to
offer
that
you
said
that
as
far
as
marketing
you
put
in
this
out,
you
feel
as
though
the
youth
don't
want
to
come.
How
are
you
putting
that
out
like
are
you?
Is
that
going
into
the
schools,
because
I
think
that
would
probably
be
like
a
very
great
way
to
get
that
information
out
to
those
kids?
Are
this
information
going
over
until
the
park
direct
department?
P
All
of
the
above
everything
you
just
said
it
goes
out
to
the
schools.
It
goes
on
social
media,
which
is
way
more
Broad
and
able
to
for
us
to
get
it.
It
goes
into
local
media.
We
do
interviews,
we
do
radio
interviews,
you
name
it.
We
pretty
much
put
it
out.
We
put
it
out
on
hard
copy,
sometimes
just
because
Flyers
people
see
Flyers
with
QR
codes
and
things
of
that
nature,
but
it
goes
out
in
any
kind
of
Avenue
that
we
have
access
to
during
the
school
year.
P
We
send
it
to
the
school
district
work
really
closely
with
them
to
send
information
out
to
share
special
events
and
activities
and
programs.
So
yeah,
it's
we're
putting
out.
As
far
as
we
can
and
to
the
mayor's
point.
We
do
have
our
passport
for
summer.
Coming
up
that
we
are
already
actively
engaged
in
that's
our
program
for
the
summer.
For
kids,
they
can
go
to
any
of
our
rec
centers
any
of
the
libraries,
the
Aquatic
Center
our
office
Metra,
and
pick
up
a
free
pass
totally
free
for
the
community.
P
Kids,
any
kids
under
the
age
of
18
can
use
it
as
long
as
they
live
in
Muskogee
County.
It
affords
them
the
opportunity
for
free
activities
in
the
summer,
as
well
as
free
transportation,
and
we've
been
doing
that
for
about
five
or
six
years
now,
and
we
were
pretty
successful.
On
average,
we
give
out
anywhere
around
probably
about
7
500
of
those
free
passes
every
summer
for
kids
and
families
to
be
able
to
utilize.
Okay.
S
D
A
Thank
you,
she's,
going
to
go
before
you
you're
next.
L
Good
evening,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Denise
Cambridge
and
I
just
want
to
reiterate,
because
a
lot
of
my
questions
have
already
been
asked,
but
I
know
that
repetition
helps
things,
stick
to
the
mind
so
I'm,
hoping
that
it
will
stick
to
the
individuals
or
stick
with
those
individuals
who
it's
pertaining
to
so
I
wanted
to
start
with
the
city
Charter
book
before
starting
with
the
city,
Charter
I
did
want
to
address
Public
Safety.
We
talk
about
Public
Safety
in
this
room.
L
A
lot
and
I
wanted
to
talk
about
Public
Safety,
as
it
pertains
to
Civic
engagement
to
the
point
of
having
to
State
your
physical
address.
If
you
appear
on
the
city
council,
public
agenda
I
feel
like
a
lot
of
more
people
would
engage
civically
in
that
process.
If
that
was
done
away
with,
if
there's
a
verification,
that's
needed.
Let
It,
Be
City
facing
when
you
have
to
complete
the
form
online,
to
request
to
be
on
a
public
agenda
I'll
send
a
copy
of
my
driver's
license
to
Ms
Davis.
L
If
she
needs
it,
you
can
verify
me
witness
boring
through
Elections
office.
They
have
to
have
my
stuff
too
so,
but
that
led
me
to
want
to
know
if
that
was
mandated
in
the
city
Charter
in
some
way
whatever,
but
we
did
vote
on
some
City
Charter
amendments.
In
the
election
last
year,
I
asked
some
Representatives
about
seeing
the
updated
and
receiving
a
physical
copy
of
the
updated
City,
Charter
and
I
was
advised
that
it
has
not
yet
been
updated
with
the
Amendments
that
we
voted
on
May
2022.
L
So
that's
a
year
later,
and
that's
a
concern
to
me
and
then
also
when
the
physical
copy
is
available,
that
I
would
have
to
pay
for
a
printed
copy
of
the
city's
Charter,
the
city
that
I
live
in,
that
we
have
to
vote
on
all
of
these
taxes.
This
that
other.
You
want
me
to
pay
you
to
print
me,
a
citizen,
a
copy
of
the
charter
in
my
Teresa
element,
voice.
L
A
couple
of
other
questions
I
had
was
in
reference
to
the
Opera
funding
this
city
and
the
school
district
as
well
received
an
unprecedented
amount
of
funding
from
the
federal
government
with
little
restrictions
on
that
funding,
there
was
19
million
dollars
that
was
allocated
towards
automated
trash
cans
and
one
billion
dollars
for
a
community
facing
programs
for
youth.
So
you
mean
to
tell
me
that
automated
trash
cans
are
more
important
than
the
Youth
of
this
community.
L
That's
a
rhetorical
question:
don't
answer
it:
Mr
Seth,
Brown
and
crime
prevention
and
that
funding
as
well
I
know
we
talked
about.
There
was
the
old
laws
from
2008
city
manager,
okay,
2008
and
I.
Guess
it
was
a
million
dollars
and
it's
always
been
at
whatever
that
was.
There
are
programs
up
to
about
30
35.
L
We
vote
for
you
each
and
every
year
we're
in
the
city,
council
chambers,
I,
live
in
District.
Three
gas
is
3.29
a
gallon.
You
can
come
to
me
sometime
still,
you
know
come
to
the
community.
Come
to
your
constituents,
inform
them.
Mr
Begley
has
a
newsletter
this
he
got
appointed
when
he
got
appointed
a
month
ago,
I'm
not
going
to
tell
Bruce
that
I
ain't
heard
from
him,
but
Bruce
I
ain't
heard
from
you.
L
Education,
we
live
in
the
same
district.
You
serve
the
same
people,
city
council,
school
board
members
because
I
know
they're
gonna
watch
this
Miss
Pat
Hughley
green.
That
was
for
you,
y'all
get
together
work
together
to
work
towards
getting
those
disengaged.
Youth
engaged
I'm
done
for
real
this
time.
A
T
Thank
you,
Miss
mayor
I,
appreciate
that
my
purpose
of
being
here
tonight
was
to
ask
you
know
what
your
plans
are
and
what
the
cities
are.
Plans
are
to
stop
the
murder
of
our
innocent
domestic
animals
at
Animal.
Control.
There
are
programs,
there
are
cities,
there
are
larger
cities,
there
are
smaller
cities
who
have
adopted
programs
to
help
decrease
the
and
I
won't
say
euthanization,
because
unionization
is
when
someone
is,
is
mercilessly
put
to
sleep
because
they
have
medical
problems
and
there's
no
chance
for
Recovery.
T
N
T
But
that
just
makes
more
holding
space
for
more
animals
so
far
as
the
control,
the
population
of
animals
and
I
know,
you
know
somebody
said
you
know:
regulation
is
just
going
to
cause
a
bigger
problem.
No
sir
I
think
you
should
have
some
regulation
on
some
of
the
Breeders,
because
you
know
because
people
are
breeding
animals,
especially
your
Bulldog
mixes.
What
a
lot
of
people
refer
to
Pit
Bull
mixes.
T
You
know
for
that
purpose,
to
make
fighting
dogs
and
just
to
make
money,
and
so
there
should
be
some
guidelines
and,
and
maybe
licenses
issued
to
you
know
in
order
to
be
able
to
breed
certain
breeds
and
things
like
that.
But
there
are
a
lot
of
things
that
can
do
and
what
I
would
ask
is
that
you
and
the
animal
control
manager
on
the
rescues
get
together.
There
was
a
plan
11
years
ago
that
was
started
had
a
lot
of
good
ideas.
T
Here
we
are
11
years
later.
That
thing
was
ever
done
about
it.
Nothing
and
I
want
to
know
why
and
I
just
ask:
can
we
meet
with
you?
Can
we
meet
with
you
know
with
who
we
need
to
meet
to
draw
up
some
plans,
here's
some
ideas
and
take
some
action
rather
than
just
murdering
these
innocent
animals
and
I
was
over
there
every
day
for
two
and
a
half
weeks
straight
five
days.
T
A
A
We
will
I,
don't
mind
meeting
with
you,
but
I'm
gonna
tell
you
it's
going
to
be
a
civil
meeting
or
it's
going
to
be
a
very
short
one.
T
A
U
Seconds,
yes,
sir,
my
name
is
Ronald
Marshall,
a
email,
the
mayor,
City,
Council
I,
know
the
city
manager
paid
meal.
Ryan
Pier
I
have
not
got
an
answer
from
neither
one
of
the
two
or
three
million.
What
was
the
10th?
What
was
the
question?
The
question
was,
the
question
was
with
the
order
that
we
had
had
2920
Lee
Street,
where
it
was
32
cars
removed
from
that
property.
U
A
U
A
E
B
B
Anybody
in
here
accept
that
no
yeah
and
so,
and
so
we
we
told
you
get
those
Vehicles
out
of
that
residential
neighborhood,
and
we
told
you
if
you
don't
we're
going
to
tow
them
off
and
we
brought
a
tow
truck
and
we
started
Towing
and
by
the
time
we
had
25
of
them
told
you
came
out
with
the
tow
truck
and
you
started.
Towing
is
that.