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C
C
Columbus,
the
good
bad
and
the
ugly
what's
going
on
not
going
home,
and
we
hope
that
will
lead
to
some
conversations
amongst
all
of
us
about
what
do
we
do
next?
Where
do
we
go
next?
What
is
what
do
we
need
to
improve
on?
There's
always
something
to
improve
them.
One
of
the
things
I
do
want
to
remind
you
is.
Would
you
please
turn
off
your
cell
phone?
C
C
Myer-Henderson
is
the
13th
mayor
of
the
consolidated
government
we
consolidated,
and
we
are
delighted
that
he
is
here,
he's
going
to
bring
you
greetings
and
then
we're
going
to
start
with
a
program
today
that
you're
going
to
be
meeting
some
new
folks,
perhaps
in
these
programs,
and
we
hope
that
you
will
go
away
from
here
with
a
lot
of
knowledge
and
information
that
you're
going
to
recycle
back
to
us
and
with
that
I
would
like
to
introduce
the
mayor
of
Columbus
Georgia.
The.
D
D
Because
this
is
a
big
commitment
and
my
challenge
to
you
is
to
stick
to
that
commitment.
We
know
that
business
calls
we
did
this
once
22
years
ago
and
we
were
lacking
one
big
parable
to
a
successful
event
back
and
cellphones
were
everywhere
so
and
you
are
going
to
get
to
use
your
cell
phones
because
our
the
technology
has
improved
over
Earth
you're
going
to
beat
them
is
to
be
able
to
try
to
try
to
keep
up
with
some
of
the
places
we're
going
to
be
busy.
B
D
Think
was
Jackson
but
and
I
thought
that
premise
was
so
right
on
point
to
be
able
to
go.
Look
at
what
other
communities
are
doing,
bring
back
best
practices,
and
sometimes
it
was
affirmation
of
what
here
in
our
community
that
you
know
we're
on
the
right
track.
So
we
came
back
and
we
started
talking
about
what,
if
we
could
harness
the
collective
leadership
and
brain
power
of
a
lot
of
these
individuals
that
take
a
get
trusted.
D
Even
this
just
kind
of
go
look
at
places
in
Columbus
and
we
as
we
started
as
if
we,
as
the
worldly
staff,
started
land
playing
all
these
routes
out.
We
decided
that
it's
a
good
event
I
think
there
was
a
lot
of
good.
There
was
some
areas
of
being:
oh
hell,
no
some
areas
if
they
did
a
lot,
but
but
but
it
created
a
lot
of
energy
and
synergy
as
we
went
through
there.
A
lot
of
leadership
got
involved
in
trying
to
do
some
of
the
things
that
frankly,
government
cannot.
D
Government
cannot
and
I
think
it
should
not
try
to
dive
too
deep
in
people's
lives.
Correct
public
government
is
the
resource
government.
Is
the
hammer
you
swing
with,
the
community
decides
they're
going
to
get
together
and
try
to
make
a
change
in
society
with
issues
like
poverty
like
crime,
so
we
got.
D
And
what
we
do
is
go
in,
and
we'd
identified
some
of
these
areas
through
the
lag
behind
we
work
very
hard
with
them
to
try
to
create
leadership
within
that
neighborhood
who's
committed
to
sustaining
anything
that
we
achieve
by
coming
in
with
Public
Safety
Public
Works
code
enforcement,
and
it
really
worked.
We
had
a
lot
of
neighborhoods
that
we
brought
back
again
it's
20
years
ago,
generationally
those
neighborhoods
turnover
those
people
move
out
and
pass
on
oftentimes.
D
D
D
D
The
next
day-
and
our
hope
is,
it
will
fan
that
flame.
That
I
know
as
anybody
else,
because
you
guys
are
the
ones
that
actually
do
that
everywhere.
You
are
the
ones
who
are
determined
to
make
Columbus
achieve
everything.
Again.
We
live
in
a
amazing
community.
It's
a
fantastic
place.
I
would
live
anywhere
else,
but
we
can
do
better
in
their
areas
if
they're
going
to
get
better.
It's
gonna
happen
because
of
people
like
the
folks
in
this
room.
D
D
Look
what
you
like
what
you
want
to
look
like
so
I
do
have
to
thank
just
a
few
folks,
though
I
want
to
thank
Rick
Jones,
who
is
who
has
been
up
here
already
and
Richard
Bishop
and
will
listen
a
number
of
other
folks
that
have
held
the
Community
Foundation
helped
us
offset
some
of
the
some
of
the
cost
for
for
this
dis
event,
but
but
they
have
put
a
kind
of
work
at
this.
This
doesn't
this
happen
over
a
two-week
period
as
they
get
ready.
D
And
a
real
big
thanks
to
Brian
Wallace
who's
with
the
Georgia
Municipal
Association
I
think
he
brought
the
rain
down
here
from
Atlanta.
So
we're
grateful
for
that.
But
but
we
had
a
lot
of
folks
that
participated
in
putting
this
on.
Our
prayer
is
that
you
will
commit
to
it
that
you
will
keep
your
mind
and
your
eyes
and
ears
open.
As
you
see
areas
of
our
community,
that
could
stand
some
attention
and
you're
also
going
to
see
some
parts
of
our
community
that
we
have
really
taken
some
major
steps
and
we
are
becoming.
D
We
are
becoming
a
real
showplace
when
it
comes
to
our
so
enjoy
today
and
tomorrow,
and
we
we
hope
you
will,
you
will
be
able
to
create
some
very
stimulating
discussion
among
your
neighbors
as
we
move
forward.
So
so
thank
you,
I
think
it's
my
my
job
now
to
call
up
I.
Think
Audrey
Tillman
is
to
talk
about
Columbus
2025
because,
frankly,
in
my
opinion,
the
City
of
Columbus
is
not
going
to
achieve
what
it
wants
to
achieve.
D
B
G
Morning
and
thank
you
first
of
all
to
mayor
Henderson,
who
has
been
such
an
amazing
supporter
of
everything,
we're
doing
in
Columbus
2025,
and
we
could
not
do
it
without
the
support
of
the
mayor's
office,
his
team
and
C
consolidated
government.
We
just
couldn't
really
wait.
There's
too
much
of
them
lived
too
many
important
pieces.
That
government
holds
the
keys
to
so
I.
G
G
Let
me
apologize
right
off
the
bat,
because
many
of
you
may
have
seen
this
presentation
before
some
of
you
maybe
multiple
times,
but
I
promise.
There
will
be
people
that
are
probably
sitting
at
your
tables
that
are
saying
West,
Columbus,
2025,
believe
it
or
not.
So
this
presentation
is
geared
towards
everyone.
Maybe
you'll
learn
some
things
from
the
last
time
you
saw
it
or
maybe
for
the
very
first
time,
you're
like
wow.
This
is
a
really
important
initiative
and
let
me
find
my
way
in
to
support
this.
G
Wonder:
okay,
I'm
just
pushing
it.
Okay,
a
bit
of
history,
the
clums
2025
initiative
was
born
out
of
another
initiatives
now
five
years
ago,
called
the
regional
prosperity
initiative,
and
that
was
a
group
of
citizens
that
was
chaired
by
Jim
Nancy
by
giacomo
and
myself
as
tribes,
and
the
purpose
of
the
regional
prosperity
initiative
was
to
increase
prosperity,
reduced
poverty
and
increase
our
quality
of
life
for
all
citizens.
Very
simple:
we
went
about
doing
research,
we
did
research
in
the
community.
B
G
And
the
ugly
with
our
research
when
it
came
back
and
we
had
wonderful
community
response,
which
is
our
way
here
in
Muskoka
County,
we
have
a
wonderful
investment
from
the
community
and
we
did
find
that
we
do
some
things
phenomenally
compared
to
our
peers,
phenomenal,
like
our
charitable,
giving
our
investment
by
the
community
in
their
time
and
their
talents.
But
we
also
found
that
we
really
have
some
challenges.
We
have
some
challenges
in
the
way
of
poverty.
We've
got
a
real
poverty
problem
in
this
area.
G
You'll
see
it
today
or
tomorrow,
but
it's
here
and
it
came
out
in
those
numbers.
We
had
some
challenges
with
education.
We
have
some
challenges
with
the
growth
of
business
and
just
growing
the
area,
and
so
we
ask
the
questions
because
we
wanted
to
know
the
answers
we
wanted
to
know
the
answers,
because
we
wanted
to
address
those
issues
squarely.
B
G
Once
we
had
all
the
data
back
from
the
bus
berry
initiative,
we
moved
forward
with
that
initiative
and
made
it
bigger,
more
inclusive
of
different
areas
throughout
the
if
the
region-
and
we
began
to
tackle
all
of
those
things
that
present
themselves
as
opportunities
by
way
of
our
research
with
the
regional
prosperity
initiative
and
with
that
was
born,
Columbus
2025,
because
what
we
said
was
these
issues.
They
may
not
be
erased,
but
they
will
be
impacted
by
2025
for
the
good
of
this
community
and
we're
well
on
our
way
to
doing
that.
G
So
five
action
areas
we're
born
out
of
Columbus
2025.
These
are
the
things
we
want
to
tackle
head-on.
If
they're
good,
we
want
to
make
them
better
if
they're,
not
good,
we
want
to
make
them
good,
so
targeted
economic
growth,
enterprise
and
culture.
That
was
one
of
the
things
that
came
out
of
the
research
from
regional
prosperity
initiative.
Now
this
community
look
at
some
of
the
major
major
employers.
They
were
born
out
of
an
idea
in
somebody's
house,
somebody's
basement
even
acts
like
even
total
systems.
G
Small
ideas
that
became
enormous
because
there
was
an
entrepreneurial
atmosphere
in
this
town
and
what
we
found
in
our
research
was
that
that's
diminished.
So
there's
not
the
thought
that
there
is
an
entrepreneurial
environment
that
this
region
supports.
So
we
wanted
to
tackle
that
talented
and
educated
people
gotta
have
that
because
we
can
go
out
and
get
all
of
the
industry
that
we
want
and
if
we
don't
have
the
people
here
to
fill
those
jobs
and
perform
at
the
levels
that
companies
expect
and
businesses
expect
all
our
effort
was
in
vain.
G
So
that's
a
critical
one.
In
my
opinion,
that's
the
linchpin,
that's
holding
all
the
Columbus
2025
together,
vibrant
and
connected
places
that
was
a
new
and
that
snuck
up
on
me,
I'm,
not
a
millennial.
So
like
the
work
or
having
beautiful
landscapes
or
all
that's
not
on
my
list
but
hey
it's
not
some
people's
young
people.
All
of
us
want
a
beautiful
place
to
live,
but
for
young
people
they
want
it
accessible
in
a
way
that
they
could
get
around
and
waste
it.
Maybe
I
thought,
maybe
you
won't
subject,
but
they
want
it.
H
G
Want
to
answer
that
that's
a
desire
we
want
to
meet
that
need
and
cohesive
image
and
identity.
We
all
know
Columbus
is
a
little
secret
gem
here
in
southwest
Georgia.
We
haven't
been
great
about
telling
that
story.
We
just
haven't
I
mean
we
just
we
go
by
our
lives.
We
have
a
great
quality
of
life.
We
feel
relatively
safe
and
prosperous,
but
how
many
people
outside
of
Columbus
for
this
area
in
Alabama
or
Georgia,
know
what
a
great
place
this
is
to
live
and
work
and
raise
a
family
and
have
a
problem
of
life.
G
So
cohesive
image
and
identity
is
one
of
the
things
that
we
are
focusing
on
as
well,
so
I'm
gonna
break
them
down
just
really
quickly.
So
you'll
know
a
little
bit
more
about.
What's
going
on
in
each
area
for
targeted
economic
growth,
we
have
some
objective
and
targeted
means
just
that,
targeting
we're
still
with
the
Economic
Development
Authority
going
out
and
seeking
businesses
and
industries
from
you
name
it.
G
But
what
we
wanted
to
do
was
to
specifically
target
industries
that
we
think
we
can
have
very
successful
here
in
Columbus,
for
example,
cyber
security,
that's
something
that
we
sadly
one
it
get
behind
any
efforts
to
make
Columbus
Georgia
a
cyber
security
hub
started:
Matisse's
Columbus,
State
cybersecurity
program.
That's
growing!
G
How
about
this
I
bet
they
put
you
together
with
these
people,
how
about?
If
we
go
for
them.
We
plant
these
seeds
so
repelling
the
engineer,
the
choreographer
of
efforts
that
organizations
and
people
are
already
making
along
these
lines
we're
just
putting
a
custom
wind
behind
them.
So
for
the
cyber
discussions,
when
we
heard
about
that,
we've
got
behind
it,
we
started
pulling
people
together.
We
want
to
tout
it.
We
want
to
help
encourage
people
to
understand.
We
want
to
be
a
cyber
place
same
with
robotics
in
Fort
Benning
with
respect
to
their
bodies.
G
It's
phenomenal.
It's
mind-blowing
what
they're
doing
with
robotics
right
down
the
street
at
Fort
Benning.
We
want
to
be
a
robotics
Center
when
people
think
about
robotics
when
they
think
about
having
a
robotics
convention,
big
dollars
and
lots
of
people.
Robotics
is
huge
for
those
who
don't
know,
robotics
is
huge
and
getting
bigger.
We
want
to
be
a
center
for
that.
We
want
to
be
a
center
for
film
and
acting
most
of
you
all
know
what
we're
doing
in
this
space
and
have
been
quietly
for
years
now.
G
We
want
to
do
it
loudly
because
we
want
people
to
come
to
Columbus
Georgia
and
make
films
here,
because
they
can
do
it
better
and
we
have
the
people
to
support
them.
So
that's
what
this
targeted
economic
growth
initiative
is
about
going
after
those
industries
and
things
that
we
think
are
going
to
be
the
future
and
differentiate
us
from
a
path
in
enterprising
culture.
I
talked
about
what
we
used
to
be
what
people
used
to
feel.
G
G
There
are
resources
and
support
here,
there's
a
community
here
that
will
support
their
initiatives
and
that's
what
we're
building
we
did
start
at
Columbus,
which
is
in
an
office
downtown
on
Broadway,
with
your
incubation
classes
that
graduate
with
their
businesses
further
along
the
line
than
when
they
started.
We
want
everybody
to
know
about
that.
There
are
great
ideas
and
wonderful
things.
Coming
out
of
CSU
but
they're,
also
great
and
wonderful
ideas
with
young
people
at
Spencer,
high
school
and
other
places.
G
We
want
them
to
know
we're
here,
and
this
is
a
place
where
your
ideas
can
take
root,
where
you
can
build
your
business
and
hire
employees
right
here
from
your
high
school
or
neighborhood
or
church.
Or
what
have
you
we
want
to
have
an
enterprising
culture.
We
want
to
have
places
where
people
can
have
work
space,
maybe
I'm
not
ready
to
rent
a
place
in
cross
country
Plaza,
but
I
want
to
rent
a
little
space
and
a
co-op
space
like.
I
G
Time
to
educated
people
that
to
me
again,
in
my
personal
opinion,
I
think
this
is
the
key
to
it
all
and
we've
got
some
great
things
happening
with
the
school
system
and
our
research
showed
that
there
was
some
creative
positive
things
that
we
can
build
on
momentum.
Wise
we've
got
a
very
solid
school
system.
We
want
it
to
be
exceptional
and
we've
got
dr.
Lewis
and
the
administration
right
at
the
table.
The
same
discussions
were
having
about
how
to
move
it
forward.
G
G
If
you
aren't
getting
everything
you
can
get
from
birth
to
three
you
are
behind,
and
so
this
community
has
got
to
get
better
about
spreading
that
message
and
we're
doing
that
through
programs,
like
the
basics,
that's
beginning
to
pop
up
in
different
communities
around
the
country,
very
simple:
it's
free!
It's
as
simple
lesson!
Speaking
to
your
child.
I
I
certain
number
of
minutes
every
day
you
can
do
that
to
a
book
or
you
can
do
it
just
you
speaking
anything
other
than
putting
them
in
front
of
a
television
or
some
artificial
voice.
G
That
alone,
when
you
talk
about
the
base,
so
how
to
move
that
needle
birth
to
three,
that
alone
is
remarkable
and
that's
the
kind
of
thing
we're
discovering
in
these
discussions
about
talented
and
educated
people.
If
you
get
people
on
even
Perry
at
3:00,
when
they
start
pre-k
at
4
and
then
kindergarten
at
5,
we
can
move
an
entire
population
of
students
along
faster
and
where
they're
supposed
to
be.
G
If
we
miss
it
at
3,
you
got
a
segment
of
the
population,
that's
behind,
and
you
will
always
deal
with
that
segment
in
one
way
or
the
other.
So
our
push.
What
we
want
to
do,
what
we
will
do
is
have
everybody
on
even
Perry
at
3:00
as
they
prepare
to
enter
into
k4.
I
can't
describe
to
you
how
that
sounds
so
simple,
so
simple:
doesn't
it
like
yeah?
How
do
you
do
that
and
we
will,
but
just
that
dr.
G
Lewis
and
everybody
in
education
will
tell
you
well
make
their
obligations
so
much
easier
by
having
students
ready
to
start
school
on
the
same
level,
and
we
got
to
do
that
throughout
the
region.
That's
part
of
what
we're
focused
on,
but
not
just
children,
also
with
adults.
Also
what
the
does
having
people
work
already
engaging
a
portion
of
the
population
that
we
believe
sometimes
is
not
work,
ready
or
work
desiring.
G
This
is
super
important,
especially
as
we
begin
to
draw
more
people
in
industry
and
tourism
and
everything
to
Columbus.
We
want
to
offer
areas
of
town
that
need
investment,
need
beautification,
yeah
I'll,
be
honest
with
you
coming
down.
Second
Avenue
going
60
when
I
probably
should
have
been
going
45
to
get
here.
It's
challenged
its
challenged.
Let's
be
real,
be
honest,
I
mean
if
we're
caught
in
Google
bringing
them
down.
G
Second
Avenue
is
challenged
and
we
want
to
have
areas
in
our
city,
be
respectable,
be
a
decent
place
to
live,
be
attractive
and
certain
areas
that
we
ask.
We
desire
people
to
congregate,
they
have
parking,
they
have
bike
parking.
They
have
motorbike
parking
all
the
things
that
people
are
looking
for
in
a
developing
community
and
those
are
the
things
we're
doing
now.
I
mean
even
the
Dragonfly
trail.
E
G
Out
on
that,
when
you're
attracting
thousands
and
thousands
of
people
every
summer,
that
was
a
part
of
vibrant
and
connected
places,
the
naming
of
the
Dragonfly,
those
are
all
things
that
we're
discussing
at
Columbus
2025
s
table,
because
it's
very
clear
through
the
research
that
younger
people
want
to
see
this.
It's
important
to
them.
G
Cohesive
image
and
identity,
everybody
I
hope
is
hurt
that
we
do
amazing
campaign,
whether
you
like
it
or
not,
is
our
campaign.
So,
let's
start
loving
it
because
it's
ours,
so
I
think
it's
very
appropriate,
because
amazing
is
something
in
the
research.
When
we
talked
about
different
initiatives
that
work
consistently
came
up,
we
went
out
to
raise
money
for
world-class
Performing,
Arts
Center.
We
did
it
with
funds
within
X
number
of
days.
It
was
amazing.
G
We
went
out
to
redo
this
portion
of
the
community
or
to
start
this
project
or
to
do
this
or
that
we
did
it.
It
was
amazing,
so
we
do
amazing.
We
just
don't
tell
it
in
an
amazing
way
and
we
got
to
be
purposeful
and
vigilant
and
vigorous
about
it,
especially
as
we
bring
in
more
opportunities
for
hotel
space
and
things
like
that.
We
will
have
the
opportunity
to
bring
in
people
for
visits
and
to
live
in
ways
that
we
haven't
in
a
long
time.
G
G
We
are
doing
wild
and
crazy
things
and
we
have
to
because
growing
to
where
we
want
to
get
to
in
2025
we
got
to
get
out
of
the
box.
We
got
to
do
some
things
differently.
Some
people
in
here
how
you
do
your
work
and
what
you
do
for
your
work
will
have
to
change,
because
we
can't
keep
doing
same
way
and
get
different
results.
So
we
gotta
think
big
and
there
are
no
bad
ideas.
G
None
so
I
suggest
and
I
encourage
you
to
bring
your
ideas
to
the
mayor's
office
to
me
to
plunder
2025
website,
but
one
of
the
things
that
I
saw-
and
actually
it
ended
up,
come
on
television
as
a
story.
It's
a
city
that
was
attracting
people
to
move
there,
because
they
either
telework
or
they
could
work
anywhere.
So
the
city
was
wanting
as
part
of
their
targeted
economic
growth
to
attract
people
to
move
to
their
town
because
their
job
didn't
care
where
they
live
and
that's
growing
as
well.
G
I
know
it
act
like
we
have
hundreds
of
people
who
telework
we
don't
know
where
they
are.
We
just
know
where
we've
set
their
computer
up.
We
don't
care
they're,
productive.
They
can
live
anywhere,
we're
glad
they
live
here.
It
contributes
to
our
economy,
but
those
that
don't
we
don't
have
any
restrictions
on
that,
and
that
is
happening,
and
it
will
happen
more
and
more
and
more
so
I
loved
the
fact
that
there
was
a
town
that
was
targeting
those
if
you
can
live
anywhere
to
live
here.
Spend
your
money
here,
pay
your
taxes
here.
G
Do
all
that
that
you
do
here.
It
was
a
great
idea
and
generated
some
excitement,
said
I,
don't
talk
with
the
mayor
about
it.
There
are
lots
of
logistical
things
that
you
have
to
work
out
for
something
like
that.
But
that's
the
kind
of
idea
we're
talking
about
that
come
on
was
2025
things
that
are
outside
of
the
box
that
somebody's
going
to
think
of
it
for
their
area.
G
It
might
as
well
be
us,
so
we
have
a
lot
of
really
great,
aha,
wonderful,
let's
go
with
it
now,
maybe
not,
but
that's
the
process
and
we're
actively
engaged
in
the
process,
so
multiple
ways
to
connect
with
us-
and
there
are
those
of
you
who
represent
organizations.
We
are
now
at
the
point
where
we
weren't
when
we
first
began
to
talk
about
it.
G
We
weren't
at
the
point
where
we
could
accept
help
and
assistance
and
volunteers
and
people
to
help
us
with
different
initiatives,
but
we
are
now
we're
at
the
place
where,
if
an
organization
said,
hey
I
hear
I
hear
what
you're
doing
over
at
headstart.
With
your
early
childhood
your
birth
to
three
initiative,
our
organization
has
a
focus
on
early
childhood
education.
My
tree
partner
with
you
we're
at
the
place.
Now
we
not
only
will
say
yes
but
absolutely
yes,
yes,
come
on.
G
It
does
so
I
encourage
you
to
go
back
to
your
your
organization's,
your
churches,
your
businesses,
wherever
whoever
you're
representing
I,
encourage
you
to
go
back.
Do
some
research?
Look
us
up
talk
to
people,
invite
me
and
one
of
the
other
members
of
the
implementation
committee
to
come
and
talk.
We
do
a
lot
of
speaking
and
talking
and
asking
all
around
the
region
and
we're
happy
to
do
that
if
you
think
there's
anything
that
you
might
be
particularly
equipped
to
help
with.
So
that
is
where
we
are
today.
We
are
doing
some
amazing
things.
G
We
all
have
objectives
and
tricks
and
things
in
each
month,
action
areas
and
we
are
slowly
taking
down
those
and
we
will
accomplish
what
we've
set
out
to
do.
It's
not
gonna
be
easy,
but
we
will
do
it
we'll
do
it
because
we
have
to
and
because
we
are
set
up
to
do
it.
So
that's
Columbus,
2025
lots
of
great
things.
G
The
thing
that
I
will
leave
you
with,
because
it's
so
important
to
me
personally
and
I,
agree
to
start
working
on
this
even
back
to
the
regional
prosperity
initiative
five
years
ago,
because
we
do
have
a
problem
in
Columbus
with
poverty.
It's
right
there.
You
might
not
see
it,
but
it's
right
there
and
we
have
to
address
that
and
we
are
do
meaningful
initiatives
that
aren't
quick,
wins,
addressing
poverty
and
turning
some
of
those
metrics
around
are
not
quick
wins.
G
They
take
investment
and
diligence
and
dedication,
but
we
have
to
leave
them
on
the
table
because
what
we
don't
want,
what,
in
my
personal
opinion,
will
be
a
failure
of
Columbus
2025
is
if
everything
that
was
growing
in
past,
prosperous
and
evolving
was
even
more
so
and
everything
that
was
not
was
even
more
so
we
can't
have
that
kind
of
divide
if
we're
going
to
arrive
at
Columbus
2025
as
a
collective
community.
So
we
are
still
addressing
those
issues.
G
We
didn't
make
them
a
separate
action
item,
because
reducing
poverty
is
woven
in
through
all
of
the
action
areas
and
should
be
discussed
and
addressed
in
everything
that
we
do
but
make
no
mistake
about
it.
It's
critical
to
this
operation
and
we
will
address
those
issues
as
well.
So
that's
my
formal
presentation.
G
Tabitha
Getz
is
in
the
bat-ray,
be
prepared.
Tabitha
is
the
director
of
Columbus
2025
and
works
with
me,
and
the
implementation
can
be
very
mostly
daily,
sometimes
hourly.
She
can
give
you
this
presentation,
if
someone's
interested
in
yes
I'd
like
for
you
know,
Audrey
or
Betsy,
or
somebody
to
come
present
at
my
church
or
presented
my
organization.
She
can
arrange
that
she
can
also
help
you
onto
the
website
and
any
specific
or
general
information
that
anybody
needs.
G
G
G
Great
question:
we
are
branded
Columbus
2025
because
we
went
through
an
unbelievable
exercises
to
try
think
what
we
should
call
it
and
Columbus
is
the
big
fish
in
the
regional
pond.
It's
the
giant.
It's
the
Moby
Dick
in
this
regional
pond,
but
the
endeavor
the
initiative
is
for
the
entire
region.
So,
yes,
we
have
Phoenix
City.
We
Melo
has
been
great
to
come
to
so
many
of
our
meetings.
We've
got
Russell
County
Harris
County
got
Talbot,
we've
got
Chattahoochee
County
that
are
all
at
the
table
and
part
of
this
part
of
the
discussions.
G
I
will
tell
you
that's
a
challenge,
not
so
much
Phoenix
City
many
cities.
There
they're
there
they're
part
of
the
discussions
that
I
guess
they
can
see
how
they
fit
and
how
they
might
benefit
and
contribute.
But
the
outlying
counties
have
been
a
challenge
and
I've
actually
had
a
conversation
with
Mayor
understand
about
it.
G
How
do
we
get
them
to
see
that
as
this
prosperous,
their
counties
will
naturally
prosper,
but
that's
something
that
we're
working
on
they're
there
they're
invited
sometimes
they're
at
the
table
with
they're
welcomed,
but
Phoenix
City,
absolutely
I
would
definitely
say
they
have
partnered
they're
involved.
They
are
aware,
yes
and
law
enforcement.
That's
a
great
that's
a
great
question:
I
mean
we've
certainly
had
discussions
with
law
enforcement,
but
actually
having
there
and
a
part
of
the
implementation
committee
discussions.
We
have
not
so
that's
a
great
feedback.
G
I
mean
there
may
be
pockets,
maybe
city
manager,
Huey
or
maybe
mayor
Henderson
have
gone
back
and
shared
things,
I'm,
not
sure
I
assume
they
have,
but
having
them
there
and
part
of
the
discussion.
They
are
a
critical
piece
of
our
community,
that's
great
feedback,
and
we
will
definitely
take
that
back.
Thank
you
for
that.
K
G
Be
around
for
a
while,
so
please
I
mean
we.
We
want
to
keep
Columbus
2025
at
the
forefront
of
people's
discussions
and
thoughts
about
this
community
and
not
just
Columbus,
but
to
this
gentleman's
point
to
the
region,
because,
as
we
grow
and
prosper,
they
will
also
it
should
naturally
be
that
way.
Well,
thank
you
so
much
for
your
time
and
have
a
great
conference.
Thank
you.
L
At
this
time,
then
we're
going
to
move
on
and
talk
about,
educating
our
workforce
I
want
to
ask
ed
heldens.
We
are
moderate
to
come
forward,
he's
going
to
be
joined
by
Martha,
Ann,
Todd,
Deborah,
boilin
and
Keith
Seifer.
If
you
folks
will
come
and
take
a
seat
up
here,
we
will
start
the
process
good
morning.
Ed,
give
you
this
microphone.
M
Good
morning,
everyone
I
hope
that
we
can
ask
some
questions
that
will
generate
some
provocative
answers
and
when
we
talk
about
education,
higher
education
or
education
in
general,
you
know
there
were
some
who
would
put
it
in
each
one
of
these
categories.
I
would
like
to
think
going
back
to
Thomas
Jefferson
without
an
educated
populace,
not
a
workforce,
but
a
democracy
is
not
possible,
and
so
what
these
folks
do
and
what
we
all
do
is
a
very,
very
important
thing.
So
I've
got
four
five
questions.
M
M
N
Well,
I
think
the
answer
to
that
question
might
depend
on
whom
you
ask,
but
I
think
that
the
answer
is
still
both
at
the
Columbus
Technical
College,
where
I
am
now
I.
Think
most
people
are
there
to
get
an
education
that
will
lead
them
to
a
job
and
that's
our
mission
and
what
we
work
on
really
developing
the
workforce
in
the
community.
I.
I
Agree,
I
think
it
is
both
that
we
have
to
take
a
look
at
and
oftentimes
at
Columbus
State.
We
see
that
many
of
our
freshman
coming
in
are
looking
for
an
education,
that's
going
to
lead
to
a
career,
but
they
may
have
a
very
limited
view
as
far
as
what
careers
are
out
there,
and
so
our
role
is
to
kind
of
help
them
see.
I
What
are
the
possibilities,
because
oftentimes
that
degree,
regardless
of
what
it's
in
may
lead
to
multiple
jobs,
multiple
careers,
but
they
may
be
only
aware
of
just
one,
so
we
really
have
to
help
them
explore.
Take
a
look
at
what
can
you
do
with
this
with
this
degree,
if
it's
in
the
English
business
education?
O
Yes,
thank
you
to
continue
on
with
k-12
education.
You
know
we.
We
certainly
agree
that
in
looking
some
of
the
statistics
that
kids
go
to
college
to
get
a
job-
that's
that's
the
view
I'm
seeing
and
not
as
much
so
as
just
to
get
an
education
we
really
to
piggyback
on.
What
you
were
saying
earlier
is
that
we
pride
ourselves
on
trying
to
ensure
that
students
are
aware
of
what
opportunities
they
have
out
there.
We
start
in
in
in
elementary
schools
at
looking
at
careers
and
areas
of
careers.
O
That's
a
part
of
the
state
requirements
they
move
on
to
middle
school
and
we
do
the
same
thing.
By
the
end
of
eighth
grade
there,
they've
created
at
the
end
of
the
year,
an
individual
graduation
plan
to
move
on
into
high
school
in
high
schools.
We
have
a
variety
of
career
pathways
that
students
can
be
exposed
to
and
and
again
that's
creating
awareness
experiences
through
apprenticeships
through
a
work
based
learning.
We've
created
the
the
journal,
vocational
College
and
Career
Academy
to
help
support
students
in
those
areas
where
they
can
look
at
college
and
career
opportunities.
O
So
we're
certainly
focused
in
that
area
making
sure
that
students
are
aware
creating
access
points
where
they
can
they
can
plug
in
into
those
opportunities
and
have
experiences.
You
know
we
just
went
through
the
let's
grow
steam
opportunity
last
week
at
the
Trade
Center.
Well,
we
sent
oh
I,
guess
approximately
1,800
to
2,000
students
where
they
had
the
probe
fare
and
there
were
80
colleges
and
universities
there,
along
with
all
the
other
stem
or
steam
related
activities
that
they
had.
So
that's,
that's
all
part
of
our
mission.
Dr.
N
Another
thing
to
point
out,
I
think
a
lot
of
times
is
that
students,
especially
as
they
come
out
of
high
school,
really
are
not
sure
what
they
want
to
do
and
I
know
from
my
own
experience,
my
child
went
to
school
and
went
through
several
majors.
Both
of
them
did
actually
so
a
new
tool
that
we
have
available
to
us
to
help
students
decide
what
path
to
take
in
their
education
to
develop.
The
skills
for
the
job
and
career
that
they
want
to
have
is
a
use.
N
Science,
aptitude
and
interest
assessment
that
the
high
schools
have
available
and
we
have
available
at
the
Technical
College
and
that's
a
great
tool
that
we
are
now
able
to
leverage
to
help
students
make
decisions
and
become
aware
of
career
areas
that
maybe
even
their
teachers
aren't
aware
of
but
are
available
for
them
in
their
area
of
interest
and
skill.
I
really.
M
Think
it's
a
relevant
question
because
dr.
lon
is
our
Provost
at
Columbus
State,
which
handles
all
the
academics
there
and
she
gets
pressure.
We
get
pressure
from
legislature
from
our
Board
of
Regents
to
make
sure
that
we're
offering
courses
that
lead
to
a
job,
just
not
a
general
education
degree
and
that's
kind
of
unique,
too
I-
think
the
culture
of
the
Academy.
I
One
thing
that
we
also
have
been
looking
at
is
that
experiential
piece
you
know,
regardless
of
the
major
and
especially
those
students
who
are
pursuing
degrees
in
the
humanities,
liberal
arts,
that
they
have
internships
to
see
how
they
can
apply
those
skills.
You
know
when
we
talk
to
employers,
oftentimes
we're
told
we
want
to
hire
individuals
who
are
strong
problem,
solvers,
strong
communicators
who
are
able
to
work
in
teams
who
are
able
to
do
the
things
that
are
expected
at
that
job.
I
I
What
we
want
to
make
sure
is
that,
if
a
student,
whatever
the
major,
is
that
they
have
at
least
one
opportunity
to
intern
to
have
that
experience,
you're
learning
to
be
able
to
apply
the
skills
that
they
are
gaining
in
that
discipline
in
the
real
world,
and
that's
where
partnerships
come
into
play
and
being
able
to
have
that
pathway
for
our
students
to
see
how
do
I
apply
what
I'm
learning
in
this
degree
that
it's
not
just?
What
goes
on
in
the
classroom?
It's
what
goes
on
in
the
workplace
and
in
the
world
in
general,.
M
It
might
not
apply.
I
will
applaud
you
to
how
you
do
this,
but
one
of
the
key
themes
CPS
yesterday
morning
on
their
news
program
had
a
segment
on
this
on
afford
ability.
That's
the
key
theme
that
we
hear
out
a
federal
government
key
theme
out
of
our
own
state
legislature.
When
it
comes
to
higher
education,
how
do
we
make
it
more
affordable
and
a
lot
of
that
goes
back
to
what
is
their
high
school
experience?
What
kind
of
assistance
tutoring
tuition
help
all
of
those
things?
How
do
we
make
it
more,
affordable
and
I?
O
I
think
I
think
it
goes
back
to
our
our
programs
and
processes
we
have
in
place.
There
are
counseling
opportunities
and
then
going
back
to
the
experiences,
the
students
you
know
when
we
talk
about
affordability
and
access
to
college,
they
have
to
know
about
it.
First
is
this
an
option
for
me
so
edge
it
going
through
those
career
opportunities
and
telling
them
about
those
and
then
the
colleges?
O
What
exposure
they
have
similar
to?
What
we
do
with
the
probe
fair
is
that
they
go
around
and
they
gain
knowledge
now.
I
think
the
key
point
here
is:
is
parents
do
parents
have
the
understanding
and
the
knowledge
if
they
have
not
been
exposed
to
a
college
career?
You
know
we
we
go
through
and
one
of
the
things
the
state
is
doing
that
has
certainly
helped
with
this
is
dual
enrollment.
O
M
O
Yes,
dual
enrollment
is
this
is
where
students
gain
credit
in
the
high
schools
as
well
as
college
credit,
and
we
have
to
make
sure
that
those
courses
are
aligned
and
they
meet
graduation
requirements,
but
if
they,
if
they
meet
the
entrance
requirements
into
either
Columbus
State
or
Columbus
tack
or
any
of
the
other
institutions
around
here,
then
they
they
can
go.
Take
those
courses
gain
college
credit
as
well
as
a
gain
high
school
credit
for
free.
O
Now
there
may
be
some
fees
associated
with
that,
but
we
have
students
I
believe
this
year,
who
will
earn
an
associate's
degree
at
the
end
of
their
height
they'll
graduate
from
high
school
and
also
have
an
associate's
degree
enough
hours
for
associates.
That's
incredible!
That's
two
years
of
college
three,
three
years
free!
Well,
it's
it's
about
60
60
out,
yes,
Oh
for
free!
Yes,
I
thought
you
said
three
three
but
yeah
it's.
This
is
an
opportunity
that
certainly
we
want
to
make
sure
kids
are
educated
about
dual
enrollment.
O
O
They
can
then
enroll,
but
what
an
opportunity
that
we
haven't
had
in
the
past
for-
and
this
has
been
in
play
for
several
years
now,
but
this
gives
students
two
years
of
college
free
and
that
certainly
helps
for
those
students,
but
again
those
students
that
know
about
it
are
educated
about
it
and
qualify
for
it.
We're
still
looking
at
other
students.
We
have
a.
We
have
a
cohort
of
about
750
students
that
are
in
the
gear
up
program
and
that's
gaining
awareness
and
readiness
for
undergraduate
programs.
O
We
can
collaborate
and
pour
with
Columbus
technical
and
also
Columbus
State
University
on
this.
These
students
are
out
in
our
all
of
our
schools,
but
these
are
students
who
are
identified
as
lower
socioeconomic
and
it's
designed
to
provide
scholarship
opportunities,
creating
their
ability
to
understand,
hey,
I
need
to
qualify
for
college,
so
SAT,
a
CT,
prep
opportunities,
financial
aid.
Being
aware
of
that,
we
partner
this.
I
That
would
help
pay
for
their
their
college,
and
so
if
parents
and
students
aren't
aware
of
that
process,
they're
missing
out
on
monies
that
could
help
support
their
college
education.
So
we've
been
working
very
hard
on
campaigns
on
campus,
as
well
as
in
the
high
schools
in
the
community
to
make
sure
that
parents
understand
one
that
it's
not
that
difficult
to
complete
but
I
know.
I
I
The
other
thing
that
we've
been
taking
a
look
at
is:
how
do
we
you
again
looking
at
our
tuition,
looking
at
our
fees,
make
sure
that
we
are
affordable
and
it
is
something
that
we
constantly
review
and
take
a
look
at,
and
we're
also
making
sure
that
students
understand
the
total
cost
of
education,
because
again
that
helps
in
planning
and
looking
at
what
financial
aid
opportunities
are
available
to
you
to
make
sure
that
they're
covered,
because
we
do
not
want
a
student
to
come
on
campus
thinking.
It's
you
know
they
need
this
amount.
N
Just
piggyback
a
little
bit
on
dual
enrollment
and
then
mention
a
couple
of
other
things
that
apply
a
Columbus
Tech
dual
enrollment
is
a
great
opportunity.
Every
we
have
graduation
twice
a
year
each
year
and
every
time
we
hold
graduation,
we
have
high
school
students
who
are
graduating
with
credentials
from
Columbus
Tech
oftentimes
before
they
graduate
from
high
school.
That
gives
them
a
great
head
start
in
the
workforce
on
their
career
or
end
on
their
education.
If
they
choose
to
go
on
to
a
four-year
institution
as
well.
Dual
enrollment
has
grown
exponentially
in
the
state.
N
I
worked
with
the
task
force
at
the
governor's
office
about
five
years
ago,
when
the
state
budget
for
dual
enrollment
was
around
sixteen
seventeen
million
dollars.
It's
now
well
over
a
hundred
million
dollars
and
it's
a
challenge
at
the
state
level
to
provide
the
funding
because
it
is
such
a
popular
program.
So
I
just
invite
you,
if
you
have
opportunity
to
advocate
for
continued
support
of
the
dual
enrollment
program,
to
continue
to
do
that,
it's
been
very
beneficial
to
our
students.
N
We
also
have
a
technical
college,
scholarship
programs,
probably
about
seventy
to
seventy-five
percent
of
our
students
at
any
given
time
are
receiving
Pell
grants.
So
we
have
the
federal
funding
that
supports
affordability.
Our
tuition
is
a
hundred
dollars
a
credit
hour,
which
is
a
bargain
in
anybody's
book,
but
we
also
have
hope,
grant
and
the
hope
career
grant.
That
provides
tremendous
support
for
students
in
Georgia.
Of
course.
N
M
Think
one
of
the
things
that
that
you're
hearing
is
that
that
there
is
assistance
to
help
make
it
affordable,
whether
it's
dual
the
Pell
Grant,
whatever
it
is,
but
our
our
crisis
is
how
do
we
communicate
that
and
educate
prospective
students
and
families
that
are
sending
them
that
these
resources
are
available?
And
so,
if
you,
if
there's
one
thing
you
wanted
to
do
to
help
education
would
be
to
communicate
help
us
communicate
that
there
is
opportunities.
Don't
just
think
you
can't
do
it,
because
through
high
school
and
through
a
higher
education,
there
are
those
opportunities.
M
So
here's
a
challenge.
Yeah
I
read
this
in
the
Augusta
Chronicle
not
long
ago,
and
they
said
between
2001
and
2017.
Georgia
state
government
reduced
funding
for
higher
education
more
than
all,
but
five
other
states
counting
inflation.
This
is
a
reduction
of
about
four
thousand
dollars
per
student.
You
know
I'm
I'm,
a
member
of
the
Georgia
Chamber
as
well,
and
one
of
the
things
that
we
tout
is
Georgia
is
the
best
state
in
the
in
the
country
to
do
business.
If
we
can't
supply
a
skilled
workforce,
is
it
still
possible
to
have
that
designation?
N
I
will
just
say:
I'm
not
sure
that
lessor
funding
means
the
lesser
education.
It
does
create
challenges
sometimes,
and
we've
seen
in
the
last
mm,
probably
15.
20
years,
we've
seen
the
shift
in
state
funding
for
k-12
go
from
maybe
60%
from
the
state
and
30
to
40%
local
to
the
other
way
around,
but
I
think
that
has
forced
us
to
be
creative
to
be
thoughtful
to
be
efficient
in
providing
our
education
and
I.
N
Don't
believe
that
just
like
having
more
funding
does
not
necessarily
equate
having
a
better
education
having
less
funding
from
the
state
level
means
you're
more
creative
about
finding
your
funding
opportunities
elsewhere,
as
well
as
more
efficient
in
how
you
use
those
funds,
not
that
you're
going
to
provide
any
lesser
education
or
do
any
less
work
in
terms
of
preparing
a
workforce.
Do.
N
Think
they
might
be
trying
to
create
that
perception.
I
will
tell
you
that
k-12
education
funding,
along
with
the
higher
education
funding
for
the
Technical
College
System
and
the
university
system,
is
the
biggest
item
by
far
in
the
state
budget
at
the
state
of
Georgia.
So
you
really
be
hard-pressed
to
say
that
it's
not
a
priority
in
the
state
I.
I
Agree
with
Martha
Ann
on
that
you
really
do
have
to
be
creative
and
be
more
effective
and
efficient
with
our
resources
and
again
taking
a
look
at
the
funding
that
we're
receiving
from
the
state
as
well
as
other
sources
truly,
is
an
investment
and
for
the
economic
growth
of
our
region
of
the
state.
When
we
invest
in
universities
and
colleges
in
our
p12
school
systems,
it
is
an
investment,
so
the
money,
the
return
on
that
investment
is
an
educated
workforce
engaged
citizens.
So
the
payoff
is
phenomenal.
I
When
you
look
at
what
is
invested
now
again,
it
is
a
challenge
if
those
budgets
are
cut,
how
do
we
continue
to
provide
the
high
quality
education
and
we're
strongly
committed
to
doing
that?
But
again,
I
think
we
have
to
have
that
that
mindset
of
this
truly
is
an
investment
in
the
human
capital
of
our
area
and
businesses
come
to
areas
where
there's
strong
educational
systems,
and
so
not
only
does
it
have
an
impact
on
the
community
right
now,
but
it
also
has
an
impact
on
drawing
new
businesses
into
the
area.
O
You
know
we
till
we
talk
about
if,
if,
if
the
skilled
workforce
is
not
a
key
component
in
what
we're
focusing
on
you,
you've
talked
about
it
quite
a
bit
and
we've
have
with
this
Columbus
2025
and
making
sure
we
have
a
viable
community
and
and
and
allowing
students
to
be
a
part
of
that
and
see
that
and
be
exposed
to
that.
So
it's
important
for
us
to
make
sure
that
we
ensure
the
the
budget
is
that
doesn't
affect
our
programming
in
our
schools.
M
Yep
I
was
asked
by
one
of
our
business
leaders
recently.
Well,
what
is
the
funding
model?
You
know
and
it's
it's
an
ever-changing
model.
It
seems,
but
in
higher
education
there
is
a
formula
that
the
legislature
uses
by
recommendation
of
border
regions,
that
funds
the
the
universities
and
colleges
technical
schools,
etc,
and
so
we
don't
set
our
own
tuition.
M
It
is
set
for
us,
so
some
schools
are
allowed
to
have
a
higher
tuition.
Some
schools
or
not
we're
not
so
there's.
A
lot
of
complex
factors
in
in
the
former
for
K
through
12
in
all
of
ours,
is
how
this
money
is
received.
And
if
it's
not
used
wisely
I
mean
that's
really
the
pressure
now
to
figure
out
how
to
be
efficient
with
what
we
have
and
effective
with
what
we
have
Deborah.
M
I
I
do
think
there
is
a
place
for
a
liberal
arts,
education
and
again,
as
I
was
sharing
earlier
in
the
liberal
arts
oftentimes.
That's
where
students
are
learning
those
communication
skills,
the
creativity,
the
problem-solving
looking
at
analyzing
critiquing
and
those
are
skills
that
transfer
to
jobs
and
transfer
to
other
areas.
Other
coursework
that
they're
taking
I
think
we
have
to
be
very
mindful
at
the
university
in
schools
to
help
students
see
that
transfer
what
they're
learning
here.
How
does
that
apply
to
other
areas?
So
I
think
very
much?
I
It's
it's
a
very
important
part
of
the
educational
process.
In
fact,
in
the
Chronicle
of
Higher
Education
in
the
Wall
Street
Journal,
there
articles
recently
that
look
at
graduates
from
liberal
arts
programs
that
career-wise
they
end
up
making
as
much
as
individuals
who
graduate
from
the
STEM
fields.
It
may
not
be
right
at
the
beginning,
but
when
you
look
at
the
longevity
of
a
career
they
do
so
it
is
something
to
take
a
look
at,
but
we
do
have
to
tie
in
how
do
we
transfer
those
skills?
N
What
we
call
general
core,
which
would
pertain
to
your
liberal
arts,
idea
in
a
real
work
situation,
so
I
do
think
there
is
absolutely
benefit
and,
depending
on
what
the
individuals
final
goals
are,
how
much
time
they
spend
in
the
liberal
arts
areas
might
differ
and
vary
one
of
the
things
that
we're
working
on
at
the
Technical
College
number
one.
We
do
have
a
broad
selection
of
general
core
courses
that
are
available
to
our
students
and
some
of
those
are
required
in
our
diploma
programs.
N
There
are
always
requirements
for
general
core
in
our
associate's
degree
programs,
but
particularly
for
our
diploma
and
technical
certificate
programs,
which
are
less
than
those
60
hours
or
two-year
degrees.
We're
working
on
developing
technical
communications
course
as
well
as
an
applied
mathematics
course,
which
will
really
do
exactly
what
you
said
take
some
of
those
skills
that
are
some
of
that
knowledge.
N
That
is
learned
in
the
general
court
that
would
be
part
of
liberal
arts
and
applying
that
in
the
actual
work
that
the
student
will
be
learning
to
do
in
some
of
the
more
technical
and
professional
areas
as
well.
So
I
think
the
thing
to
apply
from
liberal
arts
in
our
case
really
is
that
thinking
and
reasoning
ability
the
decision-making
that
helps.
Students
learn.
O
Certainly
I
wholeheartedly
agree.
We
live
in
that
world
of
liberal
arts
and
in
our
school
system.
That's
what
we
do
and
ensuring
that
we
have
that
we
have
programming
in
place
and
we
have
all
of
our
teachers
focusing
on
soft
skills,
collaboration
skills,
problem-solving,
analytics
to
make
sure
that
they
have
those
transfer
skills
when
they
go
into
the
colleges
and
universities
where
they
start
making
choice
of
what
area
of
work
they
want
to
go
into.
O
You
certainly
see
folks
who
are
able
to
do
those
or
have
those
skills
and
are
very
proficient
at
those
skills,
they're
going
to
be
successful
in
whatever
trade
they're
going
to
be
in
it's
simply
because
they
know
how
to
talk.
They
know
how
to
get
along.
They
can
solve
problems
to
help
the
the
collaborative
group
and
and
I
think
business
and
industry
want
folks
like
that
more
than
they
want
a
person
that
is
focused
in
one
particular
area.
So
we're
really
focused
on
creating
soft
skills
teaching
soft
skills.
O
We
do
that
through
our
career
tech
programs.
It
is
the
it
is
embedded
in
those
programs,
and
we
just
want
to
make
sure
that
the
students
have
those
skills
when
they
move
on.
One
of
the
newer
initiatives
were
involved
in
is
personalized
learning,
where
we
are
creating
an
opportunity
for
students
and
teachers
to
create
classrooms
where
they're
in
collaborative
environments
and
students
know
they
start
goal-setting
and
making
sure
that
they
understand
where
they
are
from
an
academic
perspective
and
where
they
need
to
go
academically.
O
You
know
it's
it's
about
differentiate
instruction,
not
all
the
instruction
is
should
be
taught
to
the
center
of
the
class.
This
should
be
individualized,
and
this.
This
helps
with
that
process
of
making
sure
students
are
understand
their
skills
and
what
they
can
do
to
enhance
their
skills
as
a
student
moving
forward
into
their
the
rest
of
their
career.
M
You
know,
I
think
one
things
that
we
have
seen
and
through
the
leadership
program
at
CSU
and
some
of
the
research
that
they
have
done
their
businesses
very
anxious
to
hire
people
who
can
work
as
part
of
a
team
and
who
are
problem
solvers,
those
two
things
so
in
in
in
your
family
and
in
your
community.
You
know
the
more
we
can
reinforce
those
skills
through
k12
through
the
home,
through
everything
I
think
are
going
to
be
those
skills
that
allow
them
to
succeed
in
the
future.
M
O
That's
one
of
the
things
we're
dealing
with
and
focusing
on
with
our
personalized
learning.
Technology
is
a
big
component
in
this
process,
but
it's
not
the
component
in
the
process.
We
need
to
use
technology
to
create
teachers
to
be
more
efficient
and
effective
with
their
their
instructional
practices,
so
the
use
of
the
device
we're
trying
to
not
focus
on
the
use
of
the
device,
but
it's
an
important
component
in
that.
O
Collaboration
and
focus
on
the
instruction
they
used
the
device
for
all
of
our
instructional
resources
that
we've
we've
loaded
on
them.
But
again
it's
just
a
device.
The
real
effective
practitioner
is
the
teacher
in
the
classroom
and
our
or
focus
is
to
provide
the
the
PD
or
the
professional
development
to
help
support
them
when
they
are
practicing.
O
I
I
They
have
to
go
through
preparation
because
it
is
different
and
they
need
to
be
able
to
have
strong
interactions
with
their
students
online
being
able
to
deliver
that
course
in
a
rigorous
fashion.
But
they
need
that
preparation.
In
order
to
do
that,
so
we
are
constantly
looking
at
ways
that
we
can
increase
the
number
of
online
programs
or
hybrid
programs
that
that
we
can
offer
on
campus.
N
Ok,
I'm
going
to
give
away
my
age
now
and
tell
you
that
I
can
remember
the
first
computer
I
ever
had
and
the
floppy
disk
was
about
this
big
and
it
might
hold
one
ese
right.
I
still
have
in
my
home
a
rotary
phone
and
I
bet.
Some
of
you
have
never
seen
one
and
most
of
the
students
that
I
have
at
Columbus.
Tech
I've
never
seen
one
either,
but
I
still
have
it
because
it
works
when
the
power
goes
out.
I.
N
Say
that
to
say
I
think
we
have
to
recognize
that
the
students
that
we
have,
whether
in
k-12
or
higher
ed
now
are
I
hesitate
to
use
the
term
digital
natives.
But
you
hear
that
used
frequently
and
the
electronic
mediums.
The
technology
are
just
as
intuitive
and
familiar
to
them
as
the
paper
and
pencil
are
to
many
of
us,
and
so
it
is
a
tool
that
is
exactly
what
it
is
is
a
tool.
So
we
do,
as
you
have
already
indicated,
have
a
number
of
courses
that
are
taught
online.
N
We
make
those
options
available,
but
we
meet
in
many
cases,
teach
those
courses
also
in
a
blended
fashion,
where
there's
some
component
online
and
there's
some
component
face-to-face
with
the
teacher,
and
we
still
offer
face
to
face
in
most
cases
as
well,
because
people
learn
differently.
They
don't
all
learn
the
same
way
and
while
I
might
like
to
have
the
resource
electronically,
I
might
like
to
have
the
opportunity
to
interact
with
the
teacher
as
well
we're
working
hard
to
make
as
many
options
as
possible
available
online,
including
applications,
and
things
like
that.
N
I
So
again,
it's
kind
of
a
shift
because
the
traditional
model
is
you
go
to
the
bookstore
to
buy
your
books,
but
this
allows
the
students
to
download
a
textbook
or
the
materials
for
free
and
access
that
throughout
the
course
of
the
their
program.
So
their
cost
go
down
significantly.
If
we
can
use
more
open
access,
materials.
O
Just
to
elaborate
on
that,
from
a
district
perspective
anytime,
we
adopt
instructional
resources.
They
they're
required
to
have
a
digital
component
to
it.
You
know
we
certainly
want
you
know
if
a
student
needs
a
textbook,
we're
gonna
provide
a
textbook
for
a
student,
but
otherwise
we're
gonna
we're
going
to
focus
our
attention
on
in
creating
digital
access
where
they
can.
They
can
access
that
that
instructional
resource
from
from
home
at
school,
wherever
they
are
24/7,
because
that's
what
it's
about
they
need
to
have
access
to
that
and.
N
That
applies
to
the
textbook,
certainly,
but
you
might
not
think
about
it,
but
it
also
applies
to
the
library
or
the
media
center.
You
know,
I
probably
didn't
go
to
the
library
as
much
as
I
should
have
when
I
was
in
college,
and
we
still
do
maintain
a
library
in
the
very
traditional
sense,
but
many
many
resources
are
now
available
where
I
would
use
to
go
to
the
library
you
can
now
access
access.
M
Think
you
know
one
of
the
one
of
the
takeaways
that
you
would
have
today
I
have
today,
if,
if,
if
people
want
to
know
help
them
understand
the
accessibility
to
education,
where
there's
K
through
12,
whether
it's
higher
education,
where
there's
Columbus
attack
whatever
it
is,
and
it's
obviously
these
three
people
are
passionate
about
what
they
do
and
and
I
think
our
city
is
passionate
about
providing
that
educated
workforce
for
our
local
companies,
but
also
it's
hard
to
recruit
business.
If
you
don't
have
people
that
are
educated,
can
problem
solve,
make
good
decisions.
M
M
B
E
Thank
y'all
for
being
here
today.
I
first
want
to
say,
I,
greatly,
appreciate
your
initiatives
to
educate
students,
about
accessibility
and
affordability
for
college,
but
I
do
more
so
want
to
say
to
the
room
I'd
like
to
highlight
a
perspective
that
I
think
is
very
real.
In
Columbus,
I
went
to
Avon
University,
which
is
a
consistently
national,
ranked
liberal
arts
school
in
the
country
and
I.
Don't
say
that
to
brag
I
say
that
to
paint
a
picture,
I
moved
back
to
Columbus
I'm,
originally
from
here.
E
I
moved
back
here
about
a
year
and
a
half
ago
and
I
can't
I
can't
find
work.
I
can't
find
entry-level
positions,
I
graduated
on
the
President's
List
and
right
now,
I
work
at
a
restaurant
and
and
I'm
still
I
started
my
own
business
in
May
and
I'm.
Probably
one
of
the
only
people
in
this
room
right
now,
who's
losing
money
being
here
today
and
tomorrow.
E
So
I
say
that
all
to
say
that
I
think
there's
a
huge
problem
with
recruiting
talent,
and
that
leads
me
to
wonder
what
a
of
all
what
are
your
enrollment
levels
increase,
have
they
decreased
and
then
on
the
opposite
side
of
that?
What
are
your
retention
levels?
What
kind
of
students
are
you
retaining?
Are
we
retaining
the
top
level
achievers?
Are
we
losing
them
to
other
cities,
because
I
really
think
that
there's
a
time
limit
on
how
long
I
want
to
be
here
and
work
in
a
restaurant
and
hope
that
it
works
out?
E
And
then
I'd
also
like
to
just
say
as
sort
of
to
paint
a
picture?
There
is
a
huge
belief
among
my
age
group
and
I.
Think
you're
gonna
see
it
more
and
more,
where
it's
shifted
from
going
to
college
for
an
education
to
go
into
college
for
a
job
when
I
have
kids
and
I
think
a
lot
of
people.
My
age
feel
this
way,
I,
don't
think
I'm
gonna
tell
them
to
go
to
college.
If
they
don't
want
to
I'm
gonna,
say
great:
we
can
save
the
money
and
spend
it
somewhere
else
and
I.
E
Think
there's
a
huge
growing
trend
of
people
who
feel
that
way
and
I
wanted
to
relay
that
if
that
wasn't
already
I'm,
assuming
it's
probably
already
on
your
radar,
but
I
did
want
to
paint
that
picture
that
when
I
have
kids
I'm
kind
of
hoping
that
they
don't
want
to
go
so
but
I
do
want
to
say.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
I.
Don't
think
that
there
may
be
answers
to
any
of
that,
but
I
did
want
to
paint
that
perspective.
Thank.
M
N
Just
say
helping
our
students
to
get
a
job
is
number
one
priority
at
Columbus
Tech.
We
currently
have
3540
students
enrolled
fall
semester.
Last
year,
our
job
placement
rate
was
a
hundred
percent,
so
all
of
our
students
got
a
job
97%
of
those
students
in
the
field
for
which
they
trained.
Most
of
those
students
stay
in
the
Columbus
area.
So
I
think
that
may
address
part
of
your
question
right.
I
Our
fall,
enrollment
is
around
7800
for
this
fall.
Lat
lead
is
down
a
little
bit,
we're
down
about
200
undergraduate
students,
and
you
know
again
we're
looking
at
ways
to
reach
out
to
students
the
other
thing
that
I
see
as
a
strong
potential.
In
looking
over
the
numbers.
In
this
booklet,
we
have
about
thirty
to
thirty
three
percent
of
our
population,
with
adults
with
some
college,
but
no
degree.
So
again.
How
do
we
attract
those
individuals
to
help
them
earn
that
degree,
whether
it's
an
associate
degree
a
baccalaureate
degree
and
also
look
at
the
placement?
I
How
do
we
get
them
in
jobs
and
that's
where
those
internships
partnerships
with
the
community
and
all
of
our
businesses
and
in
industries
getting
students
out
there
to
make
that
connection
so
when
they
graduate
they're
that
maybe
employed
at
that
business
or
employed
somewhere
else
in
that
same
field?
But
it
gives
them
those
experiences.
M
P
E
Want
I
would
love
to
promote
arts,
and
humanities
is
really
what
I'd
love
to
promote
and
what
my
business
is
is
I
started.
It's
called
muddy
water,
it's
a
theater
project
this
year
and
our
initiative
is
that
we
are
not
a
brick-and-mortar
theater,
so
we
partner
with
different
venues
to
highlight
those
spaces.
We
just
did
a
show
a
pop-up
town
and
then
we're
doing
another
one
at
the
Columbus
trade
center
in
November,
but
really
those
as
much
as
I
love
being
in
those
spaces.
Those
aren't
my
ideal
space
is
my
ideal.
E
Spaces
are
the
ones
that
are
really
difficult
and
not
accessible
and
not
easy
to
put
a
theater
in
it.
It's
honestly
easy
to
put
up
a
show
in
here.
That's
great.
We
all
can
go
to
the
theater.
Why
do
we
need
to
do
a
show
here
and
also
I
want
to
again
push
arts
and
humanities?
We
do
not
have
enough
jobs
to
support
the
arts
and
humanities
here.
The
only
place
that
I
can
really
work
at
is
the
Springer
and
that's
like
saying
and
I
love.
E
The
Springer
I
grew
up
there,
but
and
I'm
working
there.
This
December,
you
can
come
see
me,
but
when
you're
telling
me
that
that's
the
only
place
that
I
can
work
and
the
River
Center
I
love
the
river
Center,
but
90%
of
their
staff
really
comes
in
from
out
of
town
and
they
don't
actually
work
here
and
we're
actually
I.
Q
E
Q
O
O
Catapult
is
a
is
a
dropout
prevention
program.
These
are
students
who
have
lost
interest
in
school.
We
try
to
recruit
them
and
pull
them
back
in.
We
receive
funding
for
them,
I
have
to
eat
funding
for
them,
and
it's
it's
designed
for
credit
recovery
to
ensure
that
they
have
get
a
high
school
diploma.
They
also
they're
more
in
a
blended
environment.
They
do
some
work
online
as
well
as
work
with
instructors
in
the
school
to
help
support.
O
We
have
students
that
are
over
age
and
under
accredited,
and
these
are
students
that
struggle
at
home
or
they
don't
have
a
home
life,
and
you
know
due
to
various
reasons,
they've
not
been
successful.
We
have
a
variety
of
that's
one
program.
We
also
run
programs
summer
programs
for
students
that
have
not
passed
the
coursework
during
the
year.
We
have
summer
programs
for
that.
We
have
credit
recovery
during
the
opportunity
during
the
year,
as
well
as
during
the
summer
to
help
support
high
school
students
that
may
be
under
accredited
and
over-aged
I
mean.
O
R
Hi,
thank
you.
My
daughter
was
a
participant
in
the
dual
enrollment
program,
so
I
appreciate
you
that
was
back
in
2007,
so
thank
you
very
much.
I
was
fortunate
to
attend
a
collective
impact
model,
training
at
the
Donegan's
center
for
excellence,
in
literacy
and
learning
recently
in
Milledgeville,
and
one
of
the
participants
shared
something
that
might
be
of
interest
to
Columbus.
R
We
are
such
a
excellent
area
for
the
good
of
that
public-private
partnership,
but
they
shared
that
their
community
wanted
to
increase
the
number
of
students
that
not
only
graduate
from
high
school
but
were
able
to
go,
and
they
partnered
with
H&R
Block
to
complete
the
FAFSA
forms
for
students
and
I.
Don't
know
I
just
wanted
to
throw
that
out
there.
Just
just
share
with
us
just
thought
that
was
a
great
public-private
partnership
to
help
low
and
moderate
income
folks
get
that
form
filled
out
outside
of
the
school
system
outside
of
the
guidance
offices.
Thank.
H
I
just
wanted
to
offer
a
slightly
different
perspective
of
Bin's,
because
I
could
be
wrong,
but
I
think
we're
probably
about
the
same
age
and
I
am
here
in
this
room
today,
because
of
public
education.
I
grew
up
two
blocks
over
here
in
mid-city
and
because
of
my
opportunities
through
Columbus
High
School
in
Columbus,
State
and
now
here.
H
I
would
like
to
think
as
a
contributing
member
of
society
right,
and
so
my
students
at
Columbus,
State
and
the
servant
leadership
program,
have
had
this
phenomenal
opportunity
to
actually
go
over
to
Reis
Road
Leadership
Academy,
where
they
are
teaching
kindergarten,
children,
the
seven
Habits
of
Highly
Effective
People.
So
as
someone
who
works
in
higher
ed
I
am
biased
towards
higher
ed
right
and
towards
education.
My
mother
is
an
educator,
a
longtime
public
school
teacher,
but
I.
H
Think
one
of
our
greatest
roles
in
education
is
to
create
contributing
members
of
society,
and
so
with
our
model.
Now,
with
with
increased
pressure
for
technology
and
decreased
funding,
could
anyone
speak
to
the
pressures
that
education
is
feeling
to
contribute,
create
citizens
that
are
contributing
to
society
through
these
programs
through
the
arts
and
humanities?
Through
the
different
things
that
we
have
going
on
because
I
know
there
are
wonderful
programs
out
there,
but
you
do
you
all
as
educators
feel
that
pressure
continuing
to
grow
to
help
people
get
plugged
in
in
their
societies.
You.
M
N
Give
you
a
minute
to
thinking
about
that
entire
reason
for
being
at
Columbus
Tech
is
to
build
a
workforce
that
the
community
needs,
and
so
we're
constantly
focused
on
partnering
with
people
in
the
community.
Listening
to
what
the
needs
are
hearing
from
business
and
industry
leaders,
what
their
workforce
needs
are
and
figuring
out
ways
to
meet
those
needs.
So
that's
an
ongoing
thing
for
us.
I
would
not
call
it
a
pressure
as
much
as
an
opportunity
and
really
that
that
is
our
mission.
That's
our
100
percent
focus.
There.
I
And
our
core
value
speak
to
that.
You
know
we
are
committed
to
preparing
students
to
be
leaders
in
their
community
to
work
as
partners
with
you
know
their
their
community
members
and
so
looking
at
you
know,
our
main
focus
is
preparing
students
to
be
very
engaged
members
of
their
community.
We
want
them
to
be
successful
in
their
careers.
We
want
them
to
be
engaged
citizens,
that's
the
whole
purpose
of
coming
through
and
getting
a
college
education.
I
O
Have
a
variety
of
yes:
I
want
to
Laurie
Strode
and
what
they
do
with
their
leadership
program
over
there.
That's
part
of
their
magnet
program,
but
we
have
certainly
I
mean
that's
part
of
our
criteria
from
the
state
our
school
climate
scores.
So
we
work
with
all
our
schools
are
involved
in
PBIS,
which
positive
behavior
in
sports,
which
is
a
program
that
focuses
on
student,
identifying
students,
behaviors
and
making
positive
experiences
for
these
students
and
creating
a
school
culture
that
is
inviting
and
that
kids
want
to
be
in
in
our
school
improvement
process.
We
have.
O
We
require
schools
to
write
an
academic
goal
and
a
school
climate
goal.
That's
that's
imperative
because
we
know
if
the
school
climate
is
not
viable,
then
the
academics
will
go
downhill,
pretty
quick.
So
that
is
a
focus
we
we
talked
about
it
when
we
go
through
the
school
improvement
plan
process
and
what
they
are
doing
in
their
schools
and
I
can
tell
you
all
the
principals
really
focus
on
those
particular
areas.
M
You
most
of
us
would
not
be
here.
There
are
a
lot
of
things
that
happen
in
Columbus
without
the
influence
of
mr.
Bill
Turner
and
what
Courtney
does
you
know
Kokkola
in
his
honor?
Her
memory
gave
a
mian
bucks
so
that
we
can
forever
provide
students
with
a
servant,
leadership,
education
that
sends
them
out
to
be
meaningful
members
of
our
community
and
we're
thankful
for
that
kind
of
investment
and
thankful,
that's
the
kind
of
community
we
are
here
in
Columbus,
and
that
is
all
good.
S
And
as
much
as
the
good
stuff
we
do
about
building
and
constructing
it's
also
just
important
to
maintain
the
existing
building
stock,
the
existing
structures
that
we
do
have
and
to
be
able
to
make
sure
they're
in
good
capacity,
I'm,
also
a
millennial.
So
you
see
my
hashtag
clean
of
Columbus,
which
is
our
tagline
for
what
we're
doing
to
hopefully
help
with
blight
all
right,
so
inspections
and
codes
actually
deals
with
the
good,
the
bad
and
the
ugly
of
Columbus.
Obviously,
just
like
I
mentioned
on
the
good
side,
with
building
permits
and
inspections.
S
Last
year
we
had
over
465
million
dollars
in
evaluations,
so
that's
constructions,
developments
rehab
all
those
jobs
put
together
that
that
cost
us
four
hundred
and
sixty
five
million
dollars.
So
that's
how
much
value
we
were
bringing
to
the
city.
We
also
so
I
see
a
few
developers
in
the
room.
I
see
some
contractors,
architects
and
others.
So
we
deal
with
those
on
the
good
side
on
the
bad
side,
typically
we're
dealing
with
special
enforcement.
S
So
you
call
my
office
if
you've
got
junk
cars
trash
in
the
yard,
how
we
eats
that
kind
of
stuff,
so
I
have
to
deal
with
that
from
time
to
time,
and
then
the
ugly
is
what
we
did
with
demolitions.
Those
vacant
structures,
those
vacant
properties
that
are
left
all
over
the
city
with
absentee
owners,
deceased
owners.
And
what
do
we
do
to
solve
those
problems?
So
obviously
we
work
with
the
police
department
will
work.
Farsi
chief
here
we
work
with
fire
department.
We
work
with
everybody
dealing
with
blighted
structures,
whether
they're
burned
out.
S
We
have
constructions
like
that.
You
see
other
issues
here:
stash
houses,
homeless,
trespassing,
you've,
got
prostitution,
scrap
metal,
scrap
metal
theft.
Imagine
if
you're
in
a
house-
and
you
have
all
that
old,
wiring
and
stuff
in
the
house,
and
if
that
property
is
abandoned,
you
know
vagrants
people
come
in
and
try
to
sell
that
stuff.
So
they'll
come
and
strip
that
house
naked
they'll
take
all
the
the
copper
take
anything
they
can.
That's
not
bolted
down
and
try
to
go,
sell
it.
So
a
lot
of
those
properties
that
are
open
and
abandoned.
S
We
deal
with
those
as
well
and
then
obviously,
loss
of
property
value.
We
hear
people
that
live
next
door
to
these
properties,
all
the
time
and
their
concerns
about
you
know,
obviously,
my
property
values
going
down.
What
are
we
gonna
do
about
this
to
help?
It
was
very
interesting.
I
got
a
letter
that
was
passed
me
from
Richard
a
little
earlier
on
property
on
3308
and
3310.
S
Sixth
Avenue
said
that
we
need
to
fix
it
that
our
community
needs
help,
and
one
of
the
best
things
about
this
letter
is
that
this
was
actually
one
of
our
first
houses
we
tore
down
so
that
that
they
can
see
that
government
is
action.
It's
not
like.
Oh,
let's
sit
on
this
and
we'll
look
at
it
and
try
to
figure
out
what
we're
doing
we
were.
Actually,
this
is
I
actually
already
being
torn
down
that
this
was
dated.
9
24,
19
and
I'd
actually
gone
to
counseling
August
to
get
this
property
turned
down.
S
So
a
lot
of
the
things
we
are
doing,
we
are
on
top
of
people,
call
about
properties.
We
do
know.
What's
going
on
now,
I
will
say:
I
always
take
more
complaints
only
because
my
offices
are
already
out
there
working.
We
have
only
800
property
maintenance,
complaints
that
we
get
yearly.
We
get
over
21,000
inspections
that
we
perform
yearly
and
we
do
over
7,000
special
enforcement
inspections,
so
between
all
of
those
like
I,
said
I'd.
Rather
all
those
numbers
go
up,
because
those
are
good
things.
S
Obviously,
we
build
an
inspection,
but
also
that
people
are
involved.
People
are
letting
us
know
what's
going
on,
so
we
can
make
a
difference.
So
that's
my
unfortunate
due
process
that
I
have
to
go
through
for
my
demolition
process.
So
if
you
do
complain,
you're
up
there
at
the
top
corner
and
depending
on
funding
ownership
and
other
things
we
actually
get
down
here
to
this
bottom
right,
so
those
16
steps
getting
to
you
getting
the
resolution
that
you
want
a
lot
of
times.
We
we
have
to
go
back
and
forth
ownership
changes
things
like
that.
S
Those
concerns
we
just
have
to
deal
with
them
and
keep
moving,
but
ideally,
if
the
owner
is
there,
if
the
owners
response,
if
we
try
to
work
with
them,
so
we
don't
get
to
the
demolition.
Where
do
they
come
in
and
do
it
themselves
whether
we
get
we
get?
It
boarded
up
whether
we
work
with
the
land
bank
and
get
a
new
owner
in
there,
so
the
new
owner
can
do
something
with
it
like
our
intent
is
never
to
always
tear
it
down.
S
But
if
that's
our
last
resort,
we've
been
dealing
with
it
for
years
and
years
and
years.
That's
the
way
we
proceed.
Typically,
our
big
four
there
out-of-town
owners
just
trying
to
contact
someone.
If
I
get
a
house-
and
someone
says
hey-
this
house
is
terrible.
You
know
we
also
have
a
lot
of
community
that
comes
from
for
a
minute,
so
they're
moving
from
base
to
base
to
base.
S
They
may
not
be
anymore,
they
may
live
in
Texas
now,
but
they
did
only
house
when
they're
here
and
that
house
is
unfortunately
fell
into
disarray
and
we're
having
to
deal
with
it.
You
know
I
can't
physically
issue
a
citation
of
issue
within
the
Muscogee
County,
so
if
you're
outside
of
this
County
other
than
us
sending
letters
and
trying
to
contact
you
and
get
a
hold
of
you
dealing
with
deceased
owners.
Unfortunately,
we
did
were
errors,
property
and
things
like
that.
S
When
somebody's
passed,
there's
there's
no
probate,
there's
no
will
there's
no
next
of
kin
who,
who
does
this
property
go
to?
Who
owns
this
property?
Now
we
also
deal
with
like
I
just
mentioned,
where
property
owners
and
my
favorite
is
LLC's,
not
my
favorite,
but
typically
we
go
to
Secretary
of
State
and
find
out
that
these
properties,
the
LLC's,
have
changed
names.
People
have
changed
names,
they're
dissolved,
they're
rebuilt
or
a
new
name
there.
S
S
They
may
not
know
because
the
only
address
I
have
is
that
address
listed
and
that
there
may
be
a
relative
that
lives
in
California
that
doesn't
want
to
fix
up
his
great-aunts
house,
but
he's
not
notified.
The
letter
goes
to
the
existing
house.
So
a
lot
of
times.
We
try
to
find
numbers
and
reverse
lookup
to
try
to
work
that
way
as
well.
So
how
do
we
keep
up
with
all
this?
Our
coke
case
dashboard
I
hate
to
that's
so
hard
to
read
but
calumny.
She
ate
that
orange
/c
CD.
S
If
you
go
there,
you
know
exactly
what
my
department
is
doing
every
day.
It
shows
all
of
our
permits.
It
shows
all
of
our
demolitions.
What's
on
the
demolition
list,
it
shows
all
of
our
property
maintenance
complaints.
It
shows
all
our
special
enforcement
complaints.
That's
updated,
weekly,
we
continually
updated
to
make
sure
people
are
aware,
was
what's
going
on,
so
you
know
if
the
property
is
under
contract
to
be
cut.
S
If
it's
been
cut,
it's
on
the
demolition
list,
if
it's
on
property
maintenance
list,
if
we
sent
a
45
day
letter
out,
if
you
put
it
on
the
demo
list,
if
it's
going
to
council
every
step-
and
you
click
on
the
address-
I
mean
you
click
on
the
the
dots
of
the
squares
or
the
triangles.
You
click
it.
You
click
on
it
and
it
a
B.
Everything
on
the
primer
tell
you
where
we
stand
on,
what
we're
doing
and
where
we're
going.
S
S
Alright,
so
I
heard
it
through
the
grapevine
that
the
mayor
was
going
to
provide
inspections,
the
codes
that
mean
dollars
and
I
was
just
like.
Okay,
you
know,
I
was
just
like
that's
a
lot
of
money.
My
average
demolition
budget
runs
about
fifty
six
thousand
dollars.
So
someone
telling
me
that
all
of
a
sudden,
I'm
gonna
get
fifteen
times
as
much
money
that
I
normally
get
I
mean
it's
just
like.
Okay,
I
trust
you
but
I'm
like
it's
kind
of
early,
because
I
think
was
the
state
of
the
city.
S
He
brought
it
up
and
he
said
that's
what
we're
gonna
do
and
I
was
like
okay.
So,
as
the
budget
process
kept
rolling
along
and
I'm
like,
are
they
gonna
cut
it
I
know,
they're
gonna
find
it
they're
gonna
cut
something
out
of
it.
He's
like
nope,
we're
gonna
stay
that
million
dollars
I'm
like
okay,
so
we
got
down
to
we
found
out.
The
budget
was
going
to
be
approved
and
with
with
the
help
of
him
in
council,
they
passed
it.
I
was
like
okay
and
they
were
like.
S
How
soon
are
you
gonna
spend
that
money?
I
said
I'm
spinning
in
July
soon,
as
you
tell
me,
July
1
it'll
be
spin,
I'll
start
going
so
you'll
see
the
numbers
here
at
the
end
as
we
go,
but
we
wanted
to
target
some
of
these
properties.
Some
of
these
trailer
parts
that
we
deal
with
because
I
just
told
you
that
my
my
prop
my
demolition
budget
is
56
thousand
dollars.
If
I'm
dealing
with
a
trailer
park,
trailer
park
may
cost
120
130
hundred
forty
thousand
dollars.
S
So
obviously
I
don't
have
the
funds
to
be
able
to
take
care
of
that
nuisance.
I
can't
I
can't
get
rid
of
it.
I
mean
we
could
kind
of
kind
of
get
it
at
the
corners
and
incrementally,
but
I
could
not
take
the
trailers
I
clear
the
land
strong
seed,
it
do
what
I
needed
to
do
with
fifty
six
thousand
dollars.
So
when
I
was
given
that
that
was
our
first
I
was
our
number
one.
S
Priority
is
to
go
out
to
trailer
parks
and
go
after
some
of
these
bigger
properties
that
we
weren't
able
to
do
with
the
budget
before
so
we
started
putting
these
signs
up.
I
am
against
the
DS.
Everyone
like
why
don't
you
put
the
DS
on
the
houses
anymore,
just
what
I
mentioned
about
those
abandoned
properties
once
you
put
that
D
on
there
you're
putting
a
big
target
on
that
house,
I'm
telling
everybody
in
that
neighborhood!
S
S
So
we
started
doing
these
this
year
right
before
we
were
getting
ready
to
tear
the
house
down,
so
we
did
25
in
the
first
group
in
August
and
we
did
25
in
the
second
group
and
October
so
to
let
people
know
yet
we're
serious,
and
these
are
the
houses
that
are
about
to
be
torn
down.
So
we
let
them
know
what
we
were
doing.
We
also
wanted
to
let
the
public
know
that
this
is
about
that
initiative
directly,
that
money
that
was
coming
from
there.
S
It's
going
to
be
to
tear
these
structures
down,
so
we
started
I
told
you
I'd
spin.
In
July,
what's
the
31st,
but
it
wasn't
July,
but
we
started
like
clearing
out
at
Fort
Mill
in
the
States.
That's
a
part
of
our
tour
I
believe
tomorrow,
you'd
be
going
out
to
see
that
and
see
that
it's
cleared.
Finally,
we
got
some
rain,
so
the
grass
and
see
it'll
finally
start
coming
on
up.
So
we
can
go
ahead
and
secure
that
property
on
August
13th
I
told
you
I
took
25
and
we
got
down
to
21.
S
We
had
some
owners.
They
were
like,
oh
the
city,
serious
about
doing
some
of
this
stuff,
so
I'm
gonna
come
in
and
do
what
I
need
to
do.
You
can
also
see
if
you
jump
down
to
October
I
only
had
10
this
time.
I
said
25
out
again
and
put
the
signs
and
front
and
everything-
and
we
had
you
know.
15
owners
come
in
and
say:
hey
I'm,
gonna,
tear
them
down
myself,
we're
gonna
get
the
owner,
we're
gonna
do
it.
We
need
to
do
so.
S
I
applaud
the
the
the
ability,
the
trust
in
me
to
push
them
and
get
them
to
do
what
they
needed
to
do,
but
we're
seeing
that
it
is
working.
So
we
did
that
and,
like
I
said,
as
of
October,
the
22nd
we'll
be
doing
the
second
reading
for
ten
additional
houses
to
be
approved
for
demolition,
so
results
just
want
to
show
you
where
we
are
there.
We
go
all
right.
So
that's
for
better
States
before,
like
I
said
they've
come
through.
They
ripped
everything
they
could
out
of
those
properties.
S
They
tore
him
up:
copper,
tent
off
the
roofs,
whatever
they
could
get.
That
was
of
any
value.
We
had
some
pipes
out
there.
We
had
to
call
the
waterworks
to
get
clothes
because
they
literally
sucked
I,
don't
know
how
you
did
it,
but
they
took
it
and
then
the
water
was
just
shooting
out
in
the
back
of
the
house.
I
had
stuff
flooded,
it
was
a
real
bad
situation,
but
now
we've
got
it
clear
another
one
for
Portman
in
the
States.
S
S
S
Thousand
438
Street
another
one
we
knocked
out
and,
like
I
said
this
letter
literally
just
came
in
last
week
and
that's
38
3308
and
3310
sixth,
and
we
literally
caught
them
on
Friday.
While
they
were
clearing
the
site,
so
we're
trying
to
be
as
proactive
as
we
can.
We
want
to
keep
moving.
We
want
to
affect
as
many
of
these
as
we
can
and
have
to
contractors
to
demolition
contractors.
So
WT
Miller
is
one
of
them
and
then
we
have
in
Mitchell,
which
is
doing
the
trailer
park.
S
So
we
kind
of
have
them
double-team,
so
they're,
not
ones
tied
up
doing
one
one's
doing
one
and
ones
doing
the
other,
so
kind
of
my
tally,
as
of
right
now
hope
doesn't
get
mad.
This
is
my
numbers.
I
hadn't
had
an
audit
yet,
but
this
is
about
as
close
as
I
am
right
now
between
the
fort
benning
trailer
parks,
you
can
see
that
was
192,000
like
I
said
everyone
says:
well,
can't
you
do
it
cheaper
yeah,
but
we're
the
city
so
I
have
to
go
through.
S
Epd
I
have
to
send
all
my
documentation
in
I
have
to
get
I
have
to
get
rid
of
besties
all
those
kind
of
things
yes,
I
wish
you
could
take
a
dumpster
out
there
and
just
get
you
a
ground
ball
and
knock
it
all
down.
That
would
be
great
if
we
were
not
to
see
so
we
have
to
make
sure
that
we're
doing
our
documentation
and
putting
up
all
stuff
correctly,
because
even
the
caulking
we
had
the
caulking
which
I
didn't
even
know
until
we
went
out
there
and
started
testing
it.
S
S
Saw
what
that
looked
like
yeah
I
know
it
looked
like,
but
I
know
what
we
had
to
do
to
get
it
out
of
there.
We
had
two
hundred
and
forty
nine
thousand
dollars
for
the
first
houses
to
council
1980,
Farm
Road,
which
we'll
be
riding
by
on
the
tour
as
well.
We
started
working
on
that
when
that
was
90
mm,
that
one's
only
had
an
owner.
We
had
a
new
owner
literally
as
we're
doing
this.
So
I
had
to
put
a
pause
button
on
it.
We
ended
up
going
back
around.
S
We
still
ended
up
issuing
a
citation
gave
him.
The
10-day
warning
had
to
go
to
court
got
the
court
summons
got
the
bait
meant
to
continue
going.
So
we'll
be
right
back
on
that
one
here
shortly,
and
the
ten
houses
were
just
taking
the
council
last
week
and
that's
one
hundred
and
twenty
thousand
and
in
the
farm
road
trailer
park
which,
unfortunately,
at
fort
minute
estates
issue,
we
had
the
person
out
there
with
the
sewage
and
stuff
running
on
the
street
and
all
that
kind
of
stuff.
That
was
that
property.
S
Is
that
last
one
that
it
will
take
care
of
there
and
that's
two
hundred
and
twenty
nine
thousand
dollars
so
adding
all
that,
together
out
of
my
million
I've,
already
spent
eight
hundred
and
eighty
two
thousand
dollars?
And
unfortunately,
when
I
went
to
council,
it
was
a
three
million
dollar
problem,
so
I
can't
say
that
we're
we're
getting
everything
done,
but
to
be
able
to
have
that
infusion
of
work
to
be
able
to
move
forward
is
what
we're
doing,
and
one
more
thing
for
our
finish
up
is
kind
of.
S
What
are
we
doing
now
to
be
proactive?
What
are
we
doing
to
kind
of
get
in
front
of
a
lot
of
these?
We've
worked
with
CSU.
We
grabbed
a
few
interns,
because
you
know
we
are
government
officials
and
we
try
to
maximize
our
staff
as
best
we
can
and
what
we
started
is
a
blight
index,
the
city,
mobile
I,
kind
of
flattery
and
call
them
and
kind
of
what
they
were
doing
and
Mobile
Alabama.
S
So
what
they
did
is
they
go
through
the
neighborhoods
and
they
assign
a
score
to
a
property
based
off
it
being
vacant.
If
the
utilities
are
still
on,
the
windows
are
broken,
the
doors
are
kicked
in.
There's
the
grass
is
high.
We
give
them
a,
we
give
them
a
score,
we're
trying
to
we're
working
out
how
to
wait
that
score
and
then
what
we
do
is
we
give
it
we're
going
to
call
it
the
blight
index.
S
So
this
is
before
it
gets
the
property
maintenance
this
before
it
gets
the
special
enforcement
before
it's
too
bad,
we're
trying
to
stay
in
front
of
it
to
be
able
to
predict
a
lot
of
those
properties,
a
it
helps
us
if
they're
vacant
properties
and
there's
developers
that
want
to
come
and
use
those
properties
and
do
something
with
them.
It
helps
us
that
we
can
kind
of
predict
where
those
next
problems
may
be
coming
from.
S
If
we
say
hey,
if
the
Police
Department
calls
and
says
we
got
an
issue,
and
so
and
so's
property
we're
kind
of
already
ahead
of
that,
because
we
have
the
index
to
let
us
know.
Oh
man,
we
need
to
keep
our
eye
on
these
properties.
These
properties
are
bad
or
they're
becoming
bad
or
may
become
worse.
So
we
chose
Midtown
kind
of
in
the
middle.
You
got
socio-economic
on
each
side
of
making
road
we're
also
dealing
in
five
council
districts.
S
So
we
tried
to
get
a
majority
councilors
to
know
what
was
going
on,
but
to
be
able
to
use
that
area
as
kind
of
our
incubator,
to
kind
of
try
it
out
and
make
sure
that
we're
we're
doing
what
we
need
to
do
and
if
we
need
to
make
tweaks
before
we
make
it
citywide
we'll
go
from
there.
So
we're
starting
to
get
that
information.
S
We
should
be
finishing
up
that
data
set
this
month
so
at
least
have
all
the
vacant
properties
that
are
within
the
Midtown
boundary
by
the
end
of
the
month
and,
like
I,
said
we're
gonna,
start
weighting
that
and
we'll
get
some
more
information.
So
we're
working
on
that
we're
trying
to
like
I
said
with
a
code
cache
dashboard
I
want
people
to
know
what
inspection
codes
is
doing
and
that
you
know
where
the
progress
on
a
property.
Did
you
call
it
in
about
so?
S
Yes,
you
can
call
it
three
one
one
and
get
that
information,
but
if
you
just
want
to
grab
your
cell
phone
and
just
say
hey,
what's
going
on
in
this
property,
I
called
in
two
months
ago,
what's
going
on,
they
can
see
they
know
what's
going
on.
You
know
where
we
are
in
the
process
and
if
you
have
any
more
questions,
you're
always
welcome
to
call
us-
and
let
us
know
like
I
said
I
know
my
staff
don't
want
to
hear
this,
but
I
would
love
for
all
of
our
numbers
to
go
up.
S
S
All
right,
all
right,
so
as
the
demolition
process
goes,
we
the
city,
never
takes
ownership
of
these
properties.
The
city
is
legally
abating.
The
new
census
literally
has
written
in
the
ordinance
we're
abating
the
nuisance
of
whether
I
come
in
on
your
property.
To
cut
your
grass,
remove
the
tires,
tear
down
structure,
I'm
abating
the
nuisance,
we're
never
taking
ownership.
The
city
does
not
own
said
property.
The
city
may
have
to
come
back
and
cut
the
grass
after
I
tear
the
building
down,
but
we
are
not.
S
S
If
say,
we
tear
down
a
property
in
its
thirteen
thousand
dollars,
so
that
thirteen
thousand
dollars
applies
to
the
property
that
lien
is
added,
and
then
it
compounds
monthly,
which
brings
us
into
some
other
issues,
but
as
long
as
soon
as
we
tear
it
down
that
thirteen
thousand
dollars
you
come
back
in
ten
years,
you
know.
That's
sixteen
seventeen
eighteen
nineteen
thousand
dollars
and
if
the
property
unfortunately
is
only
worth
five
thousand
the
actual
land
value,
then
we're
already
upside
down.
S
One
thing
we
did
do
this
year
in
the
last
year's
is
the
amnesty
program
where
we
allow
people
to
come
in
and
if
they
wanted
to
pay
the
principal
what
we
actually
tore
down
for
the
structure,
we
probably
let
them
pay
that
and
we
waive
the
interest
the
first
time
we
did
it.
We
raised
thirty
nine
thousand
dollars
that
was
thirty,
nine
thousand
dollars
of
properties
that
are
now
cleared
liens
and
they
can
now
be
sold
second
time
we
did
about
seventeen
thousand
the
second
time
we
did
it,
but
we're
trying
to
do
that.
S
B
S
Quite
answer
that
in
the
state
of
Georgia
or
from
my
position,
what
we
do
is
ours
now
we
do
work
with
the
tax
office.
If
we
do
have
properties
that
do
have
lanes,
we
do
try
to
hey.
You
know,
let's
see
if
we
can
get
that
up
for
tax
time.
I
work
with
david
britt
a
lot
on
some
of
those
properties
to
move
forward.
So
we
try
to
do
that,
but
it's
like
how
do
you
get
in
front
of
it?
Like
you're
saying
it's
like?
S
How
do
they
not
pay
those
taxes
as
a
part
of
the
thing
we're
working
with
the
city
attorney
to
try
to
massage
that
so
that
it
is
included
because
we
have
other
liens,
we
love
for
people
to
pay
as
well
and
they
pay
their
property
taxes,
because
we
have
a
few
of
those.
It's
not
as
many
as
we
would
think
cuz.
I
was
thinking
man.
S
R
T
S
What
we
do
typically
almost
exclusively,
if
it
is
a
house
and
in
historic
district
we
go
to
Bihar,
we
talk
to
them,
we
say:
hey
put
it
out
there
see.
If
you
have
anybody
who
wants
to
do
something
with
it.
Those
are
usually
the
hardest
ones
to
get
torn
down
because
of
the
historical
relevance,
especially
if
we're
dealing
with
anything
in
their
traditional
historic
district.
Anything
that's
in
the
Liberty
district,
anything
that's
an
I,
say
Waverly
tears
any
of
those
other
established
historic
districts.
We
kind
of
deal
with
those
with
kid
gloves.
S
As
best
we
can.
Sometimes
it
gets
to
the
point
where
we
have
to
do
something:
we've
had
a
few
I'm
Justin
Craig
I
know
has
helped
us
a
lot
with
getting
someone
that
we
had
one
property.
I,
don't
know
if
anybody
knows
I,
don't
know
we're
going
by
the
Green
Monster,
but
we
have
a
property
literally
right
next
to
the
Green
Monster
I
think
it's
blue
now
I
think
they
repainted
it,
but
we've
got
another
property
over
there.
That
historical
moments
did
come
in
and
purchase.
S
So
there
is
opportunities
for
that
and
we
would
love
it
because,
like
I
said
the
hole
in
gold
is
the
city
doesn't
want
to
tear
it
down.
If
we
don't
have
to,
but
we
don't
want
anybody
in
there
get
hurt.
We
don't
the
property
falling
in
on
somebody.
We
don't
want
it
harboring,
any
other
type
of
liquor.
Illegal
activities.
K
S
Working
as
of
right
now,
the
lien
can
continue
to
roll.
What
we're
trying
to
do
is
do
a
judicial
interim
foreclosure,
we're
working
with
the
land
bank
to
make
that
a
mechanism
where,
once
those
liens
get
too
high,
that
we
can
go
into
a
sale
and
try
to
force
the
sale
of
the
property.
So
when
the
process
of
working
that
out
we're
working
with
the
land
bank,
because,
ideally,
we
want
to
be
able
to
have
someone
to
hand.
That
is
something
we.
U
S
Frey
are
very
good
working
relationship,
especially
if
it's
a
with
United,
Way
and
home
for
good.
If
we're
able
to
transition
somebody,
maybe
out
of
that
situation
into
a
better
one,
so
we
try
to
when
our
guys
come
out
there,
where
we're,
unfortunately,
social
workers
we're
trying
to
work
any
any
avenue
we
can
to
try
to
help
them
get
in
a
better
living
situation.
So
a
lot
of
times
we'll
get
out
there.
We
can't
comply,
be
a
hardship.
We
have
a
few
properties.
Unfortunately
Victor
Drive,
that
we
know
what
the
situation
is.
S
U
P
With
the
land,
I
was
interested
to
know
at
what
market
processes
is
move
into
the
land
and
other
agencies,
like
myself,
work
with
helping
with
some
of
those
making
properties
to
use
it
for
other
purposes,
is
one
of
the
questions
I've
heard
at
that
conference
was
what
does
the
Health
Department
have
to
do
with
free
clinic
making
properties?
If
you
don't
understand
the
connection
between
health
and
house.
S
As
we
work
through,
this
I
appreciate
the
Health
Department,
because
on
the
special
enforcement
side,
y'all
help
me
with
mosquito
abatement
and
vector
of
eight
minutes
from
the
other
rats,
and
things
like
that
when
we
get
with
mold
and
things
like
that,
we
don't
test
remote
per
se,
but
we
check
for
water
quality
and
things
like
that,
and
then
we
kind
of
get
y'all
hooked
in
or
if
we're
dealing
with
someone
that
may
have
a
hoarding
issue.
We
kind
of
make
sure
we
bring
you
guys
along
for
those.
S
Now,
when
we
deal
with
the
land
bank
that
you
know,
the
two
things
is
is
we
we
want
to
be
able
to
bring
in
properties
that
we
know
we
can
hand
off
to
someone.
So
if
we
know
that
that
property
is
in
a
better
part
of
town
or
part
of
town,
that
may
have
two
lots
that
can
be
consolidated
so
that
we
can.
We
can
do
something
with
it,
because
the
worst
part
for
the
land
bank
to
buy
all
these
properties
and
then
it's
just
the
city's
responsibility
and
they're
just
sitting
it.
S
So
the
intent
is
that
if
we
have
some
some
properties
that
we
know
that
or
that
are
eligible-
or
we
think
that
may
be
right
for
development,
like
I,
said
that's
kind
of
where
this
black
index
will
come
and
help
us,
because
it'll
show
us
some
of
these
properties
and
we'll
be
able
to
put
some
of
those
metrics
together
to
say.
Okay,
that
may
be
eligible
and
we'll
send
that
list
over
to
the
land
bank.
And
then
the
land
bank
will
start
their
kind
of
investigation.
S
V
Clean
up
all
of
us
I
just
kind
of
wanted
to
wait
to
get
the
discussion
of
demolition
out
of
the
way
and
I
want
to
make
a
statement
about
a
little
I
was
at
less
world
Steve.
Last
week
and
Telstra
for
elementary
came
up
to
me
to
introduce
me
to
about
15
students
and
I,
told
them
who
I
am
and
one
little
boy
raised
his
hand.
He
says
you
know
what
I
hate
about
Columbus,
Georgia
and
I
was
shocked
and
I
said
what
is
it?
V
He
said
wither
and
I
asked
my
team
out
to
that
school
to
interview
that
she
to
see
this
camera.
You
know
to
make
a
statement
on
CCTV.
We
have
a
problem
limited
we're
going
to
clean
up
the
lungs
I
walked
in
your
Road
yesterday
and
went
down
and
sure
enough
support.
It
was
deplorable.
All
we
have
seen
a
road
and
the
fort
was
deplorable
and
it
happened
just
as
we
can
live.
I've
already
sent
text
messages
to
important
record.
V
S
S
S
If
we
can
find
an
address
see
if
we
can
find
a
prescription
bottle
see
if
we
can
find
anything,
that'll
put
us
an
address
and
a
location,
we
will
come
see
you,
but
if
it's
just
someone,
unfortunately
just
you
know
they're
done
with
their
burger
and
they
just
throw
it
out
in
the
window.
I
need
a
witness
because
obviously
I
see
that
it's
on
the
ground,
but
I,
don't
know
who
threw
it.
But
if
I
have
a
witness,
that'll
say:
hey
I've
got
a
tag,
number
and
I
know
I
always
pick
a
will.
S
Cuz
virgin
cuz,
he
told
me
he
said:
hail,
you
gonna,
do
that
I
said
yeah,
they'll
sue
me
and
I
got
it.
Somebody
sent
me
a
tag
and
we
had
the
tag
and
we
ran
it.
We
went
right
over
the
police
department
ran
the
tag
and
we
walked
up
to
their
front
door
and
if
she
didn't
citation
for
littering
so
if
I
have
a
witness
and
I
have
a
way
to
track
who
it
is
and
who's
throwing
it
out,
there
we'll
go,
get
him.
It's
just
a
lot
of
that.
Like
I
said.
That's.