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From YouTube: From City Hall - Ward 3
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Oklahoma City Ward 3 Councilman Larry McAtee gets an update on the Windsor Hills District.
http://www.thewindsordistrict.org
A
B
Well,
I
certainly
have
have
quite
a
few
in
my
personal
life.
I
have
my
own
advertising
and
marketing
agency,
which
being
self-employed,
allows
me
to
have
a
very
flexible
schedule,
and
now
that
the
kids
are
all
raised
and
I
have
a
little
bit
of
extra
time.
I've
I've
really
found
that
working
with
communities
and
neighborhoods
part
of
my
passion
in
my
own
neighborhood
I'm
past
president,
having
been
president
for
10
of
the
last
12
years,
10
of
12
is
not
a
bit.
A
B
No,
not
no,
not
at
all
today,
but
so
then,
having
been
involved
with
neighborhoods
and
2004,
it
became
very
apparent
that
there
were
a
lot
of
small
neighborhoods
in
the
Windsor
area
that
were
independently
trying
to
reach
the
same
goals.
So
we
began
meeting
and
decided
that
it
would
be
great
if
we
could
band
all
of
our
small
voices
together
and
we
started
a
group
called
wand,
which
is
the
Windsor
area
neighborhood
development
group.
B
Certainly
after
the
maps
3
vote
was
out
and
it
became
apparent
from
an
announcement
that
there
was
a
citizen's
advisory
group
that
was
going
to
be
formed.
I
think
about
five
minutes.
After
the
television
announcement,
my
phone
started
going
crazy.
I
was
getting
emails
and
a
lot
of
requests
from
people
in
the
area
to
throw
my
name
in
the
hat,
so
I've
thought
about
it
for
a
couple
of
days
and
decided
to
do
so.
I
didn't
let
my
husband
know
ahead
of
time.
B
Oh,
but
lo
and
behold,
I
was
chosen
as
one
of
the
three
finalists
and
then
ultimately
for
Ward.
3
I
also
have
the
dubious
honor
of
chairing
the
maps
downtown
parks
subcommittee,
which
has
certainly
been
an
honor
to
work
with
amazing
people,
not
only
on
that
project
but
maps
and
throughout
the
whole
city.
Now.
B
A
B
A
B
It's
it's.
You
know.
We've
said
for
a
long
time.
It's
an
exciting
time
in
the
Windsor
and
I.
Think
right
now
we're
almost
to
to
the
bursting
point.
As
I
mentioned
back
in
2004,
we
started
that
group,
the
Windsor
area,
neighborhood
development,
and
it
became
very
apparent
that
things
were
changing
along
twenty-third,
Street.
B
Certainly
back
in
2001,
you
started
your
what-if
campaign
trying
to
develop
the
west
part
of
twenty-third
street
from
I
44
to
bethany,
just
as
they
had
on
the
eastern
part,
all
the
way
to
the
capital,
and
as
that
residential
group,
we
began
trying
to
engage
businesses
and
begin
citement
their
area,
and
it
was
really
a
challenge.
Most
businesses
didn't
understand
how
residential
people
were
getting
involved.
B
We
tried
approaching
commercial
developers
who
thought
we're
trying
to
compete
with
them
and
be
developers,
and
we
realized
we
had
to
put
a
different
hat
on
and
get
on
the
business
side.
So
Jill
McCartney
from
the
Northwest
chamber
helped
us
to
find
a
strong
anchor
in
our
community
at
the
at
that
time.
It
was
copper.
B
Certainly
within
the
area
that
we're
in
we
started
off
with
the
list
of
487
businesses,
which
we
realized
was
a
huge
undertaking.
It's
hard
enough
to
try
to
talk
to
50
or
60
businesses,
but
we
whittled
them
down
to
a
group
of
businesses
at
many
different
levels,
from
mom
and
pop
local
ownership.
All
the
way
to
strong
regional
partners
and
national
partners
and
I
think
are
beginning
to
really
make
a
difference
in
what
twenty-third
Street
can
be
now.
A
A
B
Definitely
I
think
what
it
takes
is
just
a
commitment
in
your
head
to
listen
to
your
heart
and
your
gut
and
realize
that
all
people
are
wonderful.
We
have
a
lot
in
common.
We
just
have
to
get
around
the
table
to
do
that,
and
it's
interesting.
You
know
when,
when
we
talked
about
the
Windsor
area
business
group
at
first
it
was
a
functioning
organization
all
on
its
own
and
an
opportunity
came
about
about
9
months
ago
that
the
presidency
position
on
the
board
became
vacant
and,
as
my
husband
says,
right
arm.
B
Disease
took
over
yeah,
it's
incurable,
but
I
guess
a
good
thing,
and
so
I
stepped
into
that
position
temporarily
and
through
the
the
the
city
and
their
assistance
in
our
area
and
belief.
In
the
economic
development
council,
we
were
able
to
bring
on
a
part-time
staff
who
was
actually
the
first
graduate
of
Oklahoma
City
University's
nonprofit
program.
She
interned
with
us,
and
we
fell
in
love
with
this
amazing
young
woman,
who's
just
an
absolute
dynamo
and
has
a
real
passion
for
helping
make
this
world
a
better
place.
So.
A
B
Know
that
might
have
done
might
have
been
harder
than
it
was
to
design
our
logo.
We
certainly
started
taking
a
look
at
what
all
the
other
districts
were
doing,
trying
to
network
them
understand
the
process
of
what
they
did
to
find
out
what
their
niche
was,
and
we
realized
you
know
we're
not
Western
Avenue
were
not
the
stockyards
district,
we're
not
downtown.
B
We
had
some
things
in
common
with
the
plaza,
but
we
really
had
to
look
at
what
our
strengths
were
and
we
started
looking
at
all
the
cultural
diversity
that
was
in
the
area,
and
that
was
also
one
of
the
challenges
we
were
having
and
trying
to
bring
people
together.
So
we
looked
at
the
one
thing
that
all
cultures
have
in
common
and
that's
food
we're
all
proud
of
our
food.
B
So
we
began
to
bring
that
to
the
gather
as
one
commonality
to
the
table,
and
so
now
the
W
as
we
like
to
call
ourselves,
is
Oklahoma's
first
international
district,
and
in
the
last
two
weeks
we've
just
launched
our
new
website.
You
can
find
us
at
triple
w
the
windsor
district
org,
we're
certainly
on
twitter
on
facebook,
pinterest
and
definitely
making
some
inroads
and
bringing
things
together.
We've
also
tagged
a
line
that
says
travel
locally
or
think
globally
travel
locally,
a
bit
of
the
world
in
the
windsors
and
now.
A
B
Change
can
be
difficult
for
any
of
us,
especially
in
a
really
busy
society.
It's
easier.
You
know
to
have
everything,
go
status
quo,
I'm
and
there
were
a
lot
of
residents.
You
know
our
area
was
developed
in
the
late
50s
early
60s
and
some
of
those
residents
have
been
there
since
day.
One
they've
seen
a
lot
of
change
on
twenty-third.
Street,
especially
you
know,
in
the
heyday
I
would
say,
of
the
windsor
hills.
Shopping
plaza
that
opened
in
1959,
I
mean
the
windsor
hills
were
an
absolute
premiere
place
to
live.
B
The
whole
Windsor
area
was
a
phenomenal
place
to
come
shop,
and
it
still
has
all
those
attributes.
It's
a
wonderful
system
of
neighborhoods
that
that
have
a
lot
to
offer.
But,
as
you
well
know,
Larry
there's
no
great
cities
without
neighborhoods
and
there's
no
great
communities
without
great
people
being
involved,
and
it
took
a
while
to
make
people
understand
that
if
we
all
join
hands
and
come
together,
we're
going
to
find
that
we
can
do
great
things
together.
Coming.
B
Certainly,
and
a
bit
of
the
world
in
the
windsor
I'm,
you
can
come
learn
about
other
cultures.
We've
talked
about
maybe
having
events
with
B&B
theatres,
that
is
there.
B&Amp;B
theatres
is
a
multi-million
dollar
complex
kind
of
a
little
hidden
jewel
back
in
an
hour
Plaza,
and
what
about?
Having
a
bollywood
night?
Were
you
taken
a
movie
and
have
Indian
food
and
learn
about
the
Indian
culture
celebrating
Hall
days
from
all
around
the
world
and
tying
those
in
with
public
events,
even
a
festival
that
we're
looking
at
doing
possibly
every
fall?
B
A
B
One
of
the
things
we're
doing
certainly
with
social
media
is
we're
participating
in
throwback,
Thursday
and
we've
also
started
wellness
wednesday.
Our
area
has
a
lot
of
religious
institutions
and
also
worldwide
meditation
center.
So
we
offer
wellness
in
the
windsors
and
and
wednesday.
We
try
to
bring
a
little
calm
and
a
little
ohm
and
help
people
in
this.
B
You've
been
dying
in
the
windsor,
get
entertained
in
the
windsor,
but
we'll
have
a
feature
page
so
that
every
month,
maybe
two
businesses
will
be
featured
talking
about
the
owner
may
be
the
manager
how
long
they've
been
there,
what
what
they
love
about
the
community
and
and
what
they
want
all
of
Oklahoma
City
to
know.
It's
I
think
a
great
way
for
a
lot
of
these
small
businesses
to
be
able
to
market
themselves
in
a
way
that
they
never
would
able
to
be
afford.
B
Otherwise,
we're
also
toying
around
with
the
idea
of
having
a
passport
so
that
when
you
as
a
citizen,
decide
you
want
to
be
a
friend
of
the
w
you'll
actually
receive
a
passport
that
talks
about
all
the
different
businesses
that
are
in
the
area
by
region
by
culture
by
country,
and
you
can
go
visit
them.
You
can
get
a
stamp
there'll,
be
a
rewards
program.
So
it's
a
great
fun
way.
What.
A
City's
international
district-
yes,
sir.
Thank
you,
madam
president,
for
coming
down
and
sharing
that
and
I
hope.
You
viewers
have
caught
the
passion
that
this
small
group
has
to
turn
a
neighborhood
around
businesses
around
an
area
of
Oklahoma
City
around
because,
as
you
said,
no
city
is
any
better
than
its
neighborhoods
and
the
people
coming
together
to
make
that
even
better
and
better
and
Councilman.