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You know, it doesn't take me very long
to to uh have to reach back into my

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memory and and think about what this
site looked like when we first got

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started. To be totally honest, this
particular site is one that that saved

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my skin. You know, I ran for
commissioner in 2016.

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Uh this property had been bought shortly
after me taking office. there had been a

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large monetary uh means uh actually put
out for this site and uh I campaigned

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against it and I thought it was too much
money and so when I came into office I

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knew that I had to work hard with our
fellow commissioners and we had to make

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sure that this particular investment was
an investment that was right for

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Claremont County and that it returned
the kind of money that needed to go back

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to the citizens since it had been
purchased with their money. And so to be

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totally honest, Design Within Reach is
my first love. And the reason it's my

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first love is because it was it was
their investment here that made the

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difference. You know, we were looking at
this industrial park. We had all the

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infrastructure in place and time after
time, no one was coming. And so we

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teamed with design within reach. We made
sure that the property was, you know,

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the right price for them to uh to build
this magnificent facility and to be able

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to continue to expand like they have
today. And they have definitely, you

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know, undercommitted and overachieved.
What what a great great team member to

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have for us. We are so proud as
commissioners to be here today and to

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celebrate in this particular
groundbreaking. And uh always remember

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that no matter how big that building is
across the street, you know, our love

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was for you first and it'll always be
that way. So, thank you so much. Thanks

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all of you.

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Before I leave this podium, I wanted to
bring Nick Kne House up here for a

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second if he is here where he can come.
Nick, I understand you are the facility

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manager here.
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director. I'm just the point guy for
this. So,

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» well to to the both of you on behalf of
Commissioner Bachelor and on on behalf

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of Commissioner Corkran. We have a
certificate of recognition here for

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design within reach. Congratulations on
your brown your groundbreaking for this

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112,300
square foot expansion of your facility.

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We wish you continued growth and
prosperity in Claremont County. And it's

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signed by all three of the board of
commissioners. And thanks for bailing me

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out.
>> More land.

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Thank you. Thank you.