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And whenever you are
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>> [clears throat]
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» I call the meeting to order for Monday,
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July 20th, 2026. Please rise for the
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pledge.
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>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
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United States of America
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and to the republic for which it stands,
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one nation under God, indivisible, with
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liberty and justice for all.
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» I'd like to ask Rick Crawford to lead us
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in prayer.
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>> Let's pray.
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Father, we're thankful to you for the
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day that you made for us today and for
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the blessings you sent us already.
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We're thankful, Father, to you for the
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blessing tonight of being able to be
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here in this meeting and to represent
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the people of Dyersburg.
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Father, we ask as as representatives of
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the people that you help us to make
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decisions
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that would make Dyersburg an even better
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place.
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Father, we pray that you'd help us to
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search our hearts and our minds as we
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make these decisions that to be the very
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best and that everybody would benefit
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from them.
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Father, but most of all, we pray,
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Father, that that you would help us to
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always make decisions that in harmony
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with your will.
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And it's through Christ we pray. Amen.
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>> Amen. Thank you.
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Roll call, show all present tonight but
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Mr. Baltimore. We have a quorum and can
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conduct business.
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Public comment, no one requested to
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speak to the board tonight.
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Approval of minutes, there is one
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correction at the very top under call to
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order. It's got Monday, June 1st. It
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should be Monday, June 29th.
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We will make that correction at city
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hall. So, I entertain a motion to
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approve the minutes
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from June 29th.
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Motion from Coach Cole, second from
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Rick. Any discussion?
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All in favor, say aye.
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>> Aye.
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>> Those opposed, motion carries. Next item
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on the agenda, unfinished business.
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No unfinished business.
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Under new business, notice of public
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hearing to be held August 17th, 2026,
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request from Jason Road to appeal a
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negative recommendation of a re-zoner
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request by the Dyersburg Regional
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Planning Commission that met on July
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2nd, 2026.
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Property location is 2227 Lake Road in
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Dyersburg, Tennessee. I think that was
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in y'all's packet, all the information
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about that. I entertain a motion to
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approve this notice of the public
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hearing to be held August 17th.
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>> So moved.
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>> Motion from Dennis Moody, second.
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>> Second.
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>> Ricky Hammond.
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All in favor say aye.
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>> Aye.
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>> Those opposed, motion carries.
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Item B, resolution 0720-2026.
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Resolution authorizing City of Dyersburg
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to participate in the TML Risk
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Management Pool Safety Partners Loss
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Control Matching Grant Program. This is
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something that we do every year to get
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reimbursed for
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equipment or things that we use to
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reduce our losses through TIG.
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Oversees this, and I just say that
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$2,500 or $3,000.
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I entertain a motion for us to apply for
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this.
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>> Motion.
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from Rick Crawford, second.
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>> Second.
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>> Edward Burks.
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All in favor say aye.
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>> Aye.
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>> Those opposed, motion carries.
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Next item on the agenda, bids.
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Those are on the last two pages, items 1
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2 3
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5 6 7 were all budgeted
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during the budget process, so we don't
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need a motion or a second on those. The
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last one,
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codes and fire department, Brink Drone,
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purpose new drone for precarious and or
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hazardous tasks for codes and fire,
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using ARPA funds, notification
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sourcewell contract,
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amount $35,998.25.
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The recommendation is uh
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to award the bid to Brink Drone
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out Seattle, Washington.
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>> So moved.
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>> Motion from Dennis Moody's our second.
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>> Second.
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from Coach Cole. Any discussion?
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>> Is it one drone?
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>> It's for one drone. Yes, sir.
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It is.
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>> That's a good price for what they're
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going today.
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>> Yeah, we we use a lot of them at work.
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They are expensive.
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» Any more questions?
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All in favor say aye.
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>> Aye.
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>> Those opposed, motion carries. Uh next
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on the agenda, report from Alderman
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Edward.
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>> No report.
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>> Coach Cole.
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>> Yeah, I just want to thank the police
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department for
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opening the chambers so I get my phone
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last week. That's the second time I've
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walked off and left my phone here.
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Uh thank you to the
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young men and women who were assisted
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me. And number two,
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uh
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Mayor, I want to just say thank
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for what you've just done
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uh for me for community. The work you've
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just put in.
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A lot of people don't understand how
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much work it is to get
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property
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taken care of that's vacant.
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And the time and the effort that's put
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in. Uh
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I know we you sometimes hear remarks
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that you're not doing,
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but
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they don't put a lot of people don't
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understand what it takes to run down
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vac- uh
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owners who are not in the city or the
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state. And appreciate your time and
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effort and your departments.
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>> Okay, thank you. And codes folks and
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street department uh
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do a very good job with that and it does
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take time and
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um
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it's a challenge at times. Be honest
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with you. Certainly is. Thank you. Rick.
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>> No report.
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>> Ricky.
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>> Uh yeah, one thing Mayor, spent some
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time this weekend with all weight with
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my grand boys and took them down to the
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uh
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splash pad. Had a big time. Folks that
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hadn't uh
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experienced that, take them grandkids
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down there.
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Uh it's beautiful facility uh
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and being well
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uh
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it's it's well being well used. Uh
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there's there's there's a lot of folks
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down there and and uh
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and it it it made me proud that uh
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you know that we can offer the
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citizens and especially our youth uh a
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facility like that to use.
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That's all I got, mayor.
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>> All right, thank you. Joey?
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>> No report.
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>> Dennis?
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>> No report.
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>> Fineta?
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>> No report.
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>> So, I left on your uh thing about Let me
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see that, Coach Cole, real quick. We put
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on our social media platforms.
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Um about public notice, Canadian
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Railroad will have Roberts Avenue at
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Cedar Street closed starting today at
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6:00. We put that out a couple of times.
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Just want to remind people that will be
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closed. That's the crossing down there
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on Cedar Street till 3:00 on Saturday,
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July 25th. So, we've notified all the
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emergency personnel and
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uh all the folks that um may have to go
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down there in turn in terms of
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emergency. So, just want to make that uh
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known tonight as well. So, with that,
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we're adjourned. Thank you.