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Okay, with it being 2:00 p.m. we're

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going to call the Design Review Board

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meeting to order.

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Everyone was emailed the minutes from

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last meeting on July 8th. Did anyone

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have a chance to review that? Any

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concerns, issues, changes, or approval?

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>> Move to approve.

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>> Second.

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>> All in favor?

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>> Aye.

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>> Minutes are approved. Okay, our first

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case for hearing today is case DRB

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2026-12.

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It's a request for a certificate of

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appropriateness to renovate the exterior

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of 509 West Pine Street, identified as

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Florence County Tax Map number

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90074-09-013

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in the D4 Timrod Overlay District.

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Staff?

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>> Good afternoon. Thank you for being

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here.

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Um the applicant is seeking COA to

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renovate the outside of that house. Um

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it is zoned as NC-3.

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And scope of work includes resurfacing

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the brick with a natural white lime

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paint, replacing the porch rails with

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black iron,

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resurfacing porch with natural wood,

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tiling the front steps with porcelain

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tile.

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add lights to the front steps, replace

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the walkways with new concrete with a

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shingle brick pattern on the edge, add a

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wheelchair ramp extending from the left

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side of the porch, and place mulch and

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landscaping around the porch. And the

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main reason that we could not approve

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this um administratively mainly was for

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painting um unpainted masonry, which are

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on the brick columns, and then um having

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the um wheelchair ramp in the front.

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Normally if if a wheelchair ramp is in

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the rear or side elevation, we would put

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that in administratively. But generally

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if it's in the front um

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in a residential area,

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it still has to be brought before you.

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So, um

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it is in the middle of Pine Street

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between Graham and Warley Streets,

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and um

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it is zoned MC-6.3. Here's a photo of

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the proposal,

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uh with the brick painting, the tiled

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stairs, the wheelchair ramp, the new

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sidewalks, and the landscaping.

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And, um this is what it looks like

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currently.

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So, um it's definitely within the

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purview of the design standards, and um

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that concludes staff report.

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» Anyone have any questions of staff?

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>> I didn't go by there. I'm assuming that

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the proposed elevation is uh a

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like a 3D render kind of thing. That's

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not actual photograph of the

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>> I would guess it's an AI

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>> AI something AI generated. Okay.

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Uh is there a reason the wheelchair

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ramp's going in the front versus the

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back?

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>> Um I don't know. The applicant is here.

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>> I believe we have the applicant.

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>> Any other questions of staff?

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Okay. If you will, please approach the

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podium and state your name.

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» Billy Griffin.

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You want to make sure the thing's on or

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not?

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Yeah, here. We're good.

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>> Mhm.

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>> Yeah, we're good.

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» Uh the wheelchair ramp, was there a

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reason to put it in the front versus the

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back?

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>> Uh easier access to vehicles in the

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front yard. The The house is a little

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deeper than it is wide. Uh there is um

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the grass on that side of the house

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leading to the backyard uh it can get

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thick and quite soft after rain. Um in

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order to have easier access with a

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wheelchair ramp in the back of the

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house, So, actually probably need to

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pave uh the driveway all the way to the

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backyard.

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>> Okay. Good enough.

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>> Yeah.

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» Anyone have any other questions, Mr.

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Griffith? Steve?

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>> Bill, you're going to Yes, sir.

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>> This is paint on the bricks, correct?

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>> Uh lime wash paint, yes, sir.

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» Any other questions for Bill?

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>> Okay. Thanks.

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>> No, I'm sorry.

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>> Anyone else here to speak on the matter?

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If you approach the podium and state

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your name.

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» I'm Monica Lamastus and I live in Timber

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Ridge Park. I walk 2 or 3 miles almost

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every day through the neighborhood

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and it's no secret. Ours is a

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checkerboard of well-maintained,

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cared-for homes and dilapidated,

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derelict

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eyesores. I think what this homeowner

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proposes to do, and I don't know him, uh

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but I think it'd be a wonderful asset to

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the neighborhood and might even

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encourage

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one or two other people to do something.

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I I can't see where it would take any

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begging for you to approve this, but I

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do hope that you do.

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>> Okay. Thanks for your comment.

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>> Thank you.

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» Okay. If no one else is here to speak on

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the matter, we're going to close the

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public hearing and open it up for

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discussion or motion.

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>> I'll make a motion we approve as

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submitted.

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>> Second.

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>> All in favor?

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>> Aye.

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>> Thank everyone seconded.

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certificate to be issued.

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>> I think we had a second.

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>> Congratulations. I'll let Arlene choose.

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Our second case

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um is case DRB 2026-13.

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It's an informational

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information regarding the plan to

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enlarge Florence County Museum located

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at 111 West Cheves Street identified as

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Florence County tax map number

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90168-02-039

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in the H1 historic overlay district.

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>> Staff?

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governmental project so

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we just brought it to you for

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informational purposes only. We did look

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at it for compliance with the design

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standards

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and it does um

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And it does uh comply with the design

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standards largely because the building

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itself was built in 2014 and um so it's

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not a historic building but they are

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keeping going along with the same theme

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in the uh expansion of it. So it is

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appropriate for the character of the

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neighborhood where it is located. Um

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it's on the corner of Cheves and Dargan

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and um it is zoned central business

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district.

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will be Right now it has

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a second floor but the second floor

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doesn't cover the entire first floor so

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they're going to be expanding that

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um and adding more around the

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perimeter of the um

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center courtyard.

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all. The only um places that'll be

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changed will be the rear of it and then

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the elevations from the sides.

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materials and um that that are there and

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presumably you won't even be be able to

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tell that an addition was made onto it.

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this is the uh extra that they're

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putting on the second floor.

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Unless this is information only, there's

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nothing else to discuss. We appreciate

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the information.

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>> I think it'll look nice.

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>> Does the staff have anything for

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design review

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>> I don't think so.

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>> And as of today, we don't have any cases

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for next month, but I'll confirm that.

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>> Subject to change like a good wrestling

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card, huh?

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I appreciate it. I'll thanks to

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everybody for their time and we are

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scheduled to meet next next time on

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September 9th. And if not, we'll see you

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then. Thanks, guys.

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>> Thank you.