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Good morning. It is September 9th,

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10:00. All three county commissioners

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are here and we'll start with consent

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and approval with our county

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administrator. How you doing today?

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» Morning.

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» Good morning. Morning.

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» Have no exonerations to approve this

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morning. Minutes for September 2nd,

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2026. Vouchers General County 327,87617

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Cool Severance 3000 911 77,21973

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Chestnut Ridge Park 791762

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Camp Muffley 214269

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Mason Dixon Park 291229

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Mon County Center 182981

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parks and wc 36,506818

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purchasing card voucher General County

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5,17063,

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general school $21,260,

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Camp Muffley $56, Mesa Dixon Park 57448,

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Mon County Center 92335

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for a voucher total of 487,38875.

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Um, no budget revisions. The position

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vacancies for portion authorities are

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listed on the county's website and

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fidiciary orders for September 9th,

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2026.

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Move to approve the consent agenda items

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as presented.

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» Second.

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» Move and second. All those in favor say

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I. I.

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» I.

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» Um, also in your fidiciary folder is the

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second notice for the administrative

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closure of estates that needs to be

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approved to go out.

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» Okay. I move to approve the notice as

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presented.

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» Second.

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» Prof. Move. Second. All those in favor

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say I. I. I.

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» That's all.

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» Okay.

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Are we are in the fidiciary orders that

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were

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» That was part of the consent and

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approval?

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» Okay, that would be consent.

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» Nothing additional.

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» Nothing additional then we don't have

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to. Okay. Okay. Introduction of new

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employees. Uh

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real estate deputy John Wyatt Andis.

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» Anybody here? There he is.

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» And we have

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» That would be me.

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» The infamous Mark.

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» The infamous Mark. Uh yeah, I'm here on

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behalf to seek approval for the hiring

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of Mr. John White Enis as a real estate

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per as a real estate deputy. Uh he'll be

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replacing of Chad Hirshman who will be

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eventually moving over to the appraisal

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side as a field deputy.

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» I move to approve the personnel as

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presented with a start date of 91626 as

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requested and an insurance eligibility

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date of 101.

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» 101. Thank you.

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» I'll be sending out the notices if you

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can help.

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» Okay.

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because it's a little different with um

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remodel. We have a little bit more time,

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but I'd still like to get it done by uh

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next Wednesday at the latest.

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» Sure.

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» Second to hear that.

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» Second the propy move and second. All

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those in favor say I.

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» I. I.

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» All right. Great. Thank you.

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» Okay. We have two deputy sheriffs, Chase

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Hudson and Zachary Long. And we have

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someone from the sheriff's office.

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» Good morning. Good morning.

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» Good morning.

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» So, we have um for the approval for

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Chase Hudson as a deputy sheriff and

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Zach Long for position of deputy

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sheriff. Um their start date would be

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9:16.

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Um they both come to us from West

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Morland County Sheriff's Office.

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» Great.

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» And they would be benefits

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eligible.

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» Great. I move to approve the positions

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uh effective as presented effective

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with the health insurance eligibility

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date of 10126.

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» As I said to the assessor, I'll send out

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those notices if you can either make a

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selection or wave uh so that we can get

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that on the very next invoice. I'd

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appreciate

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» Second the motion.

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» Okay, proper move and second. All those

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in favor say I. I.

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» I. Welcome and be safe.

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» Welcome and be very safe. Thank you.

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» Thank you.

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» Any other?

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» No. Okay. Okay. We will have comments

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from the public. You'll have three

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minutes. If you could please come to the

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podium, state your first, last name, and

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where you live, and we'd appreciate hear

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from you who would like to come down.

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Okay. Good morning.

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Good morning.

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Uh, sorry, I'm just pulling it up. All

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right. Hi, my name is Paige Rearing. I

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live on Spruce Street. Happy National

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Recovery Month. I would like to talk

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about how our opioid settlement funds,

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our public money, not taxpayer money, I

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corrected myself, is being used not for

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recovery services, but for unwarranted

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mass surveillance. After having reviewed

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the West Virginia First Foundation's

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memorandum of understanding for the

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opioid settlement funds, I'm curious

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what research and information you found

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that indicates that flock safety ALPRs

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fall in line with the approved purposes

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detailed in theou. Section A1 defines

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approved purposes as evidence-based

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strategies used for the purposes of

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addressing substance use disorders

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and/or addiction through the core

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abatement strategies.

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One of these, as the commission has

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previously indicated, is law

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enforcement. And it is defined in

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exhibit A, schedule A, section I1, as

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quote, funding for law enforcement

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officers to curtail the sale,

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distribution, promotion, or use of

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opioids and other drugs to reduce the

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overuppit

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and illicit opioids," unquote. I

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understand that you believe that these

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flock ALPRs fall into this category.

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However, I will draw your attention back

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to section A1, which emphasizes quote

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evidencebased

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strategies.

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Since the commission is committed to

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informing the public with all the

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correct information and all the

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research, I request an explanation of

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how you see Flock Safety's ALPR system

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as an evidence-based strategy for the

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aforementioned causes of specifically

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combating substance use disorder and

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addiction. As has been brought to your

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attention before, Flock Safety has no

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peer-reviewed evidence that its

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technology reduces any type of crime.

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Arguing that the single study cited and

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funded by Flock Safety is evidence is a

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bad faith argument. Correlation does not

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equal causation. Just because ice cream

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sales and crime both go up in the summer

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does not mean that ice cream causes

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crime. But I don't know if the CEO of

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Flock Safety would understand that.

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After all, the statistics Flock cites in

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its so-called study correlate directly

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with national trends of decreasing crime

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regardless of flock safety's presence in

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an area. So, how was committing $180,000

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towards this unproven strategy a good

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use of our public money? cancel the

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contract with Flock Safety and reinvest

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these vitally needed opioid settlement

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funds into proven evidence-based

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strategies that already work and

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directly target substance use disorder

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and addiction. That is the explicit

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purpose of these funds and using them to

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fund widespread surveillance that

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affects everyone without prejudice is an

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abuse of that public money despite what

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you might feel personally. Happy

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recovery month. Thank you for your time

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and if you really want to go purple

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instead of just virtue signaling, this

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is what you need to do. Thank you.

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» Thank you very much. Thank you.

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» Is there someone else who would like to

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» Good morning, Logan Wheatcraft, 77

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Hidden Brook Circle. Uh, the last time I

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was here, I shared some crime statistics

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with you, proving that crime is on the

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decline locally as well as nationally. I

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asked you why anyone thought with these

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statistics in mind that contributing to

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a surveillance state by funding flock

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cameras was necessary or any any type of

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good idea. As is your custom, you opted

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not to respond during your comment

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period. Um, if you'd like to make a

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motion to suspend your rules and have a

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discussion about it with me right now,

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feel free. Um, otherwise, I look forward

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to some answers during your reports. I

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may have to leave, but I'll be watching

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on YouTube. Um, no motion. Okay. Um, in

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that case, I have some more numbers to

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share with you today. And believe it or

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not, they don't all have to do with

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flock cameras. First number is three.

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That's the number of commissioners who

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rightly stood together against the moral

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transmission line.

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The same three commissioners who voted

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to bring Flock to this county. Flock's

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AI features depend on data center

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expansion. The very infrastructure

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driving project demands like Marl. How

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do you reconcile that contradiction? The

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next number is six. On July 1st, 2026,

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Sheriff Forbes stood right here at this

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podium and claimed the cameras had only

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been quote in service for a couple of

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weeks. Yet, the county's own flock

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transparency portal boasts so-called

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success stories from April and May. That

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is a discrepancy of up to 6 weeks.

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Either those April success stories are a

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complete fabrication or these cameras

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were operational weeks before the public

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was told. So much for transparency.

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Another number for you, nine or 9

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million specifically. That's the number

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of dollars the WV Medicine gave to this

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commission a few weeks ago with no

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specific use designated.

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That should take care of the jail bill

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and quite a lot of the bonds deficit.

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Um, here's another number. I think the

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last number for today, 58. That's how

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many days my simple inquiry looking for

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information about the Freedom of

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Information Act procedure process for

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county records that I sent to the

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official county email address info@

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monongcount.gov

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has gone unanswered. Two months, not for

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the data, but for a simple procedural

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question. As a citizen and taxpayer, I

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expect my county government to be more

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responsive. If I didn't respond to my

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clients in two months, for two months, I

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wouldn't have a job. While I remain

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fully committed to removing flock and

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other ALPRs from Bon County, this cost

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has exposed a more general severe lack

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of local government accountability. I'm

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appalled by this commission's apparent

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disdain for residents, unwillingness to

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address constituent concerns, and the

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mistaken belief that holding elected

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office grants license to ignore the

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people. Doubling down, even as other

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jurisdictions remove ALPRs due to broken

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public trust, proves exactly why that

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trust is lacking. If you're confident in

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your stance, put the issue on the

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November ballot and let the public

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decide. The voting public, Mr. Bloom,

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not just a group of people on Facebook.

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My bet is that voters prioritize freedom

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and privacy over government

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surveillance. Finally, voters can and

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should hold this commission accountable

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by voting down any and all future levies

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until APRs are removed. I'll also be

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lobbying state representatives to urge

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sponsorship of recall legislation

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ensuring constituents do not have to

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wait six years to demand accountability.

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Thank you.

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» Thank you very much.

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» Thank you.

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» Is there someone else who would like to

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speak?

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» Good morning.

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» Morning.

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» Morning.

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» I'm uh Jonathan Lynch. I uh live at 1224

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Jersey Avenue. Lived in Morgantown all

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my life. Um I'm not a fan of public

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speaking and I know I've only got three

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minutes. I'm going to try and keep it

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brief. Uh so, uh first of all, I've been

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following the discourse about the flock

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stuff online. Um I've noticed a lot of

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push back uh as far as, you know, the

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public outcry and stuff. And I just want

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to say it's okay to change your mind in

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light of new evidence. It doesn't make

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you weak. Um, so anyway, uh, as far as

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Flock specifically, um, they are lying

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to y'all as far as, um, you know, what

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they're telling you, what what they're

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selling this thing as. Uh, they are

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claiming that it is, you know, you

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control the data, you decide how it gets

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shared, you decide how long it gets

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retained. Um,

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and that is all technically true, but if

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you look at the language of their

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contract, they distinguish between

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what's your data and what's their data.

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And so the way these things work is

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they're just picture takers. Uh, they

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take the pictures and they send it up to

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Flock HQ where Flock HQ does a bunch of

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analysis on it. Uh, and then the output

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of that analysis is Flock's data, not

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your data. So sure the raw pictures are

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only retained for seven weeks or or 30

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days, seven days, whatever it is, but

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the analysis of it, which is where all

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the value um is flock data. They own it.

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They don't have to delete it. They can

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share it with whoever they want. Um and

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they uh uh they can even sell it to

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third parties uh if they decide that

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they can make a buck that way. Um

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so this is coming out uh recently in

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Wisconsin last month. a city went to

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cancel their flock contract and uh uh

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flock sales rep said to them we are uh

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well wait what can we do to retain you

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um you know here how about we sell you 5

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years of your traffic data and they said

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5 years I thought you only retain 30

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days uh well they retain the raw

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pictures 30 days they retain the

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analysis forever okay um and they claim

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that these are just LPRs LPRs have been

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around forever all right um

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they are just picture takers is the

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truth. The LPR thing is a is a PR move

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by Flock to justify what they're doing

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and to try and like shoehorn it in

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against existing precedent. Um they are

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picture takers. The analysis, yes, it

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can pick out your license plate from the

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photos. It can also pick out your

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license, your likeness, uh details about

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your vehicle, the color, the make, the

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model, whether it has a roof rack, uh

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who you're traveling with, where you

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tend to travel. Um and they can collate

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all this data into a database that's

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then searchable by anyone whether you

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share whether you share it or not

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because again you only decide whether

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you're sharing your data. You don't

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decide whether you're sharing flocks

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data. They have control over that. So

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sure the raw pictures aren't getting

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shared with other departments or

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government agencies or whatever but um

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the actual data is there. Uh, so

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basically, um, I don't know. I guess

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just, uh, try and follow the the new

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information that's coming to light on

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all this stuff and it's okay to change

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your mind.

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» That's all I got.

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» Thank you very much. Yeah.

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» Is there someone else who would like to

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speak?

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» Sure. Come on down.

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I am Briana Jackson. My zip code is

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26501.

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here for a third week inconveniently on

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my lunch break and I uh find it really

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irritating that I can't get a simple yes

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or no answer from you guys as to if

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something is being done to schedule a

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meeting at a more convenient time. Still

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can't give me that answer right now.

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Just yes or no.

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Just ignoring it. All right. Well, I

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also want to point out that while most

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of the things or all of the things being

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brought up about the flock cameras and

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how um inaccurate they are and how they

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can be misused are all very valid, but

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they shouldn't need to even be brought

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up because the flock cameras shouldn't

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even be a thing in the first place

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because they were purchased with money

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that was from the opioid sentiment,

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which is supposed to be used to prevent

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other opioid misuse and the same problem

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from happening again. So, some money

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should be going towards

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therapy, counseling, recovery, or better

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yet, education or something for future

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generations to prevent the same epidemic

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from happening again. Cuz the only thing

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I can see that Flock would do is

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incriminate, incarcerate people. And I

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don't know if you guys know any addicts,

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but simply incarcerating them does not

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solve the problem. It just gets them

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stuck in the revolving door of the

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criminal justice system and they

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sometimes end up worse than what they

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were before. So

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that's all.

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» Thank you.

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» Thank you very much.

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» Is there someone else who'd like to

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speak?

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» Good morning.

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» Morning.

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» Morning.

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» Uh Nicholas Turner, Morgantown, West

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Virginia.

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As the sun rose over Lake Michigan on

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May 5th in 1886, Chicagoans beheld one

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of the brightest memories mornings in

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memory. And early light of day,

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merchants, managers, brokers boarded

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horserawn state cars on the southside

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and headed north on Michigan Avenue

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towards the business district. Along the

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way, they encountered a few headed rich

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men like the great manufacturer George

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Mortimer Pullman being driven uptown in

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fancy carriages from their mansions in

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Prairie Avenue. Moring the commuter's

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eastward view of the Lake Michigan's

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Azer blue reaches. Black freight trains

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rolled along the shoreline laden with

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bailed cotton from Mississippi River

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Delta. Cut lumber from the piny roads of

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Texas and soft coal from the mines of

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southern Illinois. All crucial

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ingredients in the city's explosive

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industrial growth during the 1880s.

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Indeed, the businessmen who went to work

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in Chicago's financial district that

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spring day in 1886 were in the midst of

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a golden decade of profit when the net

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value of goods produced in the city's

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leading industries multiplied 27 times,

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10 times faster than the average yearly

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wage. But that first Wednesday in May,

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when commuters grazed west over the

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wildest industrial landscape in the

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world, they saw something unusual. A

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clear sky above the prairie horizon.

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Gone was the cloud of thick smoke that

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always hung over the city. The only

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signals of industrial activity came from

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the tall chimneys of the huge McCormick

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Reaper Works 2 miles away where strike

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breakers guarded by Chicago police kept

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the factory in operation. Scores of the

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plants and shops remained shut down on

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the fifth day of a mammoth general

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strike for an 8-hour day that had begun

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on May 1st. As the blackcoated

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businessmen entered the downtown area,

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they could see knots of pickets around

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the soot blackened warehouses that

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stretched along State Street all the way

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up to Dearborn Station.

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Striking freight handlers in the stretch

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flow of the interstate commerce through

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Chicago's immense grid of iron rails. In

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solidarity, Switchmen had refused to

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switch trains and one central railard,

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crippling the mighty Chicago,

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Burlington, and Quincy railroad. The

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largest the city's largest freight

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handler. Trains still chugged into the

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city that day, but when the locomotives

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reached the depot, lay settle struck by

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the tracks with unloaded cargos. Looking

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back into the rising sun, the business

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would have seen hundreds of boats riding

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at anchor to the outer harbor. The

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captains of the side wheeled steamers

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had banked their boilers and sailors on

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lake Sooners had struck their sails

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under orders from the armed vessel

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owners. A vast quantity of wheat and cut

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lumber awaited shipment, and they were

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lucrative tons of iron ore and anthraite

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coal to be unloaded, but the spring

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shipping season had been ruined by the

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storm of strikes that had swept over the

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city. Vessel owners feared for the

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safety of their ships if they venture

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down the south branch of the Chicago

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River to unload.

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» Excuse me. Could you kind of We've given

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you two extra minutes. Could you kind of

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» Well, well, you know, I come here every

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Wednesday on my day off and you waste my

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time, so I'm going to continue to waste

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yours.

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» No, excuse me, but you do have the time.

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» Could you finish, please?

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» I'm on page four and tomorrow I'll be on

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page five.

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» Thank you very much.

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» Thank you.

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» Is there anyone else?

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Good morning.

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» Um, my name is Harrison York. I live in

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Montangelia County. Um, I intended to

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speak at the last commission meeting,

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but I was unable to due to work

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constraints.

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At the end of the commission meeting two

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weeks ago, Commissioner Arnette spent

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00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:26,240
about 30 seconds describing how y'all

551
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have somehow regulated surveillance

552
00:20:26,240 --> 00:20:31,200
camera technology into not being

553
00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:32,799
surveillance camera technology. He then

554
00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:34,960
proceeded to spend several minutes

555
00:20:32,799 --> 00:20:37,039
fawning over Commissioner Bloom while

556
00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:39,679
using the bully pulpit afforded to him

557
00:20:37,039 --> 00:20:41,760
by his constituents to criticize and

558
00:20:39,679 --> 00:20:43,840
attack one of these very constituents

559
00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:47,280
for simply voicing her descent on an

560
00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:50,080
issue. Now, this act is both offensive

561
00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:53,200
and abhorentt on many levels. And it is

562
00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:55,200
so even if this defamatory claim weren't

563
00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:57,520
a blatant attempt to silence public

564
00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:59,840
disscent. Even if this weren't the third

565
00:20:57,520 --> 00:21:01,840
time this commission has publicly called

566
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out female constituents who have voiced

567
00:21:01,840 --> 00:21:06,480
their descent for flaw cameras. Even if

568
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he had spent more than 30 seconds

569
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responding to the 10 members of the

570
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public who are actually present for and

571
00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:15,039
voiced their concerns at this meeting

572
00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:17,120
instead of a woman who hasn't been to

573
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any of these meetings. she still

574
00:21:17,120 --> 00:21:20,960
wouldn't have deserved to have

575
00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:23,039
defamatory smears levied against her for

576
00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:25,440
simply disagreeing with a political

577
00:21:23,039 --> 00:21:27,919
choice made by this commission.

578
00:21:25,440 --> 00:21:30,880
Furthermore, the notion which this

579
00:21:27,919 --> 00:21:33,120
criticism is predicated on, the idea

580
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that it's somehow inappropriate or

581
00:21:33,120 --> 00:21:39,360
offensive to compare members of this

582
00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:42,080
commission to the Nazis makes no sense.

583
00:21:39,360 --> 00:21:44,880
How is that not a valid comparison? You

584
00:21:42,080 --> 00:21:47,600
are forcing members of this community to

585
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live with a technology that is actively

586
00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:52,720
being used to put people in

587
00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:55,280
concentration camps. A technology that

588
00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:57,919
is being used to punish women who cross

589
00:21:55,280 --> 00:22:00,559
state lines for abortion services. A

590
00:21:57,919 --> 00:22:03,120
technology that has already on countless

591
00:22:00,559 --> 00:22:05,440
occasions allowed its users to track and

592
00:22:03,120 --> 00:22:07,679
stalk innocent people who are not

593
00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:09,679
suspected of any crimes. You are

594
00:22:07,679 --> 00:22:12,320
fighting with all of your might to

595
00:22:09,679 --> 00:22:15,520
inflict mass drag net surveillance on

596
00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:18,559
this county. Now, is it inflammatory to

597
00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:21,120
call y'all Nazis? Absolutely. But I

598
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would argue that the implementation of a

599
00:22:21,120 --> 00:22:26,400
technology that the Nazis would have

600
00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:28,320
loved is actually more inflammatory. If

601
00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:30,960
the commission wishes to avoid these

602
00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:33,360
comparisons in the future, I'd advise

603
00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:35,440
they avoid advocating for any other

604
00:22:33,360 --> 00:22:38,880
technologies that would have allowed

605
00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:41,600
Hitler to supercharge the Holocaust. You

606
00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:43,520
could end all this public eyeire today

607
00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:45,440
if you're willing to respect the will of

608
00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:48,000
the people and cancel the flock

609
00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:50,400
contract. However, I know the will of

610
00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:52,960
the people holds no bearing on this

611
00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:55,280
body's decision-making process. So

612
00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:57,600
instead, I'll ask each of you fascist

613
00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:59,840
tyrants sitting on this commission to

614
00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:03,200
try to muster up even an ounce of human

615
00:22:59,840 --> 00:23:04,240
decency and resign in disgrace.

616
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» Thank you very much.

617
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» Thank you.

618
00:23:06,159 --> 00:23:09,919
» Is there anyone else who would like to

619
00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:11,360
speak?

620
00:23:09,919 --> 00:23:12,559
» Can't see.

621
00:23:11,360 --> 00:23:13,520
» I will. No one else.

622
00:23:12,559 --> 00:23:14,559
» Sure.

623
00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:14,799
» Done. Commissioners,

624
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» Thank you.

625
00:23:14,799 --> 00:23:18,640
» Good morning.

626
00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:20,559
» Uh Brentfield, 112 Mayfield Road. Uh you

627
00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:22,480
may know the field name, Fields Park

628
00:23:20,559 --> 00:23:23,919
Road. Fields Park up near the Botanic

629
00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:26,320
Garden. That's we're we're six

630
00:23:23,919 --> 00:23:29,600
generations in now in Montg County.

631
00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:30,880
» Uh is a short autobiography.

632
00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:32,480
Um

633
00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:37,200
» Fairmont State Criminal Justice

634
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Bachelors. Uh Mecca 911, San Juan County

635
00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:43,280
Communications Authority in New Mexico

636
00:23:39,120 --> 00:23:45,280
to build a 911 center. Um

637
00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:50,880
the Salem Police Department for seven

638
00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:54,799
years as a 911 operator. And I'm here to

639
00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:57,360
kind of humanize I I was watching I was

640
00:23:54,799 --> 00:24:00,320
watching a body cam video the other day

641
00:23:57,360 --> 00:24:02,240
and this gentleman was saying that these

642
00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:03,840
police officers had no jurisdiction

643
00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:06,799
because they were not voted in by the

644
00:24:03,840 --> 00:24:09,679
people. And so the the officer was very

645
00:24:06,799 --> 00:24:11,520
kind to explain that the people elected

646
00:24:09,679 --> 00:24:13,120
the mayor, the mayor selected the police

647
00:24:11,520 --> 00:24:14,640
chief, the police chief selected the

648
00:24:13,120 --> 00:24:17,039
officers.

649
00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:19,840
And what was inherent? What is inherent

650
00:24:17,039 --> 00:24:22,000
in all of the contracts that we have is

651
00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:25,679
trust. There has to be a degree of

652
00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:31,360
trust. And starting in 1992 at Mecca

653
00:24:25,679 --> 00:24:33,760
911, when a cop would find a new license

654
00:24:31,360 --> 00:24:35,440
plate in his old girlfriend's driveway,

655
00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:38,080
he would call us and asks to run the

656
00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:40,559
plate. And it was up to us to say, "No,

657
00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:43,120
that's not an appropriate use of this

658
00:24:40,559 --> 00:24:46,559
technology." And so, yeah, now we have

659
00:24:43,120 --> 00:24:49,440
flock liprs. I am not a fan of flock

660
00:24:46,559 --> 00:24:53,200
laprs mainly because of the flock stuff.

661
00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:54,799
We are seeing evidence of misuse. I was

662
00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:57,279
actually speaking with the sheriff this

663
00:24:54,799 --> 00:24:59,360
morning. The sheriff and I started when

664
00:24:57,279 --> 00:25:01,440
there was a jail behind here. I was in

665
00:24:59,360 --> 00:25:02,960
the control room opening the doors and

666
00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:04,960
closing the doors when he was a

667
00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:08,799
correctional officer. Joe Bartolo, I

668
00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:12,080
think, hired us both. And uh

669
00:25:08,799 --> 00:25:13,520
and I know him. Uh, Commissioner Bloom

670
00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:16,799
and I have worked together at Pantry

671
00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:18,080
Plus. Uh, Commissioner Arnette, I went

672
00:25:16,799 --> 00:25:19,440
to school with his sister. I haven't

673
00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:22,720
seen you since your father's funeral,

674
00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:26,480
and I apologize, the gentleman. I loved

675
00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:28,720
it. Anyway, um, so on the ground, the

676
00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:30,960
first thing a 911 operator is taught is

677
00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:33,279
resources. Know your resources. Know how

678
00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:36,720
to access your resources.

679
00:25:33,279 --> 00:25:38,880
Flock ALPR is nothing more to us than

680
00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:41,039
the same license plate computer that has

681
00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:42,799
been there. Yes, there are databases.

682
00:25:41,039 --> 00:25:44,720
They do no good without the portals. The

683
00:25:42,799 --> 00:25:47,840
portals that connect them to the other

684
00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:51,600
networks. And what goes beyond the

685
00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:54,400
ground level is up to lawyers

686
00:25:51,600 --> 00:25:57,360
and it is up to the courts themselves to

687
00:25:54,400 --> 00:26:00,720
determine the usage and uh and I believe

688
00:25:57,360 --> 00:26:03,360
that will shake out. Uh what I do

689
00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:07,600
believe is missing largely in government

690
00:26:03,360 --> 00:26:11,679
today and not without a basis in fact is

691
00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:14,480
a lack of trust in our institutions and

692
00:26:11,679 --> 00:26:17,600
I'm from Montg County. You know like I

693
00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:19,760
said six generations deep and I worked

694
00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:21,840
with Todd Forbes. Todd Forbes trust me

695
00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:24,960
with his life and I would trust him with

696
00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:27,840
mine. I do not believe that man would

697
00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:30,320
ever do anything that would not help the

698
00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:31,919
people of Montgay County. Uh I also

699
00:26:30,320 --> 00:26:33,279
believe that if Commissioner Bloom, in

700
00:26:31,919 --> 00:26:35,039
fact, all three of the commissioners,

701
00:26:33,279 --> 00:26:36,960
and I appreciate your service because

702
00:26:35,039 --> 00:26:38,799
it's a service. You guys don't have to

703
00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:40,799
be here. Someone else could be beaten up

704
00:26:38,799 --> 00:26:43,279
on you. And as a matter of fact, the the

705
00:26:40,799 --> 00:26:45,600
young lady from CBS just to answer hers,

706
00:26:43,279 --> 00:26:48,960
this is just they're just listening to

707
00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:51,679
us. They're not going to do much action.

708
00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:54,320
They're just listening to us. So there

709
00:26:51,679 --> 00:26:56,159
is a whole other process to change the

710
00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:57,919
meetings. There's a whole big long

711
00:26:56,159 --> 00:27:00,080
backstory for that about an agrarian

712
00:26:57,919 --> 00:27:02,000
economy if you could. Yeah, please. Uh

713
00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:04,880
an agrarian economy and the time was set

714
00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:06,640
when farmers had to come in and so on.

715
00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:08,240
It's a long story as all stories in

716
00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:11,600
Montgomery County are.

717
00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:13,919
» So that's it. Uh as a 911 operator,

718
00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:17,279
nobody would use that flock stuff if it

719
00:27:13,919 --> 00:27:18,320
wasn't a good reason. And that's it.

720
00:27:17,279 --> 00:27:20,080
» Thank you for your time.

721
00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:23,440
» Thank you very much. Is there anyone

722
00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:27,200
else who wants to speak?

723
00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:28,880
Seeing none, we will close the uh

724
00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:31,440
comments from the public and we will

725
00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:33,919
move now to presentation from visit

726
00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:37,159
mountaineer country CVD.

727
00:27:33,919 --> 00:27:37,159
Good morning.

728
00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:40,960
» Good morning.

729
00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:42,880
» Good morning.

730
00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:44,480
» Thank you all for having us here today.

731
00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:46,799
Um, for those of you who don't know us,

732
00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:48,080
I'm Hannah Wat and Joe Vaseia is with me

733
00:27:46,799 --> 00:27:49,840
and we are with Visit Mountaineer

734
00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:51,600
Country Convention of Visitors Bureau.

735
00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:53,200
Visit Mounter Country is the destination

736
00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:55,120
marketing and management organization

737
00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:56,880
for Monangelia, Preston and Taylor

738
00:27:55,120 --> 00:27:58,480
counties as well as Beington and Barber

739
00:27:56,880 --> 00:28:00,320
County. And essentially what that means

740
00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:02,240
is we're tasked with strategically

741
00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:03,679
investing lodging tax dollars um, and

742
00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:05,520
being good stewards of those dollars to

743
00:28:03,679 --> 00:28:06,720
recruit and attract visitors to the area

744
00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:08,399
for them to spend their time and their

745
00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:09,919
dollars here. So, we like to get out at

746
00:28:08,399 --> 00:28:11,600
least two times a year, give a general

747
00:28:09,919 --> 00:28:13,360
update of what's coming up, what's been

748
00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:15,440
going on. Um Joe's going to give an

749
00:28:13,360 --> 00:28:16,880
update on the tourism advancement fund

750
00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:17,919
and we'll be happy to answer any

751
00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:20,320
questions, but I'll try to keep it

752
00:28:17,919 --> 00:28:22,480
quick. Um you should have received a

753
00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:24,240
couple weeks ago a letter and a survey

754
00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:26,559
from the CVB. If you didn't, let me

755
00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:28,240
know. We have extra copies with us. Um

756
00:28:26,559 --> 00:28:29,600
essentially, as you know, we're in a

757
00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:31,919
time of transition right now with our

758
00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:34,000
former CEO, Susan Riddle, after 10 years

759
00:28:31,919 --> 00:28:35,760
um moving on to a new opportunity. But

760
00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:37,520
the team at the CBB has really taken

761
00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:39,039
this time, this transition time to

762
00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:40,480
reconnect with our municipalities, with

763
00:28:39,039 --> 00:28:42,320
our county partners, with our tourism

764
00:28:40,480 --> 00:28:43,760
partners. Um, that's one of the reasons

765
00:28:42,320 --> 00:28:45,760
we sent out the survey. We want to

766
00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:47,039
really collect data that allows us to

767
00:28:45,760 --> 00:28:48,399
make sure we're connecting the dots

768
00:28:47,039 --> 00:28:49,840
appropriately, make sure we're filling

769
00:28:48,399 --> 00:28:52,320
the needs of the community appropri

770
00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:54,000
appropriately. Um, and you guys know how

771
00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:56,399
that works. So, please take the survey

772
00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:58,080
um when you get a moment. Um,

773
00:28:56,399 --> 00:29:00,159
additionally, we also have tourism

774
00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:01,520
tokens for all of you. And for lack of

775
00:29:00,159 --> 00:29:02,799
better terms, they're a token of our

776
00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:04,399
appreciation for your continued

777
00:29:02,799 --> 00:29:06,000
investment and support in the tourism

778
00:29:04,399 --> 00:29:08,000
industry and helping us to drive tourism

779
00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:09,600
to the area. Um, they're also a small

780
00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:11,679
reminder to keep with you to keep

781
00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:13,200
tourism top of mind and remember that

782
00:29:11,679 --> 00:29:14,720
Visit Matter Country is here as a

783
00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:16,559
resource. Whether you're, you know,

784
00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:18,159
working with a group, someone mentions a

785
00:29:16,559 --> 00:29:20,960
group, Tom, we've talked about this

786
00:29:18,159 --> 00:29:22,559
before. Um, just tap into us. We have

787
00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:24,000
hospitality services, we have sales

788
00:29:22,559 --> 00:29:25,200
services, you guys know all of this,

789
00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:27,520
marketing services, of course,

790
00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:29,440
development services. Um, so just keep

791
00:29:27,520 --> 00:29:31,440
these coins and Joe will pass them out.

792
00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:32,880
Um, and just think of us, keep tourism

793
00:29:31,440 --> 00:29:34,159
top of mind. And it's a challenge to go

794
00:29:32,880 --> 00:29:36,799
throughout your days um, through the

795
00:29:34,159 --> 00:29:39,600
eyes of a visitor. Um and so thank you

796
00:29:36,799 --> 00:29:41,440
for all that you do. Um some quick CBB

797
00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:42,880
updates and initiatives. We have a lot

798
00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:44,640
of things in the works, but just to keep

799
00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:46,000
it brief, we are undergoing a redesign

800
00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:48,080
of our visitors guide, which will be

801
00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:51,039
launched in the spring. Um also in the

802
00:29:48,080 --> 00:29:52,559
spring, we've picked a date for our um

803
00:29:51,039 --> 00:29:54,240
annual tourism summit. This will be our

804
00:29:52,559 --> 00:29:56,320
fifth annual tourism summit at the

805
00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:59,200
Ericson Alumni Center. Um and that will

806
00:29:56,320 --> 00:30:01,120
be on April 27th. So we hope that um one

807
00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:04,399
or a couple of you, I know not all of

808
00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:05,919
you, um will attend. And then also we

809
00:30:04,399 --> 00:30:07,520
have our Mountaineer Monster event

810
00:30:05,919 --> 00:30:09,039
coming up, our second annual Mountaineer

811
00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:10,320
Monster bike packing event. And of

812
00:30:09,039 --> 00:30:12,720
course that takes place at Chestnut

813
00:30:10,320 --> 00:30:15,360
Ridge Park and Campground. Um I think

814
00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:17,279
registration is up compared to to last

815
00:30:15,360 --> 00:30:18,559
year and last year still was uh better

816
00:30:17,279 --> 00:30:21,039
than we expected. So we should have

817
00:30:18,559 --> 00:30:22,240
close to what 100 probably

818
00:30:21,039 --> 00:30:24,240
» 120

819
00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:26,399
» Um bikers in the area all around our

820
00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:28,240
region. Great. Um, we're also preparing

821
00:30:26,399 --> 00:30:30,080
to launch a marketing miniigrant program

822
00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:32,000
to help with those smaller community

823
00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:34,240
events to um, they'll be specifically

824
00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:35,600
for social media marketing to help boost

825
00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:36,880
um, and attract visitors to their

826
00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:38,720
events. So, that's something that we

827
00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:40,080
have on the horizon. Um and then with

828
00:30:38,720 --> 00:30:42,240
the school year starting, we do have our

829
00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:44,720
leave no trace program gearing up again,

830
00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:46,159
which as a reminder, um Stella from our

831
00:30:44,720 --> 00:30:48,640
team goes around and she will educate

832
00:30:46,159 --> 00:30:49,919
all of area fifth grade students on um

833
00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:51,360
she'll introduce them to careers in

834
00:30:49,919 --> 00:30:52,960
tourism and educate them on leave no

835
00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:55,279
trace principles and how to be a ste a

836
00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:56,960
good steward in the outdoors. Um and

837
00:30:55,279 --> 00:30:58,960
with that, I'll turn it over to Joe to

838
00:30:56,960 --> 00:31:00,000
do a tourism advancement fund update.

839
00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:01,200
» Thank you, Tim.

840
00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:02,559
» Thank you.

841
00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:06,080
» Good morning, commissioners.

842
00:31:02,559 --> 00:31:08,000
» Hey Joe. Um, first just let me say

843
00:31:06,080 --> 00:31:10,480
thanks for thanks for the tourism

844
00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:13,679
advancement fund. I mean I I can't say

845
00:31:10,480 --> 00:31:15,360
enough good things about it. It brings

846
00:31:13,679 --> 00:31:17,919
all kinds of different groups to the

847
00:31:15,360 --> 00:31:20,480
area and uh with this fund it it it

848
00:31:17,919 --> 00:31:23,200
helps us um bring those groups and and

849
00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:25,840
and make them make them happy, you know.

850
00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:28,720
So over the last year and a half, um the

851
00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:32,159
Mon County Tours Fund has invested

852
00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:35,360
almost $248,000 in events that have

853
00:31:32,159 --> 00:31:37,120
generated almost 22,000

854
00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:39,760
um room nights.

855
00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:42,000
» You know, that's Yeah, that's big

856
00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:45,200
number. So, you know, conservatively at

857
00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:47,679
an average rate of $129 a night, you

858
00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:50,960
know, that's almost $2.8 million that

859
00:31:47,679 --> 00:31:52,880
the funds generated for for the county.

860
00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:54,240
Um that's just in the last year and a

861
00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:56,240
half and the fund's been going on for

862
00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:59,279
almost 5 years now. So, you know,

863
00:31:56,240 --> 00:32:01,440
extrapolate that out. It's it's amazing,

864
00:31:59,279 --> 00:32:03,039
you know, um that's an estimated, you

865
00:32:01,440 --> 00:32:05,840
know, just over the year year and a

866
00:32:03,039 --> 00:32:08,799
half, a 12 to1 return on on your

867
00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:11,200
investment. Um and this is just only

868
00:32:08,799 --> 00:32:14,320
hotel rooms. That doesn't include the

869
00:32:11,200 --> 00:32:15,760
gas, the the the food, the shopping,

870
00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:17,840
everything else that these people do

871
00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:21,039
while they're while they're here. So,

872
00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:23,760
um, thank you so much for for continuing

873
00:32:21,039 --> 00:32:26,240
to invest in the fund and, um, we're

874
00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:28,080
putting your dollars to good use. Um,

875
00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:30,399
any questions about the fund?

876
00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:32,720
» No, I'm glad to see that number going

877
00:32:30,399 --> 00:32:34,799
up. Last year was about 8 to1 and you're

878
00:32:32,720 --> 00:32:37,760
saying it's about 12 to1. So,

879
00:32:34,799 --> 00:32:40,000
» That's um, what it was intended for.

880
00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:41,519
» Yeah, I mean I think you know in the

881
00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:45,039
last year and a half it's been that was

882
00:32:41,519 --> 00:32:48,080
that's 22 events I was referring to. Um,

883
00:32:45,039 --> 00:32:50,799
you know, 24, two are still pending. Um,

884
00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:53,039
the fund has helped secure uh an uh

885
00:32:50,799 --> 00:32:55,760
mountaine conference swimming and diving

886
00:32:53,039 --> 00:32:58,240
for the next three years. Um, which, you

887
00:32:55,760 --> 00:33:00,720
know, brings 400 athletes and, you know,

888
00:32:58,240 --> 00:33:03,279
almost 12 to,500

889
00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:07,600
followers with them for a 5-day period.

890
00:33:03,279 --> 00:33:11,120
» Um, you know, it brought uh

891
00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:15,279
the Mountain East um track and field,

892
00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:18,080
» Right? Um and you know in 2027 um a

893
00:33:15,279 --> 00:33:19,840
Visla National Dog Show which you know

894
00:33:18,080 --> 00:33:22,080
has never really been on the East Coast.

895
00:33:19,840 --> 00:33:25,200
So um it's bringing a lot of large

896
00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:27,840
events uh USA diving which we just had.

897
00:33:25,200 --> 00:33:29,760
So um doing amazing things with that

898
00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:30,880
with those dollars. So thank you.

899
00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:31,519
» Great.

900
00:33:30,880 --> 00:33:31,840
» No thanks.

901
00:33:31,519 --> 00:33:33,360
» Thank you.

902
00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:36,320
» Well it's real easy. I mean we can give

903
00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:39,039
you the funds but it's up to you all to

904
00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:40,799
make it work. So again it's a nice

905
00:33:39,039 --> 00:33:41,200
working relationship. So, we appreciate

906
00:33:40,799 --> 00:33:42,799
that.

907
00:33:41,200 --> 00:33:44,480
» Yeah, definitely. Thank you so much.

908
00:33:42,799 --> 00:33:47,440
» And and for the public's knowledge,

909
00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:50,000
these aren't um these are funds that are

910
00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:50,320
generated by the hotel motel tax.

911
00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:53,600
» Yes.

912
00:33:50,320 --> 00:33:56,480
» Um so, these are additional uh it's our

913
00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:59,679
policy to to provide 50% of those funds

914
00:33:56,480 --> 00:34:01,760
to you directly to operate the CBB and

915
00:33:59,679 --> 00:34:04,000
then everything the additional funds are

916
00:34:01,760 --> 00:34:05,679
coming from that same fund. So, they're

917
00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:08,079
coming from people that come to our

918
00:34:05,679 --> 00:34:10,159
community from these events and and

919
00:34:08,079 --> 00:34:12,159
generate those tax dollars. So, those

920
00:34:10,159 --> 00:34:15,440
aren't those aren't property taxes that

921
00:34:12,159 --> 00:34:17,599
are being uh uh allocated. Those are

922
00:34:15,440 --> 00:34:20,079
taxes that are uh levied against people

923
00:34:17,599 --> 00:34:22,560
coming visiting in our county and then

924
00:34:20,079 --> 00:34:23,440
poured back into furthering some of

925
00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:23,919
those events.

926
00:34:23,440 --> 00:34:26,159
» Y

927
00:34:23,919 --> 00:34:27,359
» Great reinvestment great reinvestment of

928
00:34:26,159 --> 00:34:27,679
those tourism dollars.

929
00:34:27,359 --> 00:34:29,520
» Yeah.

930
00:34:27,679 --> 00:34:32,159
» And I should clarify the marketing mini

931
00:34:29,520 --> 00:34:34,960
grants for the events are CVB budget um

932
00:34:32,159 --> 00:34:37,200
item and not dollars from the Monagali

933
00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:37,919
County tours fund.

934
00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:39,040
» Great.

935
00:34:37,919 --> 00:34:42,040
» Thank you very much. Thank you for the

936
00:34:39,040 --> 00:34:42,040
update.

937
00:34:44,560 --> 00:34:48,720
» Thanks, buddy. Appreciate it.

938
00:34:47,919 --> 00:34:50,879
» Thank you.

939
00:34:48,720 --> 00:34:52,159
» Thank you for Oh, that's nice.

940
00:34:50,879 --> 00:34:55,480
» It's good to see you, buddy.

941
00:34:52,159 --> 00:34:55,480
» We'll talk soon.

942
00:34:56,399 --> 00:35:01,280
Okay.

943
00:34:58,240 --> 00:35:04,880
Okay. Number seven, grants. Do we have

944
00:35:01,280 --> 00:35:05,520
any grants today?

945
00:35:04,880 --> 00:35:08,320
» Good morning.

946
00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:09,920
» Good morning. Um so yesterday we

947
00:35:08,320 --> 00:35:11,440
received the grant contract for the

948
00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:14,000
community corrections grant. If you

949
00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:16,960
remember a few weeks ago we did um the

950
00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:19,040
resolution. Um so that award was for

951
00:35:16,960 --> 00:35:21,359
$198,95.

952
00:35:19,040 --> 00:35:23,599
So I had the grant contract agreement

953
00:35:21,359 --> 00:35:26,480
for you. Um standard conditions and

954
00:35:23,599 --> 00:35:28,000
asurances equal employment opportunity

955
00:35:26,480 --> 00:35:30,079
plan and disclosure of lobbying

956
00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:32,720
activities that you need to sign.

957
00:35:30,079 --> 00:35:34,320
» Okay. I move to uh approve the president

958
00:35:32,720 --> 00:35:37,200
signing those documents on behalf of the

959
00:35:34,320 --> 00:35:39,040
commission. Second properly moved and

960
00:35:37,200 --> 00:35:39,359
second. All those in favor say I.

961
00:35:39,040 --> 00:35:39,839
» I.

962
00:35:39,359 --> 00:35:41,520
» I.

963
00:35:39,839 --> 00:35:44,800
» Thank you.

964
00:35:41,520 --> 00:35:45,760
» Do we have any correspondence?

965
00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:46,400
» Do you?

966
00:35:45,760 --> 00:35:46,960
» No.

967
00:35:46,400 --> 00:35:49,359
» No sir.

968
00:35:46,960 --> 00:35:52,000
» A quiet bunch. Okay. No. Unfinished

969
00:35:49,359 --> 00:35:53,920
business. Going to new business.

970
00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:55,920
Consideration of a letter of support for

971
00:35:53,920 --> 00:35:59,680
the Milin Park Foundation's application

972
00:35:55,920 --> 00:36:04,720
to the 2026 abandoned mine land economic

973
00:35:59,680 --> 00:36:08,079
revitalization Amler program.

974
00:36:04,720 --> 00:36:10,320
Uh description is self

975
00:36:08,079 --> 00:36:12,079
self-explanatory. I move to approve the

976
00:36:10,320 --> 00:36:14,000
letter of support as provided.

977
00:36:12,079 --> 00:36:15,839
» Second prop move and second. All those

978
00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:17,680
in favor say I.

979
00:36:15,839 --> 00:36:21,200
» Consideration approve requisition number

980
00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:26,119
45 for the series 2021B

981
00:36:21,200 --> 00:36:26,119
Harmony Grove phase 1 project fund.

982
00:36:27,680 --> 00:36:32,520
» Yes sir. is for 473,86425.

983
00:36:38,400 --> 00:36:42,400
» Um, Adrian Enterprises and Anderson

984
00:36:41,119 --> 00:36:45,200
Excavating.

985
00:36:42,400 --> 00:36:47,680
» Okay. I move to approve the uh

986
00:36:45,200 --> 00:36:51,200
requisition number 45 for the series

987
00:36:47,680 --> 00:36:53,520
2021B, Harmony Grove phase 1 project

988
00:36:51,200 --> 00:36:54,960
fund as presented. Second motion.

989
00:36:53,520 --> 00:36:56,000
» Prophet move a second. All those in

990
00:36:54,960 --> 00:36:57,839
favor say I.

991
00:36:56,000 --> 00:36:58,960
» I. Do you have any more new business

992
00:36:57,839 --> 00:37:01,520
that have come up?

993
00:36:58,960 --> 00:37:02,880
» Neither. Okay. Reports from elected

994
00:37:01,520 --> 00:37:06,079
officials. Oh,

995
00:37:02,880 --> 00:37:06,800
» Please come on down.

996
00:37:06,079 --> 00:37:07,680
» Good morning.

997
00:37:06,800 --> 00:37:08,079
» Good morning.

998
00:37:07,680 --> 00:37:11,440
» Morning.

999
00:37:08,079 --> 00:37:14,079
» Patty Lewis County. Um I do have a

1000
00:37:11,440 --> 00:37:17,680
little update on um our situation on

1001
00:37:14,079 --> 00:37:20,880
EMTT Drive. We continue to work um with

1002
00:37:17,680 --> 00:37:25,440
the D. The last meeting that we had with

1003
00:37:20,880 --> 00:37:27,359
them, they encouraged us to uh explore

1004
00:37:25,440 --> 00:37:31,280
a temporary

1005
00:37:27,359 --> 00:37:34,160
um fix basically uh for that slide on on

1006
00:37:31,280 --> 00:37:37,040
Emma Drive because the project that the

1007
00:37:34,160 --> 00:37:40,640
D is going to be involved in is going to

1008
00:37:37,040 --> 00:37:44,079
be um quite a large project um you know

1009
00:37:40,640 --> 00:37:46,240
maybe two a two-year project. So last

1010
00:37:44,079 --> 00:37:52,160
week our

1011
00:37:46,240 --> 00:37:55,520
um engineering firm um and they called

1012
00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:58,480
GSI uh they're geo technical

1013
00:37:55,520 --> 00:38:00,960
stabilization international I think um

1014
00:37:58,480 --> 00:38:04,480
is the company. They walk that hill

1015
00:38:00,960 --> 00:38:07,040
again. There continues to be rocks um

1016
00:38:04,480 --> 00:38:10,640
falling from that site. But there's a

1017
00:38:07,040 --> 00:38:14,320
bench um they refer to it as a bench

1018
00:38:10,640 --> 00:38:17,599
that has caught several u more rocks,

1019
00:38:14,320 --> 00:38:20,160
some as large as like 4t by 4t. So

1020
00:38:17,599 --> 00:38:22,000
they're not it's not small. But the big

1021
00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:24,079
concern right now is there's a large

1022
00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:27,760
rock that is broken loose uh that

1023
00:38:24,079 --> 00:38:32,320
they're estimating is 20 ft long, 7 ft

1024
00:38:27,760 --> 00:38:36,400
deep, and 6t thick. So gsi has suggested

1025
00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:39,119
that they go up and scale um that area.

1026
00:38:36,400 --> 00:38:43,200
They're going to try to break that rock

1027
00:38:39,119 --> 00:38:45,200
» Um loose and remove it. And if they

1028
00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:47,839
cannot do that, then they're going to

1029
00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:50,640
try to pin it.

1030
00:38:47,839 --> 00:38:53,119
After that is done, then we need to

1031
00:38:50,640 --> 00:38:56,160
place some kind of barrier down along

1032
00:38:53,119 --> 00:38:58,400
Emma Drive. So, we are working uh toward

1033
00:38:56,160 --> 00:39:02,000
a temporary solution to get at least one

1034
00:38:58,400 --> 00:39:06,240
lane of EMTT Drive open. And until they

1035
00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:09,280
go um they should be uh going back up to

1036
00:39:06,240 --> 00:39:12,079
to do that work within 3 weeks.

1037
00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:14,160
» And so after that, then we'll look at

1038
00:39:12,079 --> 00:39:16,320
the barrier, what we need to do. But

1039
00:39:14,160 --> 00:39:18,960
» So if you opened up a temporary lane,

1040
00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:20,640
that would be going down the hill,

1041
00:39:18,960 --> 00:39:21,040
getting out of there, which makes most

1042
00:39:20,640 --> 00:39:22,000
sense.

1043
00:39:21,040 --> 00:39:23,440
» Yes. Obviously,

1044
00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:24,960
» Or at least that's what we're looking at

1045
00:39:23,440 --> 00:39:26,720
now. Yes.

1046
00:39:24,960 --> 00:39:29,040
» The other question and I didn't want

1047
00:39:26,720 --> 00:39:31,200
I've been asked to submit to DO, but I

1048
00:39:29,040 --> 00:39:32,800
want I'm glad you're here. As you come

1049
00:39:31,200 --> 00:39:34,640
down the three lanes of the University

1050
00:39:32,800 --> 00:39:36,400
Town Center, you know how two go to the

1051
00:39:34,640 --> 00:39:38,560
left, one go to the right, the

1052
00:39:36,400 --> 00:39:41,119
suggestion has been made, what is the

1053
00:39:38,560 --> 00:39:43,359
possibility of considering two lanes

1054
00:39:41,119 --> 00:39:44,640
going to the right and the left. And I'd

1055
00:39:43,359 --> 00:39:47,040
like to throw that out to you because I

1056
00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:49,520
did not want to submit that without you

1057
00:39:47,040 --> 00:39:51,920
all reviewing it. And in one of the meet

1058
00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:52,400
of course we don't control those lights

1059
00:39:51,920 --> 00:39:56,400
» Right.

1060
00:39:52,400 --> 00:39:59,920
» Okay. So in one of the previous meetings

1061
00:39:56,400 --> 00:40:01,440
that we had with uh DP and we we

1062
00:39:59,920 --> 00:40:05,599
actually had a representative from

1063
00:40:01,440 --> 00:40:08,480
Raleigh Moore's office there as well. Um

1064
00:40:05,599 --> 00:40:11,760
DO is getting ready to start that work

1065
00:40:08,480 --> 00:40:13,920
on the 155.

1066
00:40:11,760 --> 00:40:16,480
It is my understanding that they would

1067
00:40:13,920 --> 00:40:19,280
have to approve a traffic study before

1068
00:40:16,480 --> 00:40:22,000
they change those lights. We wouldn't

1069
00:40:19,280 --> 00:40:23,520
have a problem with restriping Town

1070
00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:24,240
Center, but if it's going to affect

1071
00:40:23,520 --> 00:40:25,440
those lights.

1072
00:40:24,240 --> 00:40:26,000
» Okay. I did not realize that.

1073
00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:27,839
» Yeah.

1074
00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:30,480
» Okay. That

1075
00:40:27,839 --> 00:40:33,359
» I don't know that DO would do that, but

1076
00:40:30,480 --> 00:40:34,720
if we can get some sort of remedy in the

1077
00:40:33,359 --> 00:40:36,800
next six weeks, okay,

1078
00:40:34,720 --> 00:40:38,160
» To at least open that one lane, I mean,

1079
00:40:36,800 --> 00:40:39,599
that'll be helpful.

1080
00:40:38,160 --> 00:40:41,760
» Okay.

1081
00:40:39,599 --> 00:40:42,240
» Thank you. Thank you, mayor. Thank you,

1082
00:40:41,760 --> 00:40:47,079
mayor.

1083
00:40:42,240 --> 00:40:47,079
» Do anyone else elected officials?

1084
00:40:48,560 --> 00:40:54,160
» Two times twice. I know. Make it all in

1085
00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:57,040
one shot. Um, just as a reminder to our

1086
00:40:54,160 --> 00:40:59,119
taxpayers, coming up October 1st is for

1087
00:40:57,040 --> 00:41:00,960
our personal property assessment returns

1088
00:40:59,119 --> 00:41:02,400
for our timeline to be turned in. So, I

1089
00:41:00,960 --> 00:41:03,920
want to remind them about that. And if

1090
00:41:02,400 --> 00:41:06,000
they haven't received anything for

1091
00:41:03,920 --> 00:41:07,760
whatever reason, please contact the

1092
00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:09,280
office. those ladies up front will help

1093
00:41:07,760 --> 00:41:11,359
them tremendously to kind of get that

1094
00:41:09,280 --> 00:41:13,119
process going for them. But just wanted

1095
00:41:11,359 --> 00:41:14,800
to get that out there to everyone. As a

1096
00:41:13,119 --> 00:41:15,839
reminder, October 1st is just right

1097
00:41:14,800 --> 00:41:18,560
around the corner.

1098
00:41:15,839 --> 00:41:21,599
» Great. I can attest to that. I called

1099
00:41:18,560 --> 00:41:24,079
your deputy last week and um he helped

1100
00:41:21,599 --> 00:41:26,240
me with with mine. So

1101
00:41:24,079 --> 00:41:27,440
» Yeah, we're starting to get a lot more.

1102
00:41:26,240 --> 00:41:28,800
Yeah, starting to get a lot more calls

1103
00:41:27,440 --> 00:41:30,880
now, but just wanted to throw that out

1104
00:41:28,800 --> 00:41:31,440
to the folks as a reminder.

1105
00:41:30,880 --> 00:41:31,680
» Okay.

1106
00:41:31,440 --> 00:41:33,119
» Okay.

1107
00:41:31,680 --> 00:41:35,839
» Thank you. Thanks, Mark.

1108
00:41:33,119 --> 00:41:37,520
» Thank you. Okay,

1109
00:41:35,839 --> 00:41:39,520
Sean, County Commission.

1110
00:41:37,520 --> 00:41:41,599
» Uh, since our last meeting, uh, last

1111
00:41:39,520 --> 00:41:44,160
Wednesday, I had a call regarding the

1112
00:41:41,599 --> 00:41:46,480
East End development agreement. Um, and

1113
00:41:44,160 --> 00:41:49,599
then on Thursday, we had another call.

1114
00:41:46,480 --> 00:41:52,240
Um, so we're we're we're

1115
00:41:49,599 --> 00:41:55,760
um there's progress. Uh, we're getting

1116
00:41:52,240 --> 00:41:59,359
close. Um, but, uh, hopefully we'll know

1117
00:41:55,760 --> 00:42:03,119
some we'll we'll know a lot more um

1118
00:41:59,359 --> 00:42:06,560
later towards the end of the month. Um

1119
00:42:03,119 --> 00:42:09,200
uh on Thursday I attended an event

1120
00:42:06,560 --> 00:42:11,280
Commissioner Bloom also attended uh the

1121
00:42:09,200 --> 00:42:14,960
it was an economic development project.

1122
00:42:11,280 --> 00:42:18,240
Uh they had a open house at the alumni

1123
00:42:14,960 --> 00:42:23,839
center to discuss this uh opportunity in

1124
00:42:18,240 --> 00:42:28,000
our uh to bring a um a manufacturing

1125
00:42:23,839 --> 00:42:31,680
facility to the um industrial park that

1126
00:42:28,000 --> 00:42:34,800
would um uh

1127
00:42:31,680 --> 00:42:38,240
it fills a niche to in the carbon market

1128
00:42:34,800 --> 00:42:40,319
in this country and there a lot more uh

1129
00:42:38,240 --> 00:42:42,400
to talk about in the future but it's uh

1130
00:42:40,319 --> 00:42:44,560
I think Commissioner Bloom would would

1131
00:42:42,400 --> 00:42:49,119
share would also agree that it's a

1132
00:42:44,560 --> 00:42:52,000
pretty um pretty um

1133
00:42:49,119 --> 00:42:55,280
interesting project that uh checks all

1134
00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:59,520
the boxes financial economic uh or

1135
00:42:55,280 --> 00:43:02,319
financial uh environmental um and um it

1136
00:42:59,520 --> 00:43:05,440
uses a lot of our abundant natural

1137
00:43:02,319 --> 00:43:07,119
resource coal. Um Friday had a

1138
00:43:05,440 --> 00:43:10,240
development or I'm sorry the health

1139
00:43:07,119 --> 00:43:13,119
department building tag up uh Tuesday.

1140
00:43:10,240 --> 00:43:16,160
Yesterday I had a weekly uh remodel tag

1141
00:43:13,119 --> 00:43:18,560
up. Today's a regular meeting, no work

1142
00:43:16,160 --> 00:43:21,920
sessions. Tomorrow I have red team and

1143
00:43:18,560 --> 00:43:23,920
development authority and um possibly

1144
00:43:21,920 --> 00:43:26,000
one other meeting uh later in the day.

1145
00:43:23,920 --> 00:43:28,480
I'm still trying to confirm. Uh Friday

1146
00:43:26,000 --> 00:43:30,480
we have staff reports. Uh I have map

1147
00:43:28,480 --> 00:43:33,680
executive committee meeting and then I

1148
00:43:30,480 --> 00:43:36,400
have a discussion with uh Harmony Grove

1149
00:43:33,680 --> 00:43:39,119
developers in the state regarding an

1150
00:43:36,400 --> 00:43:43,599
additional uh economic uh development

1151
00:43:39,119 --> 00:43:45,359
project. So, um, all things full boore.

1152
00:43:43,599 --> 00:43:47,520
Uh, Monday I have County Commissioner

1153
00:43:45,359 --> 00:43:49,839
Association West Virginia fall board

1154
00:43:47,520 --> 00:43:51,280
meeting in Braxton County. I'll just be

1155
00:43:49,839 --> 00:43:54,240
driving down that morning for the

1156
00:43:51,280 --> 00:43:56,319
meeting and then back. Um, and then

1157
00:43:54,240 --> 00:43:59,839
Tuesday I have a month monthly breakfast

1158
00:43:56,319 --> 00:44:02,319
in uh, Juma Bimonthly meeting and uh,

1159
00:43:59,839 --> 00:44:05,280
another one of the regular uh, remodel

1160
00:44:02,319 --> 00:44:07,839
uh, check-in meetings. Uh I think the

1161
00:44:05,280 --> 00:44:10,480
most important thing this week is uh

1162
00:44:07,839 --> 00:44:14,240
Friday's uh 25th

1163
00:44:10,480 --> 00:44:18,000
um recognition of the September 11th,

1164
00:44:14,240 --> 00:44:20,319
2001 attacks. And I

1165
00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:24,960
wanted to uh just read a post that I did

1166
00:44:20,319 --> 00:44:27,200
in 2000 that I did in uh four years ago

1167
00:44:24,960 --> 00:44:32,319
uh when I actually after I had visited

1168
00:44:27,200 --> 00:44:35,119
the uh 911 memorial in um New York. uh

1169
00:44:32,319 --> 00:44:36,880
and it was in regards to a a person I

1170
00:44:35,119 --> 00:44:39,440
called a friend that lost his life in

1171
00:44:36,880 --> 00:44:42,640
that attack. Uh I think it's uh

1172
00:44:39,440 --> 00:44:45,599
important that in these toxic times that

1173
00:44:42,640 --> 00:44:51,440
we kind of take a step back and think

1174
00:44:45,599 --> 00:44:53,760
about um things like 9/11 and uh how

1175
00:44:51,440 --> 00:44:56,079
we're all really on the same team. Uh we

1176
00:44:53,760 --> 00:44:58,319
may have different ideas. uh we don't

1177
00:44:56,079 --> 00:45:00,880
always do a good job of uh expressing

1178
00:44:58,319 --> 00:45:02,480
those ideas to each other, but we we are

1179
00:45:00,880 --> 00:45:04,800
all on the same team. So, I'm going to

1180
00:45:02,480 --> 00:45:06,800
go ahead and read this post. As we mark

1181
00:45:04,800 --> 00:45:09,200
the 25th anniversary of the September

1182
00:45:06,800 --> 00:45:10,880
11, 2001 attacks on our country, I hope

1183
00:45:09,200 --> 00:45:13,200
we all take a moment to remember that

1184
00:45:10,880 --> 00:45:15,599
nearly 3,000 lives that were lost that

1185
00:45:13,200 --> 00:45:18,160
day, the loved ones they left behind,

1186
00:45:15,599 --> 00:45:20,000
and the countless lives forever changed.

1187
00:45:18,160 --> 00:45:22,400
A few years ago, while in New York, my

1188
00:45:20,000 --> 00:45:24,640
family visited the 911 Memorial and

1189
00:45:22,400 --> 00:45:26,160
Museum for the first time. As I walk

1190
00:45:24,640 --> 00:45:27,760
through the memorial, I find myself

1191
00:45:26,160 --> 00:45:29,359
telling Jackie and the girls about the

1192
00:45:27,760 --> 00:45:32,079
former Mountaineer quarterback Chris

1193
00:45:29,359 --> 00:45:33,599
Gray, who lost his life in the attack. I

1194
00:45:32,079 --> 00:45:35,200
got to know Chris pretty well during

1195
00:45:33,599 --> 00:45:37,520
this time in Morgantown, mainly through

1196
00:45:35,200 --> 00:45:39,760
softball. He played in another league,

1197
00:45:37,520 --> 00:45:41,920
but our paths never So, our paths never

1198
00:45:39,760 --> 00:45:43,680
actually crossed on the field, but Chris

1199
00:45:41,920 --> 00:45:45,920
played with a lot of my close friends,

1200
00:45:43,680 --> 00:45:48,720
Jeff Barryman, Mark Weise, Glen McNe,

1201
00:45:45,920 --> 00:45:50,319
Greg Hunter to name a few. Chris was

1202
00:45:48,720 --> 00:45:52,000
always the life of the party, and I

1203
00:45:50,319 --> 00:45:54,160
honestly can't remember him without a

1204
00:45:52,000 --> 00:45:56,640
smile on his face. The last time I saw

1205
00:45:54,160 --> 00:45:58,960
him, we were golfing together with Glen

1206
00:45:56,640 --> 00:46:01,440
Glen McNe, that's Glen Mcmoo Jr. and my

1207
00:45:58,960 --> 00:46:03,200
brother Kevin. Uh, what I remember most

1208
00:46:01,440 --> 00:46:04,960
isn't the golf, it's the laughter.

1209
00:46:03,200 --> 00:46:07,520
Somehow with Chris around, the golf

1210
00:46:04,960 --> 00:46:09,520
became an afterthought. Chris was famous

1211
00:46:07,520 --> 00:46:11,760
for being able to make fun of himself.

1212
00:46:09,520 --> 00:46:13,359
Even with what might have been the

1213
00:46:11,760 --> 00:46:15,839
biggest disappointment of his football

1214
00:46:13,359 --> 00:46:17,520
career, the infamous fumble on the goal

1215
00:46:15,839 --> 00:46:19,760
line against Virginia Tech his senior

1216
00:46:17,520 --> 00:46:22,160
season became the subject of some of

1217
00:46:19,760 --> 00:46:24,000
Chris's funniest stories. That was

1218
00:46:22,160 --> 00:46:26,000
Chris. He had a way of dealing with

1219
00:46:24,000 --> 00:46:28,560
adversity by making people around him

1220
00:46:26,000 --> 00:46:31,280
laugh. On that beautiful sunny Tuesday

1221
00:46:28,560 --> 00:46:33,599
morning of September 11, 2001, Chris

1222
00:46:31,280 --> 00:46:36,000
went to work at one World Trade Center

1223
00:46:33,599 --> 00:46:38,400
in the North Tower and just like that,

1224
00:46:36,000 --> 00:46:41,599
he was gone. Seeing Chris's name

1225
00:46:38,400 --> 00:46:43,359
inscribed on the North Pole at the 911

1226
00:46:41,599 --> 00:46:45,040
memorial and seeing his photograph

1227
00:46:43,359 --> 00:46:47,359
inside the museum was incredibly

1228
00:46:45,040 --> 00:46:50,400
emotional. But as sad as that moment

1229
00:46:47,359 --> 00:46:52,319
was, I found myself uh smiling as I

1230
00:46:50,400 --> 00:46:55,760
remember the joy Chris brought to so

1231
00:46:52,319 --> 00:46:57,520
many people. 25 years later, that may be

1232
00:46:55,760 --> 00:47:00,000
one of the most fitting ways to remember

1233
00:46:57,520 --> 00:47:02,480
him. Chris caught those Chris taught

1234
00:47:00,000 --> 00:47:05,200
those who knew him something about

1235
00:47:02,480 --> 00:47:07,040
facing adversity. Find a way to smile,

1236
00:47:05,200 --> 00:47:08,960
find a way to laugh, and find a way to

1237
00:47:07,040 --> 00:47:11,359
bring joy to the people around you.

1238
00:47:08,960 --> 00:47:13,119
Somehow, even after all these years,

1239
00:47:11,359 --> 00:47:15,680
remembering Chris still does exactly

1240
00:47:13,119 --> 00:47:18,000
that. Today, we remember Chris. We

1241
00:47:15,680 --> 00:47:19,440
remember all the 2,977

1242
00:47:18,000 --> 00:47:22,160
innocent people who were killed on

1243
00:47:19,440 --> 00:47:24,480
September 11th, 2001. We remember the

1244
00:47:22,160 --> 00:47:26,319
first responders who ran toward danger

1245
00:47:24,480 --> 00:47:28,319
and everyone else with while everyone

1246
00:47:26,319 --> 00:47:29,839
else was running away. And remember the

1247
00:47:28,319 --> 00:47:33,280
families who have carried that loss for

1248
00:47:29,839 --> 00:47:35,599
25 years. May God bless Chris Gray, his

1249
00:47:33,280 --> 00:47:37,200
family, and every family forever changed

1250
00:47:35,599 --> 00:47:38,960
by September 11.

1251
00:47:37,200 --> 00:47:41,200
» Mountaire Nation will never forget you,

1252
00:47:38,960 --> 00:47:43,920
Chris. And America will never forget

1253
00:47:41,200 --> 00:47:46,960
September 11th, 2001.

1254
00:47:43,920 --> 00:47:50,160
That's all I have. Thanks.

1255
00:47:46,960 --> 00:47:52,000
Uh, a few things. I had a meeting last

1256
00:47:50,160 --> 00:47:54,000
Friday with the public defenders office

1257
00:47:52,000 --> 00:47:56,079
to go over their uh, suggestions and

1258
00:47:54,000 --> 00:47:58,240
ideas on how to curb the uh, jail bill.

1259
00:47:56,079 --> 00:48:00,880
It's pretty productive conversation with

1260
00:47:58,240 --> 00:48:04,079
some with some good new ideas that uh, I

1261
00:48:00,880 --> 00:48:05,520
hope to bring for forward to the uh, to

1262
00:48:04,079 --> 00:48:06,880
the prosecutor and to the magistrates

1263
00:48:05,520 --> 00:48:09,440
and maybe we can work on a few of those

1264
00:48:06,880 --> 00:48:11,520
items. Um, had an MRTC board meeting

1265
00:48:09,440 --> 00:48:14,640
that's the Mon River Trails Conservancy.

1266
00:48:11,520 --> 00:48:17,200
Um they got the uh for the first time I

1267
00:48:14,640 --> 00:48:19,280
think since co the uh water fountains

1268
00:48:17,200 --> 00:48:22,640
back up and running which has been a

1269
00:48:19,280 --> 00:48:25,040
large a constant request. Um appreciate

1270
00:48:22,640 --> 00:48:26,559
the CBB coming in um the great things

1271
00:48:25,040 --> 00:48:29,119
that are happening over there that's

1272
00:48:26,559 --> 00:48:31,040
started uh really in earnest with this

1273
00:48:29,119 --> 00:48:33,280
program when I was when I was brought on

1274
00:48:31,040 --> 00:48:35,359
commission and uh appreciate enjoy

1275
00:48:33,280 --> 00:48:37,040
seeing it grow and all the uh all the

1276
00:48:35,359 --> 00:48:39,760
response we get. You can't go anywhere

1277
00:48:37,040 --> 00:48:42,400
without seeing a a van or a bus of some

1278
00:48:39,760 --> 00:48:44,400
team or some, you know, activity coming

1279
00:48:42,400 --> 00:48:46,800
in town. Um, just a small representation

1280
00:48:44,400 --> 00:48:48,559
of what's coming in every week. And last

1281
00:48:46,800 --> 00:48:50,880
week had lunch with the assessor to go

1282
00:48:48,559 --> 00:48:52,720
over some uh procedural possible

1283
00:48:50,880 --> 00:48:54,319
procedural changes in his office and

1284
00:48:52,720 --> 00:48:55,760
just kind of spitballing some ideas back

1285
00:48:54,319 --> 00:48:57,680
and forth. I always appreciate the back

1286
00:48:55,760 --> 00:49:00,160
and forth with that and the work that

1287
00:48:57,680 --> 00:49:03,040
they do upstairs. That's all I've got.

1288
00:49:00,160 --> 00:49:05,119
» Okay. Um, I continue to talk and

1289
00:49:03,040 --> 00:49:08,079
communicate with the top 12 populace

1290
00:49:05,119 --> 00:49:10,000
counties and we will be reconvening on

1291
00:49:08,079 --> 00:49:13,440
9:23

1292
00:49:10,000 --> 00:49:14,880
at 2:00 to continue that meeting. Um, I

1293
00:49:13,440 --> 00:49:18,160
would also hope that the public would

1294
00:49:14,880 --> 00:49:20,480
look carefully at the EMS levy levy to

1295
00:49:18,160 --> 00:49:23,680
make an educated decision on this

1296
00:49:20,480 --> 00:49:26,319
important issue. And finally, as Sean

1297
00:49:23,680 --> 00:49:28,880
mentioned, there is a program at the

1298
00:49:26,319 --> 00:49:31,200
Morgantown Armory this Friday, Never

1299
00:49:28,880 --> 00:49:34,960
Forget, honoring the local first

1300
00:49:31,200 --> 00:49:37,760
responders and veterans. Um, Friday, uh,

1301
00:49:34,960 --> 00:49:40,319
September 11th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00

1302
00:49:37,760 --> 00:49:42,319
p.m. featuring over 85 organizations,

1303
00:49:40,319 --> 00:49:44,559
and I hope the public will show up at

1304
00:49:42,319 --> 00:49:46,720
the Morgantown Army for that. With that,

1305
00:49:44,559 --> 00:49:49,040
do I have a motion to adjurnn? So move.

1306
00:49:46,720 --> 00:49:52,280
Second.

1307
00:49:49,040 --> 00:49:52,280
» Thank you.