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September 30, 2025

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Thank you. Thank you, Miss Daniel. >> You're welcome. >> We are in the 30 minute public comment >> We are in the 30 minute public comment portion of this meeting where each portion of this meeting where each speaker will have three minutes to speaker will have three minutes to speak. Please state your name for the speak. Please state your name for the record. Is there anyone wishing to record. Is there anyone wishing to address the council? Good morning, George Tilman Jr. Morning. Good morning, George Tilman Jr. Morning. I want to thank you, team Baracker, I want to thank you, team Baracker, Councilman Council, Councilman Council, Councilman Crump, and Councilwoman Councilman Crump, and Councilwoman Roundtree. First you said your community has stepped up. I think it's very disrespectful cuz I'm amongst one of the people who cuz I'm amongst one of the people who have had family members that have died have had family members that have died in 180 as a result of those pull cords. That's not a new issue. It's been an issue ongoing for six years. issue ongoing for six years. They decided when this tax abatement and They decided when this tax abatement and They decided when this tax abatement and I brought the residents down here for I brought the residents down here for this hearing on this tax abatement to this hearing on this tax abatement to start a process to save this $80 million start a process to save this $80 million start a process to save this $80 million project. project. There's still issues going on up there. There's still issues going on up there. I still have family living in 180. I I still have family living in 180. I still have family living in those town still have family living in those town houses. New community, those seniors up there, they have a drug problem that exists in they have a drug problem that exists in there. social services. That's one of there. social services. That's one of our number one social service agencies. our number one social service agencies. Are they providing any social services Are they providing any social services to help those residents up there with to help those residents up there with those drug addictions and mental health those drug addictions and mental health issues? No. Have they done anything in…

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Thank you. Thank you, Miss Daniel. >> You're welcome. >> We are in the 30 minute public comment >> We are in the 30 minute public comment portion of this meeting where each portion of this meeting where each speaker will have three minutes to speaker will have three minutes to speak. Please state your name for the speak. Please state your name for the record. Is there anyone wishing to record. Is there anyone wishing to address the council? Good morning, George Tilman Jr. Morning. Good morning, George Tilman Jr. Morning. I want to thank you, team Baracker, I want to thank you, team Baracker, Councilman Council, Councilman Council, Councilman Crump, and Councilwoman Councilman Crump, and Councilwoman Roundtree. First you said your community has stepped up. I think it's very disrespectful cuz I'm amongst one of the people who cuz I'm amongst one of the people who have had family members that have died have had family members that have died in 180 as a result of those pull cords. That's not a new issue. It's been an issue ongoing for six years. issue ongoing for six years. They decided when this tax abatement and They decided when this tax abatement and They decided when this tax abatement and I brought the residents down here for I brought the residents down here for this hearing on this tax abatement to this hearing on this tax abatement to start a process to save this $80 million start a process to save this $80 million start a process to save this $80 million project. project. There's still issues going on up there. There's still issues going on up there. I still have family living in 180. I I still have family living in 180. I still have family living in those town still have family living in those town houses. New community, those seniors up there, they have a drug problem that exists in they have a drug problem that exists in there. social services. That's one of there. social services. That's one of our number one social service agencies. our number one social service agencies. Are they providing any social services Are they providing any social services to help those residents up there with to help those residents up there with those drug addictions and mental health those drug addictions and mental health issues? No. Have they done anything in the last 20 Have they done anything in the last 20 years to help those residents up there years to help those residents up there in that community in that community to deal with those sort of issues? No. to deal with those sort of issues? No. Again, you want to reward developers, Again, you want to reward developers, praise developers in our community. I don't think the people who families have died as a result of those full pull have died as a result of those full pull have died as a result of those full pull cords feel like you feel right now about cords feel like you feel right now about cords feel like you feel right now about that development, councilman, counsel, that development, councilman, counsel, cuz ain't nobody in your family died. cuz ain't nobody in your family died. Someone in my family died as a result of Someone in my family died as a result of Someone in my family died as a result of those pull cords. those pull cords. And they're not all fixed. And they're not all fixed. So, we're going to have the residents So, we're going to have the residents come down here. When is this hearing come down here. When is this hearing and have them speak on this development, and have them speak on this development, and have them speak on this development, that new community? And see if they feel that new community? And see if they feel that new community? And see if they feel the same way you feel about and the the same way you feel about and the mayor feel about you coming up there and mayor feel about you coming up there and mayor feel about you coming up there and what you did. And see if they still feel what you did. And see if they still feel what you did. And see if they still feel good about you going to give these good about you going to give these developers this tax abatement after all developers this tax abatement after all that they've done in our community. So please tell me when that date is so I So please tell me when that date is so I can start organizing councilman council can start organizing councilman council because they will be here because they will be here to rebut exactly what you said. Thank to rebut exactly what you said. Thank you very much. you very much. Thank you for your comments. Next Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. Okay, just say nothing. >> That concludes the agenda. >> That concludes the agenda. >> Yeah. Uh, anything from the council? >> Yeah. Uh, anything from the council? >> Yeah. Uh, anything from the council? Anything additional from the Anything additional from the administration? administration? >> We get a motion to uh >> We get a motion to uh >> exe >> exe >> go to executive session. [Music] >> Yes. Director Reading, don't leave. I >> Yes. Director Reading, don't leave. I >> Yes. Director Reading, don't leave. I got to ask you a question.